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The Orange Box: Portal Hints

How can I get a storage cube to the button?

  • 1 of 11: Check out the room past the button's ledge.
  • 2 of 11: Press the red button on a post in there to get the nearby wall segment to extend into the room beyond.
  • 3 of 11: This does you the service of allowing you to enter that room.
  • 4 of 11: However, be careful when you do, since there are several sissy-voice turrets in there.
  • 5 of 11: Now look around and see what else needs doing around here.
  • 6 of 11: Near where you entered the room is a small enclosed room with an energy orb receptor device in it.
  • 7 of 11: The orb will power the nearby moving platform, so get on it and ride it across the room.
  • 8 of 11: You still won't be able to get up into the storage cube's area, and will have to settle for dropping down into the small room that's directly beneath it.
  • 9 of 11: ALTERNATIVE: To avoid having to deal with the energy orb and the moving platform, you could use the Advanced Portaling Tip to get to that small room.
  • 10 of 11: Once you're in the small room, figure out how to get up to the storage cube.
  • 11 of 11: Once you have the cube, you'll need to find a way to get it back to the button you're needing to drop it on.