SpainThey save by default on your portal directory, if you are on unpack. Although you can change it with speedrun_dir <folder>.
I mean, all versions are on the same category, if Steampipe wasn't included, other versions like 3420 should be split too. Anyways, I will assume that you reffer to an "Any%" category that does not use saveload abuse, and I will tell you that it already exists! It can be found on the category extensions of the game: https://www.speedrun.com/portal_category_extensions#OoB_No_SLA
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Basically, in order for and edge glitch to work you first need be behind the portal you want to perform edge glitch on. Say, in this case, behind blue. You know you got the edge glitch if you can look around non-portalable surfaces and your crosshair lights up on some. Not that, if you go to far back, the edge glitch will not work and that after the first shot you will get pushed forwards a little, so you need to reposition yourself again.
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metal_box.vtf is located in Source Unpack/portal/materials/models/props , you can then just replace it with your custom box.
That will not be a category for some reasons:
- First of all your request is not even close to what is needs to be, it is explained on this thread: https://www.speedrun.com/portal_category_extensions/thread/zzd25 .
- Second of all, it is almost exactly as "Transmissionshy" but with one or two potential different routes since most of the routes only diverse in one or two portal shots with the escapes as an exception.
- A video showing the category might make it more likely to be debated since you show that you have put some effort into it.
- You have not given any explanation whatsoever on why should the category be added even though "Transmissionshy" is already a thing.
Said this, if you still want to request it as its own category, please redo the submission as pointed above and maybe we will see if it is worth. We really do not want to overflow the category extensions since there already are way too many.
When performing a super throw, throwing a prop and then pressing "+use" key it makes it go further, a way to check it is the fact that it makes a sound when throwing it and I was fairly sure that the sound was present on the last 2 throws you made.
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The thing is that you can't make an intended% category without saying what you need to do, and that's the problem everyone has with glitchless, it's too arbitrary. For example, we could take off reportals, but in 18 you could still do impossible strafe to do the flings faster, or in case of movement, maybe it's not intended to wall strafe or bunny hopping, then should we ban that? Same with the save loads, technically you don't have access to save loading without opening the console, should you not be able to save load unless you do it from the menu? What about cl_showpos 1? What about activating the lift at the end of 15 and doing a fling anyways instead of waiting for it? Should that be banned too since you are supposed to wait for it to go down?
We don't really want to repeat the argument of "Why do we want an arbitrary category?" that already happens with glitchless, that's the reason why it's just not possible to make up an "Intended%". Everyone has its own way to understand what is and what it's not intended.
I have the idea of Keyboard%. The main idea is that you must play the game, I guess in every category, using only your keyboard. The goal would just be to get to the end and kill GLaDOS as fast as possible.
In order to be able to only use the keyboard you will need to set a console command "cl_mouselook 0". This will completly unable your mouse movement, although mouse keys would still be able to be used. So in order to prove that the user isnt using the mouse at all, he must have an app that allows the mods to control the binds, such as nohboard, or have a hand cam.
I've tried it and I think it deserves to be in the leaderboards since a lot of strats are way harder to perform and I guess new strats can be developped for it.
Here is a video of me doing a glitchless Keyboard% run:
I hope this category gets in the leaderboard since I have had so much fun playing it.
(Keyboard% best category)
What I do is crouching and instantly jump, if you do it at the right time, you won't lose speed. There's an enormous window of time so you should be ok. Also, in order to get more help you can join our discord server. :D
