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Half-Life 2: Episode One Hints

Supply Tip

  • 1 of 9: Before you go about trying to get that door open, stockpile all the supplies in the area near it. (It starts out with a generous two armor batteries, but you never know when you'll need more.)
  • 2 of 9: First, go back and get any supplies you dropped through the big floor hole before you dropped through it yourself.
  • 3 of 9: Then swim over to the metal shed-like room that's next to the stairs you used to get out of the water.
  • 4 of 9: Break open the shed's supply crate to find two more armor batteries that you can take to your stockpile.
  • 5 of 9: Go find the two underwater supply crates on the side of the room opposite the power-lock door.
  • 6 of 9: One of them is hiding under the underwater stairs that lead up to the nearby walkway.
  • 7 of 9: The other one (which may be floating on the surface) should contain health vials, which are also good for your stockpile.
  • 8 of 9: Then find the small broken walkway piece that's about halfway along the back wall (the wall opposite the metal shed, that is).
  • 9 of 9: Stand on it and look up through a ceiling hole to see two more supply crates you can pull in and break open. (They probably both contain ammo.)