List of Portal 2 Map Resources

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Warning:Article contains a thumbnail of maps from Portal 2, to help map makers find maps.

There are useful examples and resources that can be looked at within the official Portal 2 maps. Portal 2 Authoring Tools comes with a sdk_content folder, that shows source map files of a very few maps for Singleplayer and Coop.

Below is a list of official maps and its special resources. This list is there to help find more examples and instances.

List of Maps and Resources

The list lists up unique appearances of noteable resources and special instances used, in order to not overfill the list.

Singleplayer

Maps are in the order of the update/scripts/vscripts/transitions/sp_transition_list.nut file.

Thumbnail	Map Name	Noteable Resources	Noteable instances used	Other notes
Act 1
	sp_a1_intro1
	sp_a1_intro2	Toggleable Portal Emitters
	sp_a1_intro3	Departure Elevator Cleaning
	sp_a1_intro4	Glass break on stand
	sp_a1_intro5
	sp_a1_intro6
	sp_a1_intro7	Core Panel
	sp_a1_wakeup
Act 2
	sp_a2_intro	Camera Transition Spawn		Transition teleportation point is set to @incinerator
	sp_a2_laser_intro	Usage of Lasers
	sp_a2_laser_stairs	Stair panels and other panels Elevator turret boxes
	sp_a2_dual_lasers
	sp_a2_laser_over_goo	Horizontal moving panel
	sp_a2_catapult_intro	Faith Plate Falling Panels
	sp_a2_trust_fling		chamber_hallways/entry_hallway_tall_dirty_nocaps_bustfloor.vmf	Map available in sdk_content folder.
	sp_a2_pit_flings	Broken fizzler
	sp_a2_fizzler_intro	Props exit elevator
	sp_a2_sphere_peek	Ghost panel	chamber_hallways/entry_hallway_tall_dirty_nocaps_errorarm.vmf (Unpublished)
	sp_a2_ricochet	Panels
	sp_a2_bridge_intro	Lightbridge A type of Entry Hallway Tall
	sp_a2_bridge_the_gap	Broken Test Door Choreo
	sp_a2_turret_intro	No departure elevator Vertical Door
	sp_a2_laser_relays	No arrival elevator Map shows panel design Laser Relays Departure Filled turret elevator
	sp_a2_turret_blocker	Moving glass panel Falling turret departure elevator
	sp_a2_laser_vs_turret	Breaking vent
	sp_a2_pull_the_rug	Vertical moving panel
	sp_a2_column_blocker	Departure elevator speed change	test_chambers/bday_antechamber.vmf	Map available in sdk_content folder.
	sp_a2_laser_chaining
	sp_a2_triple_laser	Short chamber hallway Clean chamber Laser with sound
	sp_a2_bts1	Seamingless teleportation BTS door panels Panel relays Neurotoxin	sabotage/auto_solving_chamber.vmf (Unpublished) sabotage/jailbreak_chamber.vmf (Unpublished)
	sp_a2_bts2	Turrets from tubes Yellow elevator Seal In VScript	sabotage/seal_in_arms.vmf (Unpublished) sabotage/seal_in_panels.vmf (Unpublished)	Level starts without elevator and no transition teleportation.
	sp_a2_bts3	Vertical Door Core Flashlight Lasering panels Tubes	sabotage/laser_cutter_arm_1.vmf (Unpublished)
	sp_a2_bts4	Conveyor Belt Special Turret Turret custom target Template Scanner Defective Turrets
	sp_a2_bts5	Moving Portals Special transition Shredder for Turrets Laser cutting wall physics	sabotage/portal_panel_1.vmf (Unpublished) sabotage/portal_panel_2.vmf (Unpublished)
	sp_a2_bts6	Camera Scene Vacuum Tubes		tube_ride_viewproxy
	sp_a2_core	Choreo
Act 3
	sp_a3_00			Transition teleportation point is set to @bottomless_pit
	sp_a3_01	Camera start Vault Timing button
	sp_a3_03	Doors
	sp_a3_jump_intro			Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_bomb_flings			Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_crazy_box			Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_transition01			Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_speed_ramp	Ramps		Map available in sdk_content folder. Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_speed_flings	Rotating Panel		Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_portal_intro			Transition teleportation point: @test_dome_lift
	sp_a3_end	Custom elevator		Transition teleportation point: @hallway
Act 4
	sp_a4_intro	Monitors
	sp_a4_tb_intro	Monitors Relaying Panels
	sp_a4_tb_trust_drop	Panels
	sp_a4_tb_wall_button	Moving chamber
	sp_a4_tb_polarity
	sp_a4_tb_catch
	sp_a4_stop_the_box	Chamber moves
	sp_a4_laser_catapult			Map available in sdk_content folder.
	sp_a4_laser_platform	Laser Wall
	sp_a4_speed_tb_catch	Ramp
	sp_a4_jump_polarity	Breaking Chamber Hallway
	sp_a4_finale1	Crushers
	sp_a4_finale2	Moving Chamber Linked teleportation Shredder		Transition teleportation point: @hallway
	sp_a4_finale3	Explosives Special Tube Conveyor Belt		Transition teleportation point: @hallway
	sp_a4_finale4	Cores Transition where position is maintained from previous level Core Panel		Transition teleportation point: @hallway
Act 5
-	sp_a5_credits

Coop

Maps are in the order of the update/scripts/vscripts/debug_scripts/mp_coop_transition_list.nut file.

Thumbnail	Map Name	Noteable Resources	Noteable instances used	Other notes
Intro
164px	mp_coop_start	Ping Tool triggers Portalgun Podest
-	mp_coop_lobby_2	-	-	Old Hub without the DLC room. Gets used as Commentary Map
-	mp_coop_lobby_3	Selectable Tracks DLC1 Camera Vacuum Tube Transition
DAY 1 - TEAMBUILDING
	mp_coop_doors	Camera Coop Exit Door Animated Panels	coop/coop_spawn_room.vmf coop/coop_team_double_exit_door.vmf coop/coop_endlevel_room.vmf	Map available in sdk_content folder.
164px	mp_coop_race_2	Coop Checkpoint spawn Sphere Button Timed buttons
	mp_coop_laser_2	Toggleable Panels Coop Checkpoint spawn Lasers Laser Relays
	mp_coop_rat_maze	Moveable Block Panels		Map start triggers "Rock Paper Scissors" taunt
	mp_coop_laser_crusher	Slow Moving Toggleable Crushers Vertical Platforms
	mp_coop_teambts	CD Timed Levers		"laugh" taunt
DAY 2 - FLINGING "Mass and Velocity"
	mp_coop_fling_3	Vertical Moving Platform
	mp_coop_infinifling_train	Arm placing button
	mp_coop_come_along	Platform panels
	mp_coop_fling_1
	mp_coop_catapult_1	Special wall		robot dance
	mp_coop_multifling_1	Cube Button
	mp_coop_fling_crushers	Double timed Floor Buttons Timed Relaying Crushers Vertical Platform
	mp_coop_fan	Ventilator Fan Switchable Vacuum Cube Dispenser System Fling Adjustment on portalshootable wall
DAY 3 - LIGHTBRIDGES "Hard-Light Surfaces"
	mp_coop_wall_intro	Lightbridge
164px	mp_coop_wall_2
	mp_coop_catapult_wall_intro
164px	mp_coop_wall_block	Automatic Platform Panel
	mp_coop_catapult_2
164px	mp_coop_turret_walls	Automatic Platform Bridge Panel
	mp_coop_turret_ball
	mp_coop_wall_5	Laser object placer Lightbridges Object from Vacuum Tube		teamhug
DAY 4 - TBEAM "Excursion Funnels"
	mp_coop_tbeam_redirect	Reversable Tractor Beam Shredders
	mp_coop_tbeam_drill	Toggleable Panels
	mp_coop_tbeam_catch_grind_1	Shredders Shredder Wall Movement Toggleable Panel		trickfire
164px	mp_coop_tbeam_laser_1	Toggleable Stair Panels
164px	mp_coop_tbeam_polarity	Wall Cube Button
	mp_coop_tbeam_polarity2	Automatic Crusher
	mp_coop_tbeam_polarity3	Automatic platform panel Toggleable wall
	mp_coop_tbeam_maze	Various of different Crushers Kill trigger for two players entering maze
	mp_coop_tbeam_end	Non-active turret templates on platforms Turret self-closing window Self enabling turret gun out state
DAY 5 - PAINT "Mobility Gels"
	mp_coop_paint_come_along	Underground Coop Spawn Underground Coop Exit Gel Vertical moving platform
	mp_coop_paint_redirect	Underground Fizzlers Underground Panels
	mp_coop_paint_bridge	Lightbridge with arm panel to underground Underground Coop Checkpoint	multiplayer/two_player_airlock_underground.vmf
164px	mp_coop_paint_walljumps	Lightbridge with arm panel to underground Underground Coop Checkpoint
	mp_coop_paint_speed_fling	Ramp Crushers Bipart Blast Door	underground/security_door_01_areaportalled.vmf (Unpublished)
	mp_coop_paint_red_racer	Ramp Defective Turrets		Map available in sdk_content folder.
	mp_coop_paint_speed_catch	Timed panels
164px	mp_coop_paint_longjump_intro	Vault Lasers Taunt Trigger Cube Ramp Toggleable Panels Timed Levers
DAY DLC1
164px	mp_coop_separation_1	Door Panels
164px	mp_coop_tripleaxis	Vertical Moving Platform Crusher Animation
164px	mp_coop_catapult_catch	Fling Adjuster Trigger Toggleable Wall Ramp
	mp_coop_2paints_1bridge	Visible Disassembly Coop Exit
164px	mp_coop_paint_conversion	Special spawn and checkpoint Timed Levers
164px	mp_coop_bridge_catch	Platform Wall Parts decoration
164px	mp_coop_laser_tbeam	Vertical Moving Platforms
	mp_coop_paint_rat_maze	Moveable Block Panels
	mp_coop_paint_crazy_box	Glass Box Door Gate Night vision
Credits
-	mp_coop_credits			Credits for after DAY 5.

By default available .VMF files

These can be found in the sdk_content folder, available when installing Portal 2 Authoring Tools, along with instances.

• sp_a2_column_blocker
• sp_a2_trust_fling
• sp_a3_speed_ramp
• sp_a4_laser_catapult

• mp_coop_doors
• mp_coop_paint_red_racer

• zoo_mechanics

Various of different resources.

Other maps

• mp_coop_community_hub

This map can be run with the map command, because it is named "mp_coop_community_hub" for some reason.

Possible Unpublished Instance Locations

• sp_a1_intro1

motel/intro_skybox

A clear visible area of a skybox.

global_ents_environment_sp_intro_01

Most likely, as it is different from the other global_ents, except that it collapsed some from global_ents_generic.

• sp_a2_ricochet

A type of animated_panels/64x64_floor_repair_x9panels

Along with a x3 and x6 type.

A regular reflectocube dropper, or an unpublished one.

Glass panels

one of them could be a type of "dest_ceiling" "256x512"

• sp_a2_bts5

Possible buttons/push_button_small

• sp_a4_laser_catapult

Most likely bts/bts_wall_module_512x1024_01c based on the light.

• sp_a4_tb_catch

A possible version of bts/bts_wall_module_512x1024_01a_far (a version without cables)

• sp_a4_tb_polarity

Another version of that wall module.

• mp_coop_fan

Possible coop/coop_lever_button.vmf

• "dest_floor" versions:

sp_a2_pull_the_rug "128x128"

sp_a2_ricochet a white version "128x256" and "256x256"

mp_coop_wall_intro a white version "128x256"

mp_coop_turret_walls a mixed version "128x256"

• "dest_wall" versions:

sp_a1_intro5 "64x128" white version

sp_a1_intro6 "256x256"

References

Transition Teleportation Point

This article Elevator_(Portal_2) explains how to create elevators by using instances. The problem is, those instances were specifically created for the singeplayer mode, if you want to customize something specific such as whetever to spawn with or without a Portalgun, you would have to customize the instance or the VScript. If you're creating a workshop map, it's better to create a instance or a customized VScript, packed within the BSP.

Most of those transitions use update/scripts/vscripts/transitions/sp_transition_list.nut as a VScript file and call the function OnPostTransition() within it. This will loop through the table scanning for the current map. When the map was found and there's no entry in the table before the map, starting with the character @, then by default it will try to teleport to @elevator_entry_teleport and @arrival_teleport.

Note:Note that some files override eachother, example "portal2", "portal2_dlc1", etc.

See also

• List of Portal 2 Instances
• Decompiling Maps