When you enter Dr. Kliener's lab, there is a largeamount of items that you can just pick up and toss around: books,boxes, computer monitors, a mini cactus, and Dr. Kliener's clipboard with the information for your Hazard Suit on it. If youtoss things around the lab for long enough, Dr. Kliener, Barneyor Alyx will say something to you:
Note: It will take a lot of attempts to make Alyx, Barney or Dr.Kliener say something -- be patient.
To kill the Barnicals, let them pull you up, than hitthem with a crowbar from a short distance.
If you find it difficult to hit the Striders (or anyother enemy) with the RPG from far away, fire a rocket and immediatelypress [Zoom]. You will automaticallyzoom in like normal, but will still have control of the rocket.This helps in the later levels when you do not want to get tooclose to the Striders, or other enemies like the Combines.
Take something like a barrel, chair, or another objectwith the Zero-Point Energy gun. Enemies cannot hurt you when theyare shooting you. For better results, crouch when you are defendingyourself.