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DC's Half-Life Guide v1.81
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Version History

v0.5-About three quarters of the walkthrough up, and weapons.
v1.0-Finished Walkthrough, plus tips.
v1.1-Weapon Strategies, FAQ.
v1.3-FAQ.
v1.4-FAQs.
v1.41-Copyright Notice changed.
v1.5-Tip.
v1.51-Copyright Notice changed.
v1.52-Copyright Notice changed.
v1.53-Seems like a waste of time, but I like ASCII art headings =)
v1.54-Copyright Notice changed.
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v1.58-Email guidelines. Some people out there are getting annoying.
v1.6-DOOBA DAN ROCKS!!!
v1.61-Copyright updated.
v1.7-New email addy.
v1.8-Added a small but useful tip.
v1.81-Name change!

1)Introduction
2)Weapons
3)Walkthrough
4)Tips
5)Cheats
6)FAQ
7)Acknowledgements

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1)Introduction
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After playing Quake to death, I really needed something to brighten
up my FPS world. Unreal just couldn't do it for me, and I had to
resort to what I thought was a inferior shooter, Quake II, until this
game came out.

Half-Life places you in the body of Gordon Freeman, a scientist who's
working at the Black Mesa Research Facility. During one of your
experiments, something goes terribly wrong. Now, Black Mesa has become
a breeding ground for aliens, and an extermination target of the army.

It's up to you to stop them in this great FPS. The graphics are top
notch, sound is awesome, and the gameplay/storyline just absolutely
brilliant. This game contains probably the best storyline ever for a
FPS, which is usually about shoot as many as you can. You'll have to
take a more subtle approach with Half-Life.

So sit back and enjoy!

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2)Weapons
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There are about 15 weapons in Half-Life. The way you select them is by
hitting 1,2,3,4, or 5, and then hitting the same key again until you
reach the one you want. Then hit fire and that weapon will be in your
hand.

*Note* Always aim for the head! It deals WAY more damage.

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Crowbar

The most basic weapon. Used to kill weak enemies, and smash
objects in your path. Works underwater.

The crowbar is the basic weapon, such as the chainsaw in Doom, the
axe in Quake, the Wrench in System Shock 2, etc. It's the best
weapon to take out little things with, like headcrabs and possibly
the mutated scientists. Just keep on moving, and you can probably
achieved 4 hits in about a second.

For multiplayer situations, there's really not much use to this...
unless you can sneak up behind someone and smash their head in.

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Handgun

A basic gun. Holds 15 to a clip, and the secondary fire shoots
at a faster rate. Works underwater.

It's great, not only for the beginning but anywhere. It should be the
weapon of choice for most situations, before acquiring the shotgun
and the MP5. The secondary function can take most things out quite
quickly if you aim for the head. Just jump in there, empty the clip,
and if they're not dead, reload and go again. But once you get other,
better weapons, it should be a "last resort".

Multiplayer situations are okay to use this as well, especially
for the beginning. If you can scab this weapon, find the enemy as fast
as you can (preferably without being seen) and fill their head full
of bullets. Really, it's also a "last resort".

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Magnum
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Your old-fashioned six shooter, which deals a hell of a punch.
The secondary function in Multiplayer is a zoom function.

The pumped up version of the Handgun. It deals a hell of a lot more
damage, but it can only hold six bullets and takes ages to reload.
Don't bother using on headcrabs, save it for badder enemies.

It's a very useful weapon for multiplayer, as the snipe mode has a
handy little dot to guide you, but it makes a hell of a noise, so
be careful.

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MP5

Your basic machinegun, holds 50 to a clip. Runs through the ammo
quite quickly. Shoots grenades with it's secondary function.

This is the weapon that you should stick to with for a default weapon.
In my opinion, it's the best weapon, as it's got a real fast fire rate,
and the secondary fire (grenade) is accurate and deadly too.

In multiplayer, this is the stuff. Jump into a battle with this, and
aim for the head. Soon they'll be gone. Even better, chuck a grenade
in the midst of it. The perfect weapon. Almost.

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Shotgun
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Holds 8 bullets. Slow, but deadly. With the secondary function,
turns into a double shotgun.

It's a great weapon for those easy enemies, and the marines plus
those female assasins and the mutated scientists are great to take
out using these, of course, using the double shotgun function.

Multiplayer wise, it's not that effective. Damage is even from all
areas, but still, it's great to rush up behind someone and empty your
clip on them. Watch out for long reload times.

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Crossbow
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A one-hit kill weapon (for most enemies), which holds 5 arrows.
When in the secondary mode, turns into a very helpful sniper crossbow.
Works underwater.