Black Mesa

Black Mesa

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Obtaining the Hat Achievement - Quick N' Dirty Way
By Kaleidescoop
The proper procedure of how to quaff, from me to you!
   
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How to cheat the system.
NOTE: DO NOT ENABLE SV_CHEATS OR ELSE YOU WON'T GET THE ACHIEVEMENTS

So, in the game the purple hat, which is a physics prop, is named quaff. This name is what the Lambda Core teleporter searches for when you go through; as long as the prop is named quaff, it counts as a "hat."

Load up the last Lambda Core map through the in-game console. To enable the console, go into Options > Keyboard > Advanced and check the option Enable Developer Console. Type in the text in bold and press enter: map bm_c3a2h

Your game should load up the last Lambda Core map. When it loads you into the game, you should already have a competent selection of weapons. Proceed as usual to when the scientist and Hunter are talking to you. Find a physics prop (a prop you can pick up with the "use" key and move around).

Place your crosshair directly on the prop and open up the console again, typing in and pressing enter this: ent_setname quaff


What you have done is set the name of the prop to quaff, which will make the Lambda teleporter believe it is the hat. So carry the prop with you to the teleporter room, and go through the sequence as usual. To make the sequence easier, drop the prop in an easily accessible place and aim your cursor at an empty space on the floor.

Open up console and enter the following: npc_create_equipment weapon_357

Then enter this: npc_create npc_human_security

This will spawn a security guard with a revolver who will help you. You can do this multiple times on empty spaces on the floor, so make sure to build up an army.


Now wait until the teleporter is ready, then take the prop you named "quaff" and jump into the portal.

Congrats! You now have the achievement!
76 Comments
apwelty 8 Feb @ 3:08am 
I am so tempted to do this but I am so so far deep into xen already
riiw 2 Jan @ 2:24am 
idk why people hating.thanks man, my nerves could never do this achievement.:LN2Hand:
donny pericolo 21 Dec, 2024 @ 8:37am 
i legitimately dont care if i do it "the real way" i just want the achievement so i can brag to people
The Right Man 26 Nov, 2024 @ 10:38am 
Nah, ima do my own thing
go60wm 4 Sep, 2024 @ 2:29am 
be a real one and get this legit guys
Observer 24 Apr, 2024 @ 7:10pm 
Still works; thanks for confirming a way to get the cheevo without dragging that prop through the entire game.
Glue Eater 9K 10 Oct, 2022 @ 12:29pm 
cmon I got rarest specimen in the span of 2 days its not that hard
Jockeyinha 1 Jun, 2022 @ 9:41am 
Still works?

:lunar2020thinkingtiger:
slug-ish 5 Mar, 2022 @ 2:08pm 
What can I say except delete this
Blazegriffon 31 Jan, 2022 @ 6:08am 
fellas it took me 14 hours i wouldn't exactly call it a piece of cake