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The Orange Box: Half-Life 2: Episode Two Hints

Strider #5 thru 7 Tips

  • 1 of 19: Put a sticky bomb on the back of the car, then drive quickly back to the sawmill.
  • 2 of 19: The first order of business is to kill all three of Strider #5's hunter escorts.
  • 3 of 19: As before, the best way to do this is probably to run them all over one by one.
  • 4 of 19: It's a real pain, so quicksave after every success, and be willing to take some damage while doing it (but not too much).
  • 5 of 19: By the time you finish with the hunters, Striders 5 and 6 should both be in the supply building #3 area. (Or 5 might be down at the train tracks.)
  • 6 of 19: Drive around by the water tower so you can be sure of coming in behind them.
  • 7 of 19: Stop near the first strider you come to and use the sticky bomb on your car to destroy it.
  • 8 of 19: Then quickly drive up to supply building #3 and replace your car's bomb.
  • 9 of 19: If the other strider is close enough to get to on foot, grab another bomb from the building's dispenser port and go get it with that. Otherwise, drive after it in the car and use the bomb you put on the car to trash it.
  • 10 of 19: No matter how fast you do that, Strider #7 will already have appeared at point A and stomped its way over to supply building #4, ready to destroy it.
  • 11 of 19: However, even if you take your time getting there, it should wait to blast the building until you approach.
  • 12 of 19: So go around to the other three supply buildings (and any stashes you've made elsewhere) and grab anything that you can use.
  • 13 of 19: This strider also has three hunters as escorts, but driving up and ramming them isn't the best solution this time.
  • 14 of 19: Instead, stay at extreme distance and watch as some resistance guys run to the attack. The path split that's a bit NW of supply building #2 is a good spot.
  • 15 of 19: Pop a hunter with the pistol to see if you can get it to come after you. If so, start shooting it with more powerful weapons or throwing things like logs or explosive canisters at it. (You can find a couple of explosive canisters in supply building #2.)
  • 16 of 19: If you can lure them close enough to the base, some of the RPG-toting guys stationed there may start blasting them.
  • 17 of 19: After all three hunters are down, get in the car and drive over to supply building #4, taking the roundabout route that goes past supply building #3 (where you should stop and get a sticky bomb for the car rack), the sawmill, and then the two-crane area.
  • 18 of 19: After it blasts the supply building, the strider should turn and go toward the train tracks, paying no attention to you. That's your cue to use the sticky bomb that's on the back of your car to destroy it.
  • 19 of 19: Actually, it's really easy to save supply building #4 from getting blasted, though the rest of the strider tips will assume that you didn't bother.