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How can I get past this doorway?
  • 1 of 7: You'll need a weapon of some sort to smash the boards with.
  • 2 of 7: Unfortunately, it's impossible for you to have gotten any weapons before now.
  • 3 of 7: Fortunately, Barney is about to remedy your weaponless situation.
  • 4 of 7: Go back a short way to where he appears on an upper ledge near a rail.
  • 5 of 7: Look up at him and move close to get him to start talking.
  • 6 of 7: He'll point out the Citadel being on full alert and will mention that you're now going to have to take the long canal-route way to Dr. Vance's lab.
  • 7 of 7: He'll then drop you a crowbar that you can pick up and use from now on to bash annoying obstacles (such as boards covering doorways).