*UPDATED WITH PICTURE: Stuck in HL2, I feel stupid but I can't find the way out

[Rhin0]

Ok guys,

I am stuck a in the river where you drive the boat... I made it all the way to the lock gates or whatever they are. I went in the building and the wheel to open the gates is damaged. How the hell do I get past the gates? I tried stacking items to jump the barbwire fence but I can't see to get it over it.

I am missing something really simple I am sure and it is embarassing but I want to enjoy the game so I manned up and asked.

Please take it easy on me

Thanks,
Rhin0

PIC:

http://users.adelphia.net/~soverly22/hl2stuck.JPG

 

[Rhin0]

PLEASE HELP ME I NEED TO PLAY TEH GAME

 

[clamum]

I don't remember exactly but that may be the part where you jump the boat off a branch and through the opening... sorry, if there was a pic I could tell you right away.

 

[warcrow]

Ok, you know where the wheel is, outside? Do this and all your problems will be fixed:

- Face the wheel directly.
- Now, turn to your right.
- Shoot to explosive barrels.
- Barrels will explode and release a big I-Beem that will crash into the doors, opening them.
- PROFIT!

 

[Rhin0]

I will go try this right now... Like I said I knew it was something simple, can't believe I missed it.

I was "looking too hard"... trying now

thanks for the help

 

[Rhin0]

can't believe I missed that

 

[clamum]

Haha yep gotta shoot the barrels

 

[JBT]

yeah I was stuck there for a little bit then I spoted the barrels and was off and going again.

 

[Rhin0]

IM TIRED OF BEING IN THIS STUPID AIR BOAT

This is ruining the game, it was cool at first but this is entirely too long... I am about to quit if I don't get done with this phase of the game here shortly.

 

[Cawchy87]

I thought that too. But then I got to ravenholm and wished I was back in the boat. I quit soon after.

 

[Wheezer]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
I thought that too. But then I got to ravenholm and wished I was back in the boat. I quit soon after.

I thought Ravenholm was one of the best sections of the game.

 

[Bojangles139]

Originally posted by: Cawchy87
I thought that too. But then I got to ravenholm and wished I was back in the boat. I quit soon after.

Ravenholm is VERY cool, but also very annoying. first time you get to really play with the grav gun, but the new headcrabs just drove me nuts... that and the lack of amno there... and the uber zombies scared the hell outa me couple times.

think i liked the prison best, those ant loins are just so much fun.

brandon

 

[EpsiIon]

Originally posted by: Rhin0
IM TIRED OF BEING IN THIS STUPID AIR BOAT

This is ruining the game, it was cool at first but this is entirely too long... I am about to quit if I don't get done with this phase of the game here shortly.

Entirely too long, eh? Anything is entirely too long when you don't have the patience to solve a simple "find the door" puzzle! Warcrow and others recommended a good shortcut, but the way it's supposed to work is:

1) See closed gate.
2) Think to self "I wonder if there's a way around this"
3) Look around
4) Find the ONLY DOOR in the area (across from the sunken ship)
5) Go through door, get an AWESOME WEAPON, fight guys
6) Find and shoot barrels
7) Continue.

 

[Malak]

And repeat step 6 as often as possible. Believe it or not, all the barrels are placed where they are for a reason.

 

[Slogun]

I enjoyed the air boat immensely.

I thought this game was very good in that it DIDN'T have the usual excess of tedious puzzles (as HL1 did).

 

[torpid]

Originally posted by: Slogun
I enjoyed the air boat immensely.

I thought this game was very good in that it DIDN'T have the usual excess of tedious puzzles (as HL1 did).

I don't remember a lot of tedious puzzles in HL1. The one I remember being cool at first then annoying was the little control panel where you had to smash some door or another before the big badass mofos came busting through.

 

[Insomniak]

Originally posted by: Rhin0
IM TIRED OF BEING IN THIS STUPID AIR BOAT

This is ruining the game, it was cool at first but this is entirely too long... I am about to quit if I don't get done with this phase of the game here shortly.

ADD Much? the airboat was my favorite part of the game.

 

[zerocool84]

yea i liked the airboat but the buggy was too long and repeditive

 

[Slogun]

Originally posted by: torpid

Originally posted by: Slogun
I enjoyed the air boat immensely.

I thought this game was very good in that it DIDN'T have the usual excess of tedious puzzles (as HL1 did).

I don't remember a lot of tedious puzzles in HL1. The one I remember being cool at first then annoying was the little control panel where you had to smash some door or another before the big badass mofos came busting through.

Oh, yea, I remember travelling down countless identical corridors looking for the one way out, or trying to get past the giant tentacle creature in the misslie silo, or travelling from one end of the map to flip a switch , then finding my way back to the other end of the map to flip another switch, etc, etc, etc.
Don't get me wrong, HL1 was classic and great, but HL2 loads better imho...