Portal Reloaded, the popular community mod for Portal 2, is getting an exciting new update called "The Cooperative", which will introduce an additional 20 puzzles designed specifically for cooperative play. Fans are supposed to be getting this mod soon (as per the new reveal trailer), but they can already opt for trying out the test-build version by signing up as playtesters on the official website.

The base mod (Portal Reloaded) is a mod released in 2021 for veteran Portal players. It delivered 25 new levels with a unique twist by adding a third green-colored portal to the original choices of blue and orange portals. Unlike the previous two portals, which connect two different locations, the green portal connects two different timelines.

If you think of moving horizontally as sidestepping in a flat-out 2D world, and moving vertically as akin to climbing stairs in a three-dimensional world, then you will be able to grasp the fourth-dimensional choice added in Portal Reloaded. The introduction of the concept of time in Portal Reloaded allows you to move in a direction that you cannot fully see or perceive from where you're standing in the present – unlike horizontal or vertical prespectives – adding a whole new dimension to Portal's iconic brand of puzzle-solving.

The mechanics of Portal Reloaded can be a bit difficult to grasp, but the creator has provided some videos to help clarify the rules. Basically, it's a Chrono Trigger-esque mod where every object you interact with has a duplicate in both the present and the future. If you manipulate an object in Portal Reloaded's present, it will also affect its placement in the future timeline.

Unless significant changes occur, you can use the green portal to acquire the future version of the object and have two versions of it coexist in the present. The same principle also applies to the portals themselves. Creating a portal in the present will cause it to exist in the same place in the future, thus doubling the time and effort required to solve puzzle chambers, since they require you to manipulate present and future objects in completely different ways.



In "The Cooperative" update, one player takes the reins of the regular portals while the other handles the new time portals. That's not all, though, as this mod amps up the excitement with fresh music, a slick main menu background, groovy subtitle options, and a bunch of updates to fix bugs in the single-player time travel logic and other issues reported by players.

Posted: May 23, 2023 2:00 pm
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