Sand Traps is the worst level in any Half Life game

[gyrotim]

You try to jump on the physics objects and Gordon's just like "nah" and falls onto the sand like an idiot. You accidentally bounce off a rock and land on the sand, the physics objects sometimes dont stack up or you slide off of them. Screw this level.

[gyrotim]

Originally posted by IEATDIRT:

No, that's water hazard, sandtraps is perfectly fine, water hazard is utter garboleum prime

The second part of Water Hazard where you get the gun is pretty good imo, you can finally fight back rather than having your health tanked.

[Reeva!]

Having CPs and zombies annoying you the whole time, and finally getting the same gun the chopper uses to absolutely destroy them, feels so good. The boat does kinda break the laws of physics if you so much as tap A or D while sailing through a pipe though.

Sandtraps is... yeah, 2 boxes with you on top, gl, lots of sand in your mouth after that. At least they didn't give you the ramshackle boxes that break if you breathe near it.

[Ghidrah1]

What happens, never thought to try A or D while in a pipe

[Reeva!]

Originally posted by Ghidrah1:

What happens, never thought to try A or D while in a pipe

If you don't go straight in a pipe, pressing A or D (depends which side you're close to) makes you do the Homer Simpson thing where he goes around the metal ball with his bike, but because the boat and the buggy can't stay flipped over, your camera has an aneurysm and you don't know where you are after.

[gyrotim]

Originally posted by Reeva!:

Originally posted by Ghidrah1:

What happens, never thought to try A or D while in a pipe

If you don't go straight in a pipe, pressing A or D (depends which side you're close to) makes you do the Homer Simpson thing where he goes around the metal ball with his bike, but because the boat and the buggy can't stay flipped over, your camera has an aneurysm and you don't know where you are after.

Funny that I haven't tried that before.

[LittleNinja]

The first half sucks a ton, but after you get the bugbait it became one of my favorite chapters.

In the first half I didn't even use objects. Just ran through the bugs.

[gyrotim]

Originally posted by LittleNinja:

The first half sucks a ton, but after you get the bugbait it became one of my favorite chapters.

In the first half I didn't even use objects. Just ran through the bugs.

Oh yeah, it's way better then.

[Ghidrah1]

If you aren't going for the achievement you can move through the chapter quickly, (without cheats, glitches, macros or console commands).
Regardless, it's a long chapter but there's some things you can do to make it faster and a bit more exciting.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CHKRKPLG2Gg

[ONTARIO ENGINEER]

what about on a rail

[gyrotim]

Originally posted by earbuds:

what about on a rail

It's better and not even that bad I might argue.

[LittleNinja]

Originally posted by earbuds:

what about on a rail

On a rail is great.

Interloper though...

I think the worst HL2 chapter is Antisititzen one.
The stupid cheap scares are not cool. (The trumpet music, the random Headahumper jumpscares, ect.)

[Ghidrah1]

Albeit a long chapter you moved back and forth, above and below ground and allowed for some creative maneuvering, I liked it.

[BurningCakeDoesAche]

I changed my mind, I ♥♥♥♥♥♥♥ hate sandtraps

[Cat]

This chapter is basically a demo for the source engine to use the gravity gun and play around with the game's physics. I don't find it annoying once I realized you are supposed to pick up objects and use them to avoid touching the sand.

[Ghidrah1]

And learning how to use the antlions