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The Orange Box: Portal Hints
What's new in release 3...
This is release 3 of the Portal hints. It includes the following additions to release 2 (12/16/2007):
* Advanced Portaling Tip, Item Flinging Tip, and Item Stacking Tip in general tips section
* Tip in Chamber 12 hints on saving yourself an extra portal fling at the end
* Cheat tip in Chamber 16 about giving yourself an HEV suit so you can monitor your health
* Tip in Chamber 18 hints on how to avoid having to activate the moving platform in the huge turret-filled room
* Regular way and another shortcut way to get a portal onto the upper slanty door in Chapter 11, Section 4's big turret ambush room
* Alternative tips for destroying computer cores and getting the computer rocketed in Chapter 11, Section 4's main computer room
* Some extra tips in the info on how the three challenge types work
* New hint sections for all challenge maps not included before, plus improvements to some that were
* Better way to get an enery orb into receptor #2 in the Chamber 17 Advanced hints
* Several minor corrections and additions
Release 2 included the following updates to the original release of 11/4/2007:
* Achievements section that gives detailed hints on getting all of the achievements
* Shortcut way to get a portal onto the upper slanty door in Chapter 11, Section 4's big turret ambush room
* Several minor corrections and additions
If you have any new tips or strategies, send them to me at dunigase@yahoo.com or dunigase@wmconnect.com.
