Portal 2 and the Portal Updates

[Moving_Target]

Later on, Newell is asked about the possibility of a direct crossover between Portal and Half-Life, as both games are set in the same continuity. Newell did not directly confirm such a crossover will take place, but he did say that setting both games in the same universe has a purpose.

Pretty interesting. Here's the link where it came from and it has a video. Going to watch that next.

http://kotaku.com/#!5799661/valve-turns ... says-chief

[Nihillo]

I don't think Chell and Gordon will meet anytime soon, the two games are set 200 years apart, there is a reason behind that, Valve wanted to make Portal 2 separate from the HL2 saga. They might meet up in Half-life 3 (if and when that ever happens), but that's it. Gordon would need to go into suspension and skip a few decades into the future again.

There's the Borealis, though, I guess we might see a couple things being carried over from Portal, I hope to see repulsion and propulsion gels inside the Borealis, I mean, it came from the 70's Aperture Science and all that.

[Teancum]

Another great poster below. Also, anyone know how to unlock the developer commentary?

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Oh, and the Portal 2 mod tools have been released for PC.

http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=5443&p=1

[THEWULFMAN]

Another great poster below. Also, anyone know how to unlock the developer commentary?

Hidden/Spoiler:

Oh, and the Portal 2 mod tools have been released for PC.

http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=5443&p=1

That poster is epic, great find T.


Maybe if it gets enough popularity, GT can have a Portal 2 Modding section

[The_Emperor]

Also, anyone know how to unlock the developer commentary?

Play singleplayer - Developer Commentary

You can't save when in Developer Commentary mode tho, but you can select any chapter (provided you've unlocked it in the normal singleplayer)

[Fusion]

Also, despite what many people were saying, you can also get achievements in Developer Commentary. However, as there is no quicksave option, it's not recommended because you have to get it on the first try or find a way to get yourself killed.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Another great poster below.

Hidden/Spoiler:

[Dio773]

Another great poster below.

Hidden/Spoiler:

You know, since I can't build my own trans-dimensional portal gun, I think I would totally build a lemon launcher just like that

[Nihillo]

Old post:

Hidden/Spoiler:

Actually, that would be an interesting puzzle element.

New:
The official soundtrack is out now, for free:
http://www.thinkwithportals.com/music.php

So if you like to listen to bleeps and blops, download it now.

[Twilight_Warrior]

Are they gonna release a Volume II later? I feel like there's no way this can be all of it...

[Nihillo]

Old post:
Probably. This Volume seems to be missing the action oriented tracks, like that one that plays when you are escaping from GLaDOS, the stuff from coop also seems to be missing. Volume I is mostly the ambient music generated by the puzzles.

New Post:
There's something fishy going on, I don't know if it's important, I don't even know if it is related to Portal, but apparently TF2 got updated with 78 birds. These changes have been undocumented and don't appear to have any clear purpose in the game, the last time we had something like this, we got the Potato ARG, so this might be pointing at yet another of these events coming up.

It's probably nothing, but stay sharp.

[The_Emperor]

Odd... doesn't have to be connected to Portal 2 though, maybe some big future TF2 update?

[Teancum]

Maybe someone just thought it would be fun to have birds. Doesn't seem like anything of significance.

[Hebes24]

Yeah, probably just an aesthetic thing. If it had shown up in TF2 and, say, a bunch of indie titles on Steam, we might have something.

[Fingerfood]

See, on any other game I'd believe what Tean and Hebes said, but it's Valve and TF2. So OBVIOUSLY they mean SOMETHING. Maybe not Portal 2. Maybe not EP3. But it could be something like the Golden Wrench thing. Or more hats.

[The_Emperor]

See, on any other game I'd believe what Tean and Hebes said, but it's Valve and TF2. So OBVIOUSLY they mean SOMETHING.

Agreed. We're talking about Valve here. This is just too random to be random.

[Hebes24]

Unless that's what they want us to think....

[Nihillo]

I have a couple things to mention, the folks at the TF2 Wiki have started an unofficial (for now) wiki for the Portal series, as shown in this video, you can check it out here. Yes, a lemon pops up at 3:43, that probably is just a random and insignificant joke though.

Just to clarify, previously TW asked if Valve was planning to release any more volumes of the soundtrack, from what I've read in the wiki, they will release three volumes; no release dates as of yet.

[Hebes24]

Just to clarify, previously TW asked if Valve was planning to release any more volumes of the soundtrack, from what I've read in the wiki, they will release three volumes; no release dates as of yet.

Valve time, as usual.

[Fusion]

The second one will be released in six years from now, and then the third volume will be forgotten about as they release the Left 4 Dead Soundtracks and the DotA2 Soundtrack.


Oh.