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:Valve maps use CHEMICAL so I've updated that article.
:Valve maps use CHEMICAL so I've updated that article.


==Glitch prevention==
== Glitch prevention screenshots ==
Fling is a basic element of gameplay, not a glitch. Also, most surfaces in Portal are portal-able concrete, and most hallways in the campaign have portalable surface on the walls and ceiling. Plus with the wording infinite loop I thought they were presenting the possibility of the player getting ''stuck'' in an infinite loop, which is absurd, but thinking about it now it's probably referencing using that as an alternate way to build up acceleration for a fling. Still, you can hardly call basic gameplay concepts glitches in the same vein as portal bumping and like. I understand it's important to keep fling in mind when designing a puzzle, but again it's hard to think of it as a ''glitch'' or expect mappers to put metal on every ceiling or something. Not to mention many of the campaign missions have ways to circumvent the "intended" solution, and many of these are featured in the challenges and Advanced maps.


Reading further I see there are several other basic features, such as stacking props, that are listed. Maybe they should be separated into a different article labelled "design considerations" or something, rather than calling them "glitches"? Or the article should just be renamed? What do you think? [[User:Thelonesoldier|Thelonesoldier]] 17:48, 27 December 2010 (UTC)
I kind of want to reformat the Glitch Prevention article so it isn't so messy; could you upload your images here so we can apply normal image formatting to them? [[User:Thelonesoldier|Thelonesoldier]] 12:50, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
:It isn't calling the ability to loop infinitely to gain momentum or to stack boxes glitches as they are intended functionality but they can be used to glitch the flow of the map as the designer meant it to be. --[[User:Omnicoder|Omnicoder]] 00:48, 28 December 2010 (UTC)
:Can't do it from my iPod so it'll have to wait until I can get to a computer. Why not just save them and upload? --[[User:Omnicoder|Omnicoder]] 20:57, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Latest revision as of 13:57, 2 January 2011

Well, looks like Good Karma blessed us both. JeffLane came and made this place serious again. --BreakingAtTheHinges 21:37, 17 September 2010 (UTC)

Poison water damage type

I was going off of Portal_Mapping_FAQ which says to use Poison as the damage type. Thelonesoldier 20:16, 3 October 2010 (UTC)

Valve maps use CHEMICAL so I've updated that article.

Glitch prevention screenshots

I kind of want to reformat the Glitch Prevention article so it isn't so messy; could you upload your images here so we can apply normal image formatting to them? Thelonesoldier 12:50, 2 January 2011 (UTC)

Can't do it from my iPod so it'll have to wait until I can get to a computer. Why not just save them and upload? --Omnicoder 20:57, 2 January 2011 (UTC)
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