If you have clicked on this you obviously want to skip chapter "Jeff". For my own self, I literally just cant cope with this section, it makes me instantly mad. I HATE stealth games and I hate this section it instantly makes me rage out because of how contrived it is. Sadly it's somewhat spoiled HL:Alyx overall, because I cant get past it in the normal way. It's not about knowing what to do because I've looked at walkthroughs but I just cant do it in the game because of how stressed it makes me. I made this guide for anyone else that just wants to skip it (or is an aspie like me!)

In case anyone needs an explanation, this section for me isn't scary, just stressful. This is for several reasons:

- Jeff is a clearly biological creature but no amount of damage will kill it.
- The elements of the puzzle (screetchy handle, bottles everywhere that smash), are lots of things which are just uncontrollable and required that trigger Jeff.
- The fact that the whole sequence, or at least what I've experienced, is pretty arbitrary and must be completed in a set way. The way which is a rather cliche'd horror game way, is supposed to be as "scary" as possible, e.g. certain puzzle elements can't be activated with until the lights go out, because it makes it more stressful, even though they are clearly visible beforehand.

No joke I had to stop and sit down to stop shaking and was initially so frustrated, that the Half Life Alyx experience for me looked like it was going to end there, that it brought me to tears. Hell yeah it's irrational but it's how my brain is wired!

WARNING: Many would consider this cheating, but for me this section is unplayable due to stress (not fear! fear in games is cool, but this is like Stealth), when I tried multiple times to play this section it got me so angry i couldn't concentrate and get past it. Thats right, it's irrational, but I have a medical condition which means to certain stimuli I have a very odd and often destructive reactions, stealth in games is one of them. Here's how to skip it.

- Leave the game and then right click the game's icon in your library and click "properties"
- click "set launch options" and in the little box write "-console -vconsole" (without speechmarks. Save then run the game again.
- load up the game to the menu, then goto your computer screen and press the "`1 key (next to the 1 key on most keyboards) to bring up the "vconsole" in a separate window.
- in the "COMMAND" box at the bottom of that type "map a4_C17_zoo" without speechmarks and enter
- it will then load you up into the "captivity" section which is the next chapter

Note that you will start with all weapons you should have unlocked up to that point, but NO upgrades from resin machines you may have previously had. There is a resin machine quite nearby however, and you will discover you also start with 116 resin in your inventory.

If that isn't enough you can try the below COMMAND that i discovered for more resin (but be warned... this is VERY cheaty!):
give item_hlvr_crafting_currency_large

https://gtm.you1.cn/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2035360017

There we are. You might also wanna quit the game and remove those launch options in case they interfere with the achievements.