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Half-Life: Blue Shift Hints
How can I build a makeshift bridge across the basin?
1 of 7: With the coolant barrels. They float well.
2 of 7: But they don't start out in very useful positions.
3 of 7: Once the basin is emptied, push all the barrels into a row that connects the two bridge ends.
4 of 7: You'll have to climb up a red ladder to get to two of the barrels, then push them down onto the main basin floor.
5 of 7: When I lined them up, I put two on the floor mesh and the other two just off the floor mesh, all in a nice row.
6 of 7: Once that's done, go back up the nearby lift and turn the coolant pump wheel again to reflood the basin.
7 of 7: Now when you go back through the blown-up door and on to the basin room, you'll be able to hop cross on your nice barrel bridge. (Of course, some aliens will take that as their cue to teleport in and harass you.)
