Yeah, it’s a bit tricky to do that, though, at least in the original HL. Rockets weren’t quite as maneuverable as in HL2. On the flip side…why waste rockets on it? Run in close, strafe back and forth so it can’t fire at you, and put 2-3 clips of the pistol into it.
Pssh…real men don’t use guns. I always took down the Abrams with the crowbar.
Now! There’s an achievement (=
I always tried that and ended up falling through the mesh.
If you want to be a real man:
Master Baiter - Take out an ichthyosaur using nothing but tripmines.
Damn, now I have to try that with sv_cheats off to see if I can do it without dying :fffuuu:
Well, it explodes when you kill it, so you take some damage if you finish it with the crowbar, aye? But yeah…you could technically kill at least the first two tanks with a crowbar, third one would be a lot trickier.
Oh! The Abrams! I was thinking about crowbarring the Apache… (falling through its mesh)
Yeah, the Abrams blows up like a mother. That’s not very efficient; you’re better off using the hivehand.
You only have the hivehand for the third tank, as a side note.
Using the pistol to take out all the tanks and apaches in the game would be worthy of an acheviement.
Also, Commrade Tiki, you can position yourself on the chopper if it’s stationary. Noclip to the chopper on c2a5 before you trigger it, and keep trying to get on it.
(I know it works with a custom model, it should work with the default)
Where’s the P-51? - Destroy any vehicle with a shot from the pistol, from under 25 health.
Surfin’ Bird: Ride a MantaRay’s back.
Tanks are actually extremely easy to kill with the pistol, it’s just a matter of positioning yourself at a point where the gun can’t see you but you can see the turret or in the cast of the missile tank just strafing, and emptying a few clips into it.
Killing the Apaches with the pistol, though…now that’s annoying.
Er, at least in the original HL, the first area of the Interloper chapter?
the Casserole is a Lie overheat Magnusson’s Casserole
Kenny Killer Kill a Scientist
Cop Killer Kill a Guard
I’m A Firin’ Mah LAZOR! Kill all headcrabs in the Lambda core test range with the Gluon Gun.
who ya Gonna Call? Kill a Controller with the Gluon Gun.
Ninja’d Get killed by an assassin.
HAAX! Cause the Guard’s Computer to Blue Screen
Target Practice. - Complete the Hazard Course 10 times.
You’re an Idiot. - Die in the Hazard Course 10 times. (examples: fall, be killed by guards, etc.)
Crowbar Maniac! - Kill 100 soldiers with the crowbar. (not aliens, SOLDIERS)
Get Behind Me and Shut Up! - Use 500 people. (This includes using someone, stopping, then reusing them by pressing E thrice.)
Easy as Pie. - Never die on easy. You can’t use cheats… (I know it’s an easy achievement, but you need something to hook the newbies into going for achievements.)
Bring it on! - Never die on medium. You can’t use cheats…
The Ballad of the Freeman - Never die on hard. You, once again, CANNOT use cheats.
I know what you’re doing, noob. - Activate Cheats once.
Stop it! It doesn’t make you cool! - Activate Cheats 10 times.
SCREW YOU OKAY! SEE IF I CARE! - Activate Cheats more than 50 times.
I gotta say, some of those are near impossible without taking forever away from the game.
PhD in Kicking Your Ass!: Kill a soldier with his own grenade (if we’re able to throw them back)
Don’t Worry! I’m a Doctor: Use a scientist to heal you ([x] times).
And I’ll just throw these in there. “Didn’t wanna die alone anyways”: Die while having a security guard assist you/using a guard.
“We might live longer if we work together”: Have a security guard you were using kill 3 enemies for you.
Yeah, that’s true. But only a few achievements should be linear. Most of them you should have to go out of your way to achieve. The few linear achievements are to hook on the newbies/noobs into doing achievements. The rest are hardcore. I also have more achievements:
Co-Op Master! - Finish 10 campaign games in co-op mode, without either of you dying.
Paradox Fixed - Finish the co-op campaign after one of you dies and does NOT respawn. (thus preserving the “One Free Man” legend, since only one guy makes it out) I’m not really sure if this is possible. If you automatically respawn at the last save point in co-op, then this really isn’t a good achievement.
Traitor! - Kill EVERYONE who assists you who isn’t a vital character. (you can kill them after they’ve done their job; only applies during Unforseen Consequences and afterwards)
Half Life GOD! - Spend 1000+ hours playing the game. (pausing doesn’t count; being in the menu doesn’t count; only playing unpaused counts)
Heretic - Close the Black Mesa application
^win
Batter up!
Using the crowbar, hit a headcrab out of the air without taking damage from it.
(I suppose it could use a better name…)
Rocket Master- Use the rocket launcher to kill all headcrabs in the Lambda Core test range.
Headshot Hunter- Kill all soldiers in Black Mesa with headshots.
Zombie Whacker- Kill all zombies with your crowbar.
Scientist Slaughterhouse- Kill all scientists using any means.
Barney Hunter- Kill all security guards using any means.
I can do this with every headcrab I encounter, so it hardly qualifies as an achievement.