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{{ii}} If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 2 and a controller for Player 1 in OS X or Linux, follow these instructions:
 
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# Install/update [https://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=35 DirectX]
 
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# Find Portal 2 in your Steam Library
 
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# Press <code>OK</code> and launch the game
 
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# Go to the installation folder.
 
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# Go to the installation folder.
 
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{{ii}} Games running on the Source engine can utilize [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Console_Command_List Source Engine Console Commands] for various tasks.
 
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{{ii}} View [https://support.steampowered.com/kb_article.php?ref=1040-JWMT-2947 this Steam Support Article regarding launch options] as well as [https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Launch_options#Source_Games the relevant Valve Developer wiki page] for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
  
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Revision as of 02:07, 23 November 2017

Portal 2
Portal 2 cover
Developers
Valve Corporation
Engines
Source
Release dates
Windows April 19, 2011
macOS (OS X) April 19, 2011
Linux June 17, 2014
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Portal 2 guide on StrategyWiki
Portal 2 on Wikipedia
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Warnings

The macOS (OS X) version of this game does not work on macOS Catalina (version 10.15) or later due to the removal of support for 32-bit-only apps.
⤏ Go to series page
Subseries of Half-Life
Portal 2007
Portal 2 2011
Portal 2 Sixense Perceptual Pack 2013
Aperture Tag: The Paint Gun Testing Initiative (unofficial mod) 2014
Portal Stories (series)
The Lab 2016
Bridge Constructor Portal 2017
Moondust 2018
Aperture Hand Lab 2019
Aperture Desk Job 2022

Key points

Built-in level editor with Steam Workshop support.[1]

General information

Official Portal 2 Site
Official Valve Portal 2 Site
Unofficial Portal Wiki
Portal Section of the Half-Life Wikia
Steam Community Discussions
Steam Workshop for Portal 2

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS
Retail
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 All copies of Portal 2 on PlayStation 3 come with a Steam key.
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Green Man Gaming
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
Steam
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Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux
All versions require Steam DRM.
Soundtrack is available for free here and here.

PlayStation 3

The PlayStation 3 version includes a single-use product key for Steam.
Can be linked to a Steam account, which allows cross-platform multiplayer with Steam players, access to your Steam friend list (chat, invites, etc.), Steam Achievements, and Steam Cloud save-games (PlayStation 3 saves are not compatible with other versions).

Essential improvements

Skip intro videos

Use -novid command line argument[citation needed]

Game data

Configuration files location

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System Location
It's unknown whether this game follows the XDG Base Directory Specification on Linux. Please fill in this information.

Save game data location

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System Location

Save game cloud syncing

System Native Notes
Steam Cloud

Video settings

In-game general video settings.
In-game general video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.
In-game advanced video settings.

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Field of view (FOV)

Enter console commands[2]
  1. Go to Options, Keyboard/Mouse, and set Allow Developer Console to Enabled.
  2. Press ~ to toggle the console.
  3. Type in bind w "+forward; cl_fov 110" and press ↵ Enter.
  4. Type in viewmodel_offset_y 6 and press ↵ Enter. This moves the portal gun's position further away.
  5. Every time you load a map, press w to change the FOV to 110°.

Split-screen without bezels

Portal 2 split-screen mode was meant to be played on a single 16:9 screen only. If you have a different setup then, the image could not entirely fit the monitor(s).
Edit split-screen aspect-ratio[3]
  1. Go to <path-to-game>/portal 2
  2. Open splitscreen_config.txt with a text editor
  3. Look for "aspect" "8 by 9" string
  4. Change it accordingly to your actual aspect ratio divided by 2

Notes

If you are interested to horizontal split-screen aspect ratio, you should look instead for "aspect" "32 by 9" string (remember that you need to multiply by 2 the aspect ratio now)

Input settings

In-game general controls settings.
In-game general controls settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game gamepad settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game key map settings.
In-game button map settings.
In-game button map settings.

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Audio settings

In-game audio settings.
In-game audio settings.

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Localizations

Language UI Audio Sub Notes
English
Finnish
French
German
Spanish
Czech
Danish
Dutch
Hungarian
Italian
Japanese
Korean
Norwegian
Polish
Portuguese
Romanian
Russian
Simplified Chinese
Swedish
Thai
Traditional Chinese
Turkish

Changing subtitle language

Enter cc_lang LanguageName into the console[citation needed]
  1. Open the console (~) and enter cc_lang LanguageName
  2. Substitute LanguageName with available language.

Network

Multiplayer types

Type Native Players Notes
Local play
2 Co-op
Two player split-screen
LAN play
Online play
2 Co-op

Connection types

Type Native Notes
Matchmaking
Peer-to-peer
Dedicated
Self-hosting
Direct IP
Open the console (~) and enter connect followed by the IP and port.

Ports

Protocol Port(s) and/or port range(s)
TCP 27014-27050
UDP 3478, 4379-4380, 27000-27030
Universal Plug and Play (UPnP) support status is unknown.

VR support

3D modes State GG3D Notes
Nvidia 3D Vision
Use Helix Mod: Portal 2 for better support.
TriDef 3D
iZ3D

Issues fixed

Game does not start on Linux

This happens because of Portal 2 bundling an old libstdc++ file. Most common in open source Radeon drivers such as RadeonSI.
Game does not start on Linux[citation needed]

Use any of these fixes

OR

  • Add LD_PRELOAD='/usr/$LIB/libstdc++.so.6' to the Launch Options.

Reflective lighting in certain levels broken

Lower Shader Detail to "Medium" under Advanced Video options.
For a temporary fix without lowering Shader Detail, read the alternative solution in this guide on Steam Community boards.

Purple and black broken textures

A generic fix for this issue can be found on our Source engine page.

Split-screen co-op

As of November 20, 2012, splitscreen mode has been officially added for Standard Co-Op.[4]
If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 1 and a controller for Player 2 in Windows, follow these instructions:
Input joy_remap_player_for_controller1 2[citation needed]
  1. Open the console in Portal 2
  2. Input joy_remap_player_for_controller1 2
  3. Play
If you'd like to use a keyboard/mouse for Player 2 and a controller for Player 1 in OS X or Linux, follow these instructions:
Use in_forceuser to switch keyboard and mouse to player 2[citation needed]
  1. Make sure your controller is connected beforehand
  2. Open Portal 2
  3. Open the console
  4. Start a coop game ss_map mp_coop_start
  5. Run the following commands sv_cheats 1 then in_forceuser 1
  6. Keyboard/mouse is now controlling player 2 and the gamepad is controlling player 1.
  7. Play

Black screen at launch

Set your resolution to your native desktop resolution[citation needed]

"Visual 2005 Runtime" error

Install Microsoft Visual Runtime Libraries[citation needed]
  1. Visit Microsoft Visual Runtime Libraries
  2. Download and install the files provided
  3. Run the game

"Portal 2 Failed to create D3D device" error

Install DirectX[citation needed]
  1. Install/update DirectX
  2. Find Portal 2 in your Steam Library
  3. Right-click the game name
  4. Select Properties
  5. Select Set Launch Options...
  6. Input -w # -h #, where each # is your monitor's width and height respectively.

Freezes after logo intro video

-novid[citation needed]
  1. Find Portal 2 in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -novid
  6. Press OK and launch the game
Verify Your Game Cache[citation needed]
  1. Find Portal 2 in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Go to the Local Files tab
  5. Select Verify Integrity of Game Cache...
  6. This may take a while, just wait for it to finish
  7. Once it's done press OK
  8. Launch the game
If you have an FX Bulldozer CPU, such as the AMD FX 4100, you may need to:
Update the BIOS[citation needed]
Updating the BIOS may fix this issue
Orocho-CEG[citation needed]
  1. Visit this thread
  2. Download and open the Orocho-CEG application

Notes

Orocho-CEG must be restarted after each reboot

Freezes and stuttering on Mac

-nojoy[citation needed]
  1. Find Portal 2 in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -nojoy
  6. Press OK and launch the game

"Could not Load Library Client" error

Add Steam.exe and portal2.exe to your firewall's exception lists[citation needed]
  1. Open your firewall's software
  2. Find your exception list
  3. Add Steam.exe and portal2.exe to your exceptions list
  4. Open the game

No sound

Run the game with Stereo Sound[citation needed]

Sound causing stuttering

Update your sound card drivers[citation needed]

Generic crash fixes

Run as Administrator[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click on Portal2.exe and select Run as Administrator
Run in compatibility mode[citation needed]
  1. Go to the installation folder.
  2. Right-click on Portal2.exe and select Run in Compatibility Mode
  3. Make it run in compatibility mode with Windows XP SP3

Cinematic audio stutter

Update your audio device drivers[citation needed]
  1. Update audio device drivers
  2. Uninstall extra codecs you have installed

Lag physics blob fix

Input r_threaded_blobulator 0 in the console[citation needed]
  1. Open the console (~)
  2. Input r_threaded_blobulator 0

Portal 2 with Integrated Intel Graphics

Portal 2 may have problems running on integrated Intel graphics cards, including crashing and black screens. Windowed mode may fix this.
-windowed[citation needed]
  1. Find Portal 2 in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input -windowed
  6. Launch Portal 2

Resolution is too low in Linux

Resolution is too low in Linux[citation needed]

Run the game with -windowed in Launch Options.

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 9
OpenGL 2.1 OS X and Linux only.
Shader Model support 2, 3
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows
macOS (OS X)
Linux

Middleware

Middleware Notes
Physics Havok Heavily modified variant.
Audio Miles Sound System
Cutscenes Bink Video Used for startup videos, in-game movies, and movies applied to surfaces.
Multiplayer Steamworks

Console commands

Games running on the Source engine can utilize Source Engine Console Commands for various tasks.
Enabling the console in Source games[citation needed]
  1. Launch the game
  2. From the main menu select Options
  3. Select the Keyboard tab
  4. Click the Advanced button
  5. Check the box next to Enable developer console (~)
  6. Click Apply

Notes

Some commands may first require you enabling sv_cheats. You can do so with sv_cheats 1.
Users without a US keyboard could experience some problems.

Launch options

View this Steam Support Article regarding launch options as well as the relevant Valve Developer wiki page for further information and a list of useful Source engine launch options.
Enabling a launch parameter[citation needed]
  1. Find the game in your Steam Library
  2. Right-click the game name
  3. Select Properties
  4. Select Set Launch Options...
  5. Input your selected launch options and separate each command with a space
  6. Press OK
  7. Launch the game

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) XP, Vista, 7
Processor (CPU) Intel Pentium 4 3.0 GHz
AMD Athlon 64 X2
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon X800
Nvidia GeForce 7600
Intel HD Graphics 2000
128 MB of VRAM
DirectX 9.0c compatible
Sound (audio device) DirectX 9.0c compatible
macOS (OS X)
Minimum
Operating system (OS) 10.6.7
Processor (CPU) Intel Core Duo 2.0 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2400
Nvidia GeForce 8600M
Intel HD Graphics 3000
Linux
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Ubuntu 12.04
Processor (CPU) Intel Dual Core 2.8 GHz
AMD Dual Core 2.8 GHz
System memory (RAM) 2 GB
Hard disk drive (HDD) 8 GB
Video card (GPU) ATI Radeon HD 2600/3600
Nvidia GeForce 8600/9600 GT
OpenGL 2.1 compatible
Sound (audio device) OpenAL compatible

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