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Half-Life Hints

Questionable Ethics

How do I get past the electrified fencing?
What kind of alien is trapped inside the glass case?
How do I get out of the room with the glass case?
What do I do in the two blue rooms with cages and control booths?
How do I survive the room with the computer pillars and a tripmined door?

How do I get out of the experimentation complex?
Where do I find a person with retinal access to the surface?
How do I get into the room with the rotating machinery?
How do I get the primary laser online?
What do I do with the primary laser?
How do I get a scientist out, and where do I take him?

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