Half-Life: Alyx Achievements

[I][B]Half-Life: Alyx[/B][/I] has 42 [B]Achievements[/B], listed here in chronological order.

[HEADING=1]Achievements[/HEADING] [TABLE] [TR] [TH]Image[/TH] [TH]Achievement[/TH] [TH]Official description[/TH] [TH]Chapter[/TH] [TH]How-to[/TH] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Gnome Alone.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/8/87/Achievement_Gnome_Alone.jpg/64px-Achievement_Gnome_Alone.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Gnome Alone[/TD] [TD][I]If you are reading this achievement, Gabe Newell has successfully launched Gnome Chompski into space. If you did not also receive the achievement ‘Manufacturing Ascent’, Newell has abandoned his plans to shoot Noam Chomsky into space.[/I][/TD] [TD]N/A[/TD] [TD]This achievement is awarded to any player who launches the game at any time after November 20, 2020. It is a reference to the real-world event in which Valve president Gabe Newell collaborated with the space launch service provider Rocket Lab to launch a replica of the Garden Gnome into space. The event itself was a homage to the [I]Half-Life 2: Episode Two[/I] achievement “Little Rocket Man”, which is obtained by leaving the gnome in the space-bound White Forest satellite so that it will be launched into space, as well as the [I]Half-Life: Alyx[/I] achievement “Gnome Vault of My Own”, in which the player must carry the gnome (or a gnome magnet) all the way from Russell’s Lab to the Vault.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Good Grub.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/6/67/Achievement_Good_Grub.jpg/64px-Achievement_Good_Grub.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Good Grub[/TD] [TD][I]Feed the snark.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx must shake the pet food over her Snark’s jar.
The term “grub” refers to both food and a juvenile insect, i.e. the Snark itself.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Hit and Run.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/8/8a/Achievement_Hit_and_Run.jpg/64px-Achievement_Hit_and_Run.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Hit and Run[/TD] [TD][I]Break out of the Combine prisoner transport vehicle.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
“Hit and Run” refers the criminal act of leaving after committing a motor crime.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement On a Roll.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/e/e8/Achievement_On_a_Roll.jpg/64px-Achievement_On_a_Roll.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]On a Roll[/TD] [TD][I]Interact with the playground somehow.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx must roll an object from the very top of the playground slide down to the ground.
The phrase “on a roll” means having consecutive fortunateness.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Eye of the Geiger.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/2/23/Achievement_Eye_of_the_Geiger.jpg/64px-Achievement_Eye_of_the_Geiger.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Eye of the Geiger[/TD] [TD][I]Measure Russell with the Geiger counter.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I][/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
A pun on the song [I]Eye of the Tiger[/I] by Survivor.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Little Slugger.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/0/07/Achievement_Little_Slugger.jpg/64px-Achievement_Little_Slugger.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Little Slugger[/TD] [TD][I]Represent yourself with a specific prop on Russell’s map.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx can use the Scout porcelain figure when Russell asks her for an item to be placed on the holographic map.
The term “slugger” is a baseball term meaning “a player who hits for power”, reflecting the Scout’s role and signature weapon of the baseball bat in [I]Team Fortress 2[/I].[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Mag-Snagger.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/a/a3/Achievement_Mag-Snagger.jpg/64px-Achievement_Mag-Snagger.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Mag-Snagger[/TD] [TD][I]Catch Russell’s ammo magazine before it hits the ground.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I][/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Mazel Tov.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/1/1d/Achievement_Mazel_Tov.jpg/64px-Achievement_Mazel_Tov.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Mazel Tov[/TD] [TD][I]Pick up and smash 50 glass bottles.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
A reference to the Jewish tradition of the groom breaking a glass at his wedding while the guests yell “Mazel tov”, a phrase used for congratulations.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Gnome Vault of My Own.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/a/a8/Achievement_Gnome_Vault_of_My_Own.jpg/64px-Achievement_Gnome_Vault_of_My_Own.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Gnome Vault of My Own[/TD] [TD][I]Bring a garden gnome with you to the Vault.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Entanglement[/I] through [I]Point Extraction[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx must bring either the garden gnome or Russell’s gnome fridge-magnet from the beginning to the end of the game. Reference to an infamous achievement from [I]Episode Two[/I].[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Quaranta Giorni.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/9/91/Achievement_Quaranta_Giorni.jpg/64px-Achievement_Quaranta_Giorni.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Quaranta Giorni[/TD] [TD][I]Enter the Quarantine Zone.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Quarantine Zone[/I][/TD] [TD]Story related.
“Quaranta Giorni” is Italian for “forty days”, the term which the word “quarantine” is from, based on the ships having to wait 40 days before being allowed to disembark during the Black Death plague pandemic in 14th century Venice, Italy. This actual fact is explained by Russell to Alyx as she enters the Quarantine Zone.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Sustenance.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/1/17/Achievement_Sustenance.jpg/64px-Achievement_Sustenance.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Sustenance[/TD] [TD][I]Receive a tasty treat.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Quarantine Zone[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Dead Giveaway.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/9/97/Achievement_Dead_Giveaway.jpg/64px-Achievement_Dead_Giveaway.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Dead Giveaway[/TD] [TD][I]Loot a corpse.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Quarantine Zone[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
A pun on the phrase “dead giveaway”, which means evidence that shows the truth clearly.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Smash and Grab.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/7/71/Achievement_Smash_and_Grab.jpg/64px-Achievement_Smash_and_Grab.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Smash and Grab[/TD] [TD][I]Break open a supply crate with your hands.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Quarantine Zone[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
In law, smash and grab refers to the crime of smashing a store window and robbing the goods within.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Up in Arms.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/f/f2/Achievement_Up_in_Arms.jpg/64px-Achievement_Up_in_Arms.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Up in Arms[/TD] [TD][I]Install your first pistol upgrade.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Quarantine Zone[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Freshly Squeezed.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/1/1c/Achievement_Freshly_Squeezed.jpg/64px-Achievement_Freshly_Squeezed.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Freshly Squeezed[/TD] [TD][I]Test your grip on a headcrab heart.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Quarantine Zone[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Alyx must squeeze one of the severed hearts in Gary’s kitchen.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Zombie with a Shotgun.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/9/94/Achievement_Zombie_with_a_Shotgun.jpg/64px-Achievement_Zombie_with_a_Shotgun.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Zombie with a Shotgun[/TD] [TD][I]Collect the shotgun.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Is Or Will Be[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
A reference to the eponymous comic, film and web series.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Xen Garden.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/a/a5/Achievement_Xen_Garden.jpg/64px-Achievement_Xen_Garden.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Xen Garden[/TD] [TD][I]Enter the explosive Xen infestation.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Is Or Will Be[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
A pun on the word “Zen Garden (禅の庭)”, also called “Dry Landscape Garden (枯山水)”, a form of Japanese horticultural architecture.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Off the Rails.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/f/f3/Achievement_Off_the_Rails.jpg/64px-Achievement_Off_the_Rails.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Off the Rails[/TD] [TD][I]Stop the prisoner transport train.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Is Or Will Be[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
Its name is also similar to the title of [I]Half-Life[/I]’s eighth chapter, [I]On A Rail[/I].[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Pro-Pain.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/6/6e/Achievement_Pro-Pain.jpg/64px-Achievement_Pro-Pain.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Pro-Pain[/TD] [TD][I]Kill a grunt by shooting their gas tank.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Is Or Will Be[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
A play on the word “propane”, a highly combustible gas.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Combine Harvester.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/b/bc/Achievement_Combine_Harvester.jpg/64px-Achievement_Combine_Harvester.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Combine Harvester[/TD] [TD][I]Use the gravity gloves to loot an item off a living Combine soldier.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Is Or Will Be[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory. Can be done during a fight.
A pun on the name of the real-life combine harvester, a farming machine. Also used as the title for an unused track from the [I]Half-Life 2[/I] soundtrack.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Deadliest Catch.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/1/10/Achievement_Deadliest_Catch.jpg/64px-Achievement_Deadliest_Catch.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Deadliest Catch[/TD] [TD][I]Use the gravity gloves to intercept an incoming enemy grenade in mid-flight.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Is Or Will Be[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
“Deadliest Catch” is the title of a Discovery Channel reality series about crab fishermen.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Checking In.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/7/73/Achievement_Checking_In.jpg/64px-Achievement_Checking_In.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Checking In[/TD] [TD][I]Reach the Northern Star.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Superweapon[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Indirect Approach.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/0/00/Achievement_Indirect_Approach.jpg/64px-Achievement_Indirect_Approach.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Indirect Approach[/TD] [TD][I]Kill a Combine Heavy while their shield is up.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Superweapon[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Heart-Breaker Hotel.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/4/43/Achievement_Heart-Breaker_Hotel.jpg/64px-Achievement_Heart-Breaker_Hotel.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Heart-Breaker Hotel[/TD] [TD][I]Get creative turning the power back on.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Northern Star[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
A pun on the song [I]Heartbreak Hotel[/I] by Elvis Presley.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Surface Tension.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/2/2c/Achievement_Surface_Tension.jpg/64px-Achievement_Surface_Tension.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Surface Tension[/TD] [TD][I]Escape the underground pit.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Northern Star[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
“Surface tension” refers to an attractive force pulling the surface molecules of a liquid bulk and making it assume the shape having the least surface area. It is also the title of [I]Half-Life'[/I]s twelfth chapter.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Unbonded.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/8/82/Achievement_Unbonded.jpg/64px-Achievement_Unbonded.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Unbonded[/TD] [TD][I]Collect the SMG.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Northern Star[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Cord-Cutter.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/6/6c/Achievement_Cord-Cutter.jpg/64px-Achievement_Cord-Cutter.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Cord-Cutter[/TD] [TD][I]Shut down the substation.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Northern Star[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
Reference to the act of cancelling television subscription services such as cable or satellite in favor of alternate Internet or wireless-based services.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Xen Lootism.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/f/f6/Achievement_Xen_Lootism.jpg/64px-Achievement_Xen_Lootism.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Xen Lootism[/TD] [TD][I]Snatch a Xen grenade from its resting place.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Northern Star[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]To obtain a Xen Grenade, Alyx is unable to use her Gravity Gloves, and instead must either quickly snatch it from its plant or “tickle” the plant’s stem in order to have it relinquish the grenade.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Safe Trip.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/1/14/Achievement_Safe_Trip.jpg/64px-Achievement_Safe_Trip.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Safe Trip[/TD] [TD][I]Use the multitool to hack a tripmine.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]The Northern Star[/I] and after.[/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
A pun referring both to the blessing “have a safe trip” and tripmines.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Blast From the Past.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/9/90/Achievement_Blast_From_the_Past.jpg/64px-Achievement_Blast_From_the_Past.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Blast From the Past[/TD] [TD][I]Defuse a roomful of explosive barrels.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Arms Race[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related. Alyx must hack and defuse the tripmines, a setting similar to the trapped storage building in Black Mesa’s Topside Motorpool in [I]Half-Life'[/I]s twelfth chapter. There is an achievement of the same name in Half-Life 2 related to a classical HEV charger panel.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Near-Jeff Experience.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/a/ae/Achievement_Near-Jeff_Experience.jpg/64px-Achievement_Near-Jeff_Experience.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Near-Jeff Experience[/TD] [TD][I]Stay close to Jeff for 10 seconds (but not too close).[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Jeff[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx must stand near Jeff without making any noise for ten seconds.
A pun on the term “near-death experience”.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Crustacean Frustration.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/4/44/Crustacean_Frustration.jpg/64px-Crustacean_Frustration.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Crustacean Frustration[/TD] [TD][I]Kill the annoying headcrab before it breaks everything.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Jeff[/I][/TD] [TD]The Headcrab that knocks over objects must be killed before it alerts Jeff.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Hold Your Liquor.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/e/ed/Achievement_Hold_Your_Liquor.jpg/64px-Achievement_Hold_Your_Liquor.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Hold Your Liquor[/TD] [TD][I]Catch a bottle falling out of a cupboard before it breaks and alerts Jeff.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Jeff[/I][/TD] [TD]Self-explanatory.
“Hold one’s liquor” means the ability to drink alcoholic beverages without becoming too drunk.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Flat Note.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/6/6f/Achievement_Flat_Note.jpg/64px-Achievement_Flat_Note.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Flat Note[/TD] [TD][I]Kill Jeff.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Jeff[/I][/TD] [TD]After trapping Jeff in the trash compactor, Alyx must press the button to crush and kill him.
A “flat note” is a note that sounds a semitone lower than natural notes.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Sound Strategy.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/9/95/Achievement_Sound_Strategy.jpg/64px-Achievement_Sound_Strategy.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Sound Strategy[/TD] [TD][I]Escape the distillery without killing Jeff.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Jeff[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx must simply leave Jeff while he’s trapped in the trash compactor.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Team Spirit.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/a/a7/Achievement_Team_Spirit.jpg/64px-Achievement_Team_Spirit.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Team Spirit[/TD] [TD][I]Bring Russell a bottle of vodka.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Jeff[/I] through [I]Captivity[/I][/TD] [TD]Alyx can store bottles of vodka from the distillery to her inventory, which must be brought to the next chapter.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Sea Level.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/5/5f/Achievement_Sea_Level.jpg/64px-Achievement_Sea_Level.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Sea Level[/TD] [TD][I]Reach the aquatic exhibits.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Captivity[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Triple Bypass.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/4/49/Achievement_Triple_Bypass.jpg/64px-Achievement_Triple_Bypass.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Triple Bypass[/TD] [TD][I]Solve the tanker yard’s electrical puzzle and escape.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Captivity[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
A “Triple Bypass” is a method of cardiovascular surgery.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement High Water March.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/1/15/Achievement_High_Water_March.jpg/64px-Achievement_High_Water_March.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]High Water March[/TD] [TD][I]Start climbing the water tower.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Revelations[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
A play on the phrase “high water mark”, which means the highest point.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Textbook Jinxing.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/0/04/Achievement_Textbook_Jinxing.jpg/64px-Achievement_Textbook_Jinxing.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Textbook Jinxing[/TD] [TD][I]Wake the Strider.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Breaking and Entering[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Point Extraction.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/a/a0/Achievement_Point_Extraction.jpg/64px-Achievement_Point_Extraction.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Point Extraction[/TD] [TD][I]Get to the superweapon.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Point Extraction[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.
A reference to [I]Half-Life 2[/I]’s opening chapter, [I]Point Insertion[/I].[/TD] [/TR] [TR] [TD][IMG alt=”Achievement Consequences.jpg”]https://combineoverwiki.net/images/thumb/d/d8/Achievement_Consequences.jpg/64px-Achievement_Consequences.jpg[/IMG][/TD] [TD]Consequences[/TD] [TD][I]Make your choice.[/I][/TD] [TD][I]Point Extraction[/I][/TD] [TD]Story-related.[/TD] [/TR] [/TABLE]