Portal 2 how does co op work

In this campaign, the bots will be notified that their partner has been destroyed and exactly where it did. The destroyed bot will be easily rebuilt seconds later in a chute from the Reassembly Machine.

The gamemode gives an infinite amount of lives, and GLaDOS will comment on every death that occurs with dry humor or irritability. As the bots progress, they will cross checkpoints that lead into the next part of the test chamber. Checkpoints allow the bot that died to respawn at the checkpoint for shorter travel time to the next testing chamber. This is one of the first courses available to the player upon entering the Hub, the others remaining locked until the other courses are completed.

In this course, the players are given basic tests that emphasize the use of teamwork through portals and pinging , which is a function that allows players to communicate even without text or even through voice. Pings come in a variety of forms, from a simple "Look" ping, to a "Timer" ping that can be used to coordinate timed events effectively. After completing Course One, this course will unlock for players to continue testing.

This chamber utilizes the effects portals have when an object has both mass and velocity as it enters the portal, meaning the players must utilize both in order to pass this course.

This course opens up upon completion of Course Two. In this course, the players must make use of the Light Bridges to both navigate chambers and act as a wall for other chambers as a defense mechanism or a creative way of stopping something from hurtling into acid. This course unlocks upon completion of Course Three. During this course, the player will have to make use of both Light Bridges and Excursion Funnels in order to complete these chambers. It will employ elements from the previous courses as well, making it much more difficult as the players progress.

This is the final course that unlocks after the completion of Course Four. The players are then dropped into the defunct Aperture testing spheres encountered during single player, and must make use of all elements from the previous chambers along with the Gels that are found in the course. The final course is very difficult, requiring both players to act as a true team.

The last chamber is halted by a large vault door, which holds the frozen humans inside. Both players must perform any gesture to ultimately unlock the door. Set after the conclusion of the Mobility Gels course, GLaDOS has reassembled the bots for testing again and claims that it has been , years since they were last reassembled.

As the testing progresses, the bots are able to observe the defunct surroundings of the Enrichment Center, which GLaDOS assures them as part of an "art exhibit". Further on in the course, players will be sent to a Robot Assembly Annex station to repair their own reassembly machines as GLaDOS finally makes it clear that it has only been a week since the Mobility Gels course and that she needs their help in restoring her control over the facility as something is overriding her controls.

At the end of the course, both players are sent out of the testing area to resolve the problem in a control room housing a prototype chassis of the central core. Interestingly, the sixth course was initially going to consist of advanced test chambers during Portal 2 's development, months before the game was released. He doesn't understand why the computer is insulting us.

Brian: The age gap is only 4 years but, you know, sometimes that seems like enough of a difference GeekDad: Do you typically play co-op games with your Portal partner, or did this bring you together as gamers? Dave: Portal 2 is the first online game I've played with Michael.

I play a lot of online games with Sebastian and I frequently sit down and play split-screen with my son. Jessica: I always play with Matt. This wasn't our first co-op, and I believe having experience in the past helped us play Portal 2 together in a more peaceful and enjoyable way. It's difficult playing with someone else for the first time because the trust level isn't there yet — you don't know what kind of gamer they are.

Super-mega-throw-the-controller- angry? Now playing together, even if it has its moments of frustration like accidentally killing P-body in a room full of toxic water , is more fluid for the same reason couples can finish each other's sentences.

It's like a dance. Brian: No. We have played a lot of games with me as pilot in command but this was kind of new with us playing together. We both enjoyed it immensely. GeekDad: If "yes" to the above, what games have you enjoyed in the past, and are there any co-ops on the horizon that you plan to play? Dave: I've played games I wasn't really that interested in, just because of the co-op campaign Army of Two and I've been pretty frustrated when games didn't have a co-op mode Bulletstorm.

I am looking forward to a number of games this year, but probably none more than Gears of War 3 and a lot of that is because some of my favorite game memories involve that series and the frustrations and rewards of playing cooperatively. There's another Tom Clancy game scheduled for later this year. We moved on to the Mass and Velocity tests.

To reach the goal, one of us needed enough air momentum to get across a toxic pool. There were three portal panels, two directly on top of each other.

My partner wandered around the map, puzzling over the setup. I decisively shot an entrance and an exit on the opposing panels and told him to go through them, an infinite loop, to gain momentum. Ah ha, I am the smart one now , I thought. It feels good to be the first person to realize the way out. Portal 2 's co-op is funny in that way. Starting out, you and your partner are compelled to compete for answers.

The gameplay reflects that, and GlaDOS satirizes it. Then, the tone shifts. After several levels, it becomes clear how much you need your partner. And the game rewards you for sharing the burden of discerning and completing tasks, even as GLaDOS hates you both equally. Arqade is a question and answer site for passionate videogamers on all platforms. It only takes a minute to sign up. Connect and share knowledge within a single location that is structured and easy to search. I've started playing the coop campaign of Portal 2 during launch break today, and had to stop because of time constraint.

I didn't find an option to save the game, so we just disconnected. Is there a way to save the coop campaign progression? If yes, how does it work?

Or will I have to play the whole campaign in a single play session? Yes, the progress is automatically saved and synced to the Steam Cloud individually - so when you next join a co-op game it will have stored which levels you have completed. This also means that your progress is shared across any computer you play Portal 2 on. It's worth noting that progress is never saved during a test chamber though, only upon successful completion.

You will be able to pick which level to start at next time you start the game - if you go to the specific chapter you want to play and use the buttons until you've selected the level you want, then go into the assembly machine as usual.

If you're doing split-screen co-op on the one computer, then your progress is not saved.