Are you stuck? Post in HERE!

[Samon]

If you are stuck post in here, and I'm sure everyone will be...happy to respond and help ye out.

[The Monkey]

Nice thread.

[Parsifal]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107098

[wildchild730]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107098
That's been answered

[Parsifal]

>>> That's been answered


Care to show where, mr friendly?

[wildchild730]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107098

The link you gave us..

[Parsifal]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107098

The link you gave us..


Nope

[The Monkey]

Nope
Jepp.

[DevgruSeal]

Either way, I think one thread is better than seeing 500 "help me.." threads..

Especially when I'm trying to figure out the speculation threads from the aforementioned threads..

[Megalomaniac]

Help, I don't know what to do after the credits are done :P

[Hypnosos]

Help, I don't know what to do after the credits are done :P
Sleep until Half-Life 2: Episode 2 is here. Alternatively, ask Gman to put you into stasis.

[Hazar]

didn't really get stuck on any of the puzzles, the monster fights are the hardest parts imo.

[The Monkey]

I got stuck in the elevator. When one of the big things came down to crash it. It took me at least 20 reloads before I managed to get it to fly in the right direction.

[Slickerik]

What's the best tactic to survive the battle during the wait for the elevator in the carpark area??? I just can't survive that long standing in front of that crappy elevator!!!

Help would be most appreciated

[Cpl_Facehugger]

What's the best tactic to survive the battle during the wait for the elevator in the carpark area??? I just can't survive that long standing in front of that crappy elevator!!!

Help would be most appreciated

I mainly ran around like a chicken with my head chopped off, launching propane canisters and flares at the fast-approaching Zombies with the gravgun. Worked wonders, actually.

[RX7God]

Ok, nice thread...

After the dark room with the water, i get to the next dark room. Then alex asks me to make the elevator run or something or find the eletrical flow...what should i be looking for from me looking directly at the elevator...I dont knwo what i am loking for!

[Roland Deschain]

Ok, nice thread...

After the dark room with the water, i get to the next dark room. Then alex asks me to make the elevator run or something or find the eletrical flow...what should i be looking for from me looking directly at the elevator...I dont knwo what i am loking for!

There's a wire leading from the elevator. Follow it and you'll find a door, open it, flip the switch and prepare for a shitload of zombies to attack you before the elevator finally arives.

[RX7God]

Ive found the door...but...how do i open it? Everytime i try to open it. it says locked.

[Black Op]

Remove the piece of wood in front of it with the Zero-Point Energy Field Manipulator.

[bigburpco]

What's the best tactic to survive the battle during the wait for the elevator in the carpark area??? I just can't survive that long standing in front of that crappy elevator!!!

Help would be most appreciated

Alright. There's a flare in the room where you turn on the power. Grab that with your gravity gun, but DON'T head for the lift. Instead, run half of the distance, and a few bunches of zombies should attack. Run to each zombie and light them up with the flare. Just a touch will do. You probably won't need your flashlight yet. Alyx should be a great help, so make sure she's there and can see the zombies.

For the Zombines, you'll want to light them up immediately, and they probably won't grenade you when they're lit. If they do take out a grenade, either run away a short distance, drop your flare, pick up the grenade and shoot it away, or blast it off with the shotgun and then run a very short distance away.

Don't worry about what time to leave, as the zombies'll swamp you. Once they're all dead, head to the elevator. There'll be three flares there. My advice is to light two up, and use one of the two to light zombies. Three works, but you might find trouble at a later time. DO NOT put your back to the elevator; you've got to stand further out. As before, light zombies with flares, run away from that Zombine and KEEP MOVING AT ALL TIMES. When the two flares go out, pick up the last one, but don't light zombies with it. Use your shotgun this time, and don't use your alt-fire. If you spot any Zombine with a grenade, RUN LIKE HELL.

If and when it runs out, you need to have a different tactic. Use your shotgun, and watch out for any Zombine. If you see one, rush up to it and alt-fire it in the head. It'll need one more normal shot to die in Hard. Another tactic is to let the zombies 'live' for a while, and let the Zombine take out their grenades. In this case, RUN and MAKE SURE Alyx follows. Then, when the elevator arrives, run back while blasting zombies as best as you can. There.

Other tips:

- Alyx may get in trouble and get surrounded. Blast the crap out of those zombies if that happens.

- Sometimes, you've got to run away and leave Alyx behind for a while. Make sure she isn't in a tight spot. She can take a few explosions, but don't push her too hard.

- Don't let fasties chase you too far away.

If you can't succeed, then try lowering the difficulty level. I've been able to replicate a few times in Hard, although I die quite a few times. :laugh:

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=107098

Need screenshots.

[vortigwant]

taken from that thread:

Ok, I have been jumping off the spinning core thing - completed the area where you shoot the balls at the 3 power "lines"...

Now after trying 10 times to finally jump to the "next" area - all there is - this stupid elevator which only goes down when I am not near it. If I go forward it comes up, preventing you from getting to what appears to be the next hallway. Ive tried everything including spamming energy balls in hopes of hitting something

argh! Help!

If what he's referring to is what I think, I may have had a similar confusing moment during the core: I can't remember how many of the "beams" you need to activate, whether it's 3 or 4, but whatever it is, the last one involves going down where the beam "emittor" should have risen up and emerged from, grabbing energy balls from the "energy ball conduit" thing you just had to run through (which is now overhead via a hole in the "conduit's" floor) and throwing them into three energy ball "stations," the last one forcing you to stand on the emittor platform itself so you can rise out of where you just were. for whatever reason, here i just assumed i was done, and was frantically searching where to go next, backtracking, etc., until i realized i hadn't shot an energy ball into the "catcher" unit now above the emitter I just raised. once you do that, a door opens to your left leading directly back to where alyx was waiting. to get to this last "emittor" section, whichever number it is, you had to jump onto the spinning dampening field flaps and jump over to a platform, so it's the emittor section after you jump onto the dampening field flaps.

[vortigwant]

Ive found the door...but...how do i open it? Everytime i try to open it. it says locked.

you're probably not looking at the right door. to get to the proper door, face the elevator, and turn 180 degrees. go straight, and once you near a wall or a solid surface or whatever, to your left there should be what i think was double-doors, and they have a wooden plank placed through their handles to keep them from opening. use the gravity gun to remove the plank, enter, and open the box to restore electricity.

[RX7God]

Ok, I think im stupid...

Ive passed the door thing, but...now im up in the next room from the elevator. I need to open that gate, but...how?

[vortigwant]

Ok, I think im stupid...

Ive passed the door thing, but...now im up in the next room from the elevator. I need to open that gate, but...how?

go back toward the elevator. you should see, to the left of when you came out of the elevator or in front of you if you're going back toward it, another, more dimly-lit gate, this time with a wheel next to it. turn the wheel, rummage around the boxes with the gravity gun, and behind most of them is the missing wheel you need. grab it, go back toward alyx, place it where it was missing for the gate blocking your way, turn, voila.

[RX7God]

I think im super retarted...

Now, ive opened the door and there are lasers...how do i deactivate or go around em? can i duck?

[Black Op]

By lasers you surely refer to tripmines, so shoot the source of the laser beam from a decent distance.

[RX7God]

Ok, now, im in the second set of airwar=ys...how do i get onto the other side so i can open the door?

[hynsey]

Ok, now, im in the second set of airwar=ys...how do i get onto the other side so i can open the door?

screenshot? And you really should try to persevere a bit longer if you get stuck. it's much more satisfying to complete these games by yourself than requesting hints all the time! :)

[Brazooka]

What's the best tactic to survive the battle during the wait for the elevator in the carpark area??? I just can't survive that long standing in front of that crappy elevator!!!

Help would be most appreciated

I got it running fastest as I could, following the wire to the room with the switch. After switching the power on, I just stayed there in the room, taking advantage of the bottleneck created by the doorway, and at the same time guarding my back(no zombies inside the room). Stayed there shooting sombies and zombines in the head(mostly) with the shotgun untill Alyx says that the elevator is there. Then I ran like crazy to the elevator, got stuck with a couple of zombines and a fast zombie, got inside the elevator, and left a lot of monsters behind(just trying to escape and not stopping for shooting)... One thing I don't remeber though... the room with the switch has light after you switch the power on? If it has, it's even easier... hope it helps:)

[AndreasAA]

I'm stuck in the engine(?)-room #3 just at the beginning of Chap 2 "Direct intervention". Ok, the machine is malfunctioned and you jump down below to fix it. So long, so good. Machine is ok again, but then what? Can't find a way out of here.

[A True Canadian]

I'm stuck in the engine(?)-room #3 just at the beginning of Chap 2 "Direct intervention". Ok, the machine is malfunctioned and you jump down below to fix it. So long, so good. Machine is ok again, but then what? Can't find a way out of here.

Repeat what you did in the other two engine rooms. Put another orb into the big blue/green power thing on the wall to turn the machine on.

[cojawfee]

I think he means he is stuck down in that area with the three tubes. Take an orb out of the left most tube, the elevator should go down and the forcefield drops. Get onto the elevator and shoot the orb into the left tube again.

[slayer101]

Question on Direct intervention: After extending both bridges and crossing to the center section and climbing the ladder...I can't seem to figure out how to extend that short power bridge to the window across the way. The obvious powerball catchers I see are for the 2 previous bridges below. So what am I missing? thanks

[Samon]

I think you need to bounce it behind the window, try it knock it in that way.

[incorrigible]

Question on Direct intervention: After extending both bridges and crossing to the center section and climbing the ladder...I can't seem to figure out how to extend that short power bridge to the window across the way. The obvious powerball catchers I see are for the 2 previous bridges below. So what am I missing? thanks


Jump!

[slayer101]

Jump!

LOL

That was the last thing I tried...and failed but I'll give it another go though it seems hella far :) .....thanks.

[simobuford]

Hi everyone

i just got to the hospital, fallen down a hole and landed in water. i am just lost on what i have to do next.

do i use one of those sucker things hanging from the roof to get me up to the next level? cause if so once i get onto one as i kill it it just drops me back into the water i cant direct the fall onto the next level.

thanks in advance for your help

[slayer101]

Jump!

No freakin' way!!!

[Hypnosos]

Hi everyone

i just got to the hospital, fallen down a hole and landed in water. i am just lost on what i have to do next.

do i use one of those sucker things hanging from the roof to get me up to the next level? cause if so once i get onto one as i kill it it just drops me back into the water i cant direct the fall onto the next level.

thanks in advance for your help
Put the blue barrel under the bridge that goes down in the water when you step on it, turn on the power to open the door on the opposite side of the room. Now jump bridge, bridge, pipes and... uh... ex-home of the poison headcrab. Run around and go in the door, up the stairs...

[RX7God]

I am really very stuck right now...Im in the same boat as the other guy...but...im in a different position...I killed the headcrab and moved the table underneath the airduct...i then went into the airduct and am stuck now...please helpo...attached are pics of where i am stuck.

[foreverscream]

I am stuck in the basement of the hospital. This is after you meet Barney and he tells you to take the rooftops. You eventually end up fighting through a hospital. At one point you fall through the floor into the basement. It has the water in it and I have no idea where to go. Any help is appreciated.

[CrazyJeepDriver]

Foreverscream,
You can find a blue barrel somewhere, put it under the collapsed walkway, then, go and turn the power on.
This will unlock the door at the far end, but dont go into the water as it is electrified.
Navigate your way over the pipes and walkways to the door.

RX7God,
Jump across the lift shaft, careful of the barnicles, climb the ladder, go through the vent, and activate the powerbox after blowing up the tripmines.

[incorrigible]

RX7God,
Jump across the lift shaft, careful of the barnicles, climb the ladder, go through the vent, and activate the powerbox after blowing up the tripmines.

I actually rode up on the barnicle (sp?) tounge nearest the vent. Once near the top, shotty the barnicle and you can strafe in the air to the ledge near the vent.

[confused]

Jump!

Hey, he is wrong or kidding you the real solution is a switch you must have missed on the 2nd bridge plarform outcove before walking across to the center. It will extend all the bridges. Good luck!

[wlfranks]

I raised the ray thing , killed some solders and went down the hallway .What do i do next

[Ridge]

I raised the ray thing , killed some solders and went down the hallway .What do i do next

...I suggest you do it 2 more times, as there are 3 rays...

[Slickerik]

I posted earlier in this thread about the section where you have to fight HORDES of those **** ***** **** zombies in the dark while the elevator descents.

I'm foaming around the mouth and starting to pull out my hair, for ****'* sake.

In this area there are several problems:

1) Zombines are extremely strong and most of the time they pull out their grenades before i have the chance to kill them.
2) Since the flashlight run's out (that's suppose to be the HEV Mark V !?!?! :frown:) you have to wait in the dark sometimes. Valve programmed that in those situations a zombine immediately pops up resulting in the destruction of half of my health.
3) Because problem #2) i don't have the time to fortify a posision before the battle during the descent of the elevator starts.

I REALLY need some professional help, somebody please explain how to complete this area from the moment you enter.

[Black Op]

1) Zombines are extremely strong and most of the time they pull out their grenades before i have the chance to kill them.
2) Since the flashlight run's out (that's suppose to be the HEV Mark V !?!?! :frown:) you have to wait in the dark sometimes. Valve programmed that in those situations a zombine immediately pops up resulting in the destruction of half of my health.
3) Because problem #2) i don't have the time to fortify a posision before the battle during the descent of the elevator starts.
1. Try shooting double blasts with your shotgun at the Zombines. If that doesn't work, simply fight the Zombines from as far away as possible and retreat if they conjure up a grenade. From what I can remember, the Zombines don't run very fast when they have a nade out.

2. Your flashlight should last enough time to get you through one dark spot. Always recharge your flashlight power before venturing into these dark spots. If an enemy suddenly shows up when you lost flashlight power, you might have the ability to use the flashlight for several seconds, just enough time for you to find the threat and deal with it.

3. Battlefield preparations for the elevator sequence should be done before you activate the power for the elevator. Be sure to recharge your flashlight just before you throw the power switch just in case.

[ríomhaire]

Also, you can grab grenades from the zombines using the gravity gun, disarming them and giving yourself a weapon.

[MorganFreeman911]

That zombine level scared the SHIT out of me, im never playing it AGAIN (because i played it PITCH FREAKING BLACK and at 1:00 in the morning :(.) (Then i couldn't sleep for an hour!)

[Ikerous]

1. Try shooting double blasts with your shotgun at the Zombines. If that doesn't work, simply fight the Zombines from as far away as possible and retreat if they conjure up a grenade. From what I can remember, the Zombines don't run very fast when they have a nade out.

2. Your flashlight should last enough time to get you through one dark spot. Always recharge your flashlight power before venturing into these dark spots. If an enemy suddenly shows up when you lost flashlight power, you might have the ability to use the flashlight for several seconds, just enough time for you to find the threat and deal with it.

3. Battlefield preparations for the elevator sequence should be done before you activate the power for the elevator. Be sure to recharge your flashlight just before you throw the power switch just in case.
How is it that they don't have ****ing batteries in the future?
Who thought it'd be a good idea to make flashlights that just stop working after 90 seconds. wtf is that?

If you're using your flashlight it's probably because of an emergency
Most emergencies last longer than 90 seconds
You're gonna be screwed with a flashlight that does that
It's just not a safe idea

[slayer101]

EDIT:

Deleted by me...question already answered.

[Samon]

How is it that they don't have ****ing batteries in the future?


It's only 20 years on from now, and you don't expect the Combine to produce em do you? They have explosive barrels to distribute, nevermind batteries...

[RX7God]

Im stuck now in the train yard...The striders keep shooting me and now the door closed and will not open again...what do i do?

[ríomhaire]

Im stuck now in the train yard...The striders keep shooting me and now the door closed and will not open again...what do i do?
When the strider come just keep ducked behind the crank post. The strider will shoot it and break it. Stay there. The strider will shoot again, watch where he shoots, it will create an opening.

[Samon]

The Strider blows up a container, you should head inside.

[RX7God]

Ive already gone through all of the containers and am now ontop of the red containers but there is no-where else to go now. And, the striders keep coming...

[unique]

striders? as far as i remember, there was only one strider.
i was stuck between those containers for a while also. but it's possible to walk up on the container, that is raised. from there, i think you'll find the route.

[RX7God]

I killed off a couple of striders with rocket propelled grenades...

But, i have gone through a couple of containmers leading up to a conmtaiuner with a couple of poison headcrabs in it AND NOW i am in top of red containers.

[wildchild730]

Look carefully and you'll see a platform with a aldder(I think it has a ladder) and jump onto it from the top containers, F5

[ríomhaire]

When you go out the container with the poison crabs look left. You can jump onto one of the containers and use it as a ramp to the next level.

[dj12]

What the hell....
Im at the beginning of episode 1...Following alex I jumped down the ledge,jumped another one,jumped across,go around the corner,ducked under some pipes and come up to a junk car blocking the way....

Using the gravity gun nothing happens, I am able to use the gun to pick up objects but that car...nothing..I also tried to blast the car with this gun...doesnt fire.

I even looked at the walkthrough, it says use the gravity gun....grrrrr

[ríomhaire]

Did you try the primary fire (left click?)

[Samon]

Since when, Rimfire, were you such a nice chap? :p

[ríomhaire]

That's harsh Samon, very harsh.

[Ridge]

What the hell....
Im at the beginning of episode 1...Following alex I jumped down the ledge,jumped another one,jumped across,go around the corner,ducked under some pipes and come up to a junk car blocking the way....

Using the gravity gun nothing happens, I am able to use the gun to pick up objects but that car...nothing..I also tried to blast the car with this gun...doesnt fire.

I even looked at the walkthrough, it says use the gravity gun....grrrrr

Get right up next to it and just left click the gravity gun...it'll blow the car into the crevass and clear the way!

[Samon]

That's harsh Samon, very harsh.

Don't take it to heart. :p

[dondondondon]

hi all
i'm stucked on the roof of the hospital, the helicopter keep shooting my ass , the rocket launder seems do no harm to it and i find no way out of here, what can i do?

[Black Op]

Keep firing at it. The Gunship will go down after at least three hits (if you're on Easy mode). However the thing does have a nasty tendency to shoot your rockets down. Just make sure you have access to that rocket crate and you'll do fine.

[ríomhaire]

On Easy 3 hits, on Noramal, 5 and on Hard 7 IIRC.
Don't shoot the rockets directly at it or it will shoot them down. Aim away from it and then bring it up from behind (the rockets will follow the laser sight) or corkscrew the rocket (spin the mouse in a circle)

[dondondondon]

thank you, i have finished the game now

[gentlegiant6ft7]

Yes, help!!! Stuck in the garage(Lowlife)

Thank you!

[Black Op]

Move cars over Antlion burrows. You'll have to travel up two floors in order to find all the cars you need.

[cojawfee]

Are you in the multistory garage part, or the part right before that with the one antlion hole and the closed door. Because you have to know how to get through the multistory garage if you were able to get past the single burrow.

[3vil]

Less of the...

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FAST ZOMBIE = COPY, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE, PASTE.

THATLL MAKE IT GOOD.

please :D

[wisevortigaunt]

Help, I'm on Chapter 4, and Alyx is supposed to be manning a turret gun while I'm storming a barricade, but she just stands there on the catwalk outside the building with the letters H L. How do I get her to follow me? Thanks.

http://img64.imageshack.us/img64/9242/hl220060616133450901ib.png

[ríomhaire]

Tip: jpegs are a much smaller filesize for large images.
Alyx should've jumped down when you killed the ant guard. :\
Replay the battle?

[wisevortigaunt]

It took a couple of tries, but she finally came down...Thanks.

[tmas]

Played the game all the way through to the last level at the station. Saved each of the groups of civilians and transported them over safely to the station without losing any of them (none killed along the way). The last time Barney comes along with the final group and we get to the station safely, then.....nothing. Barney tells me to 'defend the citizens. Get them to the trains!' and Alyx stands there like a dozy bint with her arms at her side.

I think Alyx is supposed to open the door for me, but she just stands there. There's a room with a large iron doorto the left that is closed, three windows where I can see the train on the platform, and Alyx, Barney, a couple of people I rescued. There's nowhere else I can actually go, unless I go back into the station area and use a mounted gun to kill a couple of bods. I kill a couple, run back into the room and nowt happens.

Thanks for any help - it's driving me crazy.

[Kyorisu]

Alyx should open the door for you.

[tmas]

Yes, that's what I thought. Oh well, looks like I'll have to play something else for now. Shame I got so close to the end.

[vortigwant]

you could just play from a slightly older save, it should fix itself eventually if you go through the escorting sequence again - it's really not a very difficult sequence anyway, although it's annoying to go through it again, yeah

[candicolette]

I am stuck in the crashed train with Alex. I cannot find a way to save Alex and get out. HELP!!!!!! Thanks in advance. Candi

[cojawfee]

Grab at the stalker with your gravity gun. It comes loose eventually.

[Temppe]

I've got one f*ck of a problem.
I got the game, thinking all was well and dandy. After the vortigons (Dunno how to spell it - to lazy to find out) rescu me from the Gman, I find myself unable to move. I am laying facing upwards, with forty seven health. I can look no more than thirty degrees to each side. To my right the Citadel towers above me showering detritus ove City 17. I can zoom, but my flashlight won't work nor can I sprint. I can't move at all. I seem to be inside a brush, for to my left there is an edge (of the brush) which clips as I look around. I also seem to be below the fog volume, for when I look to my right I can see where it stops. There is no indication of any non player characters. I have remained in this state for several minutes, and nothing happens. I'll try get a screenshot soon.

[CrazyJeepDriver]

Temppe, restart the level and see what happens.

[Temppe]

This happens every time I start the level. By the way, when I say "the vortigons rescue me from the Gman", I'm refering to the intro. Just to clarify that 'cause I'm not sure if this happens anywhere else in the game, not being able to play it. Is the intro sequence even supposed to end here? Is this where the player is supposed to start?

[Ridge]

Okay, Im stuck at the train station. Ive fought my way up the cars and am now on the upper walkway. Im down to shotgun and pistol ammo and 59 health, but the strider is spewing out black smoke...looks like there is a severe lack of ammo crates in the area now...

[CrazyJeepDriver]

Continue along the walkway, jump down, and keep moving until you find a ladder. Climb up and you'll find a lot of rockets.

[Ridge]

Excellent, thanks. I thought the infinate rocket part was where you take out the APCs... :P

[Ridge]

Found em! took 2 RPGs to get him.

WOW what an ending!!!

[Samon]

:thumbs:

[CrazyJeepDriver]

Cheers, mate.

[mask1978]

i am stuck at #3 lowlife where i get down from airduct and supposed to grab the pistol to shoot the locked door. There are two things, it is invisible wall or something that doesnt let me grab the gun. and just before the locked door i cannot proceed to any further. Guess this is a bug.. what should i do??

[Samon]

Use the gravity gun to pull the pistol towards you and through the fence.

[mask1978]

thanks for quick reply
but i cannot get the pistol and the sticklight not walk to the locked door.
it is like that there is invisible fence just making it like a box.
this is a bug and there is no way i can do so, help!

[sepulnation]

Iam at the part in the third chapter Low Life where you get the shotgun for the first time. I have been experiencing some problems from the start. Now I cant play further.

the scene where Alyx shoots the zombies...I CANNOT see any truck in that space. Further ahead...when i drop into the room from the vent...I CANNOT see ANY fence. And there is NO ammo or Hand gun on the shelf. And a flare is hanging in the air. Whereas my friend sent me some screenshots and theres a box there.

I have GeForce 5200 [128mb] with the latest Forceware 91.31 drivers. 1 gb RAM. AMD athlon 3500+

PLEASE HELP!

[sepulnation]

i am stuck at #3 lowlife where i get down from airduct and supposed to grab the pistol to shoot the locked door. There are two things, it is invisible wall or something that doesnt let me grab the gun. and just before the locked door i cannot proceed to any further. Guess this is a bug.. what should i do??

Iam having the exact same problem. I did manage to get the shotgun though. But I cant see the hand gun. And then theres this invisable wall. theres no fence. Dont know whether it has something to do with the graphics card since I updated the drivers. Someone please suggest on this problem.

Sorry about the double post.

[Ridge]

Sounds like a graphics problem...might I suggest another set of drivers. Maybe try the Omega drivers...

[sepulnation]

But...on the official site, the lastest Omega release is really old.based on the forceware 66.93. Ive never used omega drivers so dont think they will be any good. Ill try anyway...thanks

Okay i tried it. No luck. Is anyuone else with GeForce 5 series running this game perfectly? or without this fault to say the least?

[sepulnation]

THIS FORUM IS DEAD. THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR HELP.

Oh and by the way I found a solution to that problem. You guys were extremely helpful :p

[DEATHMASTER]

your welcome, just fyi GeForce 5 is referred to as the FX series by most.

[sepulnation]

Hahahaha quick reply there. So thats all you know? :P hmmm iam not surprised.

Thanks for the info. ill keep that in mind.

[Nabu]

If your stuck you could try turning commentary mode on because the devs explain certain puzzles and situations

[Admiral Kill]

i am stuck on the last chapter towards the end when the strider shows up...i think my copy of the game might be bugged because the strider will only fire at the wheel that you use to let alyx leave you. I read some guides that say that teh strider makes a whole or something like that....oh well. help?

[bbson john]

Look to the right of the crank, the messy containers.

[Sieni]

I'm on the same situation, too. The Strider keeps shooting that crank and doesn't open the way to the right. Even after 10 minutes the Strider just keeps shooting and doesn't notice me. Any help?

[Ridge]

Have you tried reloading from the autosave? Perhaps a script fouled up...

[bbson john]

Are you sure you didn't miss this?
http://img292.imageshack.us/img292/7736/260322268640670384992229424433206873ga4.png

[Nabu]

The same thing happened to me today, the strider completely ignores you and keeps shooting the wheel without breaking it. So go to your right when facing the wheel and pick up one of the crates then drop it in front of the wheel then walk back around so you are where you were before then use the gravity gun to cover the wheel with the crate in front of it. So the strider will not be able to shoot it and will use it's cannon instead. It worked for me atleast.

[TomM24]

Iwas stuck with the strider just shooting at the wheel. Here's what worked for me. I took a pallet and put in in front of the wheel. This makes the strider stop shooting. Then I went infront of the strider and grabbed a drum. It took a couple tries but if you throw the drum to the right it might land in a place where you can get it on your side of the fence. I tossed the drum to the left of the last containor and it rolled to the far left corner of the fence, From there i could pick it up over the fence. Then I put the pallet flat in front of the wheel put the drum on top of the pallet in front of the wheel. This caused the strider to use the cannon and uppere the containor door.

[maxwell19bd]

I was playing HL2-ep1 on a friends pc, which is equipped with "6.1" creative speaker system. By default, his Windows speaker system is set to "5.1". Strangely, everytime ep1 started, it always run on "2.1" setting. I did change it to "5.1" in the option menu and "apply". But when I restarted the game, it always started in 2.1 again. I am tired to always do this everytime I play the game. This wasn't an issue when I play HL2 (prior to ep1).
Pls advise me on how to fix this (pls dont advise me to reinstall the game or even the Windows).

[vsaravia]

I can't get past the Antlions. They keep coming out, but never cease. Is there something I'm missing? I'm sure there's probably a simple soultion too, but I just don't know what that is. Thanks.

[Ridge]

Use the gravity gun to push the cars over the holes they come out of...

[vsaravia]

Figured it was something so simple. Thanks :)

[highnose]

Help, i am stuck in lowlife, with all the insects coming up of the ground, in thedark, i get killed, during turning the red wheel, at the exit sign, trying to get out.
Any who can tell me what to do?

[bbson john]

Help, i am stuck in lowlife, with all the insects coming up of the ground, in thedark, i get killed, during turning the red wheel, at the exit sign, trying to get out.
Any who can tell me what to do?

Comon, block the hole with the car.

[Jintor]

Admittedly they didn't exactly point it out to us. A little hint from Alyx would've been nice. "Maybe... you could plug the tunnels, or something?"

[Samon]

There's a hole in the ground with Antlions popping up. There is a car right next to it. You have the Gravity gun.

[Van_Halen]

I was playing HL2-ep1 on a friends pc, which is equipped with "6.1" creative speaker system. By default, his Windows speaker system is set to "5.1". Strangely, everytime ep1 started, it always run on "2.1" setting. I did change it to "5.1" in the option menu and "apply". But when I restarted the game, it always started in 2.1 again. I am tired to always do this everytime I play the game. This wasn't an issue when I play HL2 (prior to ep1).
Pls advise me on how to fix this (pls dont advise me to reinstall the game or even the Windows).

Reinstall maybe? Also, if theres a tech support topic, this should probly go there :) (Ignore this next paragraph if you don't hate computer tech support companies)

also... in the words of all computer tech support companies "Are your speakers plugged in? O_O" "umm... no jackass... I can tell the sound quality is bad by the way it looks..." "Ohh... okay, then plug in your speakers, and maybe that will help..." "okay... they're in..." "Okay... is it better now?" "NO!" "Okay then... Is your sound card plugged in?" "My motherboard doesn't have a sound chip on it, so yes." "Okay then, thatnk you for calling, and remember to always use Dell Computer tech support! :D" "k... thanks... I'll go tell my friends -.-" that's my version of a call to dell for thech support... :D

ahh... I am so bored...

umm... yeah, anyways, for the other people, in the speed run by hobboi, it looked like he went through that trailer on the ground, then the strider fired at the other one, and knocked it down... I could be wrong, cause I don't have the game, but it's just a thought... a hypothesis. :D

[MorganFreeman911]

Van, That didn't really help him. BTW Maxwell, just reset it to 5.1 every time you start. Sure it's a minor inconvenience, but it'll be worth it for the sound quality.

[highnose]

Thanx! Plugged the holes, and moved on, but i`m stuck again in the dark, find the elevatorswitch, but getting killed instantly, before i know what to do in there.... Any hints?:sniper:

[bbson john]

Thanx! Plugged the holes, and moved on, but i`m stuck again in the dark, find the elevatorswitch, but getting killed instantly, before i know what to do in there.... Any hints?:sniper:

Turn on the power, and wait for the lift comes.


And you are the reason why the number of zombies is seriously reduced! :sniper:

[Jintor]

Killed instantly? No way. You're going to have to fight your way through a massive horde of zombies! [1]

[1] Less than 20. How many people are you going to headcrab in an underground parking lot anyway?

[Crustee]

Hope ye can help me out here..

I'm stuck in the room where you pick up the shotgun and handgun, after coming through the vent.

The only way I can get through the chain-door with the pad-lock on it is to expend ALL my shotgun and pistol ammo. If I do this and go through the door and move on, I can't pick up any additional ammo for shotgun or handgun -

it show 'FULL' in red on the right of the screen (as if I had full ammo for both), even though I have zero ammo left :(

I tried reloading the previous save and working through again, but got the same result.

Any ideas?? :rolling:

[bbson john]

Strange, one shot for the pad-lock should be enough...

[Crustee]

Yeah that's what I thought.... but the mad thing is I tried shooting the padlock off with weapons, and the grav gun.... no effect.

I was blasting away at the window that Alyx is looking through and ran out of ammo, then the door opened !? I wasn't even aiming at the padlock !

I'm resigned to the fact that this is another damn bug.

Earlier, I just got onto the train, and it took off along the tracks, leaving Alyx standing on the platform :)

I thought 'oh it's whats supposed to happen' and sat for 10 mins waiting for the train to arrive somewhere !

[Hectic Glenn]

Heh, it seems like your game is a little buggy, what you should do is validate your Episode 1 game files. Follow the tips in this post: http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showpost.php?p=2065499&postcount=2

Restarting from where you were, everything should be fixed. One bullet to that padlock in the locked gate should break it open!

[silent6]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=114541&highlight=Chapter

Im stuck...

[krille_fronne]

hey guys. Im a little angry over this shit :P im stuck on a place I been trying to get threw a long time now. It's when you jumped with the "boat thing" threw the damm, and you come to a "powerhouse" or what the **** it is. And in there it is a room with doors om each side. And there are cameras and i cant get yout of there. It says error when i push the button =/ help!

[Jintor]

a) That's Half-Life 2, not Half-Life 2 Episode 1.

b) You should wait for an event to trigger. It should've triggered automatically when you went into the room.

[krille_fronne]

ok sprry didn't see that it is eposode 1...so i must wait for something to happen? just wait?

[Wanted Bob]

I didn't realize there was an Episode 1 Help thread, my bad. But now, do you think someone can help me with this problem???

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?t=114694

It's driving me crazy :flame:!!!

[randy13oh]

im stuck in low life after i went through the vent where i get the shotgun and pistol and there are like invisible walls blocking me from getting the pistol and opening the door to get to alex.

[G-Dub]

im stuck in low life after i went through the vent where i get the shotgun and pistol and there are like invisible walls blocking me from getting the pistol and opening the door to get to alex.

Got a screenshot?

[randy13oh]

well a ss wouldnt really help as i said before the walls are invisible so it would look like the regular board just with invisible were i cant move.Its right after the train crashes and you go in a pitch black hallway and in to a duct to turn the elctric on then after that you fight like 10-20 zombies but i cant fight the zombies as there are invisible walls i can just open the door and see them.

I.ve played HL2 and didnt have no errors and i have seen posts about this but have gone un ansered so sice im stuck i added a different post and its not my grapic card cause as i said i played and beaten HL 2 with no errors. also i cannot take ss the prev owner somehow disabled them

[randy13oh]

i fixed it with no help from anyone only one comment in 2 days sad not even a mod would take the time to help i hade to go to i diffrent forum just to get a little help

[hari66]

hi all,
im stuck at the end of the first level and i feel so dumb. as soon as i get on the elevator going down , debris crashes into it. i looked up and try to blow things away with my gravity gun,but i fail all the time...sometimes i cant even see what has hit the elevatior. help ,anyone?
another thing, i'm walking around with a measly 40 health.is this normal at this stage or am i missing any health packs?

[bbson john]

1. Do NOT use energy ball.
2. Use primary attack of the gravity gun to push of the debris. The left mouse button in most of the case.
3. Make sure you hit the debris before it touches the elevator.

[Jintor]

Really? I catch and throw.

[Wanted Bob]

Yeah, using the catch and throw technique is much easier, considering there is only one large peice of debris coming down at a time.

[bbson john]

Damn! Valve must have changed the setting.

[hari66]

another thing, i'm walking around with a measly 40 health.is this normal at this stage or am i missing any health packs?

that was a glitch in the graphics. no health packs or chargers on the walls were visible.had to reinstall the game. everything works fine now.

[AIDisabled]

What's the best tactic to survive the battle during the wait for the elevator in the carpark area??? I just can't survive that long standing in front of that crappy elevator!!!

Help would be most appreciated

I've found that the best way to beat that level, and all Zombines in general, especially in the dark, is to point your flashlight and run towards them, preferably with a shotgun.

You do two things by doing this: first, you let Alyx aim at them properly, and second, once they're dead, you have leg room to turn around and run back to where you started, especially since nine times out of ten a Zombine will drop a live grenade upon dying.

[Privateer]

Trying to go back to avoid the jumping bug on Our Benefactors, the first last save is Anticitizen one, that means a lot to do.
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.hamilton6000/hl2/hl2%202006-11-20%2012-04-39-98.jpg

Edit, Also if I go back that far to get to where I am now, to have the same bug pop up again will be soul destroying.
Why are my save being deleted., theres eight saves in total, does the last save delete the first save.

[Hectic Glenn]

I think so, the old ones get deleted. Anyway, if you don't have any decent saves on the last chapter, you can go to New Game, then scroll across and pick the last chapter. That means you'll need to play from the start of that chapter, but that's not too bad eh? Also, if you don't want that bug again - don't jump when in those little pod things. (and save regularly).

[Privateer]

I think so, the old ones get deleted. Anyway, if you don't have any decent saves on the last chapter, you can go to New Game, then scroll across and pick the last chapter. That means you'll need to play from the start of that chapter, but that's not too bad eh? Also, if you don't want that bug again - don't jump when in those little pod things. (and save regularly).

Ok thanks, but I promise I didn't jump in the pod.

Edit.
I'm here again and my jump still works
http://homepage.ntlworld.com/david.hamilton6000/hl2/hl2%202006-11-20%2015-52-12-29.jpg

I promise ill not jump in the pod, theres no need.

[AhmetTR]

Hi, I just dropped off all the citizens at the trainyard, but then Barney says that I either have to pick up some more citizens, or put them on the train. When I returned back the house (where you pick up citizens), there were no citizens there. Need some serious help. Here's a shot for refrence:

http://img112.imageshack.us/img112/7083/hl22vy8.jpg

These are the two last citizens to drop off, but he keeps telling me to get them on the train. how the heck do I get them on the train?

[AhmetTR]

Please help!!!

[Ridge]

Try reloading from that point. After all the citizens and Alyx show up in there, she closes the door, and everybody gets on the trains...

[AhmetTR]

Alex is already behind me? and what do you mean by reloading?

[AhmetTR]

nothign is happening. she's just standing there with her arms out. both her and Barney are there!

[99.vikram]

Is the way to the trainstation clear? Maybe the game is aiting for you to move ahead...

[AIDisabled]

Push her around a bit, use her (press E, you dirty fellow). Barney's waiting for Alyx to close the door so that the script can be set in motion.

As vikram says, try walking to the other door. Something needs to happen.

[AhmetTR]

I did exactly what you said, but nothing happened. I tried pressing E (but nothing happened) so I pushed her to the middle, but she's just standing there with her arms out.

The door won't open, I press E to try and open it, but it just gives a way a click sound and Barney tells me to get them on the train.

and there's nothing behind that other door, unfortunately.

anything else ? Thanks for your replies so far but nothign has helped yet.

[AIDisabled]

I think it's best to reload from a previous save game, preferably one where Barney and the last batch are still with you in the middle of the transport map.

You do have a recent save game, don't you? Otherwise the only thing you can do is restart the whole chapter. That doesn't sound so good, I'm afraid.

[AhmetTR]

This is crap. I've tried a million things, none have worked. I'm quitting, thanks for your help anyway.

[MorganFreeman911]

Is the game a legal copy? Cause I think thats a normal bug in Illegal copies. sorry if it was, i didnt bother reading back.

[Privateer]

Stupidly stuck, I've played it before and did it NP last time NP.


I'm running around with Alyx in the dark, trying to find the lift, I'm lucky to be alive, it seems to be a big problem for others.

[Awkward Silence]

Im at the citadel at the elevator that collapses. According to the walkthrough i should hurl the falling debris with my grav but i only see sparks falling and the elevator collapses everytime. I try to grab the sparks and send em away but 9/10 times it doesnt work. I dont see anything i could grab.

Am i missing something here? I cant get past the part and im close to throwing the game outta the window.

[Awkward Silence]

hi all,
im stuck at the end of the first level and i feel so dumb. as soon as i get on the elevator going down , debris crashes into it. i looked up and try to blow things away with my gravity gun,but i fail all the time...sometimes i cant even see what has hit the elevatior. help ,anyone?
another thing, i'm walking around with a measly 40 health.is this normal at this stage or am i missing any health packs?

Im pretty much in the same state as he is... I cant see anything to grab and the elevator crashes.

[Ridge]

It should be gigantic pieces of debris that are falling....like the big walkways and stuff...

Easiest way is to let it get pretty close, then right click to bring it to you, then left click to shoot it away...

[JerenYun]

Well, I'm quite stuck.

I'm currently in Chapter 4 inside a hospital. I just fought a Combine gunship, which crashed into the wooden building I was in. At this point, I don't know what to do.

According to online walkthroughs, they say that the combine door will open and soldiers will come out. How do you trigger this? I've spent at least 30 minutes walking around the downed airship, through the area where I fought the Combine soldiers and zombies, and have tried everything possible to activate the combine door. Nothing seems to work.

I've tried reloading earlier save files, restarting the game, but nothing seems to work.

What is the trigger for the combine soldiers to enter? Is there dialog that Alyx is supposed to say? How do I trigger it?

Help would be greatly appreciated!

[Crash]

Um, off the top of my head, and without booting up the game, try walking around the walls while you're on the ground, you may be able to trigger the door to open. Also, try to "use" Alyx, I can't remember if she has any dialog. If all else fails, you may have to replay the level. Or no clip through the door...

[JerenYun]

While I was "roaming" the area for a while, I tried all of that (minus the replay and the noclip). The game froze when I attempted a noclip. Thankfully, replaying the level did allow for the trigger to occur.

One thing I noted the successful time through is that Alyx actually followed me to the battle with the gunship. The other times, she didn't. She just stood at the loading point into the hospital.

[Crash]

Cool...I'm glad you figured it out...