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The "Puzzle Creator" does not appear to have a single official name; Valve published a blog post on the October 27, 2011 referring to the editor as the "Puzzle Creator"<ref name="Portal 2 Puzzle Creator Sneak Peek">[http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=6632&p=1 Portal 2 Puzzle Creator Sneak Peek]</ref>, later referred to it on the blog post of April 27, 2012 as "Puzzle Maker"<ref name="The Perpetual Testing Initiative">[http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=7853&p=1 The Perpetual Testing Initiative]</ref> and simply calling it "Editor" in-game. | The "Puzzle Creator" does not appear to have a single official name; Valve published a blog post on the October 27, 2011 referring to the editor as the "Puzzle Creator"<ref name="Portal 2 Puzzle Creator Sneak Peek">[http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=6632&p=1 Portal 2 Puzzle Creator Sneak Peek]</ref>, later referred to it on the blog post of April 27, 2012 as "Puzzle Maker"<ref name="The Perpetual Testing Initiative">[http://www.thinkwithportals.com/blog.php?id=7853&p=1 The Perpetual Testing Initiative]</ref> and simply calling it "Editor" in-game. | ||
== Items list == | ==Interface== | ||
The Puzzle Creator features a stylised representation of the test chamber being worked on; featuring a simplified, bright, and flat color palette, and models and textures lack the level of detail that they would have in-game. | |||
[[Image:Puzzle Creator initial view.png|500px|center|thumb|The initial view of the Puzzle Creator.]] | |||
===Basic controls=== | |||
* Hovering the mouse over the left screen edge displays the item list. | |||
* The top edge of the screen features four buttons: "Build and play puzzle", "Undo", "Redo", and "Switch to game view". | |||
* Selecting and dragging the upper-right corner pans the camera view. | |||
* Selecting and dragging the right edge controls the camera zoom. | |||
* Selecting and dragging the lower-right corner controls the camera rotation. | |||
* {{key|LMB}} - Select a block or item. | |||
* {{key|RMB}} - On background: Pans camera view; On chamber: Context menu. | |||
* {{key|MMB}} - Click: Controls camera rotation; Scroll: Controls camera zoom (follows cursor). | |||
* {{key|W|S}} - Zoom in/out. | |||
* {{key|Q|E}} - Rotate left/right. | |||
* {{key|W|S}} - Pan left/right. | |||
* {{key|R|F}} - Rotate up/down. | |||
* {{key|P}} - Toggle surface portalability. | |||
* {{key|+|-}} - Push/pull (extrude) surface. | |||
* {{key|Delete}}/{{key|backspace}} - Delete selection. | |||
===Advanced controls=== | |||
* {{key|shift|LMB}} - Allows for batch selection of surfaces. | |||
* {{key|ctrl|LMB}} - Duplicates an item (does not duplicate any connections). | |||
* {{key|alt|LMB}} - Places an item on the surface opposite to the one facing the camera. | |||
* {{key|space|LMB}} - Pushes/pulls surface if selected. | |||
===Shortcuts=== | |||
* {{key|ctrl|N}} - New chamber | |||
* {{key|ctrl|S}} - Save | |||
* {{key|ctrl|shift|S}} - Save as... | |||
* {{key|tab}} - Switch to game view. | |||
* {{key|F9}} - Rebuild | |||
* {{key|ctrl|Q}} - Exit editor | |||
* {{key|ctrl|Z}} - Undo | |||
* {{key|ctrl|Y}} - Redo | |||
* {{key|ctrl|A}} - Select all | |||
==Items list== | |||
{{columns-list|3| | {{columns-list|3| | ||
* [[Weighted Storage Cube| | * [[Weighted Storage Cube|Storage Cube]] (with dropper) | ||
* [[Weighted Companion Cube|Companion Cube]] (with dropper) | * [[Weighted Companion Cube|Companion Cube]] (with dropper) | ||
* [[Discouragement Redirection Cube| | * [[Discouragement Redirection Cube|Redirection Cube]] (with dropper) | ||
* [[Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless | * [[Edgeless Safety Cube|Edgeless Cube]] (with dropper) | ||
* {{Spoiler|[[Frankenturret|Franken Cube]]}} (with dropper) | * {{Spoiler|[[Frankenturret|Franken Cube]]}} (with dropper) | ||
* [[Switch]] (includes timer) | * [[Switch]] (includes timer) | ||
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* [[Material Emancipation Grill|Fizzler]] | * [[Material Emancipation Grill|Fizzler]] | ||
* [[Laser Field]] | * [[Laser Field]] | ||
* [[ | * [[Panel]]s (flips 180° to opposite portalable status, tilt 30-90°, forms staircase) | ||
* Light strips | * Light strips | ||
* Observation room (one-block rooms only) | * Observation room (one-block rooms only) | ||
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* [[Conversion Gel]] (with dropper) | * [[Conversion Gel]] (with dropper) | ||
* [[Cleansing Gel]] (with dropper) | * [[Cleansing Gel]] (with dropper) | ||
}} | }} | ||
==Related commands== | |||
{{columns-list|3| | |||
* {{code|procedural_generator_solve_it}} - Solve the procedural puzzle generator. | |||
* {{code|procedural_generator_test}} - Test the procedural puzzle generator. | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_autosave_dev}} - autosaves the current puzzle as 'autosave.p2c' | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_compile_and_preview}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_compile_and_publish}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_current_hint}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_drawselectionmeshes 0/1}} - draw wireframe item selection meshes in red | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_export}} - export the current puzzle as 'name.vmf' | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_load_dev}} - load the puzzle called 'name.p2c' | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_new_chamber}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_open_chamber}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_play_sounds 0/1}} - sets if the puzzlemaker can play sounds or not | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_publish_dev}} - compile the current puzzle and publish it to the Steam workshop | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_quit}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_request_publish}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_save_chamber}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_save_dev <name>}} save the current puzzle as 'name.p2c' | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_shadows 0/1}} - Enable shadows in the Portal 2 Puzzle Maker | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_show_overlay_web_page}} | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_show 0/1}} - 1 shows the puzzle maker, 0 hides it | |||
* {{code|puzzlemaker_zoom_to_mouse 0/1/2}} - 0-zoom to center of screen, 1-zoom to mouse cursor (smart), 2-zoom to mouse cursor | |||
}} | |||
==Unused content== | |||
The following have been found in the game files: | |||
* Aerial Faith Plate (large). | |||
* 'Push out' panel. | |||
* Additional voting criteria for a map, including "confused" and "stuck". | |||
* Various "upgrade" badge textures. | |||
== Gallery == | == Gallery == | ||
{{Gallery | |||
|lines=1 | |||
File:P2editor example.jpg|An example of a simple test chamber. | |title=Puzzle Creator | ||
|height=150 | |||
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|File:P2editor example.jpg|An example of a simple test chamber. | |||
File:Portal 2 editor announcement 01.jpg|Announcement screenshot #1 | }} | ||
File:Portal 2 editor announcement 02.jpg|Announcement screenshot #2 | {{Gallery | ||
|lines=1 | |||
|title=Pre-release | |||
|height=150 | |||
|width=200 | |||
|File:Portal 2 editor announcement 01.jpg|Announcement screenshot #1 | |||
|File:Portal 2 editor announcement 02.jpg|Announcement screenshot #2 | |||
}} | |||
== References == | == References == |