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Half-Life 2 Hints

Where can I go from the train station plaza?

  • 1 of 5: Search around the plaza for exits other than the street you came in on.
  • 2 of 5: Check out that dark-colored metal gate between the Cafe Baltic and the souvenir shop.
  • 3 of 5: TIP: There's a supply crate on the ground near that gate. To get three more, look up at the top of the nearby lookout tower.
  • 4 of 5: You might want to position your squad right in front of that gate and stand back, since it's going to open and unleash a couple of metro cops.
  • 5 of 5: After they're down, go through the gate, past a fence, and climb some stairs to get to Section 3: Introducing the Hopper Mines.