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Portal Photo Mode | How to Add Photo Mode

Posted on 07/06/202207/06/2022 By twiByte No Comments on Portal Photo Mode | How to Add Photo Mode
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Add a placeable camera in Portal to take photos with!

Installation

This script adds a photo mode, the ability to holster your weapon and various graphical adjustments to improve photography in Portal

.

Find your configuration folder

Navigate to your Portal

installation’s configuration folder, which is most likely located here:

C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Portal\portal\cfg
Create autoexec.cfg

Within the same folder, create

autoexec.cfg

and paste

alias freecam_on “sv_cheats 1; cam_idealdistup -24; r_eyeshift_x .05; r_eyeshift_y .25; r_eyeshift_z -.02; fov_desired 75; ent_create point_viewcontrol targetname freecam spawnflags 1; thirdperson; ent_fire freecam enable; cl_drawhud 0; wait 10; thirdperson_mayamode; alias freecam freecam_off”
alias freecam_off “firstperson; cam_idealdistup 0; r_eyeshift_x 0; r_eyeshift_y 0; r_eyeshift_z 0; cl_drawhud 1; fov_desired 90; freecam_raise; thirdperson_mayamode; ent_fire freecam disable; wait 10; ent_remove freecam; alias freecam freecam_on”
alias freecam_turn “thirdperson_mayamode”
alias freecam “freecam_on”alias freecam_lower “ent_create player_weaponstrip targetname freecam_strip; ent_fire freecam_strip stripweaponsandsuit; wait 10; ent_remove freecam_strip; alias freecam_holster freecam_raise”
alias freecam_raise “give weapon_portalgun; upgrade_portalgun; alias freecam_holster freecam_lower”
alias freecam_holster “freecam_lower”bind z “freecam”
bind x “freecam_turn”
bind c “freecam_holster”
bind v “sv_cheats 1; noclip”

freecam_off

into it.

And you’re ready to go! Check the controls section below to learn how to operate the photo mode.

Controls

Key
Action
Z
Toggles the photo mode.
X
Toggles the camera/player turning state.
C
Toggles the raised/lowered state of your weapon.
V
Toggles noclip.

Example screenshots

Known issues

  • The camera continues to move along your current path if you enable photo mode while moving.
  • Changing level before exiting photo mode can cause various gameplay issues.
    • Either toggle photo mode again, restart the game or execute freecam_off in the developer console to resolve this.
  • If you use a different FOV other than 90, you may need to adjust fov_desired 90 in the freecam_off alias.

Please let me know if you have any issues or suggestions for future updates in the comments below!

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