That little gnome reminds me from the commercial about travelocity lol

I intend to begin the quest for this damned achievement tomorrow morning. Let it be known throughout the land! GNOME CHOMSKEY REIGNS AS SUPREME SPACE-GNOME!

stupid Gnome, i finally got all the way there and didnt shut the door and closest save i have is in the antlion caves :/ also during the section where you have to go and get the car across the bridge i left the gnome inside with Alyx, luckily i managed to prop a forklift thing onto the door, prongs facing up, so when i hit the lever it held the door open so i could grab the gnome :D however i think it was probably luck that i managed to get it into place so i wouldnt recommend doing it unless you accidentally leave him in there

so i go and i put my gnome in and for good measure a few other things ive been carrying about into the rocket and so i go and hit it with the crow bar and through in a few grenades then the npc’s talk to me and im just like ummm errr

I too made the mistake of carrying him all the way through the antlion den and sewage plant… duhhh.

Anyone else notice the weird bug that makes you fly away from him like you’ve rocket-jumped, if you walk over the gnome? That was a NIGHTMARE going through the antlion den.

OMG

I was wondering why I didn’t get the acheivment… So I went through the guide and did everything you said and then, in freaking BOLD I saw the answer: Shut the door to the rocket

I did this without the help of the guide but didn’t realize i needed to close the door. Now I have to go back and do the whole over again. FML.

I caved in and bought this game after hearing about this achievement from a friend. This was in the fall right around the time it came out so there really wasn’t too much about it online other than what the achievement was and roughly where you could find the gnome.

I ended up lugging that damn thing through every nook of that game including the antlion den and the sewage plant. I even ignored the first appearance of the rocket and brought it into the final strider battle because my friend told me that I had to put it into the rocket at the VERY end of the game.

Man I was pissed when I saw the rocket blast off at the end and I still had the gnome in my hands.

I like the bit with the gnome

When Alyx goes on the sniper for you to reach the car, you can simply save game and throw the gnome onto the bridge with the gravity gun.

Omg im still working on getting that damned gnome from the advisor to the base. Its such a pain, they shouldve made it so you could atleast put him in the backseat and NOT have him go flying out as soon as you step on the gas. But a helpful hint is if you do put him in the back window drive in reverse. it makes you go slower but you never have to worry about flying throug ha chapter without him :D

The Advisor: I just punted him over the fence at the begining; you’ll eventually get to him after the ambush. I kept punting him down the tracks and nearly died in the process… and the anticlimax? He flew away after a mine assualt while I was busy taking down the chopper, and the closest save is WAY back at the beginning of chapter 3, right after I killed the guards.
Uugh. I hate that frigging gnome now.

Left my Gnome in the shop while car was getting fixed. When you say anywhere is safe maybe you should mention that the bencj in the middle of the shop it gone, along with anything that was sitting on it when you get back, including my damn gnome! I hate your guide, hate its guts!

So the scientists would launch a rocket with the payload door open? Clearly those expensive educations pay for themselves. I guess we can console ourselves with the notion that they noticed the door was open later and went to close it. Finding the gnome, Magnussen probably launched into another tirade. Unfortunately we never get to hear it. :(

Thanks for the tips anyway. :)

When I was getting the car I just the gnome to the bridge you have to jump across when you get the car and the bridge breaks. Your method is very clever though. XD

lol that was funny u had to save mr gnome anyways i named mine hamburger cuz hes so fat!And one time the frickin gnome flew out of the back and i had to spend 2 hours looking for it!!!
and then i finally found it @ the white forest inn!

I despise this gnome. I wrote about it here if anyone wants to read. He is the devil!
The Lawn Statue of Frustration

*** Important ***

DO NOT put the gnome on the table in the garage, this is where the car spawns, and the little guy goes MIA… had to do the whole helicopter sequence again :(

OMG! i just finnished it! it was my 5000 gamerscore milestone :D awesome..

I got the achievement finally after forgetting to close the door and having to reload a save a little bit back. Did anyone else notice when Kleiner says something like \Payload variance of 8 and a half pounds\ and magnusson says \That’s well within limits, nothing to worry about.\ I think that’s the gnome! and maybe lamarr….anyways, it’s a pretty cool achievment, tho I wonder what the secret achiement is….