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Half-Life 2 Hints

Section 4: Approaching Nova Prospekt (d2_coast_12)

  • 1 of 12: Go through the rest of the large rocky tunnel to pick up two more antlion followers and emerge outdoors near an active thumper.
  • 2 of 12: Between the second and third thumpers, there's a Combine gun emplacement on some higher ground to the left. You'll want to hang back under cover and send in your antlion troops to finish off the soldiers.
  • 3 of 12: There's double trouble at the third thumper -- a gun emplacement on high ground near it, plus several soldiers who run in from the next area to help shoot you.
  • 4 of 12: When all those soldiers are down, raid the area for supplies and turn off the third thumper. (You can also turn off the loud alarm if it's sounding by using a control panel just inside the gun emplacement.)
  • 5 of 12: Unfortunately, the next gun emplacement along the beach is very hard to get to without getting seriously shot up.
  • 6 of 12: After you take it over, you'll need to figure out how to approach and neutralize the next (and last) two major gun emplacements on the beach.
  • 7 of 12: Explore the last emplacement to find a small doorway in the back that leads to a large, uneven grassy area with a small gun emplacement on the other side.
  • 8 of 12: There are no soldiers currently manning the emplacement, but several will appear the moment you set foot outside.
  • 9 of 12: When the area's clear, go past the dropship landing pad and along a narrow grassy path.
  • 10 of 12: At the end of the path is a little camp complete with campfire and sleeping zombies. I guess the Campfire Zombies are having an outing!
  • 11 of 12: Your goal now is to make your way along the narrow little cliffside paths until you can enter a large pipe that leads to Nova Prospekt's entrance yard.
  • 12 of 12: Move a short way down the pipe to get Section 5: Nova Prospekt's Front Yard to load.