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I created a tool to help generate ideas for making HL2 maps. With renewed interest in HL2 from the 20th anniversary update, it would be great to see more new custom maps for HL2. Hopefully this helps anyone come up with some basic ideas for what to include in a map, or even just challenge yourself to come up with a short map using a small selection of game elements. https://www.msleeper.com/hl2gen/ Click "Generate" to come up with a new selection of elements. You can click the lock to keep a current element if you like it. I tried to account for things like only allowing Bugbait when the "Antlion Army" game element is active, but I'm sure I overlooked some of these cases. Enjoy and feel free to share.

Well, the ThinkingWithPortals.com contest has come and passed. Thanks and good luck to everyone who entered! But now we need people to play the contest maps and rate them to help judge them! All you have to do is play the map and put your rating on the map's Download page. Check out all of the contest maps and rate them at ThinkingWithPortals.com!

We are a little more than 2 weeks away from the October 2010 Mapping Contest deadline. A few of our contest entrants have posted up some screenshots of their work, and things are looking good! Check out all of the screenshots in this thread. Are you mapping for the contest as well? Go ahead and post your own! Speaking of the contest deadline, there has been a few request for an extension. Contest mappers: please vote in this poll and let us know if you really do need an extension. I told you that two months would go by fast!

It's okay Happy, it happens. Contest info is out! Checl this thread for full information!

Reposting from Interlopers. ThinkingWithPortals.com is hosting their final Portal Mapping Contest before the release of Portal 2, starting on October 1st, 2010. Here's what they have to say: You can find out more about the contest on the ThinkingWithPortals website.