well.the second one seemed hard at first...But just because I thought That laser wall needs two lasers to get disabled ... !..After I saw there are two walls in There it was pretty easy. Actually the whole test wasn't hard ..just needed some attention and locating power !(for locating all those stuff !)....nice one.

that's a tough one. actually, two

Just... Amazing.

For me it says 'there was a error downloading the elected map!' how do you fix that?

Looks great so far, except the parts with companion cube, that was a torturing

Good job with this map. I enjoyed it :)

Ah, ha, ha...I found the 2056 on one of the walls in the fizzler test...

I just wanted to tell you that i almost cheated. I try to limit my cheating to not take away from the game. I added one more laser cube too make a total of 3. and at the last secound i solved it with the original cubes and the one i made. I wanted to say this becuase I think it was just dumb luck that i figered it out in the end.

laser puzzle is a bit fiddly and requires knife edge precision :/

Always like these overgrown style chambers; never know what's going to happen next!

Good Chamber!

Good map - part 1 has a clean solution, you don't need to rescue the companion cube .

fun map. Lazers part took a little head scratching.

Poor Companion cube!

I agreee with TS_Mind_Swept about the companion cube. One of the points of the "How To Make Great Puzzles" sticky post in the discussion forum is to not have red herrings. Other than portable panels, the player should be able to assume every element is relevant.

Great chamber! Very well done! I found it very challenging but enjoyable, thanks so much! :D

Also, how do you do water droplets?

I feel guilty breaking the perfect 111 comments, but what skybox texture did you use? I can't find a good one.

Very sad end =(

very good !

YOU STUPID WITH THE COMPANION CUBE! well i had a little trouble with the first area, but as soon as i figured out to turn the reflector cube to face the far wall instead of the one 2 inches from it the solution no longer evaded me. As for the 2nd part, it was kind of like =(BL)= Natsuke said, I messed around with the laser a bit, and then ended up happening on the solution faster than i thought i was going to. 8/10

I was messing around with the lasers, and kinda happened to stumble upon the solution by accident

Both the first one and the second one.

I love the "twist" ending.

perfect ~!

...what can I say to sum this map up in one word?...fantasmagorical!!!!!!!!!... well done... brilliant stuff... I didn't expect it to end like that... just awesome my friend... cheers.

You scared me :)

Perfect. Hard enough that I enjoy solving and it takes a considerable amount of time and thought, but not so hard that I ever get stuck. In the Portal 2 documentary, they talk about this sweet spot of difficulty, and you've reached it. Well done.

andrew2831 hi is using the hammer editor

Really brilliant stuff. Difficulty is definitely up there!

How does he make the ruins? I cannot figure out how to add scenery like that.

very fun, thanks

Decent puzzle, well done. Design 7/10 Difficulty 4/10

Nice medium difficulty puzzles. Did enjoy the false ending .

Good puzzles, had to think about the first one for a bit, but the second one was a little too easy. Thumbs up.

LoneWolf, if you also have time to play levels, I'd appreciate if you could give me some feedback on mine -- "East-West Hopscotch":
http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=159658905

It's my first level, but well-tested, in solid shape. But you'll probably think that I've got some nerve calling your level "a little one-story" after you see mine! :-)

Thanks.

@ProfDave64 Thanks, im actually making a sequel series to this at the minute and as odd as it is, this was only the 2nd ever hammer map I made, (I went back to make Part 0 xD ) So I still had a lot to learn about making good puzzles, I try to keep a good variety of elements as you play through the series, some flinging later on xD

I just read all the comments. Apparently, I received the benefits of everyone else's playtesting and feedback, because the level I played was pretty sweet!

I can think of some general ideas / suggestions, but I don't know if you're even still making levels, so I'm not sure you need them. But, okay, here's one:

There's no questioning your awesome design, surprises, etc., but the puzzles felt a little... "one story?" At a couple points, I felt like I was walking around on a single floor, barely using portals at all other than to line up lasers.

But the rest of the awesomeness easily makes up for that details. And Dilapidation 0 showed that you have no trouble with jumps and heights and the joys of portal-flying!

Thumbs up!

ignore the haters - cuz this is a grate map

Second room had to be the most ridiculous cube placement move I've ever done (I set it through a portal to get it lined up properly, and it was still mostly luck

Nice map.And good puzzle!

Awesome puzzle! Greate Hammer work! Congrats! Thumbs up!
I recorded my gameplay (valve DEM file format): Download [dl.dropboxusercontent.com]. Comments inside video.

Turrets highly explosive. Handle with care

Once I'm through the door with the companion cube inside. Did I win or did I die??

Very nice, thumbs up! I found this less difficult than Part 0 (I didn't have to cheat and look at the solution video) and so agree with the "Medium/Hard Difficulty" rating.

lord_blex: That is indeed an interesting way to solve that room. Lol, creative though.

LoneWolf2056: Amazing map just like Part 0. On to Part 2!

The first room of this map was good but the second room I just don't care for "laser webs" or "activate all laser relays that line-up crookedly BWAHAHAHA" tests. Those kind of tests I just try to get creative and attempt pixel perfect line-up just to get through not caring what the real solution is.

Great map! Cheers!

OK it took a lot of thought on my part. The F5 button sure helps. But patients pays off in the end. Yeessss I made it, and it makes you feel real good too. Now for #2, :) Well I mean Part 2 of the series.

really nice atmosphere. the puzzles were a bit hard for me, but I might just be going through a phase :P
I solved the first one a bit interestingly [skydrive.live.com] :P
Also, i found some glitches [skydrive.live.com]. (Steam doesn't want to upload my screenshots..)

Wow. Amazing. This chamber is seriously beautiful. Inspires me to get better at Hammer.