Intro

Welcome to Intro . . . .

Why is it called Intro? Well, there's 2 reasons, 1) it's the intro room from Deferral, and 2) it's my introduction publishing a Full Hammer Map.

Now I'll be honest, if you're looking for a great map, this probably isn't what you're looking for. For me however, it marks the end of a VERY LONG journey, which has spanned multiple years, where I've started projects in Hammer, but never published them, due to varying reasons.

Anyway, that's enough rambling, I'm starting to sound like DeathWish808. As mentioned above, Intro is a re-work of the Intro room from Deferral (link below). It's an extremely simple puzzle, which showcases the move that was core to the main puzzle. The majority of this map was created "On-Stream" and a big thank you to everyone who tuned into those streams for support and suggestions. There are still some areas of the mapping that I need to work on, such as lighting and the detailing work, however I'm really proud of myself for getting it to this stage.

Big Thanks to the Portal2 hive of knowledge, who is TeamSpen, who was there pretty much every step of the way to help and suggest better ways to do things within the editor. Thanks also to Mystical Ace, who I consulted regarding panel area above the starting area.

A big thanks also to both Fumbly Bumbly, who was the original play-tester on Deferral, and who inspired me to make the main puzzle, and to DeathWish808 who has been the main play-tester and advisor on Intro.

This map also features my very own Music Track, "Into Intro (Chamber Reprise)". Not only have I been playing around with the mapping, but I’ve also got into making music. It's still early days, but I'm looking forward to making more tracks soon. If anyone would like the track, please let me know and I'll see what I can do!

As a final note, stay tuned to my YouTube channel for a special "Behind the Scenes" video coming soon, where I'll be discussing the making of the map.

I've already got ideas in my head for my next project, so watch this space!

"when you have An idea in your head, it can be made a Reality, you just have to believe in yourself and no matter how long it takes, you'll achieve your Goals", nock 2022

Map Music: Into Intro [Chamber Reprise] https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YsmKUe01m0w

Deferral https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2656539502

Smoke & Mirrors (Deferral, Fumbly Edit) https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2670358176