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* My big advice is that the game is great, but the vehicle sections kind of suck. Power through them, they don't last THAT long (most people I know who played HL2 found that the boat section ended literally minutes before they were about to quit playing). The SMG sucks but you get a decent amount of ammo for it, the combine assault | * My big advice is that the game is great, but the vehicle sections kind of suck. Power through them, they don't last THAT long (most people I know who played HL2 found that the boat section ended literally minutes before they were about to quit playing). The SMG sucks but you get a decent amount of ammo for it, the combine assault rifle dealie is awesome but you can empty it with like 5 seconds firing. Use whatever gun you currently have ammo for. | ||
* Ammo/health/shield drops are based on your current levels of each. If you have a lot of ammo then very little will drop. If you are getting your ass kicked then there will be health packs aplenty in the crates. | * Ammo/health/shield drops are based on your current levels of each. If you have a lot of ammo then very little will drop. If you are getting your ass kicked then there will be health packs aplenty in the crates. | ||
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* If you shoot the zombies in the head then it also kill the headcrab that was animating them, saves you a bit of effort. | * If you shoot the zombies in the head then it also kill the headcrab that was animating them, saves you a bit of effort. | ||
* Learn to love the gravity gun. There is something strangely satisfying about beating | * Learn to love the gravity gun. There is something strangely satisfying about beating the Combine to death with a radiator. | ||
* If you just jump into HL2 | * If you just jump into HL2 without playing HL1, you won't miss much. Valve planned on having a much bigger customer base for HL2, so there's very little in the story you can't infer. | ||
* I'd recommend playing as much HL1 as you want, but if you get tired of it don't feel bad about just jumping to HL2. The quality also steadily ramps up throughout the subsequent episodes. | * I'd recommend playing as much HL1 as you want, but if you get tired of it don't feel bad about just jumping to HL2. The quality also steadily ramps up throughout the subsequent episodes. | ||