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Half-Life 2: Episode One Hints

Second Control Room

  • 1 of 11: At the end of the corridor, look to the right to find a wall panel.
  • 2 of 11: Use the gravity gun to blast the panel loose, then carefully crouch-jump into the gap and inch forward so you can see what's going on in the shaft beyond.
  • 3 of 11: You need to go down the shaft toward the orb-firing gadgets and duck through the doorway that's just to the left of them.
  • 4 of 11: Go up the slanty glass machine covering, then jump up onto the slightly higher walkway on the right.
  • 5 of 11: Move along until you reach another panel covering that you can blow off to create a crouch-jumpable hole, but don't go through too fast -- soldiers are waiting for you on the other side.
  • 6 of 11: When the area's finally clear, go all the way through the hole and check out what's on the other side.
  • 7 of 11: You'll now be up on the level with the huge, pulsing energy core.
  • 8 of 11: You need to use the energy bridges to go right past the core and on to the second control room.
  • 9 of 11: Needless to say, the second control room is full of soldiers. Use the usual draw-them-to-you strategy to take them down.
  • 10 of 11: This control room is very similar to the first one, except that the darned thing doesn't have a recharger!
  • 11 of 11: As soon as the machine's in place, a door in the back corner of the room will open up, thereby starting you on the journey to the third control room.