but F6/F7 is highly recommended because one can't see the whole map from the very beginning. It seems the anti-trapping mechanism opposite to the exit area is extra.

noice :)

Really really cool. A lot of fun to work out :D

Nice map!

I enjoyed it. Nice reuse of elements and spaces. Thumbs up and favorited.

@Libbybapa I'll see what I can do. Thanks for playing!

i really enjoyed this map. i did have a little problem with the fact that there is a totally seperate area that cant really see so you cant see what direction to go in. but i really did enjoy playing it. i hopoe you keep creating.

I liked it a lot. Very nice map. I do have a few comments, though. It would be a lot better if you allowed the player to view most/all of the map from the beginning, most notably the exit. I almost didn't play the map because of all the noclipping I had to do just to find the exit. Along with giving the general direction of the map and where I needed to go next, a view of the whole map would eliminate the feeling of being unjustly punished each time I got to the 'next area' and realized there was something I should have done differently that I couldn't easily undo (start over...). With a prior view of the map, the punishment feels justified ("doh, I should have noticed that") but when I wasn't given the chance to see it beforehand the punishment of starting over feels unjust. I wasn't sure what the normal fizzler area near the exit was for. If it is for anti-trapping, then it's not necessary: https://youtu.be/7eZq1xttXiE Anyway, excellent map. Keep up the good work.

This time I believe I finished how I started :)

https://youtu.be/DFTN2IUp2M0

@Nock Thanks! I've already updated it.

Let me know when you've updated it (if you haven't already) and I can give it another go :)

Thanks Jade!

Fabulous. Ingenious ideas. Thanks

@bullfrog Thanks! glad you liked it ...

Brilliant puzzle and I’d say medium/hard is about right – medium for the first part, hard for the second! I got into the second main area in a reasonable amount of time and then took ages to work out what to take through, what to leave in the first area and where. After a further age, the end moves gradually became apparent. Big thumbs up and I’m gonna now lie down in a dark place for a bit!

@BehindPortal Thanks for playing! I've updated the map fixing some unintendedness.

my play - https://youtu.be/tI_O5YrE1IM

wow. excellent puzzle. very clever use of LB and portal surfaces. player need to plan before move. favorite

@jgaultney Thanks! I'll fix that although it's not a big thing.

A very challenging and enjoyable puzzle! It took me quite awhile to reach the second floor
but things went fairly smoothly after that. A definite thumbs up!
Unfortunately, your claim about ... "No ending without the start" isn't really true. :((
https://youtu.be/THe4yp17HdI
(Ignore the invisible cubes, that's an artifact of my capturing a 'playdemo' of a BEEMOD map.)

@Atom thanks mate! I'm glad you could solve it.

At first I thought I wouldn't solve this test. But finally, I solved one of your test. That was a fantastic puzzle, mate.

@club Thanks! Glad you liked it.

Wow, very challenging and fun. Several satisfying Aha! moments. Really nice aesthetics also. Big thumbs up. I didn't know about sv_player_collide_with_laser 0 before now, so thanks for that also.