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Half-Life 2 Hints

Supply Tips

  • 1 of 9: Climb the ladder to the highest walkway you can reach to find some supplies near a dead resistance member.
  • 2 of 9: Then climb down to the next-highest walkway to find one supply crate near the ladder, plus two more in plain sight a ways down the walkway.
  • 3 of 9: That's not all, though -- move carefully around to the other side of the large red structure that's next to the two supply crates to find a secret lambda area.
  • 4 of 9: You could call it quits then and go about finding the pump station's exit, but you shouldn't really do that until you've gone back through a bunch of previous areas in search of leftover supplies.
  • 5 of 9: From near the secret lambda stash, drop down onto the two large white pipes that are near the top of the cargo lift.
  • 6 of 9: Climb back down the ladder near the other end of the pipes, then carefully drop down to the floor below. (If you're careful, you won't lose more than 25 or so health.)
  • 7 of 9: Cross to the red shed the same way you did before, then use the shed's health and armor stations to charge up.
  • 8 of 9: If that's not enough, drop to the supply area on the lower ledge near the red shed, and then make your way carefully down to the pump station's bottom floor.
  • 9 of 9: Use a barrel to get back over the rubble that you jumped over to enter the pump station, then head back through the previous areas (all the way back to the sandy canal if necessary) in search of supplies.