Half Life 2 Episode 2 Gnome Achievemnt

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I've been trying to get all the achievements in half life 2 episode 2 but I cannot figure out how to launch the gnome into space. Can someone tell me how this is done and on what level, ect.
 
It was in the beginning when Alyx first contacts her dad. The gnome can be found under a bed or something.
 
You can place the Gnome inside the car next to Alyx. He just chills there while you drive the car around.
 
I saw that damn gnome at the start and even took it with me a ways. I had no idea it was a special achievement. When I saw it I was thinking, "wtf is this doing here". It also would always look at you! Damn thing was scary so I ditched it around the first hunter.
 
I picked it up and looked at it for a bit then put it down. I'll have to put it in the rocket next time.
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DaCoOlNeSs said:
you mean you have to carry it for the entire GAME?
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Yes. The part with the helicopter and the car is a ******.
You can either wedge it in certain parts of the car frame and hope it stays
or
Use the grav gun and toss it, drive over, toss again, repeat.
 
While I prefer being called compulsive, obsessive or completion driven, yea it's pretty much Valves dirty way of "replay value" which is mindblowingly annoying.
 
im finding it harder to kill the hunters with their own flechetes.

its a bitch.
 
This is bringing back memories of my youth and setting peoples lawn gnomes/deer in...positions. :eek:
 
itsmikey said:
This is bringing back memories of my youth and setting peoples lawn gnomes/deer in...positions. :eek:
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having 6 reindeer mounted in front of someones front yard? free

having it sit that way for a week? Priceless.
 
Langly said:
im finding it harder to kill the hunters with their own flechetes.

its a bitch.
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I did that completely by accident:

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In the level where you have to defend the rockets from the striders, which are being escorted by hunters. Use the gravity gun to pick up the logs that are all over the place. The hunters will shoot the flechettes at you, but they'll stick in the log. Just launch the log back at them right before they explode.
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hehe funny achievement.. i just played through the game once, not going to bother with the TEDIOUS and repetitious achievements, which in my opinion detract from the flow and story of the game.. but hey thats just me, enjoy!
 
Techx said:
hehe funny achievement.. i just played through the game once, not going to bother with the TEDIOUS and repetitious achievements, which in my opinion detract from the flow and story of the game.. but hey thats just me, enjoy!
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I'm the same way. I didn't mind the achievements in TF2 because they're enjoyable to get and they don't detract from the way I would normally play. Ep2 however is the opposite. When I'm playing through a game that's as cinematic and engrossing as I find the HL series to be, the last thing I want to do is interrupt the story by forcing myself to play differently and carry a garden gnome the whole time.

I'm not saying there's not a sense of accomplishment for those that pull it off, but it's definitely not my thing.
 
the achievements make sense imo for TF2 and Portal, but trying to get em all in EP2 just breaks the flow of the game to me.
 
jimnms said:
I did that completely by accident:

---BEGIN SPOILER---
In the level where you have to defend the rockets from the striders, which are being escorted by hunters. Use the gravity gun to pick up the logs that are all over the place. The hunters will shoot the flechettes at you, but they'll stick in the log. Just launch the log back at them right before they explode.
---END SPOILER---
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I did this at the part where you first meet a fightable hunter, except I just used a barrel as a shield and then held it in their face. Didn'r count though, because I think that horrible little scoper that seems to follow you everywhere finished it off.
 
Hilarious.

Gotta try this sometime.

Ahh, so much gaming that needs to be done between HL2, TF2, Finishing advanced maps on Portal, Halo 3 and playing other older x360 games :D
 
I carried that little bastard with me the first time through and I still don't get the achievement. I took a screencap of the bastard and Lamar inside of the rocket. Damn I'm pissed.
 
KENNYB said:
I carried that little bastard with me the first time through and I still don't get the achievement. I took a screencap of the bastard and Lamar inside of the rocket. Damn I'm pissed.
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you have to close the door ;)
 
Since I completed the game I can't go back to a previous save where I still had the gnome. Please, anyone, prevent me from killing myself (there's no way i can do this twice, ONCE was bad enough) and please PM a good save point. I took a screen cap of me dumping that bastard into the pod and I can't fathom the thought of having to "drive car, chuck gnome, rinse, repeat" again.
 
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