Thanks to hard work and years of studying (stay in school, kids) the alchemists at Primotech have transformed blood and sweat into an incredible hack that lets you create portals all over the lovely, quasi-European walls of Half-Life 2's City 17. Some notes: you'll obviously need the PC version, you'll need to follow some dozen steps full of words like "hosing," and you'll want to keep a fresh pair of pants nearby. But before you get to all that, peep the video which is safely contained after the break.
The best thing you'll see today: Portal gun in Half-Life 2
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We'll be honest. We've got it bad. Portal, we're addicted to it. What started off as a fling with the perceived one-night floozy of the Orange Box lineup has turned into a serious long-term relationship. We find ourselves going through the other Orange Box offerings – and real life, we'll be honest – thinking, "Gee, I wish I had the Portal gun here."
Thanks to hard work and years of studying (stay in school, kids) the alchemists at Primotech have transformed blood and sweat into an incredible hack that lets you create portals all over the lovely, quasi-European walls of Half-Life 2's City 17. Some notes: you'll obviously need the PC version, you'll need to follow some dozen steps full of words like "hosing," and you'll want to keep a fresh pair of pants nearby. But before you get to all that, peep the video which is safely contained after the break.
Thanks to hard work and years of studying (stay in school, kids) the alchemists at Primotech have transformed blood and sweat into an incredible hack that lets you create portals all over the lovely, quasi-European walls of Half-Life 2's City 17. Some notes: you'll obviously need the PC version, you'll need to follow some dozen steps full of words like "hosing," and you'll want to keep a fresh pair of pants nearby. But before you get to all that, peep the video which is safely contained after the break.
Reader Comments (38)
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 9:24AM (Unverified) said
i too have fallen under the Portal spell. the whole Orange Box is superb but that little game gave me one of the best experiences gaming i've had in a long time. here's hoping for some DLC levels down the road. !!!!!!
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 12:31PM (Unverified) said
360 devs make DLC for their computer versions too...
oblivion being the only example i can think of at the moment :-/
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oblivion being the only example i can think of at the moment :-/
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 9:45AM Jomolungma said
In the immortal words of Dr. Frankenfurter... ROCKERS!
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 9:52AM (Unverified) said
I don't know, seems to make HL2 not a lot of fun now. I think the draw of portal to me was in solving puzzles, not using it to chesse my way behind opponents.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 10:24AM SIGDESTRUCTION said
Agreed, but if you consider the idea of using the portal gun in new, specifically designed areas that combine the puzzle solving aspects of Portal with the gunplay of Half Life, then I think you have a winner. That's what I'm hoping Episode 3 will largely be.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 1:55PM Saria the Cat said
Yeah, makes Half-Life way too easy. Kind of defeats the purpose of being paranoid all the time in FPS, always keeping your back to walls.
Now, imagine how much fun/terrifying/crazy it would be if THEY had portal guns as well. Now we've got something.
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Now, imagine how much fun/terrifying/crazy it would be if THEY had portal guns as well. Now we've got something.
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 10:00AM (Unverified) said
lol awesome!
PC > 360
Also I assume you still take fall damage in HL2, so don't do anything like try to make an infinite loop, or you're in for a world of hurt when you land.
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PC > 360
Also I assume you still take fall damage in HL2, so don't do anything like try to make an infinite loop, or you're in for a world of hurt when you land.
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 10:10AM Vegeta has a ps3 said
Man Portal is an amazing game. Though I do think its inclusion in Half-Life 2 would make the game much easier.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 1:11PM (Unverified) said
Tried it out, but it isn't flawless yet, the portal gun seems buggy in normal Half Life 2 levels and it would be cool if Valve would release a patch where you can just spawn the portal gun in normal HL2 (so you can play a complete game without having to load maps everytime).
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 11:30AM (Unverified) said
Actually, it's more likely because people were translocated there.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 11:13AM (Unverified) said
you can't open a port below an enemy and have them fall to their doom? aw man
and that player was using godmode, that's the way to not die from portal falls
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and that player was using godmode, that's the way to not die from portal falls
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 11:58AM (Unverified) said
yeah, i read the article. i wonder if you could load the portal gun among other portal resources in hl2, the way they loaded hl2 resources in portal
also, hl2 is awesome. i remember one time i fucked around with the gravity settings enough so that when things got hit they lost their attachment to gravity and floated like in space
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also, hl2 is awesome. i remember one time i fucked around with the gravity settings enough so that when things got hit they lost their attachment to gravity and floated like in space
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 12:34PM (Unverified) said
Actually the Flash version is a pretty good idea of what the real game is like, minus the humor. What level are you on, I'm stuck on 38!
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 12:55PM (Unverified) said
yeah 38 was a toughie, take out the turrets first though, it makes it a lot easier
and on 39/40, remember you can jump pretty high and you can glitch portals a lil bit thru the holes in walls while jumping
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and on 39/40, remember you can jump pretty high and you can glitch portals a lil bit thru the holes in walls while jumping
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 12:19PM (Unverified) said
Until it gets here I'm keeping myself busy with the flash version of Portal.
lol that sucks
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lol that sucks
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 12:56PM (Unverified) said
I miss Weighted Companion Cube.
This is the best thing i've seen all week.
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This is the best thing i've seen all week.
Posted: Oct 18th 2007 3:00PM (Unverified) said
i must say that the ending to portal was probably one of the best endings ive experienced in any game ever.
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Posted: Oct 18th 2007 6:15PM (Unverified) said
Do anyone now of a mirror of the GCFscape? The likned page seems to be down :(
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Posted: Oct 23rd 2007 11:23PM (Unverified) said
it's so mind bending even my video card started bending backwards trying to figure out the geometry of portal in half life 2
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