Portal Custom Map

[Piedoom0]

When I saw the title, I was all "pfft, this is gonna be some nooby thing.

Yet besides the lighting, this was actually a really awesome first map. o-o

There were actually puzzles.

[jeanflashplayer]

Whoaaaa...There's a lot of companion cubes in final part of the video!!!!Can i get one?I icinerated the old...

[xzaner1]

zomg companion mania

[GravityTrash]

That's pretty good for a first map. Really. It's AWSOME!! I am NOT being sercastic.

[VideoGameExplorers]

That's really cool man.

[theyoungster2]

man, this is COOL.

[theyoungster2]

sweet. i need to download this NAO.

[ApertureScienceLabs]

Untruthfully: You suck! Get off of YouTube!

Truthfully: This is a great map, for the first time making one.

[justus954]

that grid thingy is simple to do :) trigger_portal*something* and then particle effect there and tada ^^

[kikobust]

very good, its cool

[pilot7893]

SO MUCH Weited companion cube

[evilpriest18]

it looks awesome.

[DaveTheBorrow]

Nice one.

Question:

Can I only use 2 wall textures or can I use some other textures from the SKD?

[BrandonC3]

No, you can use all the other textures from the SDK. This was the first map I made, so I was kind of constrained because this was before the new SDK for portal was actually released. My newer maps though demonstrate use of a wide variety of textures for walls and floors. Check out the third portal map I released.

[what1000144]

Right before the end, I thought of a whole bunch of WCCs. Then, there were a whole bunch of WCCs. O.o

[H3llm05]

yeah download plz

[stevoisiak]

Download?

[bobburke1964]

nice! but u should have an emancipation grid before entering the chamber lock. but still very nice! :)

[MrCsGuide]

omg boring game !

[Pyroney]

What? Do you mean this map, or the game

Portal in general?

[rocketmen1]

really well made... impressive. It's great to see good work from a fellow mapper. KEEP IT UP! ;)

[kebabuk]

First map my ass this is 2 good to be ur first map

[crepstier]

i think his first real map. Just scrap maps are normal for everyone but not countin

[1337blahred]

you need a emacipation grid :(

[BrandonC3]

Check out my latest map, Map 3. It's got all that and more. :D

[1337blahred]

yeah i downloaded this one, put it in the maps folder and it didnt work :(

[Trav41514]

I would have to say that this would keep me thinking for a while (Not the best portal player here ;-)

I have to ask, all those companion cubes towards the end:

1. What is the purpose, other than decoration?

2. There's no "fizzler" on the goal elevator, can you pick a companion cube and bring it with you on th elevator?

Other than that, the layout and ideas seem ok. I would also recommend learning to decorate metal walls. But overall, nice work.

[BrandonC3]

Check out my latest map. Drastically better then this, unreleased map.

[DarthZeww]

Nice

[aapist]

this is fucking nice

[manateeman1]

how did you get the box dispenser plz tell me PLZ!!!

[iJerryZZZ]

make a tutorial for making maps. this is great!!

[Aranica]

Somewhat complex, but overall pretty solid map.

Here are some suggestions:

- Try to use the graphic floor/wall indicators to make it easier and more understandable by the player.

- The lighting is pretty substandard. Try creating observation rooms and use them as a focal light source.

- Use more variation. Try to create big tiles admist a wall of small tiles.

- Try not to use flinging one of the map's main tactics, but use other obstacles, such as turrets and energy pellets, too.

[WarningSDE]

very nice

1:45 oh lawd

[metalmario128]

my poor brain!

[gtarhro466]

wow that must have tooken a long time! i cant evenm make a simple door or walls much less that lol congrats!

[BrandonC3]

Thanks. You should check out my second map, I'm looking for opinions on that one more so then this extremely out dated one. =P

[gtarhro466]

ok ill chec it out

[xxbladerunner71xx]

what SDK

[mastertangenator]

source sdk

[brickct123]

nice map!

[rchaining]

Holy crap. Awesome map. Good portal-ing as well.

[imadeastinkypoo]

never mind. got those too. just need to know how to make the acid now.

[imadeastinkypoo]

k thanks i got em. how did you make the buttons and the doors? did you just capy and paste them from already made maps?

[imadeastinkypoo]

k thnk you so much but what are they called? i'm not very bright...

[BrandonC3]

The SDK isn't exactly picky. If you type that in, you'll get a bunch of textures that match. Just use whatever you like. If you got the SDK update, then non-portal surfaces automatically stop portals from being generated, and all other surfaces allow them.

Other then that, it's entirely preference.

[spoon527]

can u send meh that map?

[imadeastinkypoo]

where can i find the textures for portal?

it's a nightmare for me so far, because i personally love the game portal, i have source sdk, and i made a couple of maps but i cannot find the textures. can you please tell me what you filtered for or whatever you did to find them?

[BrandonC3]

"Concrete" and "Metal"

[jarbeowulf]

kk hmm, thanxs you've given me alot to think about. makes me want to make a map! :)

[SolomonRacer]

Very nice map!

[rebootyourmind]

you really could show us the map a bit better next time -.- nobody wanna see how fast you can get through.

[BrandonC3]

I agree, but this really wasn't a good map anyway. I'll take more time on the next map I made, if and when I make one.

[rebootyourmind]

dont say that i think this map is brilliant :)

[jarbeowulf]

thanxs, but I have one more question, when I import bunus maps, I can only import BMZ files for some f**ked up reason, and most of other peoples portal maps have different files than BMZ, any ways I can convert those other portal maps into BMZ files?

[SolomonRacer]

@jarbeowulf..............

If it is a bsp then it's still fine, a bsp cannot really be converted to BMZ, sort of...

A bmz contains bsp files (i think) and if it is in BSP then the mapper was lazy, it is EASY to start bsp maps in portal but they cannot ever be imported into bonus maps, I cannot say how to do it in a comment as i only have a few more Remaining character count's left but to know how please PM me.

[jarbeowulf]

How do you make custom maps?

[JinTopazGames]

If you have steam, download the free Source SDK tool, open it and select Hammer Editor, you'll need tutorials from there to help get you started.

[l4gm4n]

Look out! Companion Cubes are invading the world!

[Budster650]

Fantastic job... especially for your first map.

[warlord90210]

This is a wiked sweet map!

Not as good as your newest one

But this one was still awesome!

5/5 Favorited!

[Arodoraa]

thats AWESOEM! is there a download anywhere >_>?

[Asuletzu]

cool map xD

[playachriz93]

very nice map^^cool

[animationfreek67]

it there a way to end a custom map?

[Giluc]

Nice, but I think it would be hard to figure out :P

[Giluc]

Nice, but I think it would be hard to figure out :P

[Cssclix]

nice map ^^

[artem1002]

nice can anyone message me to my inbox and tell me how to make custom portal maps i really wanna know thanks

[Lornicai]

Cool :D but can you think of someway that you don't have to leave the WCC you start out with behind? I'd feel guilty for the rest of my life o.o

[Hardc0reG]

So THAT is where all the companion cubes end up after being "incinerated."

[Attackspeed]

lol I'm working on a map where the companion cube comes back.

He has a burn mark on him and he talks.

It's a horror map. This might not work once I get to the cube zombies :/ lol

[jefwif]

this map is awesome. i wish you would do some parts slower and look around a little bit. or tell us where you posted it so we can download it and play it?

[Iridetrikes]

what the ghey this owns lols

[44Missingno]

jackpot of cc nice map

[tetsunosuke1]

This is an awesome map, how long did this take you to make? I am trying to make a map too but It may take me a month to fully finish lol.

[NikesTube]

wow nice map you made there

good job

[EclipDgg]

damn thats awesome

[LucLevert]

holy shizznat

[misterpickles530]

very very very nice.

[CogSpartan457]

Nice map, i LOVE making maps but there for half life, half life 2, or GMod. Me and my friend have made a couple of game variants like Paint Can Ball (Volleyball) capture the brick (CTF) and Melon Racers (Rolling melons down hills) I want to make portal maps but i got the orange box for the xbox 360 so i dont have anof money right now

[myspecialduck]

I know how to do everything you are doing exept how did you play it cuz when i compile my maps source sdk crashes everytime? I sucks cuz it wont crate a bsp sor me to play:( please help!

[Craft2299]

wow nice, plz can you make a tutorial video for portal map makeing? Im haveing troubles whit 1:Finding the cube entity 2:Making elevators open and close automaticly once you go in or leave. 3: makeing fade out or text or sounds or music on a map. 4: Moveing platforms that active by the combine ball going in the generator thingy, all of that i have a problem whit.

plz make a tutorial to the portal things.

[FireDDSN]

Lol, Nice Ending for the map.

[Unownerdead]

I'm trying to make some maps and I have no idea how. Is there any way you could help?

[luvmsiahatethegov]

looks cool.