New level editor for Portal 2

If Valve is on Habrahabr week, I can not fail to mention the new long-awaited level editor for Portal 2, which will be released on May 8 as free downloadable content (DLC). Unlike the traditional Source editor for the Hammer level game, the new editor looks very different and uses a completely different card simulation technique:

Video

Surprisingly, even the level editor developers have found a place in the storyline. As always, not without humor. Trailer:
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And the following video, prepared by the ValveTime community, demonstrates the level creation itself:



I was waiting for this editor of the year . Such an approach to modeling levels is more like drawing a drawing or modeling from plasticine. It is especially nice that Valve took care of the easy exchange of the created levels right through the Steam Workshop, without leaving the game.

Screenshots

Useful links on the topic

• Portal 2 Developer Blog
• Many, many screenshots , courtesy cut from the trailer by the Half-Life Inside community.