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Half-Life 2 Hints
A Note About the Hints
Each of the game chapters is divided up into two or more major sections (except Chapter 14). The sections don't have individual names like the chapters do, but you can always tell when you're moving from one section to another by the fact that the game will pause and the word "LOADING" will appear in the middle of the screen.
Each chapter's hints are divided up into sections accordingly. Since the sections don't have in-game names, I made up names for them that correspond to the major locations or themes of each area. For instance, you're at the Northern Petrol facility during the third section of Chapter 7, so I name that hint section "Section 3: Northern Petrol".
I also provide in parenthesis the map codes for each chapter section so that you can use the PC Cheat Code "status" command to help you find where you are. Bring down the console and type "status", then check the "map" field of the info you're given to find the current map code (plus exact XYZ coords, which aren't used in these hints). With the more recent game updates, you can just open the console and check the top right corner of the screen for the map code. Note that in some rare cases, two different chapter sections will have the same map code.
