Portal: Prelude Forum

A few questions:

1)  Can we move "portalprelude" to Program1 instead of copying it? (To conserve space)
2)  If we use %20 in the shortcut's Target field, could we keep the space in the "portal prelude" folder(s)?
3)  Does "Program1" need to be "Program1", or can it be whatever besides "Program" (ex: "Prelude")?

EDIT:
2)  A:  Seemingly no.
3)  A:  Apparently yes.

Last edited by TJF588 (28-05-2010 11:38:56)

PenumbraJack wrote:

I follow up to step 13, but I keep getting the message that the "...name in the Target box is not valid."

Should the full target name be:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\(USERNAME)\portal\hl2.exe-applaunch 400 -game C:\Program1\portalprelude"
?

No, it should be "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\(USERNAME)\portal\hl2.exe" -applaunch 400 -game C:\Program1\portalprelude
Mind the space and the quotes.

For me this only works when steam already is running, so this is no real improvement and only bypasses the shortcut in the games list. Otherwise, there's an even better way of doing this:

1. Install Portal: Prelude normally (to the default path)
2. Browse to "C:\Program files\Steam\steamapps\<steamname>\portal\"
3. Drop "hl2.exe" via right click to the desktop and choose to create a shortcut
4. Right Click the shortcut and choose "Properties"
5. In the target field, append the following:

 -applaunch 400 -game "../../SourceMods/portal prelude"

In my example (WinXP 32bit, German, free promotional Portal offer) I use this line:
"C:\Programme\Steam\steamapps\<steamname>\portal\hl2.exe" -game "../../SourceMods/portal prelude" which also works fine without the -applaunch 400 parameter.
6. Adapt the icon if you want and click "OK".

This way you neither need to rename the "portal prelude" folder nor have to create an extra one.

Last edited by Mini-Me (01-06-2010 16:03:02)

will this work with other source mods?

Dootuz wrote:

Hey, I made this tutorial when I couldn't get it to work. Hope it helps people.

To Install Portal Prelude, by Dootuz

This is for Windows 7 64bit
(For 32 bit just don’t include the "(x86)" in anything and it should be fine)


1.    Install Portal
2.    Install Portal: Prelude
3.    Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods
4.    Now make a new folder in C:\ and call it “Program1” without the quotes (Yes Program1, just Program messes with something with Windows)
5.    In C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods there is a folder called “portal prelude”
6.    Rename it from “portal prelude” and delete the space, make it “portalprelude”
7.    Now take it and copy it to the folder C:\Program1
8.    Now go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\ (USERNAME)\portal
9.    Now make a shortcut of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\(USERNAME)\portal\hl2.exe"
10.    Now take that shortcut and place it in C:\Program1
11.    Now name the short cut “Portal Prelude”
12.    Now right click the short cut and go to properties
13.    Now under Target add at the end of the Target field, -applaunch 400 -game C:\Program1\portalprelude (I got this code off another video, for doing something close but not the same thing, the code (after modifying it) works now. for this).
14.    Then make a shortcut of that shortcut and place it on your desktop.
15.    Play the game.

Well, thanks so much for sharing. It hepls me much

Dootuz wrote:

Hey, I made this tutorial when I couldn't get it to work. Hope it helps people.

To Install Portal Prelude, by Dootuz

This is for Windows 7 64bit
(For 32 bit just don’t include the "(x86)" in anything and it should be fine)


1.    Install Portal
2.    Install Portal: Prelude
3.    Go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods
4.    Now make a new folder in C:\ and call it “Program1” without the quotes (Yes Program1, just Program messes with something with Windows)
5.    In C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods there is a folder called “portal prelude”
6.    Rename it from “portal prelude” and delete the space, make it “portalprelude”
7.    Now take it and copy it to the folder C:\Program1
8.    Now go to C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\ (USERNAME)\portal
9.    Now make a shortcut of "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\(USERNAME)\portal\hl2.exe"
10.    Now take that shortcut and place it in C:\Program1
11.    Now name the short cut “Portal Prelude”
12.    Now right click the short cut and go to properties
13.    Now under Target add at the end of the Target field, -applaunch 400 -game C:\Program1\portalprelude (I got this code off another video, for doing something close but not the same thing, the code (after modifying it) works now. for this).
14.    Then make a shortcut of that shortcut and place it on your desktop.
15.    Play the game.

I tried, but when I used the shortcut, it started the game, but when i tried to start a new game, i counldnt choose the chamber...




Plz HALP!!!!!!

Nice to sharing with us. I am searching this particular steps on various sites but far of the site but yesterday i found your site at right time. Thanks to share with us.

I have , somehow without making shortcuts,done it...
This is tested on Windows 7 32bit And 64bit.
I didn't even HAVE to change the target, neither make a SINGLE shortcut..


All I did to play it was install Portal & Portal Prelude.
This also works on Vista and older,so everybody , listen out!
I installed it in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods and it just appeared on my list!
I didn't have to launch "hl2" in the portal folder.
If Dootuz put advice that didn't help you,have a look at this!

NOTE!If you launch the game,sometimes a blank screen comes up and REALLY RANDOM MUSIC comes up.
The music is the the StudioDomo scene.
Sometimes it will really come up.
But eventually it'll come up.
This also works with other mods like Portal Map Editor!
By Prelude_Player211.
Thanks to you for seeing this post.
Give feedback to me if it doesn't work.
BON PLAYING!

Last edited by Prelude_Player211 (05-11-2010 19:41:49)

rolemdice wrote:

I've done every step but when I click on the desktop shortcut this error pops up saying "Setup file 'gameinfo.txt' doesn't exist in subdirectory 'C:\Program1\portalprelude'."
Could someone help me out with this?

Yes, it tried to do it but it's the same on the shortcut.
But it works with me on other ways to do it.

Prelude_Player211 wrote:

I have , somehow without making shortcuts,done it...
This is tested on Windows 7 32bit And 64bit.
I didn't even HAVE to change the target, neither make a SINGLE shortcut..


All I did to play it was install Portal & Portal Prelude.
This also works on Vista and older,so everybody , listen out!
I installed it in "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\sourcemods and it just appeared on my list!
I didn't have to launch "hl2" in the portal folder.
If Dootuz put advice that didn't help you,have a look at this!

NOTE!If you launch the game,sometimes a blank screen comes up and REALLY RANDOM MUSIC comes up.
The music is the the StudioDomo scene.
Sometimes it will really come up.
But eventually it'll come up.
This also works with other mods like Portal Map Editor!
By Prelude_Player211.
Thanks to you for seeing this post.
Give feedback to me if it doesn't work.
BON PLAYING!

I was using an older version of Portal (build 3740).

The method I used:

1)Open Notepad

2)For 32bit windows, copy and paste this:
"C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\USERNAME\portal\hl2.exe" -applaunch 400 -game "C:\Program Files\Steam\steamapps\SourceMods\portal prelude"

For 64bit windows, copy and paste this:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\USERNAME\portal\hl2.exe" -applaunch 400 -game "C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\SourceMods\portal prelude"

Instead of C you can use the drive letter where steam is installed. Replace USERNAME with your user name!

3)Go to file->save as... and save the file on your Desktop as PortalPrelude.bat or any other name, as long as it ends with .bat

4)Open Steam

5)Go to your Desktop and double click on PortalPrelude.bat

6)Play the game

After that, every time you want to play prelude, just run steam and then PortalPrelude.bat

Last edited by leocrow (29-01-2011 16:19:20)

I follow up to step 13, but I keep getting the message that the "...name in the Target box is not valid."

Should the full target name be:
"C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\(USERNAME)\portal\hl2.exe-applaunch 400 -game C:\Program1\portalprelude"
?