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Half-Life 2 Hints

Section 5: Nova Prospekt's Front Yard (d2_prison_01)

1 of 6: Keep moving through the pipes until you reach a small pool with a supply crate floating in it.
2 of 6:
Don't leave the pool via its ladder right away -- there are three Combine lookout towers with mounted guns in the grassy area just past the pool.
- Combat Tips
3 of 6: After the towers are clear, move around near them until your antlions see some soldiers in the main prison yard area on an upper catwalk.
4 of 6:
When they're taken care of, it'll be time to go up the steps to the main yard area and face the gunship music.
- Two gunships are attacking at once! How can I take them both down?
5 of 6: When that ordeal is finally over, save your game in celebration and search the entire yard area for supplies.
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Then you need to figure out how to enter the prison complex.
- How can I enter the prison from the yard?

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