Alright, after the game crashed whenever I tried to transition into c1a4e from the level before, I now got it to do at least that (I jumped down instead of using the ladder). And now, when I arrive at the bottom of the silo and get out of the water, the game crashes.
But not just like that.
Get this: I step out of the water, collect the shotgun ammo (or not) and turn around to go to the door… that’s when it crashes. When I turn around. What.
I tried walking backwards toward the door, and with that I’m indeed able to at least stand next to it. But it won’t open (pressing E on the switch does nothing except the “nope.” sound. You know what I mean). And in the position I was standing (left shoulder against the door, looking at the switch), I took one more step backwards… crash.
It could also be that my memory is cloudy and the way further is not through the door, but through the water. So I took a dive. But as soon as I reach the position where the door is above the water: crash.
Crashdump is attached.
hl2_4104_crash_2012_9_18T12_30_51C0.mdmp (96.6 KB)