Target Practice in Portal.

The 18th level of Portal is a good place to set up some targets for some live fire target practice. As if anybody ever really needs to.

The target practice is mostly for fun, but here is how to do it: Go through the level as normal or use noclip to reach the high platforms. Once you've reached the high platforms, you will need to use noclip. Fly from one platform to the next and then place a few enemies on each: npc_combine_s, npc_metropolice, npc_zombie, or npc_stalker. Just be warned that the stalker models freak out when you kill them. It's kinda disturbing, as are the stalkers.



You can even stack them on top of one another by going above the first enemy and aiming the crosshairs at the top of his head and then activating a new npc command. Once you have the enemies set up, go back to the bottom platform and pull out your favorite weapon and fire away.



Here are a couple of weapons cheats:

sk_plr_dmg_pistol 5

sk_max_crossbow 10

These are the default values, the command edits the amount of damage done, and the second command edits ammo, just replace the numbers to whatever you want. You can also see on the drop down list all the other weapons available and can scroll through them with the arrow keys.

Portal Polygamy.

If you're tired of your old companion cube, get another one! The other one can just do the dishes and raise the kids. When the companion cube dispenser opens it reveals that there are indeed two companion cubes. It takes a slew of console commands to retrieve the second one, but it isn't really all that difficult to do.

First you have to open up the console and type: sv_cheat 1 (this allows cheats) and then sv_portal_placement_never_fail 1 (this allows you to place a portal almost anywhere, specifically on metal surfaces.)














Exit the console menu and shoot a portal on a wall near the cube tube and then enter the console again. Now you must type impulse 101 to allow you the Half-life 2 weapons, and then type noclip and fly above your new mistress.














Shoot your second portal on the wall next to the new companion cube and settle down on an invisible ledge above the cube and deactivate noclip.














Once you have done that, switch to your gravity gun so that you can more successfully grab the cube and propel it through the portal. You can either hop through the portal you've made inside the tube, or you can noclip back to the floor. Now you have two companion cubes.














The easiest way to tote both of them around is with the gravity gun.














But it would seem your bohemian ways can't last for long, as GLaDOS asks that you sacrifice one to appease her.














But hey at least you still have your mistress. Or did you sacrifice your wife? You sicko!














And just when you think you are home free...














I have yet to find a way around destroying both of them. I've experimented with trying to spawn extra companion cubes but I have yet to find the right command. I think it is possible because there should be a code representation of pretty much anything that exists in the game, so one stands to reason that a companion cube could be spawned.