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Skyguy
01-19-2010, 02:34 AM
In Half-Life 2, Episode 2, there has been a puzzle that I have NEVER been able to solve. I have been playing this game for YEARS and I still can't figure out the solution. :confused:

-In the Chapter "Under the Radar", one of the first large weapons caches is in a small building with a van that has been backed through the front wall. Going through the van appears to be the only way into the building.

-Inside the building is a large cache of weapons (RPG's & a launcher, an extra radar, health, et cetera) but they are behind a fence with an 'electronic lock' mechanism keeping it closed.

-A large section of the floor is hinged and can be picked by the gravity-gun or blown open (but not blown off) with a grenade thrown underneath.

-On the back wall of the room, on the second tier... there is a power-up port and the switch to turn off the power to the lock. The stairs to that second level are, of course... missing.

My question is... "How the heck do you get up to that second tier!!??"

In case my description of the building is not too clear, here are two pictures of the setup I captured...

Bman
01-19-2010, 08:42 AM
Hey Skyguy,

I haven't played this Episode for a long time now but believe I used the attached walkthrough when stuck:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/942003/50423

Hope this helps.

Cheers
Bman

Skyguy
01-19-2010, 12:01 PM
Hey Skyguy,

I haven't played this Episode for a long time now but believe I used the attached walkthrough when stuck:

http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/942003/50423

Hope this helps.

Cheers
BmanThanks for the help!!

The irony is that when I checked my post this morning, I slowly re-read my message. All of a sudden, a possible solution came to mind. That is when I checked out your link.

Naturally, the walk-through gave me The Exact Same Solution I had just thought of 5 minutes beforehand... :nnk: <Oy vey...>

dawtcalm
01-19-2010, 02:55 PM
The irony is that when I checked my post this morning, I slowly re-read my message. All of a sudden, a possible solution came to mind. That is when I checked out your link.

Naturally, the walk-through gave me The Exact Same Solution I had just thought of 5 minutes beforehand...

...Sure ya did, we believe you... :hst:

DreamLord34
01-19-2010, 04:42 PM
I remember there being a few puzzles like that.

Too bad we won't see HL2: EP3 this year from the sounds of it though :(

Bman
01-19-2010, 05:01 PM
Hopefully 2011 for Episode 3.

Also waiting for Diablo 3 - who knows when?

Cheers
Bman

Law
01-20-2010, 10:41 PM
I gave up on Half Life 2 sometime in that part where you're cruising around on that motorized raft on the water. I found it boring. I might have to give it another shot though.

Skyguy
01-26-2010, 10:50 PM
...Sure ya did, we believe you... :hst:lol No cheating... Just an exceedingly rare moment of clarity when I realized that the physics engine running Portal and Half Life were the same.

A great relief... but a bit unsatisfying. (Like coming up with a cure for cancer 2 minutes before the world is about to end.)