The Orange Box: Portal Hints

How can I trash this crazy computer once and for all?

  • 1 of 13: Start by waiting while it talks at you a bit.
  • 2 of 13: It'll eventually drop one of its round core devices on the floor.
  • 3 of 13: After it does, you'll need to figure out a way to destroy the core device.
  • 4 of 13: Unfortunately, destroying the purple core will allow the computer to start up a deadly neurotoxin release sequence.
  • 5 of 13: A timer with how much time you have left to live will appear on some monitors, and a sentry will rise near the computer and start firing rockets at you.
  • 6 of 13: What you need to do is knock off and destroy more of the computer's cores.
  • 7 of 13: Watch the orange core as it bounces around and affixes itself to a spot on the wall.
  • 8 of 13: Hurry up and dispose of the orange core the same way you did the purple core, not forgetting to use portals to move between the incinerator and its button.
  • 9 of 13: As soon as you get the orange core into the incinerator, run back and get your "blasting the computer with a redirected rocket" portals set up again.
  • 10 of 13: This time, the blue core will be knocked off of the computer and dropped onto a high ledge.
  • 11 of 13: After you get the blue core, quickly destroy it and get the next core knocked off of the computer (using the usual techniques).
  • 12 of 13: This is the red core, and it's the final one. Therefore, it logically has to be the biggest pain to get to.
  • 13 of 13: Quickly dispose of the crazy red core in the usual way in order to win the battle and the game.