Half-Life 2: Episode Two
Question from Bisected8
Asked on: 8/5 1:54PMI feel like sending a gnome into space. Does anyone have any tips, or better yet can anyone point me towards a specific guide to it?
The gnome is picked up in the shed right at the beginning when Alyx first makes contact with Kleiner and Vance. The gnome is under the bed in the back of the room, and it is the only one in the game. You must carry it throughout most of the game and place it in the rocket near the end.
The gnome is a huge pain to carry the entire way, but there a few places you can park it to make life easier:
- In the base with the vorts after the Antlion attack sequence when you need to retrieve the extract.
- In the area where Alyx mans the sniper rifle. You can either leave it behind the steel door on the left (and grab it quickly after retrieving the car) or punt it onto the bridge area with the gravity gun.
- In the garage in Under the Radar when the car gets repaired while you go to disable the guns.
During the car sequences, you can wedge it under the back windshield. It will stay there unless you hit something, are shot, or fall from a high distance. Will still fall out from time to time, however.
During the sequence where the helicopter attacks the car (most annoying part), you can leave the gnome behind until you reach the tunnel and the checkpoint. After this, backtrack and the helicopter will be gone, allowing you to retrieve the gnome easily.
Finally, after placing the gnome into the rocket, do not forget to close the rocket door. You will not get an achievement credit if you forget.
Submitted Answers
statusThe answer to your question comes from this guide:
http://www.gamefaqs.com/computer/doswin/file/942003/50423
<i>Little Rocket Man: Send the garden gnome into space.
Available: Chapter 1. I write Chapter 1, because this is the only chance you
can get the Garden Gnome. It is located in the room where you make
your first transmission to Eli, Dr. Kleiner, and Dr. Magnusson.
Before you exit the room it is under the shelf like thing in the
right corner.
Objective: Carry the Garden Gnome through the game and place it in the rocket
in Chapter 6.</i>
Leave the gnome behind whenever you can (e.g. in the room with Biggs and Sheckley), it will reload when you get back. Usually it's not too difficult when you're on foot, just drop it and shoot when you come across an enemy. The bit with the car is the really annoying part. Some people say they managed to wedge it in the front of the car and it would stick there as long as they didn't go too fast. Personally I found it easier (though more tedious) to punt it forwards, drive up to it, and repeat. Also when you put it in the rocket make sure you close the door or it won't count.
If you don't care that you were not entirely honest about it, cheat. The game only disables achievements if codes are on when they are actually completed (in this case, when you close the nose cone door), nothing stops you from having godmode on up till White Forrest, then turning it off before you put the gnome in the rocket.
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