Reactor Room only Floods Half-way?

l4nd0fc0nfu510n · 05-13-2010, 08:37 PM

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I have activated both the pump things, and I tried to flood the Reactor Core, but the water only rises Half-way. Both of the little valves have green lights, but I cannot reach the ladders that I need to get to, because the water doesn't rise enough. I'm in the Lambda Complex.

Thanks.

HL_Maniac · 05-13-2010, 11:21 PM

You need to use one valve and wait for the water to rise before using the other one.

As far as I remember, this has always been the case. I suppose it should be considered a bug.

l4nd0fc0nfu510n · 05-14-2010, 05:42 AM

Thanks for the response! I've been trying for awhile. I opened a valve, then immediately afterward opened the other one (I thought you had to open both before one of them closed). I also Opened one, swam around for a couple minutes, and then opened the other (Which did nothing; no water came in.)

I have gone back to check to make sure I did actually turn on everything; I turned on everything, I don't know why it's not working.

Dragonsbrethren · 05-14-2010, 06:01 AM

Yeah, it's a bug, I've run into it once or twice before. The only thing you can do is load an earlier save or noclip to get where you need to.

l4nd0fc0nfu510n · 05-14-2010, 06:06 AM

Alright, thanks!

stesmi · 05-14-2010, 09:52 PM

I just passed that point myself and remembering this thread I decided to just open them both as fast as possible and while the water rises to different levels (tried a few times) it always rises high enough for me to reach the ladder.

green_meklar · 05-14-2010, 11:36 PM

I don't recall ever having a problem with this either. If it still happens regardless of how long you wait to open the second valve, or what order you open the valves in, then I guess your only real option is probably to noclip by. Or, if you want to do it legit and you don't mind wasting mines, you might be able to climb it with the mines (I forget how far it is though...might be too far for that).

gorpie · 05-15-2010, 07:05 AM

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Originally Posted by green_meklar

I don't recall ever having a problem with this either. If it still happens regardless of how long you wait to open the second valve, or what order you open the valves in, then I guess your only real option is probably to noclip by. Or, if you want to do it legit and you don't mind wasting mines, you might be able to climb it with the mines (I forget how far it is though...might be too far for that).

As far as I'm concerned, using cheat codes to get around a glitch isn't cheating (not saying you're saying it is, meklar).

green_meklar · 05-15-2010, 11:21 AM

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As far as I'm concerned, using cheat codes to get around a glitch isn't cheating (not saying you're saying it is, meklar).

Fight fire with fire, huh? Yeah, I can understand where you're coming from. I dunno, maybe I just like mine climbing. The mines are seldom useful for anything else in singleplayer. :P

gorpie · 05-15-2010, 12:21 PM

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Originally Posted by green_meklar

Fight fire with fire, huh? Yeah, I can understand where you're coming from. I dunno, maybe I just like mine climbing. The mines are seldom useful for anything else in singleplayer. :P

I don't know. For some reason when I see mines on the wall, the first thing that comes to mind is NOT climbing them... (Though now that I've been here for awhile, the idea at least occurs to me.)

Kinda like grenades in HL2. My first thought is "run!", instead of "gravity gun--throw it back".

Oh, and I do mean using cheats to get around a glitch isn't cheating. If you know it's a glitch. If you've tried to get it to work and you're so frustrated you're ready to throw the computer out the window, etc. Or whatever.

05-13-2010, 08:37 PM	#1
l4nd0fc0nfu510n Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Reputation: 2344 Posts: 779	Reactor Room only Floods Half-way? Spoilers! I have activated both the pump things, and I tried to flood the Reactor Core, but the water only rises Half-way. Both of the little valves have green lights, but I cannot reach the ladders that I need to get to, because the water doesn't rise enough. I'm in the Lambda Complex. Thanks.

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05-13-2010, 11:21 PM	#2
HL_Maniac Join Date: Sep 2003 Reputation: 369 Posts: 1,712	You need to use one valve and wait for the water to rise before using the other one. As far as I remember, this has always been the case. I suppose it should be considered a bug.

05-14-2010, 05:42 AM	#3
l4nd0fc0nfu510n Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Reputation: 2344 Posts: 779	Thanks for the response! I've been trying for awhile. I opened a valve, then immediately afterward opened the other one (I thought you had to open both before one of them closed). I also Opened one, swam around for a couple minutes, and then opened the other (Which did nothing; no water came in.) I have gone back to check to make sure I did actually turn on everything; I turned on everything, I don't know why it's not working.

05-14-2010, 06:01 AM	#4
Dragonsbrethren Join Date: Mar 2010 Reputation: 781 Posts: 5,703	Yeah, it's a bug, I've run into it once or twice before. The only thing you can do is load an earlier save or noclip to get where you need to.

05-14-2010, 06:06 AM	#5
l4nd0fc0nfu510n Banned Join Date: Aug 2007 Reputation: 2344 Posts: 779	Alright, thanks!

05-14-2010, 09:52 PM	#6
stesmi Join Date: May 2010 Reputation: 0 Posts: 18	I just passed that point myself and remembering this thread I decided to just open them both as fast as possible and while the water rises to different levels (tried a few times) it always rises high enough for me to reach the ladder.

05-14-2010, 11:36 PM	#7
green_meklar Join Date: Oct 2008 Reputation: 774 Posts: 498	I don't recall ever having a problem with this either. If it still happens regardless of how long you wait to open the second valve, or what order you open the valves in, then I guess your only real option is probably to noclip by. Or, if you want to do it legit and you don't mind wasting mines, you might be able to climb it with the mines (I forget how far it is though...might be too far for that).