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Proteus Anguinus

Proteus anguinus, or the olm, is a neotenic, cave-dwelling salamander native to Europe. It is remarkable for its mildly nightmarish appearance, lack of eyes, lazy lifestyle, and a lifespan of up to 100 years, with an average of ~70 years.

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Funnels are one of my favorite mechanics, so I was shocked to see the last map I made with one is 2 years old already. The puzzle began as a remake of Barrier, however I was dissatisfied with how it turned out, so I started experimenting, making changes, and eventually ended up with a completely different puzzle. Personally I wish the piston platforms would've seen a bit more use, but I'm very happy with how this turned out still. Difficulty-wise I'd estimate this map to be easy-medium, leaning towards easy.

The behind-the-scenes vista here was inspired by and based off mp_coop_tbeam_drill. I wanted to do something I haven't done before, and I haven't worked with BTS areas much, and when I did they always strayed from Portal 2's design. The idea was that the map is set in a less broken (or I guess more repaired) version of co-op course 4's post-Wheatley setting. Stylistically this roughly follows the same, E3-inspired style as Amphiuma Tridactylum.

I don't have anything else to add, so just enjoy solving this!

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Unintended:
- Any sorts of glitches, speedrunning tricks, cube throwing, etc.

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Custom assets and tools used:
Door frame instance by Konclan
Beta-styled catwalks by Fiffle__Sniffle

HammerAddons[github.com] by TeamSpen210
Hammer++[ficool2.github.io] by ficool2

Most custom assets were taken from the Portal Mapping and Modding[discord.gg] and Thinking with Portals[discord.gg] Discord servers.
Additional assets were taken from the BEEMod[github.com].

If I forgot to credit anyone, please let me know!!