Half-Life 2 - Chapter 7: Highway 17
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Channel: Ross Mahon · 2016 · Gaming
This is the seventh chapter of Half-Life 2. Freeman is informed that Eli Vance has been taken to Nova Prospekt and sets out on a journey along Highway 17 to rescue him. The player encounters Combine Soldiers for the first time as well as a new type of Xen alien, the Antlions. Colonel Odessa Cubbage is also met in this level, giving Gordon the RPG.
TriviaEdit
If the player loses the buggy, either by punting it into the sea with the Gravity Gun or by getting hit by the Razor Train, the message: "Assignment: Terminated. Subject: Freeman. Reason: Failure to preserve mission-critical resources." will be displayed. A similar message occurs if the player punts the buggy into the water after defeating a gunship following him on the highway, or jumps off a cliff. The message says: "Assignment: Terminated. Subject: Freeman. Reason: Demonstration of exceedingly poor judgement".
In the picture shown in the chapter selection menu, the Scout Car appears to be held in place with wheel chocks, like in Half-Life 2 Beta.
