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- It’s time to escape City 17, and GameSpot’s Walkthrough to Half Life 2: Episode One is here to help.
- This walkthrough includes a full walkthrough of Half-Life 2's campaign, tips on getting by each enemy, and more than a dozen different instructional videos to help you navigate through the game's toughest parts.
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Cheat Codes
Half Life 2, Episode 1, 2 and Portal Console Commands
Activate developers code by going to the keyboard options and clicking advance. Then when in game press the ~ button.Cheat Effect sv_cheats 1 Activates cheats God God mode noclip fly notarget Enemies dont target you Map codes
Enter these with the 'map' code in the console. Press ~ to activate the console.Cheat Effect d1_canals_01 Spawns you in the canals. d1_town_01 Spawns you in Ravenholm d1_trainstation_01 Spawns you in train station d1_under_01 Spawns you in lab d2_coast_01 Spawns you on the coast (Vehicle) d2_prison_01 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt d3_c17_01 Spawns you in the city 17 rebellion d1_canals_02 Spawns you deeper in the canals. d1_under_02 Spawns you in the lab chapter after the second load point. d1_trainstation_05 Spawns in the train station after the third load point. d1_trainstation_03 Spawns in the train station after the second load point. d1_trainstation_02 Spawns you in train station after the first load point. d1_town_05 Spawns you near the end of Ravenholm. d1_town_04 Spawns you in Ravenholm after the third load point area. d1_town_03 Spawns you in Ravenholm after the second load point area. d1_town_02 Spawns you in Ravenholm after the first load point area. d1_canals_end Spawns you near the end of the canals. d1_under_03 Spawns you in the lab chapter after the third load point. d1_under_04 Spawn the lab chapter near the end. d2_coast_02 Spawns you in the coast area after the first load point. d2_coast_03 Spawns you in the coast area after the second load point. d2_coast_04 Spawns you in the coast area after the third load point. d2_coast_05 Spawns you in the coast area after the fourth load point. d2_coast_06 Spawns you in the coast area after the fifth load point. d2_coast_07 Spawns you in the coast area after the sixth load point. d2_coast_08 Spawns you in the coast area near the end of it. d2_prison_02 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt after the first load point. d2_prison_03 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt after the second load point. d2_prison_05 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt near the end of the level. d2_prison_04 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt after the third load point. d2_coast_09 Spawns you in the coast area after the eighth load point. d2_coast_10 Spawns you in the coast area after the ninth load point. d2_coast_11 Spawns you in the coast area after the tenth load point. d2_coast_12 Spawns you near the end of the coast area. d1_canals_03 Spawns in you in the canals after the second load point. d1_canals_04 Spawns in you in the canals after the third load point. d1_canals_05 Spawns in you in the canals after the fourth load point. d1_canals_06 Spawns in you in the canals after the fifth load point. d1_canals_07 Spawns in you in the canals after the sixth load point. d1_canal_08 Spawns in you in the canals after the seventh load point. d1_canal_09 Spawns in you in the canals after the eighth load point. d1_canal_10 Spawns in you in the canals after the ninth load point. d1_canals_11 Spawns in you in the canals after the tenth load point. d1_canals_12 Spawns in you in the canals after the eleventh load point. d1_canals_13 Spawns in you in the canals close to the end. d3_c17_04 Spawns you in City 17 after the third load point. d3_c17_03 Spawns you in City 17 after the second load point. d3_c17_02 Spawns you in City 17 after the first load point. d3_citadel_05 Spawns you at the end of the Citadel. d3_citadel_04 Spawns you after the third load point in the Citadel. d3_citadel_03 Spawns you after the second load point in the Citadel. d3_citadel_02 Spawns you after the first load point in the Citadel. d3_citadel_01 Spawns you near the beginning of the Citadel. d2_prison_08 Spawns you near the end of Nova Prospekt. d2_prison_07 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt after the sixth load point. d2_prison_06 Spawns you in Nova Prospekt after the fifth load point. d1_trainstation_06 Spawns you near the end of the train station. d1_eli_02 Spawns you in Eli's Lab. d1_eli_01 Spawns you after the canal, outside of Eli's Lab. d3_c17_05 Spawns you in City 17 after the fourth load point. d3_c17_06 Spawns you in City 17 after the fifth load point. d3_c17_07 Spawns you in City 17 after the sixth load point. d3_c17_08 Spawns you in City 17 after the seventh load point. d3_c17_09 Spawns you in City 17 after the eighth load point. d3_c17_10 Spawns you in City 17 after the ninth load point. d3_c18_11 Spawns you in City 17 after the tenth load point. credits Starts you at the credits intro Starts you at the games Intro. d1_breen_01 Spawns you at the beginning of Chapter 13. d3_c17_13 Spawns you near the end of City 17. d3_c17_12 Spawns you in City 17 after the eleventh load point. Map codes
Enter these with the 'map' code in the console. Press ~ to activate the console.Cheat Effect ep1_citadel_00 Starts you at the intro of the game. ep1_citadel_01 Spawns you in the Citadel after the first load point. ep1_citadel_02 Spawns you in the Citadel after the second load point. ep1_citadel_02b Spawns you in the Citadel before the lift ride. ep1_citadel_03 Spawns you in the Citadel after the third load point. ep1_citadel_04 Spawns you near the end of the Citadel. ep1_c17_00 Spawns you at the beginning of Chapter 3 ep1_c17_00a Spawns you in City 17 after the first load point. ep1_c17_01 Spawns you at the beginning of Chapter 4 ep1_c17_02 Spawns you in Chapter 4 City 17 after the first load point. ep1_c17_02a Spawns you in Chapter 4 City 17 after the second load point. ep1_c17_02b Spawns you in Chapter 4 City 17 after the third load point. ep1_c17_05 Spawns you in the last Chapter. ep1_c17_06 Spawns you in the last Chapter near the end. ep1_background01 Spawns you looking up at the citadel. (You are unable to move of do anything) ep1_background01a Spawns you looking in the car garage. (You are unable to move or do anything) ep1_background02 Spawns you looking off into the damaged City 17. (You are unable to move or do anything) credits Starts you at the credits. Spawning NPCs
Access the console, type in "npc_create npc_<name>" and replace the name with one of these:Cheat Effect zombie Spawns a Zombie. zombine Spawns a Zombine (Combine Zombie) zombie_torso Spawns a Zombie without legs. fastzombie Spawns a Fast Zombie. crow Spawns a Crow cscanner Spawns a Combine Scanner. combine_s Spawns a Combine Soldier. citizen Spawns a City 17 Citizen. breen Spawns Breen. barney Spawns Barney. barnacle Spawns a barnacle. antlion Spawns an Antlion. alyx Spawns Alyx. antlionguard Spawns an Antlion Guard. stalker Spawns a Stalker. strider Spawns a Strider. vortigaunt Spawns a Vortigaunt. turret_ceiling Spawns a Ceiling Turret. seagull Spawns a Seagull pigeon Spawns a Pigeon. dog Spawns Dog. mossman Spawns Mossman monk Spawns Father Gregori poisonzombie Spawns a Poison Zombie. rollermine Spawns a Rollermine. metropolice Spawns a Combine Metrocop manhack Spawns a Manhack launcher Spawns a Headcrab Launcher kleiner Spawns Kleiner ichthyosaur Spawns a Ichthyosaur. headcrab_poison Spawns a Poison Headcrab headcrab_black Spawns a Poison Headcrab headcrab_fast Spawns a Fast Headcrab headcrab Spawns a Headcrab. helicopter Spawns a Combine Helicopter gman Spawns Gman eli Spawns Eli combinegunship Spawns Combine Gunship turret_floor Spawns a Floor Turret. combinedropship Spawns a Combine Dropship crabsynth Spawns a Crab Synth mortarsynth Spawns a Mortar Synth For Half-Life 2, Episode One and Episode Two
Cheat Effect give weapon_alyxgun Gives you the 'Alyx Gun' sk_max_alyxgun # # is new max ammo for Alyx Gun (default 0) sk_plr_dmg_alyxgun # # is new damage for Alyx Gun (default 150) sk_plr_dmg_357 # # is new damage value for the .357 Magnum sk_plr_dmg_crossbow # # is new damage value for the crossbow sk_plr_dmg_crowbar # # is new damage value for the crowbar sk_plr_dmg_grenade # # is new damage value for grenades sk_plr_dmg_pistol # # is new damage value for the pistol sk_plr_dmg_ar2 # # is new damage value for the Pulse Rifle sk_plr_dmg_rpg_round # # is new damage value for the RPG sk_plr_dmg_buckshot # # is new damage value for the shotgun sk_plr_dmg_smg1_grenade # # is new damage value for the SMG's grenades sk_plr_dmg_smg1 # # is new damage value for the SMG sk_max_357 # # is new max ammo for the .357 Magnum sk_max_crossbow # # is new max ammo for the crossbow sk_max_grenade # # is new max ammo for grenades sk_max_pistol # # is new max ammo for the pistol sk_max_ar2 # # is new max ammo for the Pulse Rifle sk_max_ar2_altfire # # is new max ammo for the Pulse Rifle's energy orbs sk_max_rpg_round # # is new max ammo for the RPG sk_max_buckshot # # is new max ammo for the Shotgun ai_disable Turns Non-Player Characters off. Type again to resume. sv_cheats 1 Turns cheats on. Type 0 to turn them off. Doing this will turn off achievements, though. npc_create This creates Non-Player Characters. Guide to these characters are a bit below. give item_healthkit Gives you 25+ healthkit give item_battery Gives you 15+ battery kill Kills yourself (I hardly see use for this) sk_max_smg1_grenade # # is new max ammo for SMG grenades sk_max_smg1 # # is new max ammo for submachine gun weapon_357 Gives you the .357 Magnum. weapon_shotgun Gives you the shotgun weapon_pistol Gives you the pistol net_graph 1 a more thorough fps display viewmodel_fov # Adjusts size of the weapon you're carrying (54 = default) impulse 101 Gives you all weapons mat_yuv 1 Turn on Black and White mode mat_yuv 0 Turn off Black and White mode cl_showpos 1 Brings up position display in top right of screen (0 removes it) getpos can be used to get current coords for use with setpos skill # change skill level (# = 1, 2, or 3) air_density # Change the density of air. (Add number in place of #) physcannon_maxforce # Changes how hard you propel objects with the Gravity Gun physcannon_maxmass # Changes how large pulled objects can be physcannon_pullforce # Changes how quickly objects are pulled physcannon_tracelength # Changes the length that objects can be pulled from physcannon_cone # Changes the radius of the cone used to pick up objects host_timescale # Changes the speed of the game (for slow-mo/fast-mo) (# < 1 = slower, # > 1 = faster) shake Creates an earthquake. npc_create_aimed Creates an NPC (Aiming away from player) weapon_crossbow Gives you the crossbow weapon_crowbar Gives you the crowbar Hurtme # Damages player by whatever variable you input as # crosshair 0 Disables Crosshair crosshair 1 Enables Crosshair maps Displays map listing mat_yuv 0 Enables Color Mode mat_yuv 1 Disables Color Mode +mlook Enables mouse look cl_ragdoll_collide 1 Enables ragdolls that don't clip through each other, but stack realistically on one another. exec # Execute a script file (Input filename in place of #) firstperson First Person View weapon_frag Gives you a frag grenade sv_infinite_aux_power 1 Gives infinite power for sprinting, breating underwater, etc. sv_infinite_aux_power 0 Takes away infinite power for sprinting, breating underwater, etc. r_screenoverlay effects/combine_binocoverlay.vmt Gives you Combine vision during gameplay. give weapon_annabelle Gives you Father Gregori's modified shotgun give weapon_physcannon Gives you the Gravity Gun give item_suit Gives you the HEV suit item_healthkit Gives you the large health kit (25HP) give item_healthvial Gives you the small health vial (10HP) r_screenoverlay effects/tp_eyefx/tp_eyefx.vmt Gives you weird vision during gameplay. impulse 76 Creates a human grunt. buddha Health never goes below 1 sk_plr_num_shotgun_pellets # Increases pellets fired from each shotgun shell. 100 works well. 1000+ and it lags. give item_battery Increases suit charge by 15 points. mat_numtextureunits # Limit the number of texture units. (Add number in place of #) (0=Default) ch_createjeep Spawn a Jeep ch_createairboat Spawn an airbot physcannon_megacannon 1 Makes your Gravity Gun a Super Gravity Gun setpos Move player to specified origin sk_npc_dmg_shotgun # NPC's do # damage with shotgun sk_npc_dmg_ar2 # NPC's do # damage with the pulse rifle sk_npc_dmg_smg1 # NPC's do # damage with the smg weapon_ar2 Gives you the Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle weapon_bugbait Spawns a Pherapods. mat_fullbright 1 removes all shadows (a 0 restores them) impulse 203 Removes the item or NPC you are pointed at help $ replace $ with a command to get a brief description of it weapon_rpg Gives you the RPG mat_depthbias_normal 1 See through walls sv_gravity # Set Gravity (Add number in place of #)dsp_explosion_effect_duration # dsp_explosion_effect_duration # Set length of confusion/ear-ringing effect(Add number in place of #) give item_rpg_round Spawns grenades for the RPG give item_ml_grenade Spawns grenades for the RPG sv_stopspeed # Set Minimum Stopping Speed on ground (Add number in place of #) sv_waterdist # Set Vertical View when eyes are near water plane. sv_friction # Set World Friction (Add number in place of #) sv_bounce # Sets bounce multiplier for physically simulated object collisions Developer 0 Sets developer mode to off Developer 1 Sets developer mdoe to on Developer 2 Sets developer mode to verbose sv_maxvelocity # Sets Maximum Velocity of any moving object (Add number in place of #) cl_showfps 1 Show FPS rate status shows some game info, incl. current map setang Snap players eyes to a specified pitch yaw impulse 82 Spawns a Jeep impulse 83 Spawns an Airboat give item_ammo_357 Spawns ammo for the .357 magnum give item_box_srounds Spawns ammo for the Pistol give item_ammo_crossbow Spawns ammo for the Crossbow give item_ammo_ar2_altfire Spawns energy grenades for the Overwatch Pulse Rifle stop Stops recording the current demo. play demo_name Plays demo.(change demo_name to the demo you want to be played) record demo_name Records a demo of all the user's actions within the game until the "stop" command is issued. sv_unlockedchapters # Unlocks Chapters 1 through # cl_drawhud 0 Turns off your HUD cl_enablehud 0 Turns off your HUD sv_soundemitter_filecheck Toggle reporting missing .wav files for sounds cl_enablehud 1 Turns on your HUD cl_drawhud 1 Turns on your HUD prop_debug Toggle bounding-boxes debug mode on/off red - ignore damage, white - respond to damage, green - health) thirdperson Third Person View weapon_smg1 Gives you the SMG give item_box_buckshot Spawns shells for the 12-gauge shotgun give item_box_mrounds Spawns primary fire ammo for the SMG give item_ammo_ar2 Spawns primary fire ammo for the Overwatch Pulse Rifle give item_ar2_grenade Spawns grenades for the SMG (strangely enough) givecurrentammo Gives full ammo for current weapon. Only refills secondary ammo if that was fired most recently. Cannot refill empty weapons.
Unlockables
Cake Title Screen for Portal
Beat the game to unlock it.Portal Steam Achievements
Your achievements and stats can be viewed in Steam under: "Community -> My profile -> View all my games -> Portal (view stats)"How to Unlock Unlockable Acquire the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device. Lab Rat Do whatevr it takes to survive Fratricide Make the correct party escort submission position decision Partygoer Knock down a turret with another turret. Friendly Fire Beat two Portal advanced maps. Cupcake Beat four Portal advanced maps. Fruitcake Jump 300 feet Long Jump Beat six Portal advanced maps. Vanilla Crazy Cake Fall 30,000 feet. Terminal Velocity Detach security cameras from the walls. Camera Shy Earn bronze medals on all Portal challenges. Basic Science Earn silver medals on all Portal challenges. Rocket Science Earn gold medals on all Portal challenges. Aperture Science
Walkthroughs & FAQs
| Type | Name | File Size |
|---|---|---|
| FAQ/Walkthrough | FAQ/Walkthrough by Shotgunnova | 400K |
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- Publisher(s): EA Games
- Developer(s): Valve Software
- Genre: Action
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