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Half-Life Hints

I've made it to the surface, but I keep getting picked off by a hidden sniper!

  • 1 of 4: Once you get to the surface, it can sometimes by difficult to move around, since a sniper is quietly nested in the rocks.
  • 2 of 4: Do not go for the health kit that sits in the middle of the road; it is carefully covered by the sniper.
  • 3 of 4: If you look up and to the left of the health kit, you should see a small, camouflaged nest way up high.
  • 4 of 4: Toss a grenade into it to kill the sniper sitting there, then go get the health kit and the shotgun shells in the box.