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Central Services III
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Tags: Light Bridge, Tractor Beam, Laser Emitter, Laser Relay
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Oct 29, 2017 @ 3:37am
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Central Services III

Description
"Hi there. I want to talk to you about ducts.
Do your ducts seem old fashioned, out of date?
Central Services new duct designs are now available in hundreds of different colors to suit your individual tastes..."

This is my third tribute to the movie Brazil.
Despite the presence of two auto-save, remember to press F6 from time to time to save...
[FR]
C'est mon troisième hommage au film Brazil.
Malgré la présence de deux auto-save, pensez à faire F6 de temps en temps pour sauvegarder...

"Central Services; we do the work, you do the pleasure."


Radio music from Bensound http://www.bensound.com

Thanks to kwinten for his advice.
It remains a trapping situation, if you jump on the ground from the light bridges before opening the restaurant.

Informations and hints
Having seen the film helps to understand the situations. You can find lots of movie clips on the internet.
After leaving Sam's apartment with the Portal Gun, follow the steps in the world of paperwork:
-Moving platform: Locate the portalable surfaces and the laser catcher.
After passing the fizzler, continue the journey but do not lose the cube or you will have to restart the map.
-Maintenance room: You must reach the platform above the computer with help of the light bridge; the cube button cuts the fizzler while the respawn button cuts the laser field allowing you to move forward.
-Archive office: No puzzle in this central room; bring back the cubes to place them on the corresponding color buttons.
-Ministry Of Information: Extract the cube from this laser puzzle room.
-Restaurant: The terrorist attack destroyed the duct system; open the restaurant anyway with the cube and get the key.
-Ministry Of Information: You can now return to the MOI. On the way we advise you to keep the city clean, it's a bonus.Pick up the new key in your office and take the elevator.
Did you notice Jill coming to make a claim?
-Guards office/Boiler room: Locate the portallable surfaces and elevators, and fetch the cube in the warehouse to be able to get out of there.The blue hazard field is like a standard fizzler but do not destroy cubes.
-Balls reserve: Go back to the restaurant and open the door at the top thanks to the key. The ball does not fear lasers unlike you!
-Information Retrieval: The last door is opened, no more puzzle now, but it's the descent into hell up to the torture room.
73 Comments
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Čolibri  [author] Jan 29, 2019 @ 2:53pm 
Thank you jp. I had thought of putting a rescue cabin with a platform to go back, in case the warning was not enough and someone would complain. For a future version ...
jp Jan 24, 2019 @ 5:33pm 
Fantastic map!

I came back to it to finish; last time I was stuck at extracting the blue cube (and I had to use the yellow one instead). This time I found the solution (a very good puzzle).

Imao the only weakness of this map is the trapping situation; if you jump on the ground.
Why don't you put a stair (or elevator, or portal) enabling the player to come back on the first balcony? (the one where you have raised the handrail)
I think it could solve the situation.
Čolibri  [author] Dec 31, 2018 @ 12:53pm 
Map updated!
Many changes, mostly aesthetic, mainly in guards office and restaurant.
Čolibri  [author] Dec 22, 2018 @ 2:15pm 
Thank you very much jandlml. I will make some adjustments.
jandlml Dec 21, 2018 @ 7:00pm 
i must have done something wrong. i didnt take an elevator into the office area. (the laser room)? i just kept a portal connected to the restauraunt and got in and out that way. the first time i got stuck in there because i hadnt kept a portal . i thought i could take the elevator,it had lights around it so i thought that was the way out but it didnt work. the first place i got stuck was in the rerstaurant but that was my fault ,i didnt see the button that needed the cube. . I really enjoyed this map, the one thing that i noticed was that some places needed signage or it was just to noticeable. like the laser relay at the beginning ,you cant really tell what it does.and its important because it opens the door .i think the only other thing i can say is alot of people dont like if everything doesnt have a purpose. but, i really did like this map, i liked the little bit of adventure map thrown in to a portal map. my 2 favorite types of games.
Čolibri  [author] Dec 21, 2018 @ 12:14pm 
Bravo! I'm sorry but when you arrive by the elevator in the office area, you must be able to go down again by this lift by pressing the button. Maybe you avoided a trigger (no-clip!); I have to check that.
This map confuse a lot of players. What was your biggest difficulty? Do you see something to improve?
Nothing more with the yellow cube; a jingle annonces the success of the operation.
Thanks for playing and for your perseverance.
jandlml Dec 20, 2018 @ 5:17pm 
i pput it in the red tube. is that right?
jandlml Dec 20, 2018 @ 5:16pm 
alright i finished . awesome map!! loved it. was something supposed to happen when you get rid of the yellow cube. ?
jandlml Dec 20, 2018 @ 4:14pm 
figured it . i had to go back and redu some things
jandlml Dec 20, 2018 @ 3:56pm 
hmm maybe i need to go back and get a connection some how.