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How to play Portal in Synergy

By conneath

jesus is it that long since i've uploaded this?
almost 3 years
This guide teaches you how to play Portal in Synergy.
Please note this requires Portal downloaded in your Steam Library!

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Category: Modding or Configuration, Multiplayer, Secrets

Languages: English

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26 Jun, 2018 @ 5:21am

10 Jul, 2022 @ 3:38am

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Guide Index

Overview

Part 1: Switching to the development branch

Part 2: Starting Synergy

Part 3: Setting up the game

Comments

Part 1: Switching to the development branch

CHECK THE COMMENTS ON HOW TO FIX CRASHES, ETC (THIS'LL INSTALL A DEDICATED SERVER, SEARCH GOOGLE ON HOW TO PORT FORWARD AND STUFF)

The normal Synergy version doesen't have support for Portal. Thus, we need to switch to the development branch.
Step 1: Right click Synergy in your Steam library.
Step 2: Click on Properties.
Step 3: Click on Betas
Step 4: Switch to the development_portaltest branch.

Part 2: Starting Synergy

Wait for the new branch to download. After its done downloading, launch Synergy.
When Synergy is open, press Create Server.
After that, check the box that says Unsupported Content.
Find a map named testchmb_a_00 and launch it.
I won't explain how to set up a source listen server here because theres better written guides on this.

Part 3: Setting up the game

After launching the map, you should be in Test Chamber 00
Because of missing scene files, GLADOS won't speak. There is a fix to it, but i'm not explaining it in detail here.
When you get the Portal Gun, you need to open the developer console (press the ` key on your keyboard, or if it doesen't work, enable it in Settings > Keyboard > Advanced, then press the ` key) and type "sv_cheats 1". Then, type "upgrade_portalgun". This will upgrade your portalgun to the dual portal mode. Autoportals don't work, so we need the dual portal gun.
The game may ocassionally crash. EDIT: Actually, a lot. I don't think the portaltest branch is being maintained anymore.
Enjoy!

27 Comments

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DannDaMANN 14 Apr @ 11:14am

This seems to share a lot of the same bugs as it does when portal 1 is mounted in garry's mod. There are workshop items in garry's mod that fix a lot of these, although I am pretty sure they are written in lua.

conneath [author] 18 Feb @ 7:54am

jeshurunthej 18 Feb @ 7:34am

can u use it without hl2

Big N-word George 20 Jan, 2023 @ 4:45pm

to play portal multiplayer (no synergy needed) go on the main menu, type disconnect in console. now type maxplayers *number* and then type map *mapname* in console. to get a player to join you, type connect *their ip address* done

G@tvol 1 Jan, 2023 @ 12:22am

Psalm 139:20-21 “O God, if only you would destroy the wicked! Get out of my life, you murderers! They blaspheme you; your enemies misuse your name.”

6. Matthew 5:33-37 “You have heard that it was said to our people long ago, ‘Don’t break your promises, but keep the promises you make to the Lord.’ But I tell you, never swear an oath. Don’t swear an oath using the name of heaven, because heaven is God’s throne. Don’t swear an oath using the name of the earth, because the earth belongs to God. Don’t swear an oath using the name of Jerusalem, because that is the city of the great King. Don’t even swear by your own head, because you cannot make one hair on your head become white or black. Say only yes if you mean yes, and no if you mean no. If you say more than yes or no, it is from the Evil One.”
NOTE AND READ CAREFULLY. I WILL PRAY FOR YOU

Revenger of Pittsburgh Secret 10 Jul, 2022 @ 12:50am

4 years now

Rip Van Winkle 11 Jun, 2022 @ 5:14pm

lol

conneath [author] 2 May, 2021 @ 1:31am

@Balim cool, im too lazy to edit this guide again containing what you just said so im just going to tell people to read the comments

Balim 1 May, 2021 @ 7:53pm

There is now a plugin that fixes a lot of issues, and a scenes fix that is built in to the SynDSInstall script: https://github.com/Balimbanana/SourceScripts/blob/master/Batch/Syndsinstall27015.renametodotbat
When you install the Portal branch in this script. It will automatically give the scenes fix along with the plugin that will fix a lot of other issues such as the auto portals and most crash scenarios when drawing the first portals.
You would still need to write EDTs for full functionality in the maps, but a majority of the map entities will work correctly with this plugin.

Sevon 22 Jul, 2020 @ 9:54am

thx
it worked

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