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Section 7: Alyx and the Generator (d3_c17_07)
1 of 14: The first thing to do is check to see that your entire squad followed you into this chapter section. If some didn't, you'll have to go back down the stairs to the end of the previous chapter section and shepherd them all up the stairs ahead of you so they'll all stay with you when you return to this chapter section.
2 of 14: After going down the hall and busting open some supply crates, you'll come to a room with a large floor hole past which two sentry guns are shooting down zombies.
7 of 14: You probably took a lot of damage, so go back to the room you dropped down in and use the health and armor stations there. Note that there are more stations in the blue-and-white-striped hallway that leads to the stairs.
8 of 14: After healing up and collecting ammo, head down the stairs and kill the soldiers who are in and around the local command center.
9 of 14: NOTE: If you have fewer than two squad members left after you secure the command center, you'll get enough new people to bring your squad up to three. However, if you started this chapter section with a squad of four, I strongly advise you to replay it until you can get to this point with all four members alive.
10 of 14: Head back to the upstairs health and armor stations to heal up again, then go through the command center's back door and explore around until you find an open doorway leading to the square outside. (Actually, the area is triangle-shaped, but Alyx calls it a square, so I will too.)
11 of 14: When you're ready, go outside and start scouting out the area as Alyx goes for the generator controls. Dropships are going to start dropping off soldiers behind the two large force fields soon, and you'll need to keep those soldiers from reaching Alyx long enough for her to expose the generator core.
12 of 14: This whole thing has three different phases: preparation, combat, and escape.
