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The IRIS Initiative (p2 themed map)

note: please dont make IRS jokes in the comments. they arent really that intelligent or funny and i'll just delete them, thanks. please also stop comparing this to random horror stuff based on the completely coincidental name. this has nothign whatsoever to do with the hidden, the iris project, etc...nor does it even remotely resemble them.

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This map is set on the island facilities of the IRIS initiative; a research facility founded by an alternate-universe Aperture Science. It contains various outdoor and indoor areas, the purpose of which has been left mostly open-ended.

the map is based on the maps of the OG Iris initiative portal 2 mod i was working on all the way back in 2014; but with several game-play-specific features removed, the maps joined together as one big one, and TONS of new areas added where they were only implied to exist in the original mod.

map name in the menu: rp_iris

Features:

* several aperture-science-esque areas
* setting inspired partially by the tv show LOST, and vacations I've taken IRL to mexico and hawaii
* nearly every glass window in the map is breakable
* tons of seperate spawn rooms for a large amount of players
* dynamic lighting in several areas (env_projectedtexture)
* detailed environments
* all content is packed into the bsp - no extra games or content required
* dynamic lighting and shadows in most outdoor areas and some indoor areas (env_projectedtexture)



Important addon compatability note:
there are some cases where Extended Spawnmenu and Map Retexturizer can cause the game to crash on this map. This is likely due to the fact i am packing the assets into the bsp directly, rather than cluttering everybody's spawnmenus with redundant assets they likely already have from portal 2 and other games.
However, until I find a reasonable non-bspzipping way to include assets without inadvertently including them in everyone's spawn menus, it is advised to disable those 2 addons while playing this map if you are running into these crash issues.