Chapter 6: POWER STRUGGLE

Chapter 6 - "POWER STRUGGLE"(part 2) - Sluggo So, things aren't looking very good. Your only route to the power cell charging station is via a platform that won't raise until you get the auxiliary power working. And you can't get to the auxiliary power control room because there's no way get across this pool of coolant. But if you could just get to the other side... Bridge Over Contaminated Waters Next to the drainage control is another room with an elevator leading further downstairs. Take the elevator down, open the sewage airlock (if it's not already open) and walk along the bottom of the now-empty drainage pool. There are now two barrels lying on the drainge floor, and two more on the short ledge at the top of the ladder. Climb the ladder, push the two barrels off the ledge, and then climb down and arrange the four barrels in a straight line, in line with the bridge pathway. The best way to do this is to use the grating on the floor as a guide -- line the barrels up with the center line on the grating. Take the elevator back up to the drainage control room and reflood the coolant area. If you've done everything correctly, the four barrels should float to the surface, creating a walkway of sorts across the coolant. If not, redrain the canal, go back downstairs and move the barrels around some more until you have an easy path to navigate. Once you're done, leave the drainage control room through the main door you blew up with the dynamite. Head out to the main coolant area, where the floating barrels should now provide a clear path across the coolant. Some aliens will teleport in across the way -- kill them from long range, and then make your way across. Behind the door on the right is another Vortigaunt, so be ready. Power Up! Work your way forward, killing more Vortigaunts and headcrabs as you go. Eventually, you'll arrive at an area where boxes are blocking your way, and a large alien grunt is waiting to attack you. Across a drainage area to your right, you'll see another set of soldiers battling some unseen aliens. Start by taking out the soldiers from long range before they notice you -- they'll attack you if you climb the debris and go after the alien grunt first. Now that the soldiers are history, climb up the debris and kill the large alien grunt. (Grenades are your best bet here.) Drop down to the other side of the rubble, go through the door and work your way around to the power control room. Watch out for headcrabs and ruptured pipes in the area. When you reach the power control room, kill the bullsquid and flip the two switches. The turbines should start spinning and all the power indicators should turn green. You're almost done! Raising The Walkway Instead of going all the way back around, simply jump over the ledge outside the control room directly to the coolant bridge area. Climb back over the barrels to the other side of the bridge and continue until your reach the room where you found the radio earlier. Instead of going down the ladder, step out onto the catwalk overlooking the coolant drainage room and press the button. The entire lower walkway should rise up to meet you, providing a pathway over to the power cell charging station. Walk across, kill the Vortigaunts that appear, heal up, and talk to the wounded security guard laying in front of the station. Charge! Once the security guard finishes talking, open the gate, drag the power cell into the charger and press the button. Once the cell is charged, drag it over to the elevator, load it up, and send it upstairs. Press the keypad next to door to open it. Head to the right (this should look familiar by now), get in the elevator and ride back upstairs to the lab. Next: Chapter 7: A Leap Of Faith