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{{ii}} As of November 20th 2012, splitscreen mode has been officially added for Standard Co-Op<ref>[http://store.steampowered.com/news/9423/ Portal 2 Update Released - Steam News for Portal 2]</ref>. | {{ii}} As of November 20th 2012, splitscreen mode has been officially added for Standard Co-Op<ref>[http://store.steampowered.com/news/9423/ Portal 2 Update Released - Steam News for Portal 2]</ref>. | ||
| − | {{ii}} If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 1 and a controller for Player 2, follow these instructions: | + | {{ii}} If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 1 and a controller for Player 2 in Windows, follow these instructions: |
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# Open the [[#Console commands|console]] in Portal 2 | # Open the [[#Console commands|console]] in Portal 2 | ||
# Input <code>joy_remap_player_for_controller1 2</code> | # Input <code>joy_remap_player_for_controller1 2</code> | ||
| + | # Play | ||
| + | }} | ||
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| + | {{ii}} If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 2 and a controller for Player 1 in OSX / Linux, follow these instructions: | ||
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| + | {{Fixbox|1= | ||
| + | {{Fixbox/fix|Use in_forceuser to switch keyboard and mouse to player 2}} | ||
| + | # Make sure your controller is connected beforehand | ||
| + | # Open Portal 2 | ||
| + | # Open the [[#Console commands|console]] | ||
| + | # Start a coop game <code>ss_map mp_coop_start</code> | ||
| + | # Run the following commands <code>sv_cheats 1</code> then <code>in_forceuser 1</code> | ||
| + | # Keyboard/mouse is now controlling player 2 and the gamepad is controlling player 1. | ||
# Play | # Play | ||
}} | }} | ||
Revision as of 18:18, 28 September 2014
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| Developers | |
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| Valve Corporation | |
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| Release dates | |
| Windows | April 19, 2011 |
| macOS (OS X) | April 19, 2011 |
| Linux | June 17, 2014 |
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Warnings
- The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
| ⤏ Go to series page | |
| Subseries of Half-Life | |
| Portal | 2007 |
| Portal 2 | 2011 |
| Portal 2 Sixense Perceptual Pack | 2013 |
| Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative (unofficial mod) | 2014 |
| Portal Stories (series) | |
| The Lab | 2016 |
| Bridge Constructor Portal | 2017 |
| Moondust | 2018 |
| Aperture Hand Lab | 2019 |
| Aperture Desk Job | 2022 |
Key points
- Runs on low-end hardware.
- Includes two-player split-screen co-op and controller support.
- Built-in level editor with Steam Workshop support.[1]
General information
- Official Portal 2 Site
- Official Valve Portal 2 Site
- Unofficial Portal Wiki
- Portal Section of the Half-Life Wikia
- Steam Community Discussions
- Steam Users' Forums
- Steam Workshop for Portal 2
Availability
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PlayStation 3
- The PlayStation 3 version includes a single-use product key for Steam.[2]
- Can be linked to a Steam account, which allows cross-platform multiplayer with Steam players, access to your Steam friend list (chat, invites, etc.), Steam Achievements, and Steam Cloud save-games (PlayStation 3 saves are not compatible with other versions).
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
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Game data
Configuration files location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/620/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game data location
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| System | Location |
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| Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/620/pfx/[Note 1] |
Save game cloud syncing
| System | Native | Notes |
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| Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Split-screen without bezels
- Portal 2 split-screen mode was meant to be played on a single 16:9 screen only. If you have a different setup then, the image could not entirely fit the monitor(s).
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Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
| Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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| German | ||||
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| Thai | ||||
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Changing subtitle language
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Network
Connection types
| Type | Native | Notes |
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| Matchmaking | ||
| Peer-to-peer | ||
| Dedicated | ||
| Self-hosting | ||
| Direct IP | Open the console (~) and enter connect followed by the IP and port. |
Ports
| Protocol | Port(s) and/or port range(s) |
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| TCP | 27014-27050 |
| UDP | 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030 |
- Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.
Issues unresolved
Hang on exit
- New patch on July 12, 2013, introduced a crash when exiting the game. Application hangs and does not respond when the game is exited via the quit button on the main menu or task manager. Steam Cloud synchronisation resumes when forcefully quit. No fix has been announced.[3]
Issues fixed
Purple and black broken textures
- A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.
Split-screen co-op
- As of November 20th 2012, splitscreen mode has been officially added for Standard Co-Op[4].
- If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 1 and a controller for Player 2 in Windows, follow these instructions:
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- If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 2 and a controller for Player 1 in OSX / Linux, follow these instructions:
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Black screen at launch
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'Visual 2005 Runtime' error
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'Portal 2 Failed to create D3D device' error
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Freezes after logo intro video
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- If you have an FX Bulldozer CPU, such as the AMD FX 4100, you may need to:
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'Could not Load Library Client' error
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No sound
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Sound causing stuttering
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Generic crash fixes
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Cinematic audio stutter
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Lag physics blob fix
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Display driver has stopped working
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Portal 2 with Integrated Intel Graphics
- Portal 2 may have problems running on integrated Intel graphics cards, including crashing and black screens. Windowed mode may fix this.
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Other information
Console commands
- Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
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- You can also have the console open by default on launch by following this guide:
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Launch options
- View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
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System requirements
| Windows | ||
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| Operating system (OS) | XP, Vista, 7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz or 2 GHz dual-core | |
| System memory (RAM) | 1 GB (XP) 2 GB (Vista, 7) |
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| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | 128 MB of VRAM DirectX 9.0 compatible |
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| Minimum | Recommended | |
| Operating system (OS) | 10.6.7 | |
| Processor (CPU) | Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz | |
| System memory (RAM) | 2 GB | 4 GB |
| Hard disk drive (HDD) | 7.6 GB | |
| Video card (GPU) | NVIDIA GeForce 8600M ATI Radeon HD 2400 Intel HD Graphics 3000 | |
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/620/in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (620) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
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