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Half-Life: Blue Shift Hints
How do I get up into the ventilation shafts?
1 of 14: Have you found one that's partially broken and leaning down towards you?
2 of 14: There's one past the electric zap area in the warehouse basement.
3 of 14: But you can't jump straight up into it, can you?
4 of 14: You'll need to use some jumping aids.
5 of 14: You know, like you did in the crane control room back in "Duty Calls."
6 of 14: There are two unbreakable boxes nearby that you can push and pull around.
7 of 14: Push the big one up under the shaft opening, then nudge the little one up next to it. (Or just jump-crouch onto the big one and skip the little one.)
8 of 14: Jump onto the little box, just walk onto the big box, and then crouch-jump up into the shaft.
9 of 14: You'll need to turn your flashlight on to make your way through the dark shaft.
10 of 14: And don't forget to ready your crowbar and always whack any grate-like things you come across; some of them break and allow you to progress further.
11 of 14: Several people e-mailed in about this, saying that they couldn't ever get their flashlight to work at all, and therefore couldn't find their way through these vents. If that's the case, and even the "r_fullbright 1" Cheat Code doesn't work for you, then read the next clues for step-by-step directions on finding your way blind through this area.
12 of 14: Right after you enter the shaft, head forward until you have to turn left, then head forward until a headcrab attacks from a short dead-end branch to your left. At that branch, turn right and press up against the left wall and move slowly along it, whacking it with the crowbar repeatedly.
13 of 14: There's a bashable grate on that wall that you need to smash so that you can go through it. You'll know you've gone too far if another headcrab attacks before you find the grate.
14 of 14: Once the grate is bashed, continue down the dark shaft on the only path available, killing several more headcrabs in the dark, until you come to a grate that leads to a well-lit room. Light at last!
