Portal 2 Puzzle Maker/Cube

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Cubes are a testing element in Portal puzzles. Common uses of Cubes include weighing down Buttons, blocking Lasers, and knocking over Turrets. The Portal 2 Puzzle Maker includes 4 types of cubes: Weighted, Companion, Edgeless Safety, and Franken. Each of these cubes, when placed, creates a Cube Dropper above it automatically.

Weighted

Standard weighted storage cube.

Item Properties

• Cube Type
  • Turns this cube into the selected type (Standard, Companion, Reflective, Sphere, Franken)
• Dropper Enabled
  • If checked, a Cube Dropper of the selected type is automatically placed on the ceiling above this cube.
• Auto-drop First Cube
  • If checked, the Cube Dropper will automatically drop a cube upon beginning the level.
• Auto-respawn Cube
  • If checked, when the associated cube is destroyed, the dropper will drop a new one without needing to be activated.

Companion Cube

Pink variation of the weighted storage cube, with heart iconography. In official levels this cube is used to signify that the player will use it for multiple puzzles and should bring it with them, however it has no special properties when compared with the weighted storage cube.

Item Properties

• Cube Type
  • Turns this cube into the selected type (Standard, Companion, Reflective, Sphere, Franken)
• Dropper Enabled
  • If checked, a Cube Dropper of the selected type is automatically placed on the ceiling above this cube.
• Auto-drop First Cube
  • If checked, the Cube Dropper will automatically drop a cube upon beginning the level.
• Auto-respawn Cube
  • If checked, when the associated cube is destroyed, the dropper will drop a new one without needing to be activated.

Edgeless Safety Cube

Also known as a Sphere, the edgeless safety cube can be used to activate Sphere Buttons. As it is spherical, it tends to roll when not pressing a button.

Item Properties

• Cube Type
  • Turns this cube into the selected type (Standard, Companion, Reflective, Sphere, Franken)
• Dropper Enabled
  • If checked, a Cube Dropper of the selected type is automatically placed on the ceiling above this cube.
• Auto-drop First Cube
  • If checked, the Cube Dropper will automatically drop a cube upon beginning the level.
• Auto-respawn Cube
  • If checked, when the associated cube is destroyed, the dropper will drop a new one without needing to be activated.

Franken Cube

Resembling two turrets combined with a weighted storage cube, the Franken Cube will hop in a straight line forward if placed upright. If placed on a different side, it has no special properties when compared with a weighted storage cube.

Item Properties

• Cube Type
  • Turns this cube into the selected type (Standard, Companion, Reflective, Sphere, Franken)
• Dropper Enabled
  • If checked, a Cube Dropper of the selected type is automatically placed on the ceiling above this cube.
• Auto-drop First Cube
  • If checked, the Cube Dropper will automatically drop a cube upon beginning the level.
• Auto-respawn Cube
  • If checked, when the associated cube is destroyed, the dropper will drop a new one without needing to be activated.

See Also

Reflection Cube