Half-Life 2: Episode 1 Walkthrough - Chapter 4: Urban Flight - A Breath of Fresh Air

Written by:  • Edited by: Eric Stallsworth
Published Sep 30, 2009
• Related Guides: Zombies

We're back out into the sun, but it's not much safer. City 17 is falling apart at the seems and we're right in the middle of it. You need to help the resistance regain control if you want to survive. If you need any help in this battle, then just look here.

Back to the Streets

Okay. We’re finally out of the dark for once. We’re now trapped behind a fence though. Go back to the fenced in supply area and turn the wheel. Break open all of the boxes to get some much needed supplies. Also look around for the orange wheel. Pick it up and pop it into the little orange box by the fence. Turn it to open the gate and go outside.

Feel free to listen to Dr. Kleiner for a minute. When you’re ready to go, walk around to the back corner with all the sheet metal on the wooden frame. Pull it off and go through. Clear the next doorway, but then grab your gun. 4 Combine should rappel down into the alley. Help Alyx pick them off with your pistol. Once they’re dead, search the bodies for an SMG. Go out the end to spot a rebel fighting a few antlions.

There are 3 antlion burrows, but lots of cars. Use the gravity gun to block the 2 closest burrows. Push down the street but stop for a minute. Some Combine should rappel in around the third burrow. Back off for a second so that the antlions attack them. Then use the distraction to push the last car into the burrow.

Advance a bit more to the end of the street. Pull the boards off of the blue door and open it. Shoot the mine by the 2 Combine to blow them up at a safe distance. This also sets off a chain reaction and a bit of a fire though. You’ll need to put that out before you can advance.

Go down and to the left. Use the gravity gun to pull the supplies off the shelf. Don’t stand too close though, since the box will set off the mine. Go into the back room for a basic seesaw puzzle. Grab the 2 chairs from the area and set them right down on the pipes. Set them a bit out from the end though. This should immobilize the pipes and let you run up to the other side. Jump over to the propane tank and turn the valve until it shuts off.

Another Sniper

Half-Life 2: Episode 1 - It's One Big Combat Puzzle Go back out and rejoin Alyx. Head upstairs and wait for the first zombie to trip the mines. Pull over the rollermine and have Alyx realign it. Shoot it back over and let it wipe out the zombies. It should even roll down the stairs. If you’re lucky, it will roll out the door and start fighting the other rollermine. I personally thought that was one of the most awesome random moments in the game.

Go down and look outside to see the battlefield. There are antlions flying in over the wall to the left. There’s a sniper and a machine gunner in the street. There’s also a bunch of junk that you’ll have to hide behind. See if you can grab the rollermine and have Alyx realign it. That should really help the other one get its job done. Rush out and behind the little truck to the left. Then sprint out to the right side of the street behind the building. See if you can then advance from car to car.

Hopefully, one rollermine rolled forward and killed the machine gunner. If not, then grab one and throw it at him. The sniper shouldn’t shoot at you if you stay behind the car. Either toss up a grenade, or throw in a friendly rollermine. Either should kill them. Preferably, you can use the rollermine since you shouldn’t have many grenades at the moment.

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