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Half-Life 2 Hints

Section 1: Rescuing Barney from Snipers (d3_c17_09)

  • 1 of 13: Go through the doorway on the right to find a resistance member who will tell you about the snipers outside who are pinning Barney down.
  • 2 of 13: There are two snipers covering the street outside, one of which will start shooting at you the moment you go through the doorway that leads outside.
  • 3 of 13: After the first sniper's been blown up, break open the supply crates near his building and then start plotting the second sniper's demise.
  • 4 of 13: After both snipers are dead, explore all around and look for supplies.
  • 5 of 13: Visit the small open part of the hotel at the corner near the first truck to find not only a supply crate, but two new squad members.
  • 6 of 13: Now you need to find where Barney's been keeping himself lately.
  • 7 of 13: After talking to Barney, go around the flaming rubble and find the stairs that lead up to the floor he's on.
  • 8 of 13: The last two snipers in the area will "activate" when you get halfway up those stairs.
  • 9 of 13: After the last sniper is dead, refill on grenades and return to the stairs that lead up to Barney's floor. (If he's not there to greet you, you may need to go up to the upper floor and help him kill headcrabs.)
  • 10 of 13: If you don't need to go back anywhere for supplies, follow Barney as he leads you out of the building and down to a Combine gate.
  • 11 of 13: Take care of the hoppers (and optionally shoot down the scanners for armor batteries) while Barney opens the gate, then go through it and find a supply crate.
  • 12 of 13: Just to the right of the crate is the passage you need to take. Have the crowbar ready to charge and whack poison headcrabs with.
  • 13 of 13: Right after you whack the second crab, you'll reach Section 2: Approaching the Nexus Building.