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Half-Life Hints

Where has Nihilanth sent me?

  • 1 of 6: You could have been sent to one of three places.
  • 2 of 6: The first is a large, cylindrical shaft with platforms protruding from the walls.
  • 3 of 6: The second place you can be sent to is a large chamber that has a pool of water in it.
  • 4 of 6: The third place that Nihilanth can send you is an open arena with lots of pits that drop down into underwater caverns.
  • 5 of 6: However, you should always restore your game if you get teleported. The areas are big and dangerous, and you don't need the ammo (just use the hornet gun on Nihilanth if you run out of everything else).
  • 6 of 6: Note that if he fires a teleport orb that doesn't hit you, it will teleport in an alien slave or alien controller.