Fun!

I just grabbed the cube off the funnel button on my way past

I can forgive anyone calling this test chamber broken. Another way you can try is after you send in the cube through the exit platform, use the faith plate, and setup two portals in the floor so that you can fling back and forth between portals. After that, aim at the portal surface where you send in the cube towards the exit and fling away. I am thinking we could setup an advanced tutorial for how to make use of advanced faith plate near the enamcipation grill. I'm thinking the use of arrows for setting up portals and direction of flinging could do the trick.

@CoolDudeClem Again, this is solvable, after sending the cube to the exit using the funnel, use the faith plate next to the fizzler and jump inside the fizzler and make two portals quickly so that you have the momentum from the plate, then make one portal on the wall near the exit to fling on the platform.

But it was a complicated test that took a lot of activity.

Not fun at all. I dont know HOW broken chambers such as this one get rated 5! It is just not possible to reach the exit with 1 cube, you need 2. You need one on the exit button, and 1 one the button to activate the funnel, and since the room with the exit only has 1 cube, it is un-solavbable, therefore broken. I had to spawn a second cube just so I could solve this P.O.S.

One of those chambers that wants you to exploit the game? Thanks for the comments, thumbs down and passing on this one.

Two tricky flings! I thought the first one was harder than the second one! Great work!

It can be a bit of a reflex pain but it is solvable and a decent test. I guess the first area served as training?

Very good puzzle. I like the final twist required to solve it. But judging from the comments, there's more than one way to solve the final part. Enjoyed it nevertheless.

Great puzzle, I love the mechanics. My only complaint is the size of the room and all the walking... 9/10

Hey guys, just finished making my very first Test Map, and would love some feedback.
http://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=190119837&searchtext=ix%27s

amazing, it's brilliant

I just read the last couple of comments. I must have played the last room in a different manner. It was no problem getting the cc to the exit door. Blue funnel. Then I used the faith plate to get height, two portals on floor and slung myself to exit door. Almost the same procedure done at the first.

My guess is that people who solved the map will praise it, and any complaints will come from people who didn't -- since, in their mind, the solution wasn't "fair."

I agree with Curilee: It feels more like exploiting the game engine than it does solving a puzzle.

The game already asks us to accept that Chell can somehow dive through a portal 100 feet away at 80 MPH without dropping her cube -- but at least that concession is done in the name of making the puzzles more fun, more playable.

The idea that she can not only do all that, but also snatch a cube off a horizontal surface right next to the portal hole feels like too much to accept.

Again, if I had thought to do it, that would mean that I found it within the realm of things worth trying, and I probably wouldn't be compalining.

Anyway, so what if I didn't love the level. Lots of other people had a good time with it. So, thanks for taking the time to create something that makes people happy.

I'm very generous with a thumbs-up rating but this one suffers logical problems. It is very well crafted and thought-out with the exception of the two in-game exploits needed to solve it. Room one was a fair stretch but room two should have allowed that cube to enter. I mean Cave Johnson discusses ventilation and "Don't crawl through there because it is NOT an escape..." why not integrate that into the solution? The way to solve room two IS challenging, but only because of a loop-hole in the programming construct.

How is one supposed to solve this ending?! I would have never found solution by myself.

Personally I have never seen what you did to finish this in a game before, and it was so easy! I got it on my first attempt, sat back and said WOW, lol. I'm surprised Mevious never used it.

absolutely great. i discovered some new tricks playing this map :)

yet another map that feels more like exploiting the game engine than it does solving a puzzle. I guess it does both, I'll give you that.

Ok - this is a great map. There were two "tricks" that I hadn't seen before and I have played many, many maps. The last trick is very clever... or at least I feel that way after figuring it out!

The last part was awesome! +1 from me.

Оличное решение! Постепенно, не спеша, проходил, но на последнем рывке в финале упустил решение. Пришлось подсмотреть. Ни разу такой прием не использовал. Очень круто получилось! СУПЕР!

Hey loved the map. Thank you for this map!
I've got a map of my own I'm trying to get out there a bit, try it and leave a comment :)

Strategy 4: Knockoff

I found it easy because you used to repeat your puzzles... Grabbing the cube while falling make me feel it as a "cheat to sovle it faster" more than I could feel it like a solution! But I saw a lot of bad map. I can say "this is good"!

WoW you just never know what can be done. Who would have thought I could grab that cube while falling. Thanks for a real good map.

damn, I had to cheat on this one.. I would never figured it out tho, didn't knew that was possible :P

Last puzzle in this chamber is pretty hard :). Well done.

What are you meant to do with the tractor beam? I did it without it.

Most of the test I got through with ease, of course with a bit of thinking. But then came the last part of getting myself to the exit and I was stuck for a while. Then I was like, "I'll take a chance and FLY!" and got myself there. Great job!

i love my cube. my cube goes everywhere with me xD

This was a difficult test. I figured out how to solve it, but if I made a small mistake in the timing or execution of one of the jumps or flings, it set me back several steps repairing my error. That made it kinda annoying. Not one of my favorites, but clever.

It was really difficult at the end!

I hope this doesn't spoil it for anyone, but was the last jump meant to be made with the cube (mid-grab)? Really enjoyed it.. ^^

Loved this one, especially right at the end, a real "ah-ha!" moment.

phew, thanks! and please continue making awesome maps!
i deleted the other comment so no one will be tempted to check the solution ^^

@RisFutile : Yes :) All right! Thank you for passing!

Great map

Bravo, very clever.

Wow. How does your brain think in such evil ways?

Nice map. did you spend how many time to make it?

As always with the subtlest mechanics!

I really liked your card :) Keep it up!
Please look at my map! I want to know your opinion :)
http://cs2bus.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=80137413

Voting down all your maps for your impertinent way of spamming other peoples workshops. Continuing... :)

One of the hardest, I think.

Cunning stunts! Took me ages to work out how to make significant use of the tractor beam. Really enjoyed that one.

That, sir, was evil. I liked it.

I love this map - tons of fun to play - not too difficult - but thoughtful. Thanks for making!

One of the trickier maps I have played. I would give it an 8/10 for difficulty. Bloody good map.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FjvyD0oR6sE

I doubt I did it the way I was supposed to... but it was fun anyway :)

Good job, nice map.