Orange Box, The

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Achievements

Complete the following achievements to unlock Microsoft Gamerscore points.

Achievement	How to unlock
"Radiation Levels Detected" ( 5 points )	Get through the toxic tunnel under City 17 in Half-Life 2.
Acid Reflex ( 5 points )	Kill an Acid Antlion worker.
Anchor's Aweigh! ( 5 points )	Get the airboat.
Aperture Science ( 40 points )	Earn gold medals on all Portal challenges.
Atomizer ( 10 points )	Disintegrate 15 soldiers by throwing them into a Combine ball field.
Attica! ( 5 points )	Destroy the gunship in the hospital attic.
Barnacle Bowling ( 5 points )	Kill five barnacles with one barrel.
Basic Science ( 10 points )	Earn bronze medals on all Portal challenges.
Blast from the Past ( 10 points )	Find the HEV Suit Charger faceplate in Eli's scrapyard.
Bone Breaker ( 5 points )	Kill 30 enemies with thrown physics objects.
Bug Hunt ( 10 points )	Use the antlions to kill 50 enemies.
Cache Checker ( 10 points )	Find every radar cache in the Under The Radar chapter.
Camera Shy ( 5 points )	Detach security cameras from the walls.
Car Crusher ( 5 points )	Use the cars to squash 15 antlions in Half-Life 2 Episode One.
Citizen Escort ( 15 points )	Don't let any citizens die when escorting them to the escape train.
Conservationist ( 5 points )	Kill five enemies with the same energy ball.
Containment ( 5 points )	Contain the Citadel core.
Counter-Sniper ( 5 points )	Kill all of the snipers in City 17.
Cupcake ( 10 points )	Beat two Portal advanced maps.
Deadly Harvest ( 5 points )	Kill an enemy by planting a hopper mine.
Dynasty ( 10 points )	Win 20 games.
Elevator Action ( 10 points )	Survive long enough to get on the parking garage elevator.
Escape From City 17 ( 20 points )	Escape City 17 with Alyx.
Fight the Power ( 10 points )	Shut down the supression device by disabling its generators.
Flamethrower ( 5 points )	Set five enemies on fire in 30 seconds.
Flushed ( 5 points )	Kill an enemy with a toilet.
Follow Freeman ( 10 points )	Gain command of a squad of rebels in the uprising.
Fratricide ( 5 points )	Do whatever it takes to survive in Portal.
Friendly Fire ( 5 points )	Knock down a turret with another turret.
Fruitcake ( 20 points )	Beat four Portal advanced maps.
Get Some Grub ( 20 points )	Squish every Antlion Grub in Half-Life 2 Episode Two.
Giant Killer ( 10 points )	Survive the rooftop strider battle in the ruins of City 17.
Gordon Propelled Rocket ( 5 points )	Unlock the rocket launcher lambda cache in the Under The Radar chapter.
Grave Robber ( 5 points )	Steal a Zombine's grenade.
Grey Matter ( 5 points )	Get 25 headshots as a Sniper.
Hack Attack! ( 5 points )	Kill five enemies with a Manhack.
Hard to Kill ( 10 points )	Get five kills in a row without dying.
Hardcore ( 15 points )	Accumulate 1000 total kills.
Head of the Class ( 5 points )	Play a complete round with every class.
Heartbreaker ( 10 points )	Complete Portal.
Heavy Weapons ( 5 points )	Get the airboat's mounted gun.
Hit and Run ( 5 points )	Run over 20 enemies with the car in Half-Life 2 Episode Two.
Hot PotatOwned ( 10 points )	Kill a Combine soldier with his own grenade.
Impenetrable Defense ( 10 points )	Successfully defend Dustbowl without giving up a capture.
Impossible Defense ( 30 points )	Successfully defend Gravel Pit without giving up a capture.
Into the Breach ( 5 points )	Help Griggs and Sheckley hold off the Antlion invasion inside the mine shaft.
Keep Off the Sand! ( 20 points )	Cross the antlion beach in chapter Sandtraps without touching the sand.
Lab Rat ( 5 points )	Acquire the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device in Portal.
Lambda Locator ( 15 points )	Find all lambda caches in Half-Life 2.
Lightning Offense ( 10 points )	Win Well in 5 minutes or less.
Little Rocket Man ( 30 points )	Send the garden gnome into space.
Live Bait ( 10 points )	Help Alyx snipe 30 enemies in Half-Life 2 Episode One.
Long Jump ( 5 points )	Jump 300 feet in Portal.
Malcontent ( 5 points )	Escape the apartment block raid.
Master of Disguise ( 15 points )	Trick an opposing medic into healing you.
Neighborhood Watch ( 35 points )	Save all buildings outside the missile silo from destruction.
Nemesis ( 5 points )	Get five revenge kills.
One Man Army ( 5 points )	Destroy six gunships in Half-Life 2.
OSHA Violation ( 5 points )	Kill 3 enemies using the crane.
Pacifist ( 10 points )	Contain the Citadel core without killing any stalkers.
Partygoer ( 5 points )	Make the correct party escort submission position decision in Portal.
Payback ( 10 points )	Kill a Hunter with its own flechettes.
Pedal to the Metal ( 5 points )	Beat DOG in a race to the White Forest base.
Pinata Party ( 5 points )	Find and break every web cache in Half-Life 2 Episode Two.
Plaza Defender ( 10 points )	Survive the generator plaza standoff in chapter Anticitizen One.
Powerhouse Offense ( 5 points )	Win 2Fort with a shutout.
Puttin' On a Clinic ( 15 points )	Defeat the chopper in Half-Life 2 Episode Two without any misses.
Relentless Offense ( 20 points )	Win Hydro without giving up a capture.
Revenge! ( 10 points )	Destroy the hunter-chopper in Half-Life 2.
Rocket Science ( 20 points )	Earn silver medals on all Portal challenges.
Targetted Advertising ( 5 points )	Pin a soldier to the billboard in chapter Highway 17.
Team Doctor ( 5 points )	Accumulate 25000 heal points as a Medic.
Terminal Velocity ( 5 points )	Fall 30,000 feet in Portal.
The One Free Bullet ( 40 points )	Beat Episode One firing exactly one bullet. Grenade, crowbar, rocket, and Gravgun kills are okay.
Think Fast! ( 10 points )	Kill an Elite Soldier with his own energy ball.
Trusty Hardware ( 5 points )	Get the crowbar.
Turret ( 5 points )	Accumulate 10 turret kills with a single turret.
Two Points ( 2 points )	Use DOG's ball to make a basket in Eli's scrapyard.
Vanilla Crazy Cake ( 30 points )	Beat all six Portal advanced maps.
Vorticough ( 13 points )	Discover the hidden singing vortigaunt cave in chapter Water Hazard.
Warden Freeman ( 10 points )	Survive the second turret standoff in Nova Prospekt.
Watch Your Head! ( 5 points )	Make it to the bottom of the Citadel's main elevator shaft in one piece.
What cat? ( 5 points )	Break the mini-teleporter in Kleiner's lab.
With Friends Like these... ( 10 points )	Play in a game with seven or more players from your friends list.
World Traveler ( 5 points )	Play a complete game on every map.
Zero-Point Energy ( 5 points )	Get the Gravity Gun in Black Mesa East.
Zombie Chopper ( 25 points )	Play through Ravenholm using only the Gravity Gun.
Zombie-que ( 5 points )	Use flares to light 15 zombies on fire.

Alternate title screen (Portal)

Successfully complete the game to see the cake title screen.

Cheat mode (Half-Life 2)

Start the game with the -console command line parameter. Press ~ during game play to display the console window. Enter sv_cheats 1 at the console to enable cheat modes.

Code	Effect
impulse 101	All weapons
prop_debug	Bounding box debug
budda	Cannot die due to damage
hud_quickhelp/text? 1	Crosshairs on
hurtme < number >	Damage player by indicated amount
developer < 0-2 >	Developer mode
notarget	Enemies do not target you
god	God mode (Server only)
mat_numtexttureunits < number >	Limit texture units
map < map name >	Load indicated map
maps	Map list
noclip	No clipping mode
picker	Picker mode
exec < filename >	Run script file
air_density < number >	Set air density
sv_bounce < number >	Set bounce multiplier
dsp_explosion_effect_duration < number >	Set explosion length
sv_friction < number >	Set friction
sv_gravity < number >	Set gravity
sv_maxvelocity < number >	Set maximum velocity
sv_stopspeed < number >	Set minimum stopping speed
setang < number >	Set pitch yaw
sv_waterdist < number >	Set vertical view
give < weapon or item name >	Spawn indicated weapon or item
impulse 82	Spawn Jeep
npc_create_aimed	Spawn NPC
npc_create	Spawn NPC
showfps	Toggle framerate display
cl_drawhud < 0 or 1 >	Toggle HUD
cl_enablehud < 0 or 1 >	Toggle HUD

Cheat mode (Portal)

Enter the options menu, select "Controls", then "Advanced". Turn on the option for the console. Then press ~ during game play to display the console window. Type sv_cheats 1 to enable cheat mode.

Code	Effect
change_portalgun_linkage_id < 0-3 >	Allow separate sets of portals to be created
upgrade_portalgun	Allow use of second portal placement
fire_energy_ball	Fire an energy ball
sv_portal_placement_never_bump 1	Portal placement cannot be bumped
sv_portal_placement_never_fail 1	Portals can be placed on almost any surface
ent_create_portal_weight_box	Spawn Weighted Storage Cube

Commane line parameters (Half-Life 2)

Start the game with the following command line parameters..

Code	Effect
-fullscreen	Full screen mode
-heapsize < number >	Set heap size
-width < number > -height < number >	Set width and height of window

Left 4 Deadtrailer

To get a trailer for the upcoming Valve game Left 4 Dead, wait at the game selection screen (where you choose between Portal, Team Fortress, or Half-Life 2). After a few minutes you will be taken to a demo video of the three Orange Box games. Wait for the video to end, then wait again. The next time a video plays, it will be the Left 4 Dead trailer.

Map codes

Enter these with the 'map' code in the console. Press ~ to activate the console.

Code	Effect
ep1_c17_00	Spawns you at the beginning of Chapter 3
ep1_c17_01	Spawns you at the beginning of Chapter 4
ep1_c17_02	Spawns you in Chapter 4 City 17 after the first load point.
ep1_c17_02a	Spawns you in Chapter 4 City 17 after the second load point.
ep1_c17_02b	Spawns you in Chapter 4 City 17 after the third load point.
ep1_c17_00a	Spawns you in City 17 after the first load point.
ep1_citadel_01	Spawns you in the Citadel after the first load point.
ep1_citadel_02	Spawns you in the Citadel after the second load point.
ep1_citadel_03	Spawns you in the Citadel after the third load point.
ep1_citadel_02b	Spawns you in the Citadel before the lift ride.
ep1_c17_06	Spawns you in the last Chapter near the end.
ep1_c17_05	Spawns you in the last Chapter.
ep1_background01a	Spawns you looking in the car garage. (You are unable to move or do anything)
ep1_background02	Spawns you looking off into the damaged City 17. (You are unable to move or do anything)
ep1_background01	Spawns you looking up at the citadel. (You are unable to move of do anything)
ep1_citadel_04	Spawns you near the end of the Citadel.
credits	Starts you at the credits.
ep1_citadel_00	Starts you at the intro of the game.

Map names (Half-Life 2)

Use one of the following entries with the map code.

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

Portal Steam Achievements

Your achievements and stats can be viewed in Steam under: "Community -> My profile -> View all my games -> Portal (view stats)"

Achievement	How to unlock
Aperture Science	Earn gold medals on all Portal challenges.
Basic Science	Earn bronze medals on all Portal challenges.
Camera Shy	Detach security cameras from the walls.
Cupcake	Beat two Portal advanced maps.
Fratricide	Do whatever it takes to survive
Friendly Fire	Knock down a turret with another turret.
Fruitcake	Beat four Portal advanced maps.
Lab Rat	Acquire the fully powered Aperture Science Handheld Portal Device.
Long Jump	Jump 300 feet
Partygoer	Make the correct party escort submission position decision
Rocket Science	Earn silver medals on all Portal challenges.
Terminal Velocity	Fall 30,000 feet.
Vanilla Crazy Cake	Beat six Portal advanced maps.

Secret Achievements

Achievement	How to unlock
Defense of the Armament ( 20 points )	Save the missile silo from the Combine offensive.
Defiant Achievement ( 5 points )	At the beginning of Half-Life 2 where the carbine cop asks you to pick up the can, pick it up and hit him with it.
Gunishment! ( 5 points )	Destroy the Combine cannon in the junkyard.
Hallowed Ground ( 5 points )	Escort Gregori safely through the church cemetery in Half-Life 2.
Meet the Hunters ( 10 points )	Survive the Hunter ambush with Alyx.
Quiet Mountain Getaway ( 10 points )	Survive the ambush at White Forest Inn.
Secondary Silo Secured ( 5 points )	Secure the launch doors on missile silo 2.
Singularity Collapse ( 25 points )	Destroy the Citadel's reactor core in Half-Life 2.
Submissive ( 5 points )	Put the can in the trash in Half-Life 2.
Twofer ( 5 points )	Defeat both antlion guards outside the White Forest.
Where Cubbage Fears to Tread ( 5 points )	Defend Little Odessa from the gunship attack in Half-Life 2.

Spawning NPCs

Access the console, type in "npc_create npc_" and replace the name with one of these:

Code	Effect
barnacle	Spawns a barnacle.
turret_ceiling	Spawns a Ceiling Turret.
citizen	Spawns a City 17 Citizen.
combinedropship	Spawns a Combine Dropship
helicopter	Spawns a Combine Helicopter
metropolice	Spawns a Combine Metrocop
cscanner	Spawns a Combine Scanner.
combine_s	Spawns a Combine Soldier.
crabsynth	Spawns a Crab Synth
crow	Spawns a Crow
headcrab_fast	Spawns a Fast Headcrab
fastzombie	Spawns a Fast Zombie.
turret_floor	Spawns a Floor Turret.
launcher	Spawns a Headcrab Launcher
headcrab	Spawns a Headcrab.
ichthyosaur	Spawns a Ichthyosaur.
manhack	Spawns a Manhack
mortarsynth	Spawns a Mortar Synth
pigeon	Spawns a Pigeon.
headcrab_poison	Spawns a Poison Headcrab
headcrab_black	Spawns a Poison Headcrab
poisonzombie	Spawns a Poison Zombie.
rollermine	Spawns a Rollermine.
seagull	Spawns a Seagull
stalker	Spawns a Stalker.
strider	Spawns a Strider.
vortigaunt	Spawns a Vortigaunt.
zombie_torso	Spawns a Zombie without legs.
zombie	Spawns a Zombie.
zombine	Spawns a Zombine (Combine Zombie)
alyx	Spawns Alyx.
antlionguard	Spawns an Antlion Guard.
antlion	Spawns an Antlion.
barney	Spawns Barney.
breen	Spawns Breen.
combinegunship	Spawns Combine Gunship
dog	Spawns Dog.
eli	Spawns Eli
monk	Spawns Father Gregori
gman	Spawns Gman
kleiner	Spawns Kleiner
mossman	Spawns Mossman

Weapon and item names (Half-Life 2)

Use one of the following entries with the give code.

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
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

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Achievements

Alternate title screen (Portal)

Cheat mode (Half-Life 2)

Cheat mode (Portal)

Commane line parameters (Half-Life 2)

Left 4 Deadtrailer

Map codes

Map names (Half-Life 2)

Portal Steam Achievements

Secret Achievements

Spawning NPCs

Weapon and item names (Half-Life 2)

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