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The Orange Box: Portal Hints
How can I get past the first three turrets?
1 of 9: In the first room, the only turret is facing away from you, so it's easy to deal with.
2 of 9: Just pick it up from behind and set it so that it's facing a corner.
3 of 9: Or fling it using the Item Flinging Tip to get it to fall over and deactivate.
4 of 9: Or open a blue portal in the ceiling directly above it, open an orange portal in the floor directly beneath it, and see how many times it falls through the portals before it hits the floor and stops. (It can help to move it back just a bit before opening the portal beneath it.)
5 of 9: The next turret is at the other end of a corridor, and is facing your way.
6 of 9: The wall behind it is portal-friendly, so peek out just long enough to fire a blue portal at that wall, then duck back under cover.
7 of 9: Fire an orange portal into a wall or floor out of the turret's sight, then go through it to get behind the turret. You can then treat it like you did the first one.
8 of 9: The third turret is in a large alcove area and is also facing your way, so duck into sight just long enough to fire an orange portal onto the wall behind it, then use your nearby blue portal to get in behind it.
9 of 9: NOTE: There's a red X on the ceiling above the third turret, hinting that you should put your orange portal there. If you do, you can drop down onto the turret (or drop another turret down onto it) to knock it over.
