How to directly load a specific test chamber or level in singleplayer

This guide will show you how to use console commands to directly load the Test Chamber or level you want without playing through the whole chapter.

Why should i do that?

The benefits:

• Not having to play through the whole chapter to reach the level you want.
  
• This method doesn't count as a cheat so you will be able to get achievements.
  
• The ability to reload a map again and again till you get the achievement you want.
  (e.x. The Overclocker)

Enabling the Developer Console.

Why?

In order to get where we want we will use console commands, so before you start you should have Developer Console enabled.

How to do it:

Main Menu\Options\Keyboard&Mouse\Allow Developer Console\Enabled

Now whenever you want to bring out the console you have to (by default) press: ~

How to load your desired level.

• Press ~ to open the Dev console. (It's under the Esc button)
  
• Type

  changelevel

  or

  map

  
  

  IMPORTANT NOTES!

  
  NOTE 1: The "map" command will sometimes disable the achievements
  NOTE 2: If you want to earn achievements you will have to use the "changelevel" command.
  NOTE 3: Because the "changelevel" command changes the level, you should have already some level loaded. So you just have to press Continue Game and then open the Dev Console.
  
  
  
• Now you should write the right BSP (the maps name) and hit Enter.
  Examples:
  

  changelevel sp_a2_trust_fling

  changelevel sp_a2_pit_flings

The Map List:

NOTE: The " //Relaxation Vault " and all the others after " // " is just for you to understand which level will be loaded. You don't need to type them, but if you do the console will work just fine because it will ignore anything after " // ".

Chapter 1 - The Courtesy Call

• sp_a1_intro1 //Relaxation Vault
  
• sp_a1_intro2 //Original 1
  
• sp_a1_intro3 //Original 2
  
• sp_a1_intro4 //Original 3 and 4
  
• sp_a1_intro5 //Original 5
  
• sp_a1_intro6 //Original 6
  
• sp_a1_intro7 //Original 7
  
• sp_a1_wakeup //GLaDOS
  
• sp_a2_intro //Original 19

Chapter 2 - The Cold Boot

• sp_a2_laser_intro //GLaDOS 1
  
• sp_a2_laser_stairs //GLaDOS 2
  
• sp_a2_dual_stairs //GLaDOS 3
  
• sp_a2_laser_over_goo //GLaDOS 4
  
• sp_a2_catapult_intro //GLaDOS 5
  
• sp_a2_trust_fling //GLaDOS 6
  
• sp_a2_pit_flings //GLaDOS 7
  
• sp_a2_fizzler_intro //GLaDOS 8

Chapter 3 - The Return

• sp_a2_sphere_peek //GLaDOS 9
  
• sp_a2_ricochet //GLaDOS 10
  
• sp_a2_bridge_intro //GLaDOS 11
  
• sp_a2_bridge_the_gap //GLaDOS 12
  
• sp_a2_turret_intro //GLaDOS 13
  
• sp_a2_laser_relays //GLaDOS 14
  
• sp_a2_turret_blocker //GLaDOS 15
  
• sp_a2_laser_vs_turret //GLaDOS 16
  
• sp_a2_pull_the_rug //GLaDOS 17

Chapter 4 - The Surprise

• sp_a2_column_blocker //GLaDOS 18
  
• sp_a2_laser_chaining //GLaDOS 19
  
• sp_a2_triple_laser //GLaDOS 20
  
• sp_a2_bts1 //GLaDOS 21
  
• sp_a2_bts2

Chapter 5 - The Escape

• sp_a2_bts3
  
• sp_a2_bts4 //Turret Assembly Line
  
• sp_a2_bts5 //Neurotoxin Generator
  
• sp_a2_bts6 //Tube ride (no gameplay)
  
• sp_a2_core //Core Swap

Chapter 6 - The Fall

• sp_a3_00 //Falling
  
• sp_a3_01 //Ruins
  
• sp_a3_03 //Initiative Intro, Alpha Pump
  
• sp_a3_jump_intro //Blue Gel 1
  
• sp_a3_bomb_flings //Blue Gel 2
  
• sp_a3_crazy_box //Blue Gel 3
  
• sp_a3_transition01 //Beta Pump, Potato

Chapter 7 - The Reunion

• sp_a3_speed_ramp //Orange Gel 1
  
• sp_a3_speed_flings //Orange Gel 2
  
• sp_a3_portal_intro //Gamma Pump, White Gel 1
  
• sp_a3_end //Master Pump

Chapter 8 - The Itch

• sp_a4_intro //Wheatley intro
  
• sp_a4_tb_intro //Wheatley 1
  
• sp_a4_tb_trust_drop //Wheatley 2
  
• sp_a4_tb_wall_button //Wheatley 3
  
• sp_a4_tb_polarity //Wheatley 4
  
• sp_a4_tb_catch //Wheatley 5
  
• sp_a4_stop_the_box //Wheatley 6
  
• sp_a4_laser_catapult //Wheatley 11
  
• sp_a4_laser_platform //Wheatley 12
  
• sp_a4_speed_tb_catch //Wheatley 15
  
• sp_a4_jump_polarity //Wheatley 16

Chapter 9 - The Part Where…

• sp_a4_finale1 //Wheatley 17, This is that part.
  
• sp_a4_finale2
  
• sp_a4_finale3
  
• sp_a4_finale4 //That happened.
  
• sp_a5_credits //Credits

Thank you for reading this guide! Please leave some feedback if you found this helpful.

Have a nice gaming day!

Here is a potato.

[Beef_op]

greatest guide ever, now i can mess around even more

[Mado4SXT]

Thanks for this guide!
Sure did help me with singleplayer achievements.

[dsaS]

https://youtu.be/DdmNYNkcwKE

[GE0PLEX]

how are you holding up because i'm A POTATO

[helloiamaperson]

potato

[Aptenodytes]

beans are you using the map command or the change level

[BenjiSkye15]

beans, Are you in coop?

[Kingdom of Yugoslavia]

This saved me so much time! Thanks! :D

[Zephyr Windborne]

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[Shirasaki]

To anyone who is curious, this method also works for jumping through chambers without losing access to developer commentary. So you no longer need to play through the entire chapter just to listen to one piece of the commentary at the very end of the chapter.