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Detailed walkthrough for Portal Reloaded's Test Chambers 13, 14, and 15, focusing on using lasers, time portals, and reflector cubes to solve complex puzzles.

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Detailed walkthrough for Portal Reloaded's Test Chambers 13, 14, and 15, focusing on using lasers, time portals, and reflector cubes to solve complex puzzles.

Walkthrough
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    Test Chamber 13: Place portals as shown in the image. Use a portal to move the laser sideways and a time portal to send it into the future. You may take some damage from the laser to travel into the future. Once in the future, rearrange portals without affecting the present ones so the laser hits the target. Proceed through the door.
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    Test Chamber 14: Travel to the present using a time portal. Summon a reflector cube and position it in the present as shown. Use a portal to direct a laser through the first node, then use the reflector cube to guide 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 via a time portal. Adjust the present reflector cube to hit all three nodes. If necessary, return to the future to retrieve the future reflector cube again. Finally, position the future reflector cube to reflect the laser into the receiver, completing the chamber.
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    Test Chamber 15: Go 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. Move to the other side of the room and use another time portal to return to the present, now on the other side of the particle field. Place a new portal on the upper wall so the laser hits the first receiver. Travel to the future and place a portal on the small wall in the laser room to shoot the receiver. Return to the present. An elevating platform near the switch will power up. 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 back to the present using a time portal in the laser room. Position it to reflect the laser into the second receiver through the node. To reach the other side of the particle field without going through it, use a portal on the other side or a time portal. In 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 afford to take some damage from the laser to reach the future.
  • In Test Chamber 14, ensure the reflector cube in the present is correctly positioned to hit all three nodes before proceeding.
  • In Test Chamber 15, be mindful of the particle field and use time portals strategically to bypass it. The order of operations for the reflector cubes and receivers is crucial.

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