HL2 EP2

Ace Modder · 14 Dec 2007 at 21:33

Any else having/had problems with the bit at the end where all the striders come to attackt he base?

I have got passed most the wave, but now there are lots of waves at once and I have run out of ammo (all ammo replenishment builders are blown up) any special tactics?

romperstomper · 14 Dec 2007 at 21:40

you have to fire plasma balls into the light !

SpaghettiOs · 14 Dec 2007 at 21:43

Um.. try starting again and not letting the buildings get blown up.

me227 · 14 Dec 2007 at 22:07

You've no ammo at all? And no ammo buildings? Not even the one near to the base? Just knock down the hunters in your car, then use the balls for the striders and get as close as you can to them using the car.

Just completed it there now.

Ice Globe · 15 Dec 2007 at 00:01

You really need to know the strider order and routine for the no buildings destroyed achievement. Struggling myself.

A good little tip is when you get a spare moment, get lots of the M devices and put them on the floor by the machine. That way you won't need to wait for the machine to warm up and spawn another (every second counts!). And make sure you quicksave before throwing each device to save time if you miss.

HangTime · 15 Dec 2007 at 00:19

I found this section.... not hard per se, but it did take me quite a few attempts. As mentioned it can help if you abuse the game a little in terms of quicksaving and stockpiling the balls.

I found it helped towards the middle/end if you focus most of your attention close to the base. That's the area you need to defend the most, and there's quite a few builds with supplies nearby that usually haven't got all that badly smashed up. Conversely I stayed away from the Woodmill most of the time, because after it got destroyed there were no other sources of balls closeby that I could find, and being so far from the main base it means that striders there are not of any great threat in terms of your primary objective.