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The Orange Box: Half-Life 2: Episode Two Hints
Chapter 4, Section 3
1 of 10: See the More Chopper Problems hints for more detailed info on this chapter section.
2 of 10: It would be nice if you could wait until the chopper is destroyed or at least focused on the resistance base before you go all the way back for the gnome, but you'll be accused of leaving "the Alyx Vance" behind if you do. (That claim is ludicrous, since you're going back a ways instead of ahead, but that's the way it's rigged.)
3 of 10: So as soon as you move forward in the tunnel far enough to see the chopper flying off ahead of you, it's time to go back and get the gnome.
4 of 10: You can drive the car all the way back to the farm and then go get the gnome on foot from there (a log is blocking the road past the farm), but then you'd have to drive slowly all the way back, retrieving the gnome whenever it falls out of the car.
5 of 10: You may prefer to leave the car in the tunnel and go back on foot, but that could take even longer than driving at gnome-friendly speeds. It's up to you how you want to get the gnome into the tunnel.
6 of 10: Once you do, drop it and drive the car on ahead to the spot where the fast zombie drops onto it.
7 of 10: After Alyx kicks the zombie off, park the car and go back on foot for the gnome. (You can get back to the other side of the "ramp" thing by using the dirt mound to the right of it.)
8 of 10: When you get the gnome to where you parked the car, you're going to have to get it all the way to the resistance base while under chopper fire.
