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Half-Life 2 Hints
Section 5: Strider Courtyard (d3_c17_12)
1 of 7: Go along the checkered walkways and down the stairs until you reach the bottom, where an RPG-toting resistance member will tell you about the infinite rocket crate that's on the other side of the courtyard.
2 of 7: Approaching the rocket crate will cause another strider to stride into the courtyard, and going a short way down the path past the rocket crate will cause the final strider to show up.
3 of 7: TIP: Shoot down the first of those two striders before getting the second one to appear.
4 of 7: TIP: Before you destroy the second one, wait for it to use its warp cannon to blow a hole in a nearby wall. This opens up a secret area with a health station in the back. (Destroy the strider before going in there, or it'll blow more holes in the walls that you don't need.) Note that this whole thing may not be possible if you destroy several striders before making it to the rocket crate.
5 of 7: When the striders are all down, head along the left side of the street past the infinite rocket crate to get to an open Combine gate defended by several soldiers.
6 of 7: The supply crates you can find near the rocket crate contain health and armor, so return and pick some up (as well as refilling your RPG) after the soldiers are all dead.
