Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Walkthrough - Riding Shotgun

Okay. We've got a car now. Drive down the road until you make it to the big wreck. Like Alyx says, it just can't be that easy. Go off the road and into the river. Follow it back and then swing around up onto the hill. You should see the radio tower up ahead. That's our goal. Drive along the road until you get to the big gate. 

Hop out and go over to the first building on the right. Draw your shotgun and then open the blue double doors. There are 2 zombines in here, so blow them away. Then watch while Alyx looks at the equipment. It seems like we need a little more juice for the transmitter.

The back right house is abandoned, so just ignore it. We need to get into that big building on the left. That's where the generator is. The doors are locked though, so move along the right wall and then climb the little dirt slope and get up onto the roof. Don't drop into the main room. We need the back room with the single hole. Get into this back lab and drop down the lift.

This puzzle is pretty simple. There are 2 sets of plugs. There's one for the elevator and one for the main power. Break the wooden pallets by the set of plugs to reveal a short plug. It's too short for elevator plugs, but the right distance for the main power. Go over to the set of 3. The bottom one just leads to a broken line, so ignore it. Use the short cord to connect the top plugs. Then grab the longer plug from the bottom slot and use it to reconnect the elevator plugs.

Jump into the lift and hit the button. We've got some new friends though.

A squad of hunters is attacking. Hide behind the middle panel with Alyx while the hunters fire into the wooden boards and blow them away. If you feel brave, then lean out and throw a grenade. Otherwise, stay back for about 4 rounds of fire. Alyx should then switch from blind fire to a normal attack. This is our cue to jump out and fight.

Here's a quick lesson on hunters. They are tough, fast, and fire darts that cause about as much damage as a pulse rifle, but then explode to cause extra damage. They're really nasty. So this is our chance to get good at killing them. When you jump out, draw the SMG and fire 3 SMG grenades into one of the 2 hunters. This should kill it. That makes the fight much more manageable. Hang back and help Alyx kill the second with fire from the magnum and the pulse rifle. 

Push forward to trigger the third one. We're going to learn a new trick for this one. You can just pound it with the shotgun, or you could use its own darts against it. Pick up a tire with the gravity gun and use it as a shield. When a few darts hit it, throw it back at the hunter to set off an explosion. It will do a lot of damage. Do it once or twice to kill a hunter. It's also worth an achievement.

Head on outside and break the boxes by the door. Another 2 hunters are attacking. There's one at the front gate and one at the back. We could do another series of cat and mouse fighting, or we could jump in the car and take them out. Yes, the most effective weapon against hunters is actually the car. Just hit them with it. The speed you're going will determine the damage. You can also hit turbo right before you reach them for a guaranteed kill. Just run these two over from the relative safety of your car, and then jump back out.

Go back into the transmitter building and wait for Alyx to make a fairly fruitless call to White Forest. The back gate is now open, so jump back into the car and move forward. Follow the dirt road and go between the boulders. You should be able to just follow it forward until you fall off of a cliff and hit a loading screen.

Drive down the road and pass by the Combine wreckage.Park in the middle of the area and move toward the barn on the left. Go inside to the cage area. Shoot off the lock and open the door. Go ahead and follow horror movie logic. Drop down into the hole by the 2 dead rebels to find the advisor pod. That's the thing causing the pulses. Alyx should expose the core. Use the gravity gun to knock it out and trigger some unforeseen consequences. Just ride it and wait for the big finale.