Half Life 2 Background Maps

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Half Life 2's background maps usually:

1. Contain a small snippet of a map from the campaign.
2. Have a point_viewcontrol entity used to lock the players view.

In the order commonly seen, here is every Half-Life 2 background map:

background01

The plaza from the start of the game. (d1_trainstation_02)

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background02

The outside from the start of Water Hazard. (d1_canals_06)

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background03

The rooftop where Father Grigori gives you the shotgun. (d1_town_02)

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