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Half-Life 2: Episode Two cheats

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HALF-LIFE 2: EPISODE TWO CHEATS

Xbox 360 | Submitted by GamesRadar

Restore Ammo For Current Weapon

Triangle, O, X, Square, RI,Triangle, Square, X, O, RI

PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

More Command Line Parameters

Start the game with the -console command line parameter. Make a shortcut to the game, right click on it and edit the properties to look similar to this:

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C:\Program Files\Half-Life 2\hl2.exe" -add command here

-width # -height # Set Width and Height of Window

-fullscreen Full Screen Mode

-heapsize # Set Heap Size

-r_anamorphic 0 Unknown Effect

-netgraph 3 Unknown Effect

-mat_preloadshaders Unknown Effect

-preload Unknown Effect

-dx9 Unknown Effect

-dxlevel 90 Unknown Effect

-mouselook Unknown Effect

-dx8 Unknown Effect

-sw Unknown Effect

-condebug Unknown Effect

-startwindowed Unknown Effect

-window Unknown Effect

-windowed

PC | Submitted by GamesRadar

Cheats

Method 1: Open The console up in game by pressing the "~" key. Next in line, Type in: Sv_Cheats 1 Cheats are as follows:

Method 2: Also reported you can start the game with the -console command line parameter. Make a shortcut to the game, right click on it and edit the properties to look similar to this:

C:\Program Files\Half-Life 2\hl2.exe" -console

Now during gameplay press ~ to get the console and enter a code below:

Code Effect

god God mode (Server only)

noclip No clipping mode

impulse 101 All Weapons

notarget Enemies don't target you

maps Map list

budda You receive damage, but won't die

hurtme # Damage player by #

impulse 82 Get a Jeep

hud_quickhelp/text? 1 crosshairs on

exec [file] Run script file

developer # Developer mode (#=0, 1, or 2)

cl_drawhud 0/1 Show or hide HUD

cl_enablehud 0/1 Show or hide HUD

showfps Show or hide FPS

npc_create_aimed Make NPC

npc_create Make NPC

picker picker mode

sv_gravity # Set gravity to number #

sv_waterdist # Set vertical View to #

air_density # Set air density to #

dsp_explosion_effect_duration # Set explosion length

mat_numtexttureunits # Limit texture units to #

prop_debug Bounding box debug?

sv_bounce # Set bounce multiplier

sv_stopspeed # Minimum stopping speed set

setang # Set pitch Yaw to #

sv_friction # Set friction to #

sv_maxvelocity # Set Max velocity

map - Use the list below to load a mapname for

d1_canals_01

d1_canals_02

d1_canals_end

d1_tempanals_02

d1_town_01

d1_town_02

d1_town_03

d1_town_04

d1_town_05

d1_trainstation_01

d1_trainstation_02

d1_trainstation_03

d1_trainstation_05

d1_under_01

d1_under_02

d1_under_03

d1_under_04

d2_coast_01

d2_coast_02

d2_coast_03

d2_coast_04

d2_coast_04_dx60

d2_coast_05

d2_coast_06

d2_coast_07

d2_coast_08

d2_prison_01

d2_prison_02

d2_prison_03

d2_prison_04

d2_prison_05

d3_c17_03

d3_c17_04

d3_c17_05

d3_c17_06a

d3_c17_06b

d3_c17_07

give - Substitute with a weapon name or item below

weapon_alyxgun

weapon_ar1

weapon_ar2

weapon_bugbait

weapon_cguard

weapon_crowbar

weapon_extinguisher

weapon_flaregun

weapon_frag

weapon_gauss

weapon_hopwire

weapon_iceaxe

weapon_physcannon

weapon_physgun

weapon_pistol

weapon_rpg

weapon_shotgun

weapon_smg1

weapon_smg2

weapon_stickylauncher

weapon_stunstick

weapon_thumper

weapon_sniperrifle

weapon_rollerwand

weapon_molotov

weapon_manhack

weapon_immolator

weapon_irifle

weapon_slam

weapon_hmg1

weapon_cubemap

weapon_binoculars

weapon_ml

weapon_brickbat

Items

item_box_buckshot

item_box_mrounds

item_box_sniper_rounds

item_box_srounds

item_healthkit

item_battery

item_suit

item_ml_grenade

item_ar2_grenade

item_healthvial

Xbox 360 | Submitted by GamesRadar

Restore 25 Health

Up, Up, Down, Down, Left, Right, Left, Right, B, A

HALF-LIFE 2: EPISODE TWO UNLOCKABLES

PC, Xbox 360 | Submitted by GamesRadar

Achievements

"Radiation Levels Detected" (5) - Get through the toxic tunnel under City 17 in Half-Life 2.

Acid Reflex (5) - Kill an acid antlion worker.

Anchor's Aweigh! (5) - Get the airboat.

Aperture Science (40) - Earn gold medals on all Portal challenges.

Atomizer (10) - Disintegrate 15 soldiers by throwing them into a Combine ball field.

Attica! (5) - Destroy the gunship in the hospital attic.

Barnacle Bowling (5) - Kill five barnacles with one barrel.

Basic Science (10) - Earn bronze medals on all Portal challenges.

Blast from the Past (10) - Find the HEV Suit Charger faceplate in Eli's scrapyard.

Bone Breaker (5) - Kill 30 enemies with thrown physics objects.

Bug Hunt (10) - Use the antlions to kill 50 enemies.

Cache Checker (10) - Find every radar cache in chapter Under The Radar.

Camera Shy (5) - Detach security cameras from the walls.

Car Crusher (5) - Use the cars to squash 15 antlions in Episode One.

Citizen Escort (15) - Don't let any citizens die when escorting them to the escape train.

Conservationist (5) - Kill five enemies with the same energy ball.

Containment (5) - Contain the Citadel core.

Counter-Sniper (5) - Kill all of the snipers in City 17.

Cupcake (10) - Beat two Portal advanced maps.

Deadly Harvest (5) - Kill an enemy by planting a hopper mine.

Dynasty (10) - Win 20 games.

Elevator Action (10) - Survive long enough to get on the parking garage elevator.

Escape From City 17 (20) - Escape City 17 with Alyx.

Fight the Power (10) - Shut down the supression device by disabling its generators.

Flamethrower (5) - Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.

Flushed (5) - Kill an enemy with a toilet.

Follow Freeman (10) - Gain command of a squad of rebels in the uprising.

Fratricide (5) - Do whatever it takes to survive.

Friendly Fire (5) - Knock down a turret with another turret.

Fruitcake (20) - Beat four Portal advanced maps.

Get Some Grub (20) - Squish every antlion grub in Episode Two.

Giant Killer (10) - Survive the rooftop strider battle in the ruins of City 17.

Gordon Propelled Rocket (5) - Unlock the rocket launcher lambda cache in chapter Under The Radar.

Grave Robber (5) - Steal a Zombine's grenade.

Grey Matter (5) - Get 25 headshots as a Sniper.

Hack Attack! (5) - Kill five enemies with a Manhack.

Hard to Kill (10) - Get five kills in a row without dying.

Hardcore (15) - Accumulate 1000 total kills.

Head of the Class (5) - Play a complete round with every class.

Heartbreaker (10) - Complete Portal.

Heavy Weapons (5) - Get the airboat's mounted gun.

Hit and Run (5) - Run over 20 enemies with the car in Episode Two.

Hot PotatOwned (10) - Kill a Combine soldier with his own grenade.

Impenetrable Defense (10) - Successfully defend Dustbowl without giving up a capture.

Impossible Defense (30) - Successfully defend Gravel Pit without giving up a capture.

Into the Breach (5) - Help Griggs and Sheckley hold off the antlion invasion inside the mine shaft.

Keep Off the Sand! (20) - Cross the antlion beach in chapter Sandtraps without touching the sand.

Lab Rat (5) - Acquire the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device.

Lambda Locator (15) - Find all lambda caches in Half-Life 2.

Lightning Offense (10) - Win Well in 5 minutes or less.

Little Rocket Man (30) - Send the garden gnome into space.

Live Bait (10) - Help Alyx snipe 30 enemies in Episode One.

Long Jump (5) - Jump 300 feet.

Malcontent (5) - Escape the apartment block raid.

Master of Disguise (15) - Trick an opposing medic into healing you.

Neighborhood Watch (35) - Save all buildings outside the missile silo from destruction.

Nemesis (5) - Get five revenge kills.

One Man Army (5) - Destroy six gunships in Half-Life 2.

OSHA Violation (5) - Kill 3 enemies using the crane.

Pacifist (10) - Contain the Citadel core without killing any stalkers.

Partygoer (5) - Make the correct party escort submission position decision.

Payback (10) - Kill a Hunter with its own flechettes.

Pedal to the Metal (5) - Beat DOG in a race to the White Forest base.

Pinata Party (5) - Find and break every web cache in Episode Two.

Plaza Defender (10) - Survive the generator plaza standoff in chapter Anticitizen One.

Powerhouse Offense (5) - Win 2Fort with a shutout.

Puttin' On a Clinic (15) - Defeat the chopper in Episode Two without any misses.

Relentless Offense (20) - Win Hydro without giving up a capture.

Revenge! (10) - Destroy the hunter-chopper in Half-Life 2.

Rocket Science (20) - Earn silver medals on all Portal challenges.

Targetted Advertising (5) - Pin a soldier to the billboard in chapter Highway 17.

Team Doctor (5) - Accumulate 25000 heal points as a Medic.

Terminal Velocity (5) - Fall 30,000 feet.

The One Free Bullet (40) - Beat Episode One firing exactly one bullet. Grenade, crowbar, rocket, and Gravgun kills are okay!

Think Fast! (10) - Kill an Elite Soldier with his own energy ball.

Trusty Hardware (5) - Get the crowbar.

Turret (5) - Accumulate 10 turret kills with a single turret.

Two Points (2) - Use DOG's ball to make a basket in Eli's scrapyard.

Vanilla Crazy Cake (30) - Beat all six Portal advanced maps.

Vorticough (13) - Discover the hidden singing vortigaunt cave in chapter Water Hazard.

Warden Freeman (10) - Survive the second turret standoff in Nova Prospekt.

Watch Your Head! (5) - Make it to the bottom of the Citadel's main elevator shaft in one piece.

What cat? (5) - Break the mini-teleporter in Kleiner's lab.

With Friends Like these... (10) - Play in a game with seven or more players from your friends list.

World Traveler (5) - Play a complete game on every map.

Zero-Point Energy (5) - Get the Gravity Gun in Black Mesa East.

Zombie Chopper (25) - Play through Ravenholm using only the Gravity Gun.

Zombie-que (5) - Use flares to light 15 zombies on fire.

HALF-LIFE 2: EPISODE TWO EASTER EGGS

Xbox 360 | Submitted by nirvedpunk

Gnome

Before you go to the 2nd tunnel you're in a room where Alyx sends a video call. Before you help her, look under the bunk bed on the right and crouch down. Way in the corner there is a gnome.

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