Vicarious Reality
Objective: Make your way through several observation areas and gain the use of the barnacle. You'll need to use the alien as a grappling hook to reach higher areas of the facility.
Climb out of this recess by hopping onto the ledge on the right-hand wall and then over the railing. Take out the headcrabs that crawl about. Grab the ammunition from the dead security officer and the health pack near the deceased scientist and continue up the steps. Follow the sign into the "Specimen Observation Area" as the corridor heads to the left. Head down the red-lit hallway to the end; however, the door here is locked. Turn around and retrace your steps. As you go, two pit drones and a shock trooper warp in. Eliminate them. Keep in mind that the shock trooper's roach will now attack you, so you must eliminate it as well.
After the glass shatters, hop inside the observation area and locate the exit door. |
The arrival of the pit drones and shock trooper blew out the window leading into the observation area. Leap through the broken glass and prepare for battle. Another new creature, the voltigore, emerges. This thing is gigantic and possesses devastating long-range and short-range weapons. Use the rocks in the courtyard as cover and continually circle the beast. Take out the creature with explosive weaponry for best and quickest results.
When completed, locate the door on the right wall and press the button to usher yourself through. Walk to the lift at the end of the hall. Press the button to lower the lift, hop on, and press the button ahead to ride up. You'll enter a laboratory with all sorts of alien specimens. Look out for the superzombie on your left as you enter.
Explore the left side of the lab and pick up the snarks from the rightmost pen on the left side of this area. If you explore the right side of the lab, look out for the headcrabs inside the broken cage. The door out of the area is on the left side of the lab around a wall. Go through it and use the health station on the right if needed.
Turn left at the intersection and enter each storage room for goodies. Look out for the headcrab inside the left room. You'll find plutonium ammo as well as armor power-ups. Don't forget to break apart the small boxes with your wrench! Approach the elevator at the end of the hall. The button is not working, so break apart the glass doors with your wrench. Jump through and climb through to the top of the elevator via the open panel.
Jump from the top of the elevator shaft onto this door. Don't worry, it won't fall off. |
Ascend the ladder here to the very top of the area and hop down onto the ledge. Look just below your position to spot another entrance and a door jutting out. The door will serve as a safe landing area. Jump down onto the door. You'll hear glass break, but don't worry, you'll survive. Proceed down the hall as it winds to the left (to the right is a clutter of debris).
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Vicarious reality walk-through (cont.)
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