Portal Pro: Advanced Map – Walkthroughs

Here are walkthroughs for the advanced maps included with Portal Pro.

Youtube Playlist for Portal Pro Advanced Maps

For my writeup on Portal Pro please click this link.

There are 5 advanced chambers in this mod.  They are not very challenging but still quite fun.  I hope you took the time to go through them yourself before this, if not please do!

My next series of walkthroughs will be for Gamma Energy.

If you have any videos you would like me to make, please ask.

How to 3: Reaching New Heights

I have added two new videos to my youtube channel.  These two videos are brief demonstration guides on how to reach new heights in Portal, as both focus on the accumulation of momentum.

How to 2: Flashlight and console stuff

One of the first things you will want to do if you plan on spending some time playing portal is set up the game as you are comfortable.

First enable the developer console

1. Press escape
2. Go to Options
3. Go to Keyboard
4. Advanced – Enable Developer Console

Press the key to open Developer Console  | Default is the button above Tab

bind “[key]” “[command]”

Will cause a command to occur whenever you press the indicated key

fov_desired “(number)”

Type in your preferred field of vision into console  | 90 is default

dlight_debug

bind “f” “dlight_debug”  | creates a temporary light source

create_flashlight

bind “f” “create_flashlight”  | creates an immobile permanent light source

noclip

bind “q” “noclip”  | toggles free movement when q is pressed

notarget

enemies cannot target you

sv_cheats “0”/”1″

typed into console enables noclip and notarget above

How to 1: Tossing a Delayed Portal

I plan on demonstrating a few basic techniques before attempting any advanced walkthroughs.  You will find in this short video an introduction to tossing a delayed portal.

Tossing a Delayed Portal will allow you to save time and reduce repeated tasks.

Task:

You have two raised platforms on either side of a wall.  You need a portal on platform A and platform B.  You neither have a line of sight to shoot a portal, nor anyway to get back up to platform A if you jump down and take a shot.

First lets examine our equipment:

When you pull the trigger on your standard issue portal device a concentrated mass of energy is expelled and understandably moves on a slow but constant vector.  Even if your portal device moves it will continue until it hits a solid surface.  Now once it hits that surface and only then will your previous portal be closed and opened a-new.

Now for the application:

1. Find point C where A is still visible.
2. Put a portal at point C and B.
3. Goose the portal so that you are looking at point A and slowly move outward until your targeting reticule lights up.
4. Now shoot a portal at point A and quickly move to side B of the portal.