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Half-Life 2 Hints

How do I get around the big cop barricade?

  • 1 of 9: Don't even try to shoot down all the cops -- they just keep coming! Let your squad shoot at them while you look around for an exit.
  • 2 of 9: The barricade opens up every now and then to let a cop through, but you can't run through then -- the game won't let you.
  • 3 of 9: Since you can't get through or over the barricade from here, try looking to the left of it for an exit.
  • 4 of 9: Look past the white car to find a small doorway leading into a building.
  • 5 of 9: Be careful not to fall into the street hole as you run past the white car.
  • 6 of 9: When you're safely past the doorway, call your team to you and wait for them to catch up before you move into the building and fight the cops in it.
  • 7 of 9: Go up the stairs and find the room with the supply crates and big floor hole.
  • 8 of 9: Drop through that floor hole and the next one to end up near an open doorway that leads outside.
  • 9 of 9: You're now past the cop barricade, but there are still a few cops to deal with.