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Half-Life 2 Hints

Section 5: Clifftop Lookout (d2_coast_07)

  • 1 of 16: As you approach the tunnel's exit, you'll hear the sound of a Combine dropship flying nearby. Stay in the safety of the tunnel until it's gone so that it won't get a chance to shoot you.
  • 2 of 16: Then drive out of the tunnel and on down the road, running over the single Combine soldier who emerges from the first house you pass by.
  • 3 of 16: The pavement ends soon after that, dividing into two dirt paths. The right one goes down to a few houses and sheds, and the left one leads up a steep slope to some train tracks.
  • 4 of 16: The house-and-shed area has five Combine soldiers hiding in it. See if you can find them all.
  • 5 of 16: Then take some time to comb the entire area for supplies.
  • 6 of 16: If you've fully scouted out the area, you'll realize that the train tracks are the only way the jeep could possibly move on from here. However, there's a standard blue force field blocking the tracks so that the jeep can't go down them very far.
  • 7 of 16: You could take a *huge* shortcut here if you don't mind leaving the jeep behind. You don't really need it in the areas ahead, and you'll lose it early on in Chapter 8, anyway.
  • 8 of 16: If you're determined to take the jeep with you, you're going to have to find the force field controls and shut them off.
  • 9 of 16: As luck would have it, the force field control room is on the other side of the bridge! There must be a way to get there on foot.
  • 10 of 16: Start by finding the grassy cliffside path that begins at the back side of the largest house.
  • 11 of 16: It leads to a small side door through which you can enter the bridge's support structure, but watch out for the poison zombie on the path.
  • 12 of 16: Past the door is a room with some health and armor on a table (which you'll probably want to save for later) plus another door that leads to Section 6: Train Bridge.
  • 13 of 16: When you return from Section 6, you'll need to make your way back across the cliffside path and get back to your jeep. However, there are a few new enemies along the way.
  • 14 of 16: Drive the jeep up the slope to the train tracks area if you didn't earlier, then head on down the tracks since there are no force fields to stop you anymore.
  • 15 of 16: After leaving the tracks at the other end of the bridge, drive across the uneven ground and under a large, broken bridge arch to get to a ramp.
  • 16 of 16: Go up the ramp and down the tunnel to finally make it to Chapter 8: Sandtraps.