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{{Blue Portals|4}} is a first person puzzle platformer running on the [[Source|Source Engine]]. Restricted to just blue portals, you have to get through a variety of interesting tests, with brand new game mechanics!
''In November 2010, just after Thanksgiving (in the United States), the first ever version of Blue Portals was released to the public. Now, five years later, we're ready to release it again - this time on Steam. In honor of Blue Portals' fifth birthday, we've decided to bring our first ever mod to a much larger platform with a wider audience. This Steam Anniversary Edition would come packaged with everything in the current build of Blue Portals, but with additional features:''
 
* Revamped assets, including brand new higher resolution textures and (possibly) new voicework.
* Bug fixes, performance improvements, and general enhancements.
* Easy installation, simply click to download!
* Improved packaging - no more loose files.
* Automatic updates (if needed).
* Steam achievements and cloud saves.
* Soundtrack available for free (composed by The Hamster Alliance)!
 
''If Greenlit, we would of course need some time to make our improvements and changes and implement new features - but when we're done it will be release for free just as it was five years ago!''
 
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''As always, thanks for the support and happy testing!
rHetorical''


== Overview ==
== Overview ==
The mod is for the game {{portal|4}}. You explore the Blue Portals Development Center, getting by, test by test. The mod has custom maps, materials, models, and audio. The mod was developed by Reepblue and ChrisWeyland, and released in 2010. The 2014 release includes Extended Play, Conversion Cubed, and both entries for the PlanetPhillip mapping competition. It also adds full support for the Steampipe update. The mod has an average of a 9.1 rating on ModDB, from a combined total of 375 votes at the time of this page was written.


Blue Portals is a unique Source Engine modification created for the original Portal, developed entirely by two people and released in November 2010 - five years ago! And in honor of its fifth anniversary, we've decided to bring it to Steam. Unlike most other Portal mods, Blue Portals focuses on sending the player through a series of puzzles with only a single portal under their control - the other being controlled entirely by the environment. These new tests include a unique art style, a new soundtrack, and fun new mechanics and test elements!
== Blue Portals: UP ==
 
Blue Portals: Understanding Portals was going to be an expansion to Blue Portals, being developed by ChrisWeyland and WinstonSmith. It took place in a different Blue Portals center, and had a slightly different art direction.
The mod also includes the Extended Play map pack, which was created after the initial release of the mod. Revisit the cleverly-named Blue Portals Development Center, now with control over both portals as you solve brand new tests with even more new mechanics - including the brand new ECHO Device that grants the power of punting objects and launching into the air!
 
While Blue Portals released in November of 2010 and can be downloaded now (requires Portal), releasing via Steam would allow and motivate us to include a host of new features and improvements.
 
Blue Portals: Anniversary Edition will be released for free, though it will require you to own and install Portal.
 
== Developers ==
 
* Reepblue
* Chris M
* Rhetorical Games


== Images ==
== Blue Portals: Refresh ==
Blue Portals: Refresh was an attempt at picking up where they left of, since UP was canned. It was going to be a little more “fun” with vibrant colors and party balloons. It eventually turned into a version of Blue Portals 2 running off {{portal2|4}}. It was reported that the performance was terrible, and there are unfortunately no photos of it in that state.


See: https://www.moddb.com/mods/blue-portals/images
== Blue Portals: 5th Anniversary Edition ==
Blue Portals: 5th Anniversary Edition was an attempt at getting a version of Blue Portals greenlit for Steam. It would have included revamped assets, bug fixes, steam achievements, and some general enhancements. Rhetorical Games were involved in its development. It apparently isn't cancelled, and is "between developers" as of 2020.


== Videos ==
== Blue Portals: Redux ==
There’s a version coming to steam still currently in development, called Blue Portals: Redux. It’s being developed by Rhubarb & Rhubarb. It was initially teased in 2019, and not too much is known about it.


See: https://www.moddb.com/mods/blue-portals/videos
== Images ==
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== See Also ==
5th Anniversary Edition:
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[[Blue Portals Level Creation]]
Redux:
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Blue Portals- Redux - Screenshot 1.png|Redux Teaser 1
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Blue Portals Blue Portals is a first person puzzle platformer running on the Source Engine. Restricted to just blue portals, you have to get through a variety of interesting tests, with brand new game mechanics!

Overview

The mod is for the game Portal Portal. You explore the Blue Portals Development Center, getting by, test by test. The mod has custom maps, materials, models, and audio. The mod was developed by Reepblue and ChrisWeyland, and released in 2010. The 2014 release includes Extended Play, Conversion Cubed, and both entries for the PlanetPhillip mapping competition. It also adds full support for the Steampipe update. The mod has an average of a 9.1 rating on ModDB, from a combined total of 375 votes at the time of this page was written.

Blue Portals: UP

Blue Portals: Understanding Portals was going to be an expansion to Blue Portals, being developed by ChrisWeyland and WinstonSmith. It took place in a different Blue Portals center, and had a slightly different art direction.

Blue Portals: Refresh

Blue Portals: Refresh was an attempt at picking up where they left of, since UP was canned. It was going to be a little more “fun” with vibrant colors and party balloons. It eventually turned into a version of Blue Portals 2 running off Portal 2 Portal 2. It was reported that the performance was terrible, and there are unfortunately no photos of it in that state.

Blue Portals: 5th Anniversary Edition

Blue Portals: 5th Anniversary Edition was an attempt at getting a version of Blue Portals greenlit for Steam. It would have included revamped assets, bug fixes, steam achievements, and some general enhancements. Rhetorical Games were involved in its development. It apparently isn't cancelled, and is "between developers" as of 2020.

Blue Portals: Redux

There’s a version coming to steam still currently in development, called Blue Portals: Redux. It’s being developed by Rhubarb & Rhubarb. It was initially teased in 2019, and not too much is known about it.

Images

Refresh:

  • Refresh Screenshot 1

    Refresh Screenshot 1

  • Refresh Screenshot 2

    Refresh Screenshot 2

  • Refresh Screenshot 3

    Refresh Screenshot 3

5th Anniversary Edition:

  • 5th Anniversary Edition Logo

    5th Anniversary Edition Logo

Redux:

  • Redux Teaser 1

    Redux Teaser 1

  • Redux Teaser 2

    Redux Teaser 2

  • Redux Teaser 3

    Redux Teaser 3

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