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The Orange Box: Half-Life 2: Episode Two Hints
Section 2: Escort the Vort (ep2_outland_03)
1 of 26: Move on down the tunnel, bashing webs when you come to them.
2 of 26: Note that the second web counts as a web cache, and has some shotgun ammo (and maybe some pistol ammo) behind it.
3 of 26: Past the third web is a large cavern area with a bunch of antlions in it, including several workers.
4 of 26: After they're all dead, move on down the passageway, watching out that you don't fall into any deep holes or chasms.
5 of 26: When you encounter antlions of either variety, use the same strategies on them that you did before. (I prefer the "dodge them and/or hit them with the gravity gun until the vort can zap them" strategy.)
7 of 26: To leave this room, find the boarded-over door that leads into the large cage-like room with lots of reclining zombies in it. Watch out, though, since the zombies will "come to life."
9 of 26: After the vortigaunt comes through the gate to rejoin you, go to the other side of the room so he'll power a generator and open a nearby door.
10 of 26: Just past that door is another supply crate trap that you'd better watch out for.
13 of 26: Go back through previous areas and search for leftover supplies if you want, then move on ahead to find the tunnel blocked by a bit of fencing.
14 of 26: Find the cave tunnel that leads off from a spot near the top of the ladder you climbed and drop down into it. (Since you can't get back up, you may first want to drop the four armor batteries from up the slope into the tunnel.)
15 of 26: After you go forward a bit, the vortigaunt will see an area off to the side with an active thumper and several antlions.
16 of 26: After you've thoroughly cleared the area of enemies and supplies, find the lift control panel that's in the back, on a platform past a large metal ramp.
17 of 26: Right after you hit the control to summon the lift, a whole bunch more zombies and antlions will appear and attack.
18 of 26: After your lift reaches the top, go along the walkway to find a room with a closed door, a generator, and ammo supplies.
19 of 26: Wait there for the vortigaunt to arrive and open the door, then go through it and down a dark hall to reach a room.
20 of 26: Grab the shotgun from near the chair, then bash the wooden items blocking the nearby door so you can go through it.
21 of 26: In the next area, you'll get an early glimpse of the glowing antlion guard that you're going to have to deal with as you go for the special extract that's needed to save Alyx. (Stay well back from the boards he bashes to make sure you don't get hurt.)
22 of 26: Go up the wooden ramp to the left of where the guardian appears, then drop down the hole past the ramp.
23 of 26: Go down the passage past the hole until you come to a large screen blocking your way.
