msleeper

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.

ThinkingWithPortals and The Portal Wiki are proud to present the 2012 Heavy-Duty Super-Mapping Super-Contest

This contest is a follow-up to the successful 2011 Summer Mapping Initiative here at ThinkingWithPortals. We are aiming to promote and reward skill in puzzle design and advanced map-making techniques. In achieving the above, we anticipate the contest will produce fantastic content for the Portal 2 player-base to enjoy, and provide incentive for folks newly introduced to mapping via PTI to grow and expand their skills.

The contest is a free-roaming mapping competition, meaning entrants have complete creative freedom over their entry. The very best maps, as judged by a team of staff and community members from the Thinking With Portals and The Portal Wiki communities, will receive the prizes listed below; and have their work spotlighted on ThinkingWithPortals.

The contest will run from Thursday, July 18 until Sunday, August 5 - 19 days to map!

We will be awarding a huge number of prizes given to us by Valve and The Portal Wiki staff members. Entry rules and more specific information can be found on the contest site.

The 2011 contest produced a huge number of amazing maps, and we are sure this contest will be no less! What are you waiting for? There's no time to waste!

2012 Heavy-Duty Super-Mapping Super-Contest

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:

Let's give the 2007 Game of the Year a proper send off before the sequel, Portal 2, is released in February, 2011!

Here is a look at the prizes:

1st Place Prize - Portal 2 Logo T-shirt, a $50 Steam gift, and Portal 2 pre-order as soon as Portal 2 is available for purchase!

2nd Place Prize - Choice of Blue Robot or Orange Robot Co-op T-shirt, and a $20 Steam gift!

3rd Place Prize - Choice of Blue Robot or Orange Robot Co-op T-shirt, and a $10 Steam gift!

Contest rules, theme and deadlines will be posted up on the starting day of the contest. Check ThinkingWithPortals.com on October 1st, 2010 for full information!

You can find out more about the contest on the ThinkingWithPortals website.