# sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap **URL:** \ **Category:** Single Player\ **Created:** [April 25, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806 "2011-04-25T23:53:15Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Scepheo](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Scepheo](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Scepheo)\ **Post date:** [April 25, 2011, 11:53pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/1 "2011-04-25T23:53:15Z")
[Portal 2 - Skipping most of sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap (Kingpin)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MWcQx19tRP4) [Portal 2 - Phase 1 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route (DemonStrate)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J2ZiFDx6rfg) [Portal 2 - Phase 1 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route - Update 1 (DemonStrate)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=afGRTnpIwb4) [Portal 2 - Phase 1 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route - Update 2 (DemonStrate)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-QRIB0gDi_c) [Portal 2 doors bypass glitch sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap (m1el)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTtHTlZDVls) [sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap fastest route (Pmk138)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ImF0eEUQ7M) [sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap fastest route FULLSPEED (Pmk138)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSU2bEEhAHc) [sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap (pmk138) (00Svo)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZISIh40lPjo) [Portal 2 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route (Including Door Glitch) (Juice)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDCjX63P_0&hd=1) [Portal 2 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap alternative route (coolkid)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jm8wrea6Qds) [Portal 2 - bridge\_the\_gap - Time Saver (turre)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RcBQ2qpavnI) [bridge\_the\_gap panel jump (toten)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gla33Na09lw) [sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - panel jump route (With Camera Grab) (toten)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bI6kG6WnrtA) ---
**Author:** ![TTom](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/3da27b/32.png) [@TTom](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/TTom)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 6:00pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/2 "2011-04-29T18:00:24Z")
[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTtHTlZDVls](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mTtHTlZDVls) needs to be added šŸ™‚ Itā€™s worth noting that how the door acts while itā€™s broken is completely random and most of the time it wonā€™t work, you just need to keep retrying until it opens a gap large enough to walk through at the first opportunity. (like in the video) ---
**Author:** ![Scepheo](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Scepheo](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Scepheo)\ **Post date:** [April 29, 2011, 7:59pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/3 "2011-04-29T19:59:52Z")
Thatā€™s quite a big time saver actually. Tried it a few times, but results made me think the door was scripted not to open when you are close. Turns out thatā€™s just my luck. ---
**Author:** ![Pmk138](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pmk138](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pmk138)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 2:43pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/4 "2011-05-05T14:43:01Z")
Shouldnā€™t be too difficult for any half-decent portal speedrunner to pull off. At least I donā€™t think it should be. ---
**Author:** ![DemonStrate](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/demonstrate/32/10_2.png) [@DemonStrate](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/DemonStrate)\ **Post date:** [May 5, 2011, 11:22pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/5 "2011-05-05T23:22:49Z")
> [@Pmk138](#): > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ImF0eEUQ7M](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6ImF0eEUQ7M) > > Shouldnā€™t be too difficult for any half-decent portal speedrunner to pull off. At least I donā€™t think it should be. Thank god. I canā€™t wait to update the route on this level now. Iā€™ll do it at full speed (obviously), and people on YouTube will eat me alive. I have a tagline for this level, ā€œThis puts the Portal into Portal 2. Because, fuck Light Bridges, Iā€™ve got god damn portals!ā€ ---
**Author:** ![Pmk138](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pmk138](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pmk138)\ **Post date:** [May 6, 2011, 12:12am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/6 "2011-05-06T00:12:12Z")
ā€œBecause, fuck Light Bridges, Iā€™ve got god damn portals!ā€ Is it weird I read this in Caveā€™s voice? Anyways you also might be able to do the same trick I did by jumping off the button and reportalling through a portal. Iā€™m not sure though. This would allow you to time it better because a problem I ran into a lot while doing that was hitting the boxes and stopping me in my tracks. Edit: Ok so itā€™s much quicker to jump on the button, place a portal on the back wall and one in front of you and reportal out of the one in front of you and then do the jump. Not much faster but it is faster if executed right. I havenā€™t been able to reach the landing area yet doing this but I know itā€™s possible because Iā€™ve had the speed and Iā€™ve had the jump, just never together so far. ---
**Author:** ![00Svo](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/0/ebca7d/32.png) [@00Svo](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/00Svo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 12:38am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/7 "2011-05-07T00:38:56Z")
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**Author:** ![Pmk138](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pmk138](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pmk138)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 3:39am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/8 "2011-05-07T03:39:36Z")
So I did my run in full speed this time. Currently uploading the video. Surprisingly didnā€™t take me as many tries as I thought it was going to. ---
**Author:** ![DemonStrate](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/demonstrate/32/10_2.png) [@DemonStrate](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/DemonStrate)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 4:04am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/9 "2011-05-07T04:04:13Z")
> [@Pmk138](#): > > So I did my run in full speed this time. Currently uploading the video. Surprisingly didnā€™t take me as many tries as I thought it was going to. > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSU2bEEhAHc](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dSU2bEEhAHc) I blew that out of the water. ---
**Author:** ![Juice](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/e274bd/32.png) [@Juice](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Juice)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 7:10am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/10 "2011-05-07T07:10:19Z")
[Portal 2 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route (Including Door Glitch)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDCjX63P_0&hd=1) I used Pmx138 route combined with door glitch I found, in 2 segments. Broken door could be opened somehow, skips wheatley speech. If anybody know how to replicate it. please share šŸ˜ƒ ---
**Author:** ![DemonStrate](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/demonstrate/32/10_2.png) [@DemonStrate](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/DemonStrate)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:10pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/11 "2011-05-07T13:10:37Z")
> [@Juice](#): > > [Portal 2 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route (Including Door Glitch)](http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xIDCjX63P_0&hd=1) > I used Pmx138 route combined with door glitch I found, in 2 segments. > > Broken door could be opened somehow, skips wheatley speech. > If anybody know how to replicate it. please share šŸ˜ƒ Itā€™s still slow! ---
**Author:** ![Scepheo](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Scepheo](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Scepheo)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:25pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/12 "2011-05-07T13:25:04Z")
> [@DemonStrate](#): > > Itā€™s still slow! Yes, yes. Youā€™ve been saying that a lot lately. If youā€™re so sure you know a faster route, please demonstrate, because your current route (the one at the top) is definitely a lot slower than this, if this is executed fast. ---
**Author:** ![TrickMasters\_MadMan](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@TrickMasters\_MadMan](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/TrickMasters_MadMan)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:41pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/13 "2011-05-07T13:41:37Z")
I find that to be quite rude to be honestā€¦ back up yer claims instead of clogging up threads, please. Iā€™ve a faster route that I will be uploading soon. ---
**Author:** ![DemonStrate](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/demonstrate/32/10_2.png) [@DemonStrate](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/DemonStrate)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 1:53pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/14 "2011-05-07T13:53:23Z")
> [@TrickMasters|MadMan](#): > > I find that to be quite rude to be honestā€¦ back up yer claims instead of clogging up threads, please. Iā€™ve a faster route that I will be uploading soon. I upload videos in chunks (meaning, multiple videos at once). Iā€™m just trying to tell you it is a wasted effort. Edit: Also, you have no inside information why I said that to begin with. Pmk was annoying the fuck out of me on my LiveStream, and he made that route and I didnā€™t honestly care. After I banned him for a few minutes, I got my route completed which is marginally faster. Then, I was just annoyed that someone spent there time reproducing his slow route. Iā€™m honestly getting annoyed at trying to make my own routes when everyone else keeps trying to post theirs, and I honestly donā€™t care in most cases. When I did Portal 1 before, the community was basically dead. People had some routes and things on YouTube, but no one was active about it. I had some f-ing peace and quiet to just work on it myself, and Iā€™m starting to get to the point where I might just stop trying to make routes altogether because of people constantly spamming their routes and pestering me with messages. Science takes time and effort, and Iā€™d rather do that alone. It is great that other people have similar enthusiasm as me, but I do things my way. Sometimes, I just need to be left alone, or else Iā€™ll fucking lose it. ---
**Author:** ![adzicents](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/adzicents/32/22_2.png) [@adzicents](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/adzicents)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 2:42pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/15 "2011-05-07T14:42:26Z")
Iā€™m glad youā€™re getting tired of contributing to the cause, because weā€™re getting tired of pretending we can put up with your attitude. EDIT: The reason why the Portal 1 community was ā€˜deadā€™ is because there wasnā€™t one anymore because by the time you got involved everyone was pretty much over it. Youā€™re actually the one whoā€™s made Portal speedrunning popular, and youā€™d have your peace and quite if nobody was trying to be like ā€˜the best Portal speedrunner ever!!!1!!11!ā€™ ---
**Author:** ![TYPICAL](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/dfb087/32.png) [@TYPICAL](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/TYPICAL)\ **Post date:** [May 7, 2011, 3:58pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/16 "2011-05-07T15:58:40Z")
Try and keep this thread on topic. Youā€™re more than welcome to make a rage thread anywhere else on the website. :šŸ™‚ ---
**Author:** ![TrickMasters\_MadMan](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/t/9de0a6/32.png) [@TrickMasters\_MadMan](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/TrickMasters_MadMan)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 1:07pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/17 "2011-05-08T13:07:54Z")
Might be faster, might be slower. I donā€™t know, frankly. ---
**Author:** ![Scepheo](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/s/ad7895/32.png) [@Scepheo](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Scepheo)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 3:31pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/18 "2011-05-08T15:31:52Z")
Although I havenā€™t been able to execute it yet due to overjumping, I think a pretty fast route would be to run, shoot a portal on the wall behind the cubething, jump onto the button (and activate it), jump, shoot a portal onto the ground and grab the cube, then bhop over to the exit. Iā€™ve managed the first part quite a few times, but I kept flying way past the walkway. I did grab the cube though. ---
**Author:** ![DemonStrate](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/user_avatar/forums.sourceruns.org/demonstrate/32/10_2.png) [@DemonStrate](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/DemonStrate)\ **Post date:** [May 8, 2011, 8:50pm UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/19 "2011-05-08T20:50:26Z")
Portal 2 - Phase 1 - sp\_a2\_bridge\_the\_gap - Route - Update 1 ---
**Author:** ![Pmk138](https://b-cdn.sourceruns.org/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/p/4af34b/32.png) [@Pmk138](https://forums.sourceruns.org/u/Pmk138)\ **Post date:** [May 9, 2011, 1:03am UTC](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806/20 "2011-05-09T01:03:01Z")
> [@Scepheo](#): > > Although I havenā€™t been able to execute it yet due to overjumping, I think a pretty fast route would be to run, shoot a portal on the wall behind the cubething, jump onto the button (and activate it), jump, shoot a portal onto the ground and grab the cube, then bhop over to the exit. > > Iā€™ve managed the first part quite a few times, but I kept flying way past the walkway. I did grab the cube though. Iā€™m pretty sure I said that somewhere once lol. That would be the fastest route, aggravating to accomplish, but fastest. I know itā€™s doable, I just canā€™t get it myself. Also youā€™d have to reportal into your floor portal once you jump off the button, not sure if you mentioned that in what you said there. [Next page](https://forums.sourceruns.org/t/sp-a2-bridge-the-gap/1806.md?page=2)