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   | title      = Calibration Course
   | title      = Calibration Course
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Most beginners (or players who made a [[Cooperative_Testing_Initiative#Reset_progress|reset]] recently) start from {{:Cooperative Testing Initiative/Calibration Course/link with introduction}} Its purpose is to teach player the basics of Cooperative testing, like the [[Ping Tool]], thinking with four [[portal]]s, etc.
Most beginners (or players who made a [[Cooperative_Testing_Initiative#Reset_progress|reset]] recently) start from {{:Cooperative Testing Initiative/Calibration Course/link with introduction}} Its purpose is to teach player the basics of Cooperative testing, like the [[Ping Tool]], thinking with four [[portals|portal]]s, etc.


== Mechanics ==
== Mechanics ==
* [[Door]]s
* [[Door]]s.
* [[Portal]]ble surfaces
* [[Portals|Portal]]ble surfaces.
* 3 [[1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]]s
* 3 [[1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button]]s.
* 3 [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button#Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle|Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle]]s
* 3 [[Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button#Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle|Weighted Storage Cube Receptacle]]s.
* 3 [[Vital Apparatus Vent]]s
* 3 [[Vital Apparatus Vent]]s.
* 4 [[Pedestal Button]]s
* 4 [[Pedestal Button]]s.
* 13 or 14 [[Material Emancipation Grill]]s
* 13 or 14 [[Material Emancipation Grill]]s...
* Collapsed [[panel]]s{{spoiler| which form a surface after activating the Pedestal Button}}
* Collapsed [[panel]]s which form doors and floors.


== Hazards ==
== Hazards ==
* Being crushed by the [[door]]
* Being crushed by the [[door]].
* [[Goo]]
* [[Goo]].
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== Walkthroughs ==
== Walkthroughs ==
=== Naive ===
=== Naive ===
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{{Voice line|GLaDOS|mp_coop_startdeath02}} when someone dies to the [[Goo]] 3rd time.<br />
{{Voice line|GLaDOS|mp_coop_startdeath02}} when someone dies to the [[Goo]] 3rd time.<br />
{{Voice line|GLaDOS|mp_coop_startdeath03}} when someone dies to the [[Goo]] 4th time.<br />
{{Voice line|GLaDOS|mp_coop_startdeath03}} when someone dies to the [[Goo]] 4th time.<br />
{{Voice line|GLaDOS|mp_coop_pingtool02}} when...{{Explain}}
{{Voice line|GLaDOS|mp_coop_pingtool02}} when pinging to request a portal from GLaDOS on a non-white surface.
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| {{Atlas's style}} | [[Atlas]]
| {{Atlas's style}} | [[Atlas]]
| {{Spoiler|block=yes|
| {{Spoiler|block=yes|
Wait for P-body to stand on [[1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|the red round button]]. Shot one [[portal]] close to the P-body, shot second close to the [[Pedestal Button]]. Wait for P-body to press the [[Pedestal Button]]. Repeat 7th part if needed.
Wait for P-body to stand on [[1500 Megawatt Aperture Science Heavy Duty Super-Colliding Super Button|the red round button]]. Shoot one [[portal]] close to the P-body, and shoot the second close to the [[Pedestal Button]]. Wait for P-body to press the [[Pedestal Button]]. Repeat 7th part if needed.
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==== Best time ====
==== Best time ====
==== Fewest portals ====
==== Fewest portals ====
== Notes ==
== Notes ==
* {{spoiler|In the 6th room, [[P-body]] can bring the [[cube]] over [[Goo]] and bypass the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] alone.}}
* {{spoiler|In the 6th room, [[P-body]] can bring the [[cube]] over [[Goo]] and bypass the [[Material Emancipation Grill]] alone.}}
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|File:Mp coop start0015.jpg|alt8=|2nd rooms (Atlas's POV).
|File:Mp coop start0015.jpg|alt8=|2nd pair of rooms (Atlas's POV).
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|File:Mp coop start0018.jpg|alt11=|3rd rooms (Atlas's POV).
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|File:Mp coop start0020.jpg|alt13=|4th rooms (Atlas's POV).
|File:Mp coop start0020.jpg|alt13=|4th pair of rooms (Atlas's POV).
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|File:Mp coop start0023.jpg|alt15=|5th rooms (Atlas's POV).
|File:Mp coop start0023.jpg|alt15=|5th pair of rooms (Atlas's POV).
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|File:Mp coop start0028.jpg|alt17=|6th rooms (Atlas's POV).
|File:Mp coop start0028.jpg|alt17=|6th pair of rooms (Atlas's POV).
|File:Mp coop start0031.jpg|alt18=|7th rooms (Atlas's POV).
|File:Mp coop start0031.jpg|alt18=|7th pair of rooms (Atlas's POV).
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==== 1st rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 1st pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
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==== 2nd rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 2nd pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
{{Gallery
{{Gallery
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==== 3rd rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 3rd pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
{{Gallery
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==== 4th rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 4th pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
{{Gallery
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==== 5th rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 5th pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
{{Gallery
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==== 6th rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 6th pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
{{Spoiler|
{{Spoiler|
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==== 7th rooms (P-body's POV) ====
==== 7th pair of rooms (P-body's POV) ====
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== External links ==
== External links ==
# [https://wiki.portal2.sr/Calibration https://wiki.portal2.sr/Calibration]
# [https://wiki.portal2.sr/Calibration https://wiki.portal2.sr/Calibration]
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[[Category:Portal 2 Co-op chambers]]
[[Category:Portal 2 Co-op chambers]]

Latest revision as of 21:48, 22 April 2024

Calibration Course
mp_coop_start.bsp

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Chamber icon water hazard on.pngChamber icon player button on.pngChamber icon cube button on.pngChamber icon cube hazard on.pngChamber icon pass cube on.png
Chamber icon turret hazard.pngChamber icon laser hazard.pngChamber icon laser redirection.pngChamber icon crusher hazard.pngChamber icon dirty water on.png

Most beginners (or players who made a reset recently) start from Calibration Course - the first Test Chamber during Portal 2's Cooperative Testing Initiative. Its purpose is to teach player the basics of Cooperative testing, like the Ping Tool, thinking with four portals, etc.

Mechanics

Hazards

Walkthroughs

Naive

Characters When Notes Link
GLaDOS

"Hello and, again, welcome to the Aperture Science Computer-Aided Enrichment Center." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Today, you will be testing with a partner." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Please wave to your partner." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

Always Tube01
Atlas and P-body
Use a Gesture menu (Q by default).
Always Waving preemptively may not work with some version...[1] Tube02
GLaDOS

"The upcoming tests require you to work together as a team." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"To facilitate collaboration, both of you have been equipped with a ping tool." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"BLUE, please use your ping tool to select your favorite animal." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

Always Tube03
Atlas

Ping (F by default) your favourite animal (choices: horse, deer, rooster, elephant, wolf, moose, baboon, porcupine, rhinoceros).

Always Tube04
GLaDOS

"Good." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"ORANGE, please observe your partner's favorite animal." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Good." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"ORANGE, please use your ping tool to select your favorite element from the periodic table." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

Always Tube05
P-body

Ping your favourite Periodic element (choices: copper, zinc, gallium, silver, cadmium, indium, gold, mercury, thallium).

Always Tube06
GLaDOS

"Really? Okay." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"BLUE, please observe your partner's... interesting choice." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

Always Tube07
GLaDOS

"Your ping tool can also be used to indicate to your partner where you would like them to place their portal." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"For the sake of this test, I will pretend to be your partner." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Using your ping tool, please indicate where you would like me to place your two portals. Ping each location." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

Always 1st01
Atlas and P-body

Use the Ping tool to place one portal over Handheld Portal Device and second next to you with the help of GLaDOS, then jump into the portal to get over the Goo and take the portal gun.

1st02
GLaDOS

"Oh... can someone reassemble Orange?" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play when P-body dies to the Goo for the 1st time.
"Oh... can someone reassemble Blue?" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play when Atlas dies to the Goo for the 1st time.
"Don't worry. You can't die. They will just reassemble you." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play when someone dies to the Goo 2nd time.
"Did you do that on purpose?" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play when someone dies to the Goo 3rd time.
"It seems rather earlier to require reassembly." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play when someone dies to the Goo 4th time.
"I can only place a portal on a white portalable surface." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play when pinging to request a portal from GLaDOS on a non-white surface.

Optional 1st03


GLaDOS

"Blue is first to acquire a Portal Device." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Orange now has a Portal Device. Finally." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

or

"Orange is first to acquire a Portal Device." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Blue now has a Portal Device. Finally." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

Always The exact order may vary from time to time. 1st04
GLaDOS

"Each portal gun may create two self-contained portals." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Please test your device by portaling to that ledge." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

2nd01
Atlas and P-body

Place portals to reach the higher ledge.

2nd02
Atlas

Stand on the red round button so that P-Body can proceed. Wait for P-Body to get to the next room.

3rd01
GLaDOS

"Calibrating Blue's weight..." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

3rd02
P-body

Stand on the red round button so that Atlas can proceed. Wait for Atlas to get to the next room.

3rd03
GLaDOS

"Calibrating Orange's weight..." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"No variances detected." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

3rd04
Atlas

Reach the top level with two portals then wait for P-body to place two portals for you.

4th01
GLaDOS

"Your ping tool is invaluable for communicating specific locations to your partner." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

4th02
P-body

Wait for the Atlas to reach the top level then place two portals so that Atlas can overcome the transparent wall.

4th03
Atlas and P-body

Summon a cube from Vital Apparatus Vent by pressing Pedestal Button then place the cube on the red square button. Wait for other if needed.

5th01
GLaDOS

"Weighted Cubes calibrated." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"No variances detected." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

5th02
Atlas

Summon a cube from Vital Apparatus Vent by pressing Pedestal Button until P-body manages to grab it by using it (E by default).

6th01
P-body

Grab the cube by using it (E by default). Move with the cube to the window on the right, where the cube won't disintegrate. Release the cube on Atlas's side. Move via Material Emancipation Grill without a cube toward the red square button. Wait for other if needed.

6th02
Atlas

Wait for a cube from the other side then grab it by using it (E by default). Bring it to next window with the red square button. Release the cube on P-body's side. Move to the exit if everything worked out, otherwise repeat.

6th03
P-body

Grab the cube by using it (E by default). Move with the cube to the red square button. Release the cube on the red square button. Move to the exit if everything worked out, otherwise repeat.

6th04
P-body

Move to the right after entering the room and stand on the red round button. Wait for Atlas to place one portal close to you and other close to the Pedestal Button. Move towards Pedestal Button and press it. Move towards exit.

7th01
Atlas

Wait for P-body to stand on the red round button. Shoot one portal close to the P-body, and shoot the second close to the Pedestal Button. Wait for P-body to press the Pedestal Button. Repeat 7th part if needed.

7th02
Atlas and P-body

Move towards exit.

7th03
GLaDOS

"Finally! I had almost given up hope of ever testing again." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"You are the first robots to pass calibration." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

7th04
GLaDOS

"Stop it!" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Completing this course was not a reason to behave like that." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
"Now let's continue testing." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

7th05

Speedrunning

Best time

Fewest portals

Notes

Gallery

Atlas's POV

Inside the tubes (Atlas's POV)

Rooms (Atlas's POV)

P-body's POV

Inside the tubes (P-body's POV)

1st pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

2nd pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

3rd pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

4th pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

5th pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

6th pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

7th pair of rooms (P-body's POV)

Achievements

High Five

High Five
High Five
Celebrate your cooperative calibration success
Difficulty: Story-related
How to obtain: Simply complete the calibration course in co-op to get this achievement.

Professor Portal

Professor Portal
Professor Portal
After completing co-op, complete Calibration Course online with a friend who hasn’t played before
Difficulty: N/A
How to obtain: Find random partners online, and immediately leave the game if you do not see the opening film. When you find a beginner, exit the game, friend them, and invite them. This will take a long time depending on how lucky you are. Alternatively, this achievement can be very easy if you already have friends on Steam who have Portal 2, but haven't done co-op mode yet.

Closed Captions

  • Party Whistle

Trivia

  • Players can use the console command say while the movie is playing...

GLaDOS' voice lines

  • "ORANGE, please show me where you would like me to place a portal." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play[citation needed]
  • "BLUE, please show me where you would like me to place a portal." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play[citation needed]
  • "Please ping a white portalable surface." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play[citation needed]
  • "Orange is awarded five points!" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play[citation needed]
  • "Blue is awarded five points!" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play[citation needed]
  • "Again, those are science collaboration points, which you should not confuse with points from competitions such as Who-Gets-To-Live-At-The-End-And-Who-Doesn’t. I mean basketball." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play[citation needed]
  • "Did you know humans frown on weight variances?" | Download Download | Play icon.png Play
  • "If you want to upset a human, just say their weight variance is above or below the norm." | Download Download | Play icon.png Play

References

  1. March 25, 2023 Patch or version "Protocol version 2001, Exe version 2.0.0.1 (portal2), Exe build: 19:15:46 Mar 3 2023 (8873) (620)"

External links

  1. https://wiki.portal2.sr/Calibration