Reinstalled portal on steam, got it to work Thanks for the help, though

Well, I own the game and Steam is running. Is there any specific folder i have to unpack the steamunpack to?

Hey! I have a problem - I've downloaded sourceunpack and extracted it into some folder. When I try to open any of the files I get an error message.

CFileSystem_Steam::Init() failed: failed to find steam interface

How can I fix that?

Well, about 10 minutes after uploading this I've learned how to do the fling right after the lift and got a 31...Doidn't record, though. I've also learned how to do the ch. 14 skip from the elevator and some more consistent setups in the escape sequences. The last thing is to learn how to do the skip that makes all pistons stationary and with a good run I should be able to do a sub-20. My 24 was timed with pauses and was poorly optimized, so that shouldn't be an issue :P

Hey!

Today I've decided to record a little yt vid to show my friend what basic portal speedrunning looked like (no crazy setups cough e01 turret glass break cough) and being the lazy guy I am I've just recorded it in challenge mode so as not to mess around with livesplit and obs. Now, I intended to use the double fling on the second flinging section (without going to the room on the left) but I managed to do it in a single fling. Is this "super jump" glitchless or inbounds?

Hi! I'm totally new to speedrunning and have only completed a couple portal 1 runs. Having done so, I've grown curious about some things.

1. Is modifying the closed caption file in portal/resource allowed? I run with CC's on, and I think it'd be nice to modify some texts to personalize the run for a recording.

2. Are custom portal gun models allowed? Pretty much the same thing, just a personal touch to the run.

3. How do you record without loads? I use LiveSplit with the source autosplitter and I have the game time timing method set to engine ticks with pauses. This generates a time with loads, right? So, how do I change that so I can get a time without loads in order to submit one of my runs?

4. My game sometimes lags a little bit in certain, fixed spots, for example in chamber 15 right after the lift following the first energy ball section. Or the "impossible" chamber near the start. Those aren't loading zones, so will they be left in the time without loads? Does anyone else get these?

5. Does anyone know what the file for the portal gun model is so I can retexture it?

6. What are some imperative settings in livesplit that I have to keep in mind? I wouldn't want to have a great run that I cannot list here.

7. Are save/load and sv_funnel_player_into_portals 1/0 binds legal in glitchless runs? Some chambers I like to use portal funneling in (like chamber 18) but for the rest, it's a real pain in the ass and I like to change the setting on the fly. The thing that I don't know is whether it's okay to use such a bind or not.

8. YAY I've just got my new PB :D Was doing a practice run but I've ended up nailing the chamber 7 skip, the chamber 18 camera skip and the escape 2 catwalk fling all in one try. I've suffered a lot in chamber 15 with the camera-cube tower and it fell over on me 4 times. Lost a bunch of time there - I usually get it on the 1st try... https://imgur.com/a/xBC37

I know that this post is very long and I've been rambling on and on for a while so I'll just cut it here. Thanks in advance for any replies and I hope you have a great day!

P.S: The speedrunning community is awesome and I'm happy to be slowly becoming a part of it!

Cheers! Theevo