Half-Life 2: Episode 2 Walkthrough - The White Forest Inn

There's a little bit further to go until we can get to White Forest. Drive down to the end of the road and turn up the slope. Curve around the next part and watch the left wall. There will be a little cave in the side for the 4th cache. Stop and crawl inside to get a few more supplies. Drive further and head into the peaceful little town. If this screams ambush, then you're right. Right as you pass the White Forest Inn, a forcefield will fly up and stop you. Jump out with Alyx and run into the inn. It's the best cover we have for now while the Combine move into position.

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There is no perfect strategy for this. It's a tricky fight and you basically just have to stay behind cover and survive. You can move around the majority of the house to get more supplies. There's some pretty good supplies in the basement too.

The best spot to actually hold is probably by the fireplace and the back door with Alyx. You have to at least thin out some of the Combine moving in on you. Just be careful of the grenades that they'll get through the windows. First, use the pulse rifle to take out the Combine who take up positions on the hill behind you. Then move over to the fireplace and engage the Combine setting up around the house. Don't worry as much about the hunters just yet, since we're not in a good position to fight them.

Hold on and focus on survival until you hear a loud alert from the Combine Overwatch about having you cornered. Alyx will comment on it, in case you miss it. This should signal an attack on the basement. 2 elites and a shotgunner should blow the doors and move up into the house. You should be able to ambush them on the stairs overlooking the front door. Make sure you grab the alt-fire charges for the pulse rifle. We really need some.

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After these 3 are dead, one hunter should climb in the window over the backdoor. We'll go ahead and just pound this one with shotgun blasts, since it should take a minute to really get into attack mode. You could try and use the radiators to catch the darts, but there just isn't enough room in here. They'll probably just charge you if you try anyway, and that rush attack really hurts.

With the first one dead, the second should charge into the inn. Check your alt-fire charges on the pulse rifle. The secret is that one direct hit from the energy orb will kill a hunter. This is really effective in the tight spaces of the inn. If you have 3, then go ahead and use one. Otherwise, use the shotgun, the normal fire of the pulse rifle, or the magnum to take it out.

The third one should burst through the doors by the fireplace. Nail it with the alt-fire to save some health. Make a final round around the house and then head outside through the opening the hunter created. Shoot any surviving Combine watching the courtyard and then head toward the forcefield. Go into the building right next to it. There's a shield charger and a health charger in here, so go ahead and charge up. The generator isn't in here though. We need to follow the power line up to the source.