Good map !
Not so hard to be trapped a long time but ask observation and reflexion. Nice for me!
Good job, I've enjoyed thanks a lot.

good idea. will give that a try if my portal ever will start working again...

Sorry, be able, that was meant to read.

Turn off sound, that greatly increases smoothness so u will b shown to increase your resolution.

Thanks also Haggis, I've given Fraps a try and am quite satisfied with what I get out of it. To make it smoother I just lower the resolution of my game while recording. Does't get you a HD quality clip, but smooth and good enough for the purpose. :)

I agree we sometimes do not see what others do and vise varsa. Your crediting is thoughtful. Thanks again. See you around the workshop.

When building a map it's hard to keep a blank player's perspective. In the mere 4 maps that I made so far I find that parts that I thought would be difficult are hard for some others, as well as the other way around. :) All the more reason to be thankful for all players willing to not only play, but also rate, and mostly comment on pros/cons/glitches. I will start crediting people who help with useful comments on my maps.

Finally got it. Much improved. I know it was obvious to you but it took me a bit to figure out how to get the glass cube to the opposit side of the room. Very nicely done. Thanks for your work and I hope you'll visit my workshop again and I'll do the same with yours.

Your demo did not work, I had this problem before with a workshop map. I used fraps, and virtual dub to make the file smaller. Fraps makes huge avi files which need to b reduced. Still trying to nail the quality of the video.

Hi Haggis, indeed you've got it. That's exactly the intended solution. :-) Thank you very much for testing it again and for creating and publishing that video. What method did you use to turn your demo into a vid?

Well done Dr.Strangelove, the changes you made to the map, leads me to believe i have done it the right way, check out my run through.Will need to ask the guys on ThinkingWithPortals about the quality of thier videos, still not happy with it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WZT8rB0TWgo&feature=youtu.be

Thanks again for showing me those undesired solutions. I think (hope) to have fixed them. Added a tiny puzzle and some -to my taste- pleasing fixes for the exploits found by Haggis and Jade. Please keep your observations coming! :)

Lol, dont be disheartened, i had 2 of the best players i have ever seen rip my Robot Extraction map to pieces. They to made videos of what they did, these guys know the Portal engine inside out, i was totally blown away by what they were doing. I am on version 5 of the 2 maps. Each version, Shakky, one of the guys making the videos, would make a new video of exploits in the map, but with the help of these videos, i am narrowing down the exploits. Will have a look at how you did it, and try to offer advice. I now know how to make better quality videos.

wow, thank you very much for this movie. this was very insightful for me. i have my work cut out for me to find solutions against your solutions :D thanks again, the quality was just fine for this purpose. ... damn, do i have work to do :)

I made this video of how i did it http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GIdEkzPle4A&feature=youtu.be , sorry about the quality, first time making a video with fraps, but i know what to do the next time.

Ah right, well done :) I've added a couple of walls (2 for the feeling of symmetry;) ), hopefully removing any options to let yourself go with the tractor beams towards the platform.

No, I used the timer to remove the fizzler then I made a portal up high to peak through and shot a portal on the top of that flip panel.
It's strang I know, either we see it or we don't.
Sometimes I just need to sleep on things.

Lol and I thought that the part to get the stairs up was the easiest part :)
Intended solution is in a demofile: here [dl.dropboxusercontent.com].
I will try to think of a good way to prevent you from using the faithplate at the exit-side to reach the platform at the exit. , if that is the way you used it. Thanks again!

Though it was slightly tougher I still managed to accomplish it.
The good news is I still am unsure of the intended solution.
I was able to exploit the flip panel that the ball funnels over the top of.

Hi Jade, thanks again for your comments :) I'm guessing you played the unchanged first version. You are very right that the more complex a map becomes -object wise, not necessarily puzzlewise- the more chances there will be that you can find someting exploitable. Still, those are the kind of maps i personally enjoy most so that's what I want to create... But indeed that will require more testing and tweaking than more 'simple' maps. I hope i have removed said shortcuts now.

I did it the same way as Haggis, then I dropped into the funnel and dropped out onto the exit platform so I didn't need the stairs. As he said these are good ideas and there is a lot going on. I find the more busy we make something the more possibilities of exploitation. But you'rer doing well and am sure you will work out the bugs.

Hi Haggis, I appreciate your comments and your offer to help! I've not used Hammer yet, or made a single demo so bear with me. I have made a few small changes, hopefully removing the shortcuts you used. I will try to make a demo, and see how to publish it so you can access it. And of course I'd be happy to try your maps too :)

Hi there, really liked the map, but i think i did not do it the intended way, it has real potential though. I managed to get both the cube and ball over to the other side, then all i did was place reflective cube on the cube button to activate the funnels, then place a portal at the reflective cube and a portal at either side of the door, to drop them in their funnels . It would be good if you could record a demo of how it is supposed to be done, then upload it and send me the link, i can try and help iron out the unitended solutions, only if you want. I know how to use hammer, you can check out the 3 maps i have made, so you know i have a bit of experience in map making.