Portal: Still Alive

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Go for the Gold

Go for the Gold

Win a gold medal on a challenge map.

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How to unlock the Go for the Gold achievement in Portal: Still Alive - Definitive Guide

This easiest way to get this achievement, FAR EASIER than the other two solutions posted here (no offense as the first solution got me the achievement, thanks GGS DiamondZ):

- Testchamber 14
- Beat the stage with 2 portals.

The gold target is 2 portals, so you must do it in 2.

Here's how: The video below shows what I'm describing: Set the first portal (backwards facing is easier) as close to the lift to the exit as possible. Go left to the stairs that pop up and climb them. Wait for them to detract back into the floor. Set the second and last portal on the floor way down below that the stairs transform into. And jump through to the exit.

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FEEDBACK: "you have to select portals on the list befroe starting challenge. i've been trying this method for 10minutes while doing a time challenge and couldn't work out why it wouldn't pop" - maiden of haste
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30 Apr 2011 22:53

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I can verify this method works, my son just did it accidentally without meaning to and the achievement popped. Goes to show it's nearly effortless and by far the easiest way.
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By Xonatron on 06 May 2011 11:40
By far the quickest way! Good job thumb up!
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By Redders 420 on 13 May 2011 08:54
Yeah this is definitely the easiest way. Don't have to fight against time or anything else either.
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By XXRPGGAMEMANXX on 16 May 2011 07:30
just to clarify. you do need to select "portals" on the Challenge maps selection screen (left / right to highlight level, up / down to select challenge type).
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By HurtfulGold02 on 26 Jul 2011 21:15
Thanks for verifying this, HurtfulGold02. I just removed it from the solution.
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By Xonatron on 26 Jul 2011 23:44
you need to tell people you have to select portals on the list befroe starting challenge. i've been trying this method for 10minutes while doing a time challenge and couldn't work out why it wouldn't pop
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By GammyGreenGiant on 15 Oct 2011 13:59
you need to tell people you have to select portals on the list befroe starting challenge. i've been trying this method for 10minutes while doing a time challenge and couldn't work out why it wouldn't pop
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By GammyGreenGiant on 15 Oct 2011 14:28
i'll add that now... that's kind of obvious though --> "Beat the stage with 2 portals" is supposed to communicate that to you! :)
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By Xonatron on 15 Oct 2011 16:44
added.
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By Xonatron on 15 Oct 2011 16:45
Doesn't work for me. I can't use a portal on that part of the level.
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By Ambo100 on 15 Oct 2011 19:36
Not sure Ambo... the video shows it and everyone here has done it no problem. Post a vid maybe?
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By Xonatron on 15 Oct 2011 22:14
@Ambo, Make sure you're on Test Chamber 14 and not the Advanced TS 14. I made that mistake a few times before I figured it out.
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By aj vanzetti on 06 Mar 2012 19:08
This is definitely the best solution, thanks! smile
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By bazzo90 on 13 Jul 2013 13:17
I got this without even playing the challenge map. I was rushing through the story to unlock the Testchamber 14 challenge map, and used the method in the video to finish the chamber quickly. Even though I was in story mode, after walking through the exit door I got the achievement, and I have a gold medal in the challenge map despite not ever actually starting the challenge.
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By Cpt Obvious1994 on 02 Jun 2017 21:12
Unlocked this while playing Testchamber 16 on story; use two portals to complete level. Challenge mode wasn't even started at this point.
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By varkylfus on 14 Aug 2018 19:47
Oh, wow!
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By Xonatron on 08 Sep 2018 18:30
Pretty cool, thx!
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By elCARLSONE on 02 Jun 2019 13:34
wink
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By Xonatron on 04 Jun 2019 03:07
The same thing that happened to Cpt Obvious1994 happened to me too. I remembered the short cut from when I did my 100% on the Orange Box. Cheevo popped in story before I even selected Challenge Maps from the menu.
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By Zeke Stable on 05 Jun 2019 06:20
Worked great!
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By TeamBonesCO on 04 Aug 2020 02:36
Valve's way of saying "sorry for the Aperture Science achievement in the Orange Box" and the nightmare of using a controller for challenges clearly designed for mouse and keyboard.
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By Gilbert Prime on 21 Oct 2020 20:22
This achevoo can be done in history in that way on video
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By MichSolus on 02 Jun 2022 06:24
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You need to get gold in one map with only one of the following things:

1. shortest time
2. fewest number of portals
3. fewest number of steps.

Shouldn't be a problem. Watch the video below.


Edit:
Look at this solution. It's very more easy then my solution:
Solution for Go for the Gold In Portal: Still Alive
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The video was great but where do I find out what the goals are for each challenge?
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By Maniac Thanatos on 07 Apr 2011 02:25
Thanks for the solution. It got me the achievement. I just posted a far easier solution that I stumbled upon. Check it out.
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By Xonatron on 30 Apr 2011 22:54
Ah, that's ok! Thanks for linking to it!
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By Xonatron on 23 May 2011 20:21
i get this achievement by time 27 secs. but bevor that i only used 4 portal to finish this chamber, but i didnt get the achievement and it doesent count this 4 portals. it alway says that i needed 6, but thats not true. so i think the only way to get it, is by time. am i right?
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By elKazaam on 04 Dec 2011 00:21
i used this method. got 27 seconds but when i enter the lift it says "cheated" on the screen and won't pop the achievement. HELP!!!
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By batz1047 on 04 Mar 2012 03:16
I completely used the wrong color portal and the bullet killed me. Portal reset me at the level at with 5 added to my time. Beat the level with 28 into it xD

Thanks for the guide!
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By OOG on 22 Jul 2021 11:32
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Very easy achievement to unlock, just follow the steps from the video.

Achievement: Go for the Gold 15G
Level: Still Alive 4
Gold Medal requirment: fewest number of portals
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29 Dec 2011 19:14

For this, you only need to get one of the following on a challenge map:

- Shorter time than goal
- Fewer number of portals than goal
- Fewer number of steps

You CAN do it on your first try, even though goals don't show up.

I found challenge 7 way easier than challenge 1. You only need to get the block down on the middle of both buttons, as shown in the following video. I do not take credit for this video, credit goes to Dmbledore.

It's easier if you grab the cube by a corner, so you get one corner in each button. Also, you can save your game just before dropping the cube in case you miss.

You will easily meet any of the goals, (i got all first try and i'm not good), even if you walk a lot or take a long time, the goal on portals is 6.

GOALS:
Time: 1:00
Portals: 6
Steps: 85
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10 Apr 2011 17:08

Obtaining a gold medal on a challenge map requires you to exit the test camber using the fewest possible number of portals, steps, or finish within a certain time limit. There are a number of different chambers where you can get this very easily.

Chamber 1:

Chamber 4:

 
Chamber 14:
 
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You don't even need to go into any of the challenge maps to get this achievement; as it can also be done on a normal playthrough; go into Test Chamber number 14 and use only two portals to get to the end. Remember the concept of momentum!
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03 Sep 2023 00:16