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Half-Life 2: Episode One Hints

Specific Directions

  • 1 of 7: Start by running from the downstairs doorway to the truck that's just to the left.
  • 2 of 7: Right after the sniper fires, sprint-run to the building over on the right.
  • 3 of 7: TIP: While you're there, look for two supply crates a ways to the right.
  • 4 of 7: Next, run to a spot just behind the nearby red car that's laying on its side in a rubble pile.
  • 5 of 7: Wait until the sniper fires again, then run to the blue car a bit to the left and ahead.
  • 6 of 7: Then run to the building corner with the drain pipe that's over to the left.
  • 7 of 7: Then it's a quick and simple run to the wall that the sniper's window is in. He can't shoot you if the angle from him down to you is too steep.