{"rewrite":{"id":"r_631ecc15eacb5e59e86ca475","clusterId":"c_0f0d2304147b9b830a3841b5","slug":"project-capture-mod-rebuilds-portal-2-around-a-quantum-camera","model":"deepseek-v4-1-flash","headline":"Project Capture Mod Rebuilds Portal 2 Around A Quantum Camera","summary":"CropFactor Team has released a teaser video for Project Capture, a Portal 2 mod built on F-Stop, a scrapped early concept for the game. Players use the ASQRA Quantum Camera to capture objects and relocate them into physical space instead of carrying a portal gun. Portals remain in the environment as fixed elements, and the final stage unlocks the ability to move them between designated frames. Release is scheduled for 2028.","whyItMatters":"A scrapped Valve concept is being rebuilt by a mod team roughly two decades after Portal 2 shipped, and the pitch depends on the camera replacing the portal gun rather than complementing it.","webCardHtml":"\u003cp\u003eCropFactor Team says the camera is the primary tool, not an addition to the portal gun. The ASQRA Quantum Camera captures objects in the world and relocates them into physical space, which the team frames as the route to multi-layered puzzle solutions.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePortals remain, but as fixed environmental elements that players sometimes use and sometimes work around. The final stage unlocks moving portals between designated frames, which the team presents as the concept\u0026#39;s endpoint.\u003c/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe mod targets the Source engine without code modification or DLL hooks, and the announced release window is 2028.\u003c/p\u003e","blueskyPost":"CropFactor Team has a teaser out for Project Capture, a Portal 2 mod built on F-Stop, the scrapped camera concept. You capture and relocate objects with the ASQRA Quantum Camera instead of a portal gun. Portals stay, fixed in the environment. Release is set for 2028.","twitterPost":"Project Capture is a Portal 2 mod built on F-Stop, the scrapped early concept. The ASQRA Quantum Camera captures and relocates objects instead of a portal gun. Portals remain as fixed environmental elements. CropFactor Team targets a 2028 release.","threadsPost":null,"newsletterBlurb":"CropFactor Team has released a teaser video for Project Capture, a Portal 2 mod built on F-Stop, the camera-based concept scrapped during the game's early development. The ASQRA Quantum Camera captures objects and relocates them into physical space, while portals remain as fixed environmental elements rather than the player's tool. The mod is scheduled for release in 2028.","attributionJson":"[{\"source\":\"Game Spark\",\"url\":\"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/26/172779.html\",\"title\":\"Teaser video for \\\"Project Capture,\\\" a mod inspired by a scrapped early concept for \\\"Portal 2\\\"! Capture objects with a quantum camera\"}]","lintFlagsJson":null,"lintHits":0,"costUsd":0,"inputTokens":4659,"outputTokens":607,"status":"published","repairAttempts":0,"nextRepairAt":null,"factsAttemptedAt":1791221834,"createdAt":"2026-10-05T17:32:49.000Z","publishedAt":"2026-10-05T17:36:08.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T17:36:08.000Z"},"cluster":{"id":"c_0f0d2304147b9b830a3841b5","canonicalTitle":"『Portal 2』の初期ボツ案に着想を得たMod「Project Capture」ティーザー映像！ 量子カメラでオブジェクトをキャプチャ","representativeArticleId":"a_ac9981f2a69b8b4aeffc2e76","sourceCount":1,"writtenSourceCount":1,"writeAttempts":0,"isSolo":true,"entitiesJson":"{\"anime_titles\":[],\"manga_titles\":[],\"work_titles\":[\"Portal 2\",\"Project Capture\"],\"studios\":[\"Valve\"],\"people\":[],\"type\":\"announcement\",\"domain\":\"games\",\"is_roundup\":false}","contentType":"news","status":"published","firstSeenAt":"2026-09-25T21:00:03.000Z","lastSeenAt":"2026-09-25T21:00:03.000Z","updatedAt":"2026-10-05T17:36:06.000Z"},"attribution":[{"source":"Game Spark","url":"http://www.gamespark.jp/article/2026/09/26/172779.html","title":"『Portal 2』の初期ボツ案に着想を得たMod「Project Capture」ティーザー映像！ 量子カメラでオブジェクトをキャプチャ"}],"entities":{"anime_titles":[],"manga_titles":[],"work_titles":["Portal 2","Project Capture"],"studios":["Valve"],"people":[],"type":"announcement","domain":"games","is_roundup":false},"keyFacts":null}