Portal 2 hammer- Clean Test aesthetics tutorial

[@LinkingYellow]

Thanks for the tut. When I'm creating portal maps, I'm always just thinking of the logic and mechanics. These design tutorials are incredibly useful and I can tell they are making me a much better mapper.

[@GeoDashTh3HexPr0]

Me: This is so cool! *Looks at time* * faints *

[@Conman9310]

underrated tutorial, good job

[@ReBrand417]

Still waiting on that Wheatly tutorial

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

Same. I’ve just been winging it, though, and I think it’s been going well.

[@Lunar-YT]

very clear and informative, great tutorial!

[@PistonMiner]

Little thing btw, to solve the door issue at 38:00, you can actually place a trigger directly in front of the door and use OnEndTouch to close the door. That way you dont have to do the 3 brushes and worry about portals.

[@Arachnaphob]

+PistonMiner Problem with that is that you could walk back through the door and trap yourself in the pre-test lobby area thing.

[@PistonMiner]

+Arachnaphob True, but you can make the trigger extend past the door far enough it can't be closed if you really have to.

[@rogers5887]

Thanks - really informative and clear! :)

[@prorandomvids]

Can't wait for overgrown

[@thefanofspam]

yiss

[@tigermoth00]

yes

[@jacooobdavis]

Underground Style?

[@kertchu]

Art therapy style?

[@igorseabra4]

There's no real need to make a trigger that will close the exit door once you pass it. The exit elevator logic instance actually has one for that, so if you name the door @exit_door it will close automatically

[@Wojciechgc]

20:26 my favourite part of video

[@Arachnaphob]

Overgrown Tutorial is nearly here!

[@frosti8787]

where are you :(

[@quaternaryyy]

Oh, and ~55 minutes in - why not use the PTI light strip models? They're a lot easier to put in because they rest on top of the surface you stick them to, so you don't have to carve out all that nodraw behind them. Kinda like stickers. ...I think they have an issue with z-fighting when viewed from really far away, but the ones in the antechamber are close to you so I don't think it's an issue. right?

[@bronkolie]

20:26 literally me

[@jldcmom4]

I've been tryin to use hammer lately, my maps look um...

[@balkanio3383]

when i try to put login on a elevator shaft at 1:12 it replaces the whole thing

[@RECHARGED77]

Im trying to get the elevator, i did what you did but when i pressed apply nothing happened

[@Enigma781]

Legit the best tutorial for portal 2 themes (if not only). Any chance you could do an overgrown / destroyed tutorial?

[@Arachnaphob]

YepYouKnowlt I am literally exporting the video as we speak :)

[@Enigma781]

sweet :D

[@asmylia9880]

can you write down the most important things in the subscription, please? I can't see for example, what kind of music, nor what kind of different textures you used.

[@OsbordPlunky]

1:01 How do you make it so your models are fully coloured/textured? I have the the 3D model enabled but it's always this bland orange colour.

[@Arachnaphob]

On your top toolbar go to instancing>View Instances>Show Normal

[@OsbordPlunky]

Arachnaphob Ah great thanks, fast response lol

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

Can you please put a link in the description for your Overgrown portal map?

[@thefanofspam]

And BTW I love Audacity ^_^

[@mrfaker-xe2kf]

can someone give me the download link for the door instance? thanks

[@MrGermandeutsch]

Many things in the Video were somewhat ... painful to watch. But you tried, and it was good.

[@quaternaryyy]

Avg search lol Ok but seriously - I'm about 20 minutes in right now, and have some little questions... a) Why is it bad to have a texture extend out into the void? b) Is it bad to have a texture (that isn't nodraw) ENTIRELY in the void (think "PTI maps imported into hammer", where the outside of them is covered in floor/wall textures.)

[@asmylia9880]

well, the game is slowing down and the capacity of the file is shrinking with every texture, that is not useful, btw with every un-useful texture, the file is growing without reason.

[@PeeperSneeperInTheDeepers]

The elevator frame won't appear for me :/ (The one you put in at 0:46)

[@Arachnaphob]

Russell Casad Most likely the map isn't saved or the elevator instance is missing. I don't know what would be the cause farther than that.

[@PeeperSneeperInTheDeepers]

Arachnaphob I did what you said and it doesn't work :/ I even went to the exact file you were on, I wanted to make a 'overgrown' style and I was trying to lean from your 'clean' style tutorial, is there anywhere else I can find the file?

[@PeeperSneeperInTheDeepers]

Russell Casad Oh, I fixed it, I saved and restarted hammer, That is my advice to anyone having the issue ^-^

[@thefanofspam]

YESH! FINALEH!!!! :D :D THANK YOUUUUU

[@nctamid604]

what?! what did you even do for the trigger to open the door when you walk to it? I cant find anything about how I'm supposed to use a trigger.

[@Peter-ft8nl]

use the brush tool with the trigger texture the double click on it and do ctrl=t. go to the top right and change it from a func_detail to a trigger_once.

[@tigermoth00]

Nice! Very helpful!

[@greenhoodiecat]

wheatley athstetics?

[@ZapProd]

Da bean test chamber

[@missingtextureman101]

how do you put your rotation on a grid?

[@NanoBotSigma]

Double click on the thing on the 2d view.

[@chloe_gospinny]

How do you select multiple objects at once?

[@jswid2251]

kg22backup Crl+left mouse click

[@jswid2251]

Hold Ctrl in for every click

[@PeeperSneeperInTheDeepers]

forums.thinking.withportals.com/post108550.html#p108550 there is the new door frame download link

[@callmeJackUK]

All of the models look yellow on mine?

[@Arachnaphob]

+callmeJack Your model render distance is probably set too low. Go to tools>options>3D views, then increase the model render distance slider.

[@MiniHQ]

How do u rotate at 45 degree angle ?

[@Jackson-ub1uv]

Go to Tools -> Options -> 2D Views and tick the ‘rotate by 15 degrees’ setting.

[@MiniHQ]

@@Jackson-ub1uv figured this out 2 years ago but thanks !

[@1123RYANJAMES]

Were u stoned? U made some sounds I make when stoned. LOL

[@MilkMaster72]

how do i run the map

[@Arachnaphob]

+Furry Zombie Puppy I would reccomend watching some basic hammer tutorials before watching these. However, to run the map, pressing F9 will bring up the compiler window, and from there it will let you choose your options for compiling+running the level.

[@Blehh5678]

Honestly why do people need hammer for this? The only reason I see for somebody to use hammer is if they wanted an overgrown/Wheatley/original complex puzzle idea. This looks like it can be made easily in the original in game editor, and certainly in less than one hour at that too

[@milo-ep7tq]

What if you wanted a diversity vent or something? Anyway, hammer is just more professional.

[@Peter-ft8nl]

Hammer Is WAY more flexible than the PTI editor even the geometry here is impossible in PTI. Aldo this is made to be a base point not a end. i.e. His overgrown tutorial starts with this Plus PTI is badly optimised

[@asmylia9880]

jjt171 Also, PeTI is overusing textures. Even places you can't see/reach are filled unnessecary with textures, which makes the level itself very resource heavy. With hammer, you can just texture those things you actually see/reach and fill the rest with Nodraw, which actually takes 0 impact. You've got smaller files.