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The Orange Box: Half-Life 2: Episode Two Hints
Chapter 2, Section 3
1 of 12: See the The Larval Extract hints for more detailed info on this chapter section.
2 of 12: The first grubs in this chapter section are in the tunnel past the big table-jammed fan.
3 of 12: 1 grub is on your side of the cave tunnel hole that you need to drop into, but 2 more are on the other side. Before you drop down, be sure to kill those two with the pistol or by jumping across and running over them. [239]
4 of 12: You'll probably automatically kill 3 more grubs as you drop down into the tunnel, plus 4 more as you drop down into the large flooded cave. If you miss any of those while dropping down, look up and shoot them after you fall. [246]
5 of 12: There are 2 grubs on a large stone pillar near where you drop into the flooded cave, plus 8 more scattered around in the flooded area past the underwater tunnel. [256]
6 of 12: There are 3 grubs in the bloody tunnel that leads to the three-worker combat area, plus 4 more in the side tunnel in the workers' area. [263]
7 of 12: You'll find 7 grubs in the first tunnel that you use to dodge the antlion guardian, plus 2 more just outside it. There are 12 grubs in the second safe tunnel, plus 2 just outside of it. [286]
8 of 12: The third tunnel has 3 grubs near its entrance, 4 inside the tunnel, and 2 more just outside it. [295]
9 of 12: After you make the dangerous run through the big circular-path area, the next safe tunnel will have 2 grubs next to its entrance, plus 3 more inside. [300]
10 of 12: In the safe tunnel that's in the final guardian-avoidance area, there are 3 grubs to the right of the tunnel entrance, 6 inside the tunnel, and 2 more next to the tunnel exit. [311]
11 of 12: In the elevator shaft area, there are 2 grubs in the wall web caches (one in each), 2 grubs next to the first ceiling cache, 1 grub inside that cache, the same 3-grub arrangement with the other ceiling cache, plus 9 grubs scattered about the floor. [328]
12 of 12: There's 1 grub next to the generator that powers the door to the giant larvae cave, plus 3 more grubs just past the door. [332]
