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There are antlions everywhere! I can't find a safe place to park.
1 of 5: There's a thumper in the area, but it's turned off.
2 of 5: It's on the ground fairly near the huge magnetic crane.
3 of 5: Park next to the thumper, then quickly get out of the jeep and turn the thumper on.
4 of 5: Watch out for antlions attacking you during the process, plus several nearby Combine soldiers who will take a break from shooting antlions to shoot you.
5 of 5: In order to eliminate the Combine threat before turning the thumper on, you need to plan ahead. Below are two good ways to handle this very dangerous situation.
