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Cutting Torch
LASERS

Cutting Torch

Detailed walkthrough for Portal Reloaded's 'Lasers' section, covering Test Chambers 13, 14, and 15. Learn to manipulate lasers and time portals to solve complex puzzles.

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Detailed walkthrough for Portal Reloaded's 'Lasers' section, covering Test Chambers 13, 14, and 15. Learn to manipulate lasers and time portals to solve complex puzzles.

Walkthrough
  1. 1
    Test Chamber 13: Place portals as shown to redirect the laser. Use a time portal to move the laser into the future. Once in the future, rearrange portals to direct the laser into the target, then proceed through the exit.
  2. 2
    Test Chamber 14: Travel to the present via a time portal. Summon a reflector cube and position it as shown. Use portals to guide a laser through the first node, then reflect it into the next two nodes. Travel to the future. Use portals to bring a laser into the present through the time portal, ensuring it passes through the node. Retrieve the reflector cube from the future and bring it to the present. Position the present reflector cube to hit all three nodes. If necessary, return to the future to retrieve the future reflector cube and bring it to the present again. Finally, position the future reflector cube to reflect the laser into the receiver, completing the chamber.
  3. 3
    Test Chamber 15: Start by passing through the particle field to the left. Place a portal where the laser hits the wall and a time portal on the opposite wall. Travel through the time portal to reach the future, bypassing the particle field. Head to the other side of the room and use another time portal to return to the present, now on the far side of the particle field. Place a portal on the upper wall to direct the laser to the first receiver. Travel back to the future and place a portal on the small wall in the laser room to aim at the receiver. Return to the present. The laser should now power an elevating platform. Stand on it and place a time portal behind the node to raise the platform further, allowing you to summon a reflector cube. Place this cube on the lip above the second receiver. Travel to the future. Retrieve the future reflector cube and bring it to the present via a time portal in the laser room. Position this cube to reflect the laser into the second receiver through the node. To bypass the particle field, use a portal on the other side or a time portal. Reach the present on the other side of the particle field. Climb the stairs and use a portal on the upper wall to hit the third receiver. Move the reflector cube onto the switch to complete the chamber.
Tips
  • In Test Chamber 13, you can take some damage from the laser to facilitate travel into the future.
  • In Test Chamber 14, ensure the reflector cube in the present is adjusted to hit all three nodes.
  • In Test Chamber 15, be mindful of how moving cubes can affect future mechanics. Retrieving a cube from the future might be necessary to allow lasers to pass through previously blocked points.

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