Portal 2 Authoring Tools - Buttons and Doors Tutorial

[APP2024]

umh, why you, dont, press, make hollow?

[BlenderBug]

is there a way to move the objects without them being oriented to grid?

[RavgniglehTF2Replays]

@BlenderBug map - snap to grid

[ImprobableTV]

oh never mind, it was the void problem

[ImprobableTV]

umm I might just be stupid or something, but the map doesn't run. The error is can't read (map name).prt

[micol767]

@ImprobableTV I think ive had that problem before, when you in the run map section, set the top two options to NO and NO

[heliman5434]

This is soo annoying everyone using portal authoring tools seems to be a noob at hammer but i dont know how to use the portal version. so annoying. Press shift to freely move an object btw :D. Much easier than changing the scale. Also hold ctrl to copy an object. :P

[jdm280]

yay made it I'm gona mess around with world portal now.

[Roervig2473]

Great vid but please get another mic

[abealfandza]

i have non steam version...

[attapi0]

@abealfandza I have a solution, BUY THE GAME!

[abealfandza]

@attapi0 i dont think i must buy that game,i dont have money on internet and no store steam games on store

[attapi0]

@abealfandza What country do you live in?

[abealfandza]

@attapi0 my country is Semarang,Indonesia

[attapi0]

@abealfandza Oh, then I see your problem.

[abealfandza]

@attapi0 why?



[attapi0]

@abealfandza Well, I'm not sure about things in indonesia, so for all I know you can't get money for Video Games.

[abealfandza]

@attapi0 i think i cant buy.i will try to find Authoring tool non steam

[gamecreatorc]

Great tutorial. Clear and to the point.  Thanks for doing this. It taught me a lot (first full authoring tools tutorial I've ever watched).

[supermario1298]

how do i save the border at 0:57

[MeGaEdIIToRMaN]

Awesome how the source engine just became more awesome. I hope half life 3 will use the same effects and things only in half life 3 style and..... :D

[TheCCAY]

I have small problems :). I can't open my map in Portal 2 (i have version to skidrow) (i'm from poland ;))

[SkwittGaming]

@TheCCAY im not sure if you dont have the official version sorry

[nughaga]

@TheCCAY skidrow is the false version



[pwnswoggle]

@TheCCAY buy the game you fucking cheap idiot

[explorertotodile]

@TheCCAY skidrow version seems to be working for me

[hasahisa2006]

how do i play these levels since i want to see what others did 

[fredfredburgerdude]

straight to doors tutorial - 5:24

[kiuba22]

Download of Authoring tools?

[tristan4500545005]

if i make a level in this, can i play it in portal 1?

[scratchyoshi]

@tristan4500545005 As long it doesn't have portal 2 specific items(lazers, tractor beams, etc) then yes.

[onewhosepic]

I cant open the object properties, i havent used hammer in so long.

[IcyFury4]

how the fuck can i make walls or rooms

[18thealien]

Bit brief, slightly vague as to what exactly you're doing in the first part (how do you make walls? i could hear your keyoard, but what were you doing?) but overall a helpful tutorial. thanks.

[mt2oo8]

Helped alot!

Thanks!

[MrOpenGamer]

@mt2oo8

Fucking cunt. Go die.

[mt2oo8]

@MrOpenGamer xD you suck

[mt2oo8]

@MrOpenGamer Idiot, just because you suck and don't understand what to do you don't need to cry to me.. fuck you. i hope you die in UK riots..

[MrOpenGamer]

@mt2oo8

Actually, I don't live in London you stupid fuck. And no-one died. Now it's obvious you're jealous because I'm better than you so why don't you go get a sledgehammer and put yourself out of your misery? Thanks.

[SkwittGaming]

@MrOpenGamer i would like it if you didnt abuse people, especially on my videos. Im not sure why you do it but you seem to do it to a lot of people on a lot of videos and its kinda sad

[MrOpenGamer]

@SkwittGaming

I prefer the term troll ot abuse.

[nemphis319]

how do you make the boxred before the blocks?

[TheMinecraftGuy1000]

windowss 7 FTW.

[POPCORN454545]

How do you make a door from the old 40's chambers?

[BrosoKintobor]

How do I make it so that my door will only open if BOTH of two inputs are currently on (e.g. A laser catcher and a laser relay)?

[Dieza4]

How do you place the visgroup, textures, selection and that other screen to the left?

[piper4123]

how do i make the edgless saftey cube? i cant find it in the class scroll down and i tryed to change the skin of the weighted_cube to spere and all it did was change the icon on the box

[BrosoKintobor]

@piper4123

Create a normal cube and then set the 'cube type' to 'sphere'.

[lsullivancorbell]

I know how to make a portal 2 mod. But I won't tell. >:-D

[TheGhostsprite]

This was posted on my birthday :)

[tristan4500545005]

can i play the level i made on my ps3 if i made it on the computer?

[jsw95joshi]

what does he press at 1:20

[SkwittGaming]

@jsw95joshi Ctrl C - Ctrl V (Copy Paste)

[jbbomb08]

i need help please!!!! in the via this input drop box on the button there is no "open" option it seems to skip "lock" and "open"!!!!!! please help i am making my first map and this is all i lack

[notfriendlyyurrf]

@PrincePhoenixThe1st No i fixed it, i bought the real game, before i was used cracked copy now it works perfectly for me.

[gamerdude260]

How do i rotate the entitys?

[FHomeBrew]

Making maps with P2 authoring tools is easy! :D Way easier than with P1. Although designing maps still remains a tough nut. So I made a program that can make abstract puzzles to turn into Portal 2 maps :D

[notfriendlyyurrf]

When i minimize hammer and reopen it all 4 of the cameras go black and stay black.

[AdamTornowIsAwesome]

I like your vids, very helpful. One thing I wish for is if you talk a bit louder. Other than that, thanks a bunch =)

[TheIanmalcolm]

How to make moving plateformrs and moving stairs, like the game. And How to make a moving elevator ine the beggining of level, like the game again????

However this tutorial is so nice ang great Thank you:D

[zereid11]

When im making the button, it says there isnt a target name called Door. I dont know what to do!

[SkwittGaming]

@zereid11 did you set the name of your door as Door, it dosnt matter what you call it as long as the name of the door and the target name are the same

[TheFunproduktion]

The Game will not start when i try to start the map

:S

[LionexHunter]

@TheFunproduktion You probably have a leak into the void. I don't know how, but there is a way to detect leaks.

[ubertoaster435]

I need some help. When I create blocks and follow your video and try to give them texture it just doesn't work. Id have 3D textured on but.....nope.

[joerush25]

Thanks

[ShePlaysIt]

my brain is still melting...I can't even grasp how you made the room in the first 2 mins of the video...I've got a loooooooooooooooooooong way to go

[Su1cidaLPancaKe]

Why not make the room hollow? So much easier.

[DomDove]

Thank God I found a Portal 2 tutorial on this! I've been struggling with a Portal 1 tutorial for ages, where he's doing some big complicated thing with animating each individual door - I'm completely new to this and just wanted to make a bloody door! This is 10,000 times easier!

[Mightyfigter]

I dont know how to make textures! can someone tell?

[KJax82]

Great tutorials! Could you tell us how to trigger a door open needing two buttons pressed at once?

[soosrooland]

cool... ive created a map....

but if i select the Run Map in the "file" menu, a console appears, yellow and white text appear, finally a red text, and closes. Nothing happens.

If i open an existing map in the SDK folder, and Run that map, it goes perfectly, enters in the and everything.

But why not my map?

Any help is appreciated :)

BTW: is there any other method to play maps, without using Hammer, or the Run Map option?

[3serdna3]

@soosrooland Are you sure you have placed a player spawn?

Without them, there is no way the map can be runned. It is the first entity you can place, on the entities menu.

[mora2403]

Nice video, but i can't put textures to my walls. Its let me but the textures don't appear on the walls, the camera box remains black with only the lines of my chamber..

Could you help me?

[SkwittGaming]

@mora2403 click the word in the top left corner of the viewport (one of the four screens) and select 3D Textured

[robbielosee]

@mora2403 under the View menu, select 3D Textured Polygons. Then you should be able to see it.

[XMkidX]

my doors dont have output open. am i doing something wrong?

[ObserversParadox]

Yeah, i don't want to sound like a dumbass but a tutorial on loading your level in the game would be much appreciated dude ;D

[ObserversParadox]

@ObserversParadox You just click the run button on the top toolbar !

[TheRandomation]

i get how to actually make the map but i dont know how to play it in portal 2

responses appreciated

[LAWSON189]

yo dude can you help me? iv made a map put when i click run the window opens up and then in red at the bottem it says theys a error and closes the run window. Any idea?

[SkwittGaming]

@LAWSON189 you probably have a leak, this means that there is a hole to the black void somewhere in your map, go to map/load pointfile and click ok and a red line should appear pointing to the leak. Then just use the block tool to cover up the whole and run again

[LAWSON189]

@SkwittGaming

ok i couldent find any leaks but then i tryed making a box and making it hollow and then it worked fine for me so im assuming i must have left leaks. im just gunna follow your tut to the letter

[SwordedWings]

@SkwittGaming I've got the same problem, but when I try to load the pointfile, it says it doesn't exist. I'm pretty sure I'm in the right folder. Thanks A WHOLE LOT if you answer this.

[rosskewl26]

this makes me horny

[hahaveryfun]

That's not how you fucking make a room. You make a box then go to the top menu and click make hollow then type in 2 in the pop up box

[SkwittGaming]

@hahaveryfun actually my way is betterthan the hollow method as it is moreoptimised and more easily edited. It is a much better habit to do everything by hand

[iwearpants06]

@hahaveryfun there are 4 walls a floor and a ceiling. i dont see a problem.

[ShotDownChoppa]

The textures of the walls wont show up for me, plz help.

[freak1940]

First: Nice tutorial :D

Second: do you know how to set an endpoint?

I tried to creat a button and a "game_end" entity and onpressed the "game_end" should end the game but it doesn't^^

Third:D : do you know how to get the "game_end" working so it can burn the player I tried it by making a button and onpressed the "game_end" should "FireUser1" but it's not working :/

I hope u can help me ^^

[countryfool1]

Help me please. I just don't understand how to make  that my textures appears

[not1goodname]

I cant get my walls out of wire frame help!!!!!!

[AkashV22]

Do you know how to make the button light up when you press it?

[SkwittGaming]

@AkashV22 what do you mean?

[AkashV22]

@SkwittGaming Oops, sorry. I was thinking of Portal, where when you stand on a button, it lights up. I forgot it was different in Portal 2.

[speeder99123]

do you know how to make the door close behind you after you've walked through it

[SkwittGaming]

@speeder99123 yes i will try to put that in a tutorial soon

[speeder99123]

@SkwittGaming ok great also when you get a chance could you do a tutorial on areal fath plates thanks :)

[SnoweyMan111]

@speeder99123 I would just make a trigger brush that closes the door and disables the button when you touch it.

[SkwittGaming]

@SnoweyMan111 yes you would

[gooohiz]

im making my own map. im having trouble with the texture. when i get the original wall type, and hit add texture it does not add to any walls. yes i have selected all walls. idk whats the matter. but when i clicked on one of the walls a peice of the wall appeared, i had to click everywhere to cover it. plz help.

[SkwittGaming]

@gooohiz are you sure you are clicking the apply texture button, it sounds like you are selecting the decal tool, try the button above it

[SnoweyMan111]

@SkwittGaming You know use the "make hollow", alot quicker when making rooms.

tools->Make hollow

I tend to use -16, because then I can just decide the room size from the start.

[gooohiz]

@SkwittGaming i was infact pressing the apply texture tool. i tried all the buttons just to make sure. -,-

[SkwittGaming]

@gooohiz i have no idea then, bug maybe?

[gooohiz]

@SkwittGaming maybe. does the pre loaded maps come out with all their textures when u load them off ur cpu? suck as the co-op 2 button one?

[SkwittGaming]

@gooohiz yeah

[gooohiz]

@SkwittGaming well mine does not. maybe its a visual glich but if i load the map it will show. idk.

[KrestlerRealms]

everytime i try to make a room with the box tool, it just disappears.. HHow can i fix this???????

[SkwittGaming]

@KrestlerRealms press enter after defining the shape of the box

[KrestlerRealms]

@SkwittGaming Thanks, I've made a cube, and got the portal gun, and tryed to run the map, it said could not load... Is it currupted?

[SkwittGaming]

@KrestlerRealms make sure that there is no holes to the black void outside or the map will not run, also you need the player start entity if you dont have it

[KrestlerRealms]

@SkwittGaming k thanks. :)

[TheEscapeConvict]

Thanks, you saved my bacon.

[SkwittGaming]

@TheEscapeConvict haha

[warnightify]

There is way to close fullbright?

[SkwittGaming]

@warnightify i am uploading a lighting video now that explains it

[apollo33]

That was a painful way to make a room! You should just make a solid box the size of the room, then do Tools -> Make Hollow, and enter a value like -8 or -16 to turn it into a room with walls of that thickness.

[SkwittGaming]

@apollo33 that is a quick method, however if you want to edit the wall later to maybe put a hold in it it is more annoying to change, also the method i used uses less resources to run the map that the hollow method, this can make a large difference in large or complicated maps so it is good to get into the habit of doing everything by hand

[warnightify]

Its gives me error when i trying download:

Server is busy try again later

So HALP!

[SkwittGaming]

@warnightify downloading the authoring tools from steam?

[warnightify]

@SkwittGaming It downloaded thx.

[lookingeast5]

When you build a wall you directly get a texture on it, but I don't and I can't apply a texture on it either? What should I do?

[SkwittGaming]

@lookingeast5 on one of the four viewports (the four screens with lines/3d pictures on them) click the camera button and select 3D textured, if this does not fix your problem then i am not sure what the problem is but the program is in the beta stage and may have a bug that you are getting

[lookingeast5]

@SkwittGaming I changed the view settings and my textures show up now! Thanks :)

[SkwittGaming]

@lookingeast5 thats good :)

[RedRevenant]

@TheBigguy500 In one of the four screens there's a text that says "camera". Click on it there should be multiple options. Select the one that says 3D shaded textured polygons.

[RetardRacer0]

how do you make the doors fit in walls? ive been trying to figure it out and am not being succesful

[vaughnscheunemann]

@RetardRacer0 me2

[TheBigguy500]

help my texures are not comming out plz help

[not1goodname]

@TheBigguy500 Took me time to figure it out. go to view. then click "3D Textured Polygons" that should fix it

[MiniiMamooth]

thank, please continue, we want much !

[SkwittGaming]

@MiniiMamooth Will do :)

[elgar101]

Awesome i now know how do to this and have a much better understanding of the tools. Well done sir.

[SkwittGaming]

@elgar101 Glad it Helped



[CrazyBunnyPictures]

@SkwittGaming dont you mean, GLaD to help? he he...

[SkwittGaming]

@CrazyBunnyPictures Haha nice

[Ealija]

i wanted to make panels,but in the valve tutorial it says (ANIMATION NAME) in a parameter,does this mean i have to use that name of a specific animation name cus i dont know a SHIT!

[SkwittGaming]

to play the map you go to File/Run and select normal for all of the settings and click ok, if the map does not run you may have an error. I will put a troubleshooting tutorial up soon

[Subass36]

awsome can't wait

[SkwittGaming]

@Subass36 More to come! Check out Channel :)

[TheStopHaloMotionist]

How do you play the map?

[SkwittGaming]

@TheStopHaloMotionist press F9 or go to File/Run Map and make everything normal then click ok and it should run

[ubermonkey120]

@SkwittGaming He means "How do you run the map in-game?"

[luzel100]

This is a test chamber, 4 walls, a cealing and a floor, good engough for science.

Not aperture Science! So... we added a button and a door, we are fine now.

[SkwittGaming]

@luzel100 hahahaha you sir are a legend

[ShadowDragon1492]

@luzel100 And we saved a shit load of money :p

[drsteve5794]

this helped A LOT *hits subscribe button* :D

[SkwittGaming]

@drsteve5794 thanks :)

[QuiDxRazer]

Good job, keep doing videos! :D

[SkwittGaming]

@QuiDxRazer thanks

[hypersnake22]

Really great tutorial :D

[SkwittGaming]

@hypersnake22 thankyou :)

[wheatley1234200]

continue



[SkwittGaming]

@wheatley1234200 i will be making a second one very soon :)