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From: Jim on 12 May 2010 06:41 On 2010-05-12, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: > A mild shame that only Portal+Torchlight are on Mac to start with, I > wanted to have another try at getting through the end battle in > Hl2ep2. The bit with the striders and the sticky bombs? Yeah, I hate that bit. Tried and failed twice now. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Jaimie Vandenbergh on 12 May 2010 06:41 On Wed, 12 May 2010 11:41:23 +0100, Jim <jim(a)magrathea.plus.com> wrote: >On 2010-05-12, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >> >> A mild shame that only Portal+Torchlight are on Mac to start with, I >> wanted to have another try at getting through the end battle in >> Hl2ep2. > >The bit with the striders and the sticky bombs? Yeah, I hate that bit. Tried >and failed twice now. That's the feller. My only useful savegame is after the explanation of how to do it, so I have to work it out again each time I try (every few months) - frustration! Cheers - Jaimie -- Actually, the Singularity seems rather useful in the entire work avoidance field. "I _could_ write up that report now but if I put it off, I may well become a weakly godlike entity, at which point not only will I be able to type faster but my comments will be more on-target." - James Nicoll
From: Jim on 12 May 2010 06:47 On 2010-05-12, Jaimie Vandenbergh <jaimie(a)sometimes.sessile.org> wrote: >>> >>> A mild shame that only Portal+Torchlight are on Mac to start with, I >>> wanted to have another try at getting through the end battle in >>> Hl2ep2. >> >>The bit with the striders and the sticky bombs? Yeah, I hate that bit. Tried >>and failed twice now. > > That's the feller. My only useful savegame is after the explanation of > how to do it, so I have to work it out again each time I try (every > few months) - frustration! At one point I managed to defeat all but two, but only had about 90 seconds left. The car has an annoying habit of getting hung up on stuff as well. I'm now at the stage where I no longer care, and an now eagerly awaiting Ep3. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash.
From: Graeme on 12 May 2010 06:49 In message <1jidme1.7hzvzj1j0551aN%me32(a)privacy.net> me32(a)privacy.net (R) wrote: > I must say, I'm a little excited :-) Well stop it, you'll go blind. -- Graeme Wall My genealogy website <www.greywall.demon.co.uk/genealogy/>
From: Jim on 12 May 2010 10:05
On 2010-05-12, R <me32(a)privacy.net> wrote: >> > A mild shame that only Portal+Torchlight are on Mac to start with, I >> > wanted to have another try at getting through the end battle in >> > Hl2ep2. >> >> The bit with the striders and the sticky bombs? Yeah, I hate that bit. Tried >> and failed twice now. > > That part is really challenging. Grim determination and > a willingness to risk insanity helps tremendously, though :-) I tried beer and that didn't help. Jim -- Twitter:@GreyAreaUK "[The MP4-12C] will be fitted with all manner of pointlessly shiny buttons that light up and a switch that says 'sport mode' that isn't connected to anything." The Daily Mash. |