First off, we have cables though they don't sound like much, these can sway and bob, especially if there's a shake or if they're attached at one end to a moving object. Miscellaneous dynamic elements makes these tests feel more unstable. These can and should be very simply constructed good examples would be Aerial Faith Plates, rotating surfaces, etc.Īlso, due to the enormous size of the Enrichment Spheres, combined with the interesting momentum dynamics the gels add, this theme is great for making momentum puzzles if you've got wasted space at the end of your map, add a giant gel fling ending at the elevator. However, you can add test elements who seem to be early prototypes of test elements featured in the newer parts of the facility.
It is important to make it obvious these test elements were not present in the initial construction of your test and is merely a device to enhance the testing experience. For example, in the Mobility Gels co-op course GLaDOS helps the bots solve the tests by inserting newer test elements, via robotic arms, into the testing spheres. However, gels being awesome isn't the only way to keep your test subject amazed try finding more test elements to use. The most obvious test element to use in this theme are gels, and that's the only testing element you'll see in the single player official campaign besides cubes and buttons. In layman's terms, the more you elevate the further you travel in time seeing newer devices and how Aperture had come to be.Īs the player advances through each test chamber, the tests become more destroyed characterized by the broken spheres' shell and destroyed buildings within the spheres. This means no one is maintaining the already unstable structures, and thus the buildings seem severely decayed.Īperture Laboratories started building their facility from a deep salt-mine up. It is important you remember that the people who operated these parts are long gone or dead. Not everything in Old Aperture is contained within these spheres, however all tests are.
Each test is contained inside a huge enrichment sphere and pre-recorded messages are played in the testing environments to comment on the player's doings. Outside of the enrichment spheres, it is a cold and dark place, with mold, metal garbage, debris, water, and broken walls forming the terrain. This theme features a complete change in the environment.
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