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The Orange Box: Portal Hints
How can I foil the turret ambush?
1 of 9: There are three doors in the room, each of which has a turret behind it.
2 of 9: The door nearest the barrels will open first, then the middle door, and then the door across from the first one.
3 of 9: There are a couple of different ways to handle these turrets.
4 of 9: One is to quickly grab a barrel and hold it in front of you as you move toward the first door that opens.
5 of 9: The turret past it won't be able to hit you very many times before you can bump it with your barrel and knock it over.
6 of 9: After you get the first turret knocked over, quickly go do the second one, and then the third one.
7 of 9: A somewhat easier way is to use portals.
8 of 9: As soon as you drop down, open an orange portal in a wall somewhere. It can't be very high up, but it doesn't need to be.
9 of 9: Then wait by the doors as they open, and fire blue portals at the floor underneath the turrets before they can start shooting.
