1. Half Life 2 Episode 1 Walkthrough Urban Flight

The following walkthrough guides you directly through Gordon Freeman's newest adventure, Half Life 2: Episode One.It details all steps you have to take in order to complete the game, using both text and screenshots to help you.

Main article:The original takes place at the in. During an experiment, researchers at Black Mesa accidentally cause a which rips open a portal to, a parallel universe, and the only known borderworld. Creatures from Xen flood into Black Mesa via the portal and start killing everyone in sight. The player takes on the role of Dr., one of the research scientists who has been involved in the accident, and who now must escape the facility.At the end of the game, a mysterious figure referred to as extracts Gordon from Xen, where he defeated the leader of most of the Xen forces, the, and 'offers' a job to Gordon.

Forced to agree, Gordon is subsequently put into stasis for approximately twenty years. 'Rise and shine, Mr. Rise and shine.' ― The G-Manbegins with the chapter Point Insertion which serves as an introduction to the game world. Here, the player begins to learn of the events that took place and what the Earth has become in the intervening time period between Half-Life and Half-Life 2.

The player learns this information through the characters he meets as well as hints from the environment.About twenty years after the, the G-Man removes Gordon Freeman from stasis and inserts him into a train on the way to. A couple of in the same car talk about city life and the process of being transferred. Arriving at the station, Gordon exits the train to find the world under the control of a vast interdimensional empire known as the. He witnesses armed police officers known as and is greeted by the image of Dr. Who is broadcasting on a large screen welcoming the new arrivals to City 17. Gordon is ordered away from the rest of the citizens into a small interrogation room in which he meets former Black Mesa security guard, now undercover as a Civil Protection officer.

Barney contacts Dr., who greets Gordon warmly. After a bit of discussion, they decide to send Gordon over to, though he must find his own way there as Barney cannot abandon his post without raising Civil Protection's suspicions. Along the way, Gordon catches a glimpse of the looming in the distance. While moving through apartment buildings, Gordon finds himself right in the middle of a Civil Protection raid, barely escaping with his life, and being rescued from certain death by a young woman named. 'This is a red letter day. We'll inaugurate the new teleport with a double transmission.'

KleinerThis chapter mostly consists of character interaction, introduction, and plot exposition, setting up 's goal for the next two chapters.Gordon finds his way to Kleiner's lab with Alyx's help, with Alyx revealing more information about the state of the world and Wallace Breen. It is revealed that Dr. Breen was formerly the administrator at Black Mesa during the events of.

Alyx explains that she is part of an underground network known as the Resistance and has been helping people escape the city on foot; she also reveals that they have just developed a 'better way' of moving them, which turns out to be a. At Kleiner's lab, it is decided that Gordon and Alyx should be teleported to, the laboratory where Alyx's father Dr. Is heading the resistance's scientific research operations.

After meeting Kleiner's pet, Gordon receives the Mark V, the upgraded version of his old HEV suit from the. Alyx is teleported to successfully. When trying to teleport Gordon, however, Lamarr leaps onto him, causing the machine to malfunction and teleport him to various random places, including a desert, twice at Black Mesa East, the middle of the ocean (where he is almost eaten by an ), and Breen's office in the Citadel, alerting the Combine to his presence. Finally ending up outside the lab where he started, Gordon is forced to head on foot to Black Mesa East by himself.

Before he leaves, Barney gives him the infamous Gordon used at Black Mesa, telling him that he needs to travel through the extensive of City 17 to reach his destination. As Gordon begins the journey, the is seen changing formation, and swarms of are seen flooding out in response to Gordon's arrival.

In the Canals.This chapter details the first half of Gordon's journey to through the and reveals further information about the state of the Earth, the organization of the resistance, and the operation of the Combine forces. In this lengthy chapter, Gordon travels through the underground railroad, a network of resistance bases located along the canals established to help refugees escape.

Gordon is continually on the run, being chased by the Combine, and the few resistance shelters he finds are quickly raided by, either being or flooded with. Gordon acquires his first firearm, the, and engages in frequent combat with Civil Protection forces as well as familiar alien enemies such as, and closer to the end.Trivia The name of the chapter is a reference to the term, the space within the root of a tooth, and the name of a dental procedure involving removal of the contents of the root. The name was also inspired by the Polish film which had watched early during Half-Life 2's development.

Alyx and Dog in the Black Mesa East scrapyard.This chapter sees Gordon reaching his destination, after a series of chases through the canals. Gordon meets Dr. For the first time and is reunited with former Black Mesa scientist and current resistance leader, along with Alyx.

Gordon is also introduced to the, also known as the Gravity Gun, a physics manipulator that quickly becomes indispensable, and, Alyx's robotic 'pet.' Alyx takes Gordon to the scrapyard in order for him to practice with the Gravity Gun. Along the way, they pass by a sealed off tunnel to a place called ', of which Alyx speaks fearfully. While Gordon is playing with Dog in the scrapyard, Alyx spots Combine Scanners sweeping the area, shortly before an all-out aerial raid on Black Mesa East.

While attempting to rejoin the others, Gordon and Dog are separated from Alyx by a collapsed ceiling, and Gordon is forced to escape down the tunnel to Ravenholm.Like 'A Red Letter Day,' this chapter is full of insight and dialogue about the current state of the world, the people in it, and the aftermath of the. 'That's the old passage to Ravenholm. We don't go there anymore.' ―This chapter details Gordon's journey through the ghost town of. Originally a hidden village that lived free from the rule of the Combine, it was discovered and attacked by hundreds of, transforming almost the entire population into deadly.

This chapter also introduces two new headcrab variants, the and the, and their zombie counterparts. The chapter title is a reference to a comment made by in the preceding chapter while showing Gordon around the base. Gordon makes his way through the town, fighting zombies and avoiding bizarre man-made deathtraps. Gordon eventually meets the man who set them up:, a mentally unstable man claiming to be a priest and likely the sole survivor of the shelling. Grigori gives Gordon a and guides him through the town. Gordon and Grigori join at the church and make their way to an old mine with a path leading back to City 17.

After battling through the graveyard to the mine entrance, Grigori declines to leave with Gordon, opting to remain in the town. As Gordon departs, Grigori continues fighting the zombies until disappearing into a blazing fire inside a crypt.

Broken bridge and car wrecks on Highway 17 near.In this chapter, Gordon is informed that Eli Vance has been captured and taken to and sets out on a journey along to rescue him, making use of a resistance with a attachment. He encounters for the first time, as well as a new type of alien, the. Colonel is also met in this level, giving Gordon the, which Gordon uses to defend a resistance outpost from a.This chapter is full of insight on the environmental damage done to the Earth caused by the Combine invasion. The water levels along the cost are seen to be drastically receded, with ships stuck on the sand and docks a good distance away from the water, implying mass drainage of the oceans by the Combine. The water is also discovered to be filled with deadly leeches.

Earth fauna are entirely absent save for the occasional, having been wiped out by the invasive Xen species. There are also many old houses located along the coast, some being home to resistance members and escaped refugees, most having been raided by Combine troops. Soon to be assaulted by Antlions.This chapter details the second half of Gordon's journey to. After crossing through the last part of the coast without the, he encounters the first.

After defeating it, an ally extracts a from the body which allows Gordon to control Antlions. The Vortigaunt trains Gordon in its usage at a nearby resistance camp. Gordon then continues along the coast, leading groups of Antlions and battling his way through Nova Prospekt guards set up in bunkers on his way into the prison.Trivia The name of the chapter is a reference to the golf term, also known as bunkers.

Fighting in the laundry room of block C1 in. Chapter 9: Nova Prospekt In this chapter, Gordon leads an assault on Nova Prospekt, a base and former prison, and breaches its defenses with the help of an army of, with the goal of finding and rescuing the captured Resistance leader. This is the last chapter in which Antlions are encountered, as the player soon leaves Antlion territory. Gordon fights his way through Nova Prospekt's defences, including prison guards and, as well as creatures such as headcrabs and zombies and two Antlion Guards, eventually making his way to the train depot. During the assault, a prerecorded message from is overheard in which he berates the Combine Overwatch for their inability to stop Gordon.This chapter offers a brief view into the creation of Combine soldiers; a partially un-suited Combine soldier is seen at one point through video footage on operating table with various mechanical implants in his body.Chapter 9a: Entanglement.

The Combine teleport in the lower levels of the.In this chapter, Gordon meets up with Alyx Vance in the Nova Prospekt train depot. They discover that Dr. Mossman was actually a Combine spy working on Breen's side.

Together, they search the for Eli Vance and Judith Mossman, all the while fighting off. They split up several times, but finally they reunite to track down Mossman. Alyx plans to use the Combine teleport to transport her, Gordon, Eli, and Mossman to Dr. Kleiner's lab; however Mossman manages to trick Alyx, teleporting herself and Eli out of the facility to the. Alyx and Gordon are forced to take the risk in using the same teleport again to get back to Kleiner's lab. As they teleport away, are glimpsed for the first time as they storm the teleportation room. Resistance members inside a damaged underground road tunnel of City 17.Upon arriving in after teleporting away from the, and discover they have been stuck in a teleport 'loop' for a week's time.

They learn that their teleport caused the destruction of, and the blow they struck there was taken as a sign to begin the. The two factions have been locked in combat for a week and all of is a warzone. Gordon goes on to aid in the battle, while remains in the lab to help Kleiner escape the city. Dog initially fights alongside Gordon but is separated from him as he attempts to destroy a, getting carried away by it in the process.

Gordon joins up with various squads of citizens, and together they fight their way through the city towards location. Near the end of the chapter, Alyx returns to help but is captured by Combine soldiers and taken to the Citadel. The after the battle.This section involves heavy urban combat, aided by resistance members, against, Gunships, and both regular and elite Combine Soldiers.Gordon teams up with, together leading a battle at the and disabling a generator powering a that is hampering resistance attacks, eventually fighting their way to the foot of the. There, they encounter who is running rampant through the streets looking for.

Dog provides a pathway into the Citadel by lifting up a portion of a, allowing Gordon through. A passing by in the Citadel.This chapter details Gordon's infiltration in the. It is also a playground for the newly charged, having many and to battle.After making his way into the Citadel through use of a pod, Gordon is caught in a Combine weapon confiscation field. This destroys most of his weapons except for the Gravity Gun, instead causing the field to malfunction and overcharge it. The Gravity Gun becomes infused with, making it much more powerful and capable of picking up and throwing organic beings. The HEV suit is also effected by the dark energy, causing its shielding to become twice as strong and allowing it to heal Gordon directly from energy chargers.

Making use of this newly-acquired weapon and defense, Gordon fights his way through the Citadel against large numbers of Combine soldier as attempts in increasing desperation to convince Gordon to surrender. Gordon is forced to enter another Stalker pod and is quickly discovered on camera, transferring him to the top of the Citadel directly to Breen's office. Alyx saying goodbye to her father after Breen's escape.The final chapter details the climactic confrontation between, and the leaders of the.After being transported to Dr. Breen's office, Gordon is reunited with and who are both being kept captive in Stalker pods as well. Breen tries once again to gain the allegiance of Eli, but after being refused, he prepares to send Gordon, Alyx, and Eli through a portal to the. Breen also hints at the G-Man's influence, stating that Gordon's 'contract was open to the highest bidder.' Mossman protests, but after being brushed off by Breen, decides to intervene, releasing Gordon, Alyx, and Eli.

Breen attempts to escape, fleeing to the Dark Energy Reactor at the very top of the Citadel to be transported himself to the Combine Overworld. Gordon gives chase, fighting his way through Combine soldiers along the way. Just as the portal to the Overworld opens, Gordon attacks the reactor using his Dark Energy-infused Gravity Gun, causing the reactor to fail and go critical. Just as the reactor explodes, freezes time and addresses Gordon.

The G-Man congratulates him on his success, stating that he has received 'interesting offers' for Gordon's services. Gordon is put back into stasis by the G-Man who then leaves through a door of light with the final words: 'In the meantime, this is where I get off.' The fates of Breen, Eli, Mossman, and Alyx is left unknown at the ending of the game, but Eli, Mossman, and Alyx's fates are revealed in the. Breen's fate still remains unrevealed, however.

Narrative Like in its predecessors, Gordon never speaks and the player views the action through his eyes only throughout the entirety of Half-Life 2. There are no cutscenes, nor any discontinuities or jumps in time from the player's point of view. Due to the lack of cutscenes, the player never directly sees what happens in Gordon's absence. Some have criticized these design decisions as narrative holdovers from, that effectively limit how much of the backstory is explained, however many have also highly praised the game's method of storytelling.The ending of Half-Life 2 is also very similar to that of the original: after completing a difficult task against seemingly impossible odds, Gordon is extracted from reality by the G-Man. Gordon is smugly congratulated and told that 'further assignments' should follow.

The fates of many of the major characters, such as Alyx, Eli, and Judith, are left unexplored. Very few of the questions raised by Half-Life are answered, and several new ones are presented.

The identity and nature of the G-Man remains a mystery. A number of these issues are addressed, however, in the sequel games, and.See also.References.

Half Life 2: Episode One LowlifeOnce Alyx catches her breath she'll deactivate this force field.Keep right to find the roadway. Debris such as this cinderblock can help defend against the zombies and head crabs.Keep an eye out for mines, which can be reset by picking them up. You can then place them in the path of enemies to take them out. You can also throw the mines for instant damage.Continue through the door ahead/right.Use your flashlight to illuminate the dark hallway. Alyx suggests finding a power source to unlock the door.Turn right to spot some energy for your suit. Use your Gravity Gun to remove the grate and move the barrel. Climb into the vent.Beware the deadly drop just before these supplies.

Use your Gravity Gun to retrieve a flair and health.Turn left to find this ladder.Climb the ladder then follow the vent before exiting at this grate. A head crab, suit energy and supply crate are below.Behind this fence you'll find a flair, a Shotgun, a supply crate and suit energy. You can remove the supplies by lifting them over the opening in the fence. More health and energy are in lockers to the right.Use your newly-found shotgun to break the lock on this gate.Find a pistol near this panel. Open the panel then activate the power.Alyx can now join you through the unlocked door.Your Gravity Gun dislodges the car blocking this doorway.Zombies, shotgun ammo and suit energy are to the left.

Health, more zombies and antlions are to the right.Continue farther right to find this supply crate.Enter the rail car to discover a new foe, the Combine zombie, or, 'zombine' as Alyx quips. As zombines are apt to do, one of them blows himself up, opening the glass wall to the right.Find some ammo at the end of the rail car before exiting through here, where more zombines await.There's plenty in the environment to help you out here, including this flair found in the white van on the right.Tossing the flair at enemies ignites them, doing damage over time. Note the health near the locked door on the left.Beware these barnacles as you advance. Feed them flammable barrels for an easy kill.Continue into this room.Find a flair, two supply crates, two medkits and a power panel. Use the panel to unlock the door seen earlier.Fight passed another zombie wave then return to the now-unlocked door and ascend these stairs.Oops. Try to let Alyx go first. Toxic head crabs are at the top of the stairs.

They'll bring your health down to 1 immediately, but you'll slowly recover as your suit administers treatment. A supply crate is behind me in this shot.Exit the stairwell and find supply lockers to the right; suit energy is found here on the left.Use your Gravity Gun to stop up this antlion pit/burrow with the nearby car. Otherwise, antilions will continue to spawn indefinitely.Another medkit is by this crank. Turn the crank to raise the door ahead.More toxic headcrabs and these two supply crates are ahead.

The crate on the right holds a head crab.Many barnacles are through this next gate. Clear out the ones nearby but leave the more distant barnacles intact.A zombie wave is headed your way and the barnacles do a great job of thinning out the herd. Shotgun ammo and a medkit are found in the hole in the wall ahead/left.Exit to this stairwell and ascend the stairs.Emerge to witness a zombine/antlion battle. Note the shotgun ammo on the ground.

More is on the other side of the fence, left of the supply crate seen ahead. Continue through the doorway ahead/left.Three antlion pits need to be stopped up - fast. Start by using your gravity gun's right trigger to push this red car into the pit directly ahead.Ascend this ramp to the next level.Smash the crate blocking the doorway to get behind the green car. Push it over the ledge to the lower level.Note that Alyx is vulnerable during all this. She'll tell you to knock the antlions over with your Gravity Gun so she can get a better shot. Try to keep her safe while you work at moving the cars around.Here's the green car stopping up the second burrow.The third car is that white car behind the locked gate on the middle level.

To reach it you'll need to ascend the ramp on the right to the third level.Walk the plank to reach the broken gate ahead.Drop over the ledge to reach the white car. Turn the crank to open the gate then push the car downstairs with your Gravity Gun.

Half Life 2 Episode 1 Walkthrough Urban Flight

Beware the possum-playing zombie guarding the car.The third antlion burrow is conveniently located beneath the ledge where the white car was parked. A supply crate and medkit are also nearby.Another supply crate is found inside this room.Shotgun ammo and another medkit are here on the second level.Alyx will be waiting for you on the top level. Turn the crank on the left to open the gate. Note the two medkits and suit energy on the floor behind the gate.Descend the stairs all the way to the bottom to find this zombie-guarded supply crate.Backtrack up the stairs a bit to this exit.Emerge in this flooded sub basement, packed with zombines. Grab some shotgun ammo then continue through the gap in the fence behind this ill-fated foe.Battle a large zombie/zombine contingent to this stairway and the doorway beyond.Turn left to find a malfunctioning elevator. This is your way out - if you can fend of the zombie horde once you get the power working.Turn right from the lift then follow the power line along the left wall to this corner door.

A body drops from the ceiling. Use your Gravity Gun to pull the plank off the door then ready your shotgun before opening it.Inside is a solitary zombine, a flair, a supply crate, and.the power box for the elevator. Don't activate the panel yet, though. Doing so not only calls the elevator, but also triggers a massive zombie attack.Instead, start gathering supplies and stockpiling them near the elevator. Don't worry about being too neat - a single explosion will scatter your supplies about.

Everything is about to go kablooey in this shot.Don't miss the supplies in this cage. You can remove items by lifting them over the gap in the fence near the ceiling.Work fast, because each time your flashlight goes out a zombie or two will sneak up on you and Alyx.When you're ready, return to the panel and throw the switch to send the elevator on its way. A massive zombie attack is triggered, including zombines and these fast zombies.Stay near your cache of supplies then jump into the lift as soon as it arrives.

Another medkit is waiting for you inside.Witness a floor-by-floor freakshow as the lift rises to the next level.