Here's another idea to throw on the fire: Maybe the Combine really ARE alien and they <i>can't</i> speak English, but they've got translators built in to their masks? The translators intercept their speech, convert it to English and play the translated voice through little speakers hidden inside the mask. It could explain why their voices are so raspy and they sound like they haven't had anything to drink for days.
<!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Perhaps, but Black Mesa got nuked. Not much to see and do at a nuclear wasteland. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A single nuke could never take out an entire underground city like Black Mesa. A large portion, sure, but almost certainly portions are left intact.
<!--QuoteBegin-CForrester+May 17 2004, 08:10 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (CForrester @ May 17 2004, 08:10 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Here's another idea to throw on the fire: Maybe the Combine really ARE alien and they <i>can't</i> speak English, but they've got translators built in to their masks? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Or could have learned some basic need to know commands. I mean the vortigaunts bothered to learn "Die" and what not just for taunting.
But if you remember when you go to Xen there's that one part where you're in a factory or something and the Slaves are busy on the assembly line, and they look at you but as long as you don't shoot them they really don't do anything.
Also, it looks like the one from HL2 working w/ Eli had his coller taken off.
And also remember that the giant baby head said some wierd crap like "you are human he is not" and "we are slaves", presumably in reference to the G-Man.
Maybe the combine are a DIFFERENT faction of Aliens, and that's why they hate Xen aliens and stuff. And they enslaved them and whatnot. Perhaps that the smarter Xen types are actually friendly in HL2?
Hey, race x was a different race of aliens as well. I'm guessing the combine aren't just racist against Xen creatures, not that I even specifically remember an encounter between the two, for the fact they go ahead and fight the antlion speciecs as well.
I don't entirely remember the hl storyline(but I think there was a site all about it) but I think the reason why xen was mad at the humans was because they took the thing that was needed to boost the anti mass spectrometer, and no other reason.
<!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+May 17 2004, 01:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ May 17 2004, 01:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I don't entirely remember the hl storyline(but I think there was a site all about it) but I think the reason why xen was mad at the humans was because they took the thing that was needed to boost the anti mass spectrometer, and no other reason. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> I've played through HL who knows how many times and I've never, ever heard that. O.o
Is there Gonna be A Hazard Course on Half-Life 2? i dont think so..Cuz they dont show any demo video of it. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
You know i like the Hazard Course in Opposing Force and Blue Shift. Hopes hL2 have one!
<!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 17 2004, 02:13 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 17 2004, 02:13 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-JediYoshi+May 17 2004, 01:26 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (JediYoshi @ May 17 2004, 01:26 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> I don't entirely remember the hl storyline(but I think there was a site all about it) but I think the reason why xen was mad at the humans was because they took the thing that was needed to boost the anti mass spectrometer, and no other reason. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I've played through HL who knows how many times and I've never, ever heard that. O.o <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Alright, alright. It was just the POV mod that got me mixed then. w/e <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
<!--QuoteBegin-Confuzor+May 16 2004, 06:48 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Confuzor @ May 16 2004, 06:48 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Maybe they're all Barney clones, and just one happened to break and join on your side.
It explains the dilemma as to why you killed him in HL1 for his ammo, and he'd end up somewhere along in the next level, completely friends with you once again. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Hey, you didn't have to kill him!
<!--QuoteBegin-Apos+May 17 2004, 01:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Apos @ May 17 2004, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Perhaps, but Black Mesa got nuked. Not much to see and do at a nuclear wasteland. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A single nuke could never take out an entire underground city like Black Mesa. A large portion, sure, but almost certainly portions are left intact. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> The G-man would have wanted the important stuff to be destroyed; all evidence of the invasion. He doesn't seem like the type of guy that would settle for less than complete assured destruction.
Also: I still don't buy this "Race-X" crap, Gearbox talked about it while Opposing Force was still early in development, then completely shut up about it. Race-X isn't mentioned once in the game, and the new aliens and the older HL1 aliens don't attack each other. It seems Gearbox just gave up on the idea and plumped the whole she-bang under "Xen".
Finally, excuse the double-post. My bad <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Gabe said that the game is finished from end to end, and they just keep getting playtesters to complete the game, then they check their different play style, and change about 100 things after every playtest.
He also said they are aiming for sumemr release (as said at E3 if i recall).
Well, that sounds great ! It means they actually finished the game and just improving it, they have no excuse to delay it ! I'm quite sure it'll be out this summer, woohooo ! :)
<!--QuoteBegin-Tequila+May 17 2004, 11:05 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Tequila @ May 17 2004, 11:05 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Apos+May 17 2004, 01:23 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Apos @ May 17 2004, 01:23 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Perhaps, but Black Mesa got nuked. Not much to see and do at a nuclear wasteland. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
A single nuke could never take out an entire underground city like Black Mesa. A large portion, sure, but almost certainly portions are left intact. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> The G-man would have wanted the important stuff to be destroyed; all evidence of the invasion. He doesn't seem like the type of guy that would settle for less than complete assured destruction.
Also: I still don't buy this "Race-X" crap, Gearbox talked about it while Opposing Force was still early in development, then completely shut up about it. Race-X isn't mentioned once in the game, and the new aliens and the older HL1 aliens don't attack each other. It seems Gearbox just gave up on the idea and plumped the whole she-bang under "Xen".
Finally, excuse the double-post. My bad <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd--> I dunno: the plot seemed to actually revolve around Race-X or whatever taking advantage of the dimensional rift or whatever to mount their own invasion of Earth.
Op4 basically resolves that situation, leaving little else to explain or be around for the next HL game. Except Shepard. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Is there gonna be Half-Life 1 on Source technology and work?
Because if Half-Life2 comes out then what happends with Half-Life1?? yes and D0D and TFC+ AND blues-shift, opposing force, ricochet dmc, counter-strike? Or they gonna use Source engine on some way? Many questions i know.
<!--QuoteBegin-Nz-Nexus+May 19 2004, 12:46 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Nz-Nexus @ May 19 2004, 12:46 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Is there gonna be Half-Life 1 on Source technology and work?
Because if Half-Life2 comes out then what happends with Half-Life1?? yes and D0D and TFC+ AND blues-shift, opposing force, ricochet dmc, counter-strike? Or they gonna use Source engine on some way? Many questions i know. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> Yeah, HL1 is getting converted to Source, but Valve have said that we shouldn't expect the same upgrade that CS has gotten. Likely all that will change will be the physics and the quality of the lighting.
<!--QuoteBegin-DOOManiac+May 17 2004, 07:09 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (DOOManiac @ May 17 2004, 07:09 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Yeah, those were the Alien Slaves from HL1..
But if you remember when you go to Xen there's that one part where you're in a factory or something and the Slaves are busy on the assembly line, and they look at you but as long as you don't shoot them they really don't do anything.
Also, it looks like the one from HL2 working w/ Eli had his coller taken off.
And also remember that the giant baby head said some wierd crap like "you are human he is not" and "we are slaves", presumably in reference to the G-Man.
Maybe the combine are a DIFFERENT faction of Aliens, and that's why they hate Xen aliens and stuff. And they enslaved them and whatnot. Perhaps that the smarter Xen types are actually friendly in HL2? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd--> the Combine are Human and Alien mixed together! their alien technology has be "spliced" into bodies of humans and therefor they are a "combination" or "combine" race
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A single nuke could never take out an entire underground city like Black Mesa. A large portion, sure, but almost certainly portions are left intact.
Or could have learned some basic need to know commands. I mean the vortigaunts bothered to learn "Die" and what not just for taunting.
Also, they're not very little looking to me..
But if you remember when you go to Xen there's that one part where you're in a factory or something and the Slaves are busy on the assembly line, and they look at you but as long as you don't shoot them they really don't do anything.
Also, it looks like the one from HL2 working w/ Eli had his coller taken off.
And also remember that the giant baby head said some wierd crap like "you are human he is not" and "we are slaves", presumably in reference to the G-Man.
Maybe the combine are a DIFFERENT faction of Aliens, and that's why they hate Xen aliens and stuff. And they enslaved them and whatnot. Perhaps that the smarter Xen types are actually friendly in HL2?
I don't entirely remember the hl storyline(but I think there was a site all about it) but I think the reason why xen was mad at the humans was because they took the thing that was needed to boost the anti mass spectrometer, and no other reason.
I've played through HL who knows how many times and I've never, ever heard that. O.o
i dont think so..Cuz they dont show any demo video of it. <!--emo&:(--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='sad.gif' /><!--endemo-->
You know i like the Hazard Course in Opposing Force and Blue Shift.
Hopes hL2 have one!
I've played through HL who knows how many times and I've never, ever heard that. O.o <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Alright, alright. It was just the POV mod that got me mixed then. w/e <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
It explains the dilemma as to why you killed him in HL1 for his ammo, and he'd end up somewhere along in the next level, completely friends with you once again. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Hey, you didn't have to kill him!
A single nuke could never take out an entire underground city like Black Mesa. A large portion, sure, but almost certainly portions are left intact. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The G-man would have wanted the important stuff to be destroyed; all evidence of the invasion. He doesn't seem like the type of guy that would settle for less than complete assured destruction.
Also: I still don't buy this "Race-X" crap, Gearbox talked about it while Opposing Force was still early in development, then completely shut up about it. Race-X isn't mentioned once in the game, and the new aliens and the older HL1 aliens don't attack each other. It seems Gearbox just gave up on the idea and plumped the whole she-bang under "Xen".
Finally, excuse the double-post. My bad <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Gabe said that the game is finished from end to end,
and they just keep getting playtesters to complete the game,
then they check their different play style, and change about 100
things after every playtest.
He also said they are aiming for sumemr release (as said at E3 if i recall).
Well, that sounds great !
It means they actually finished the game and just improving it, they have no excuse to delay it ! I'm quite sure it'll be out this summer, woohooo ! :)
A single nuke could never take out an entire underground city like Black Mesa. A large portion, sure, but almost certainly portions are left intact. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
The G-man would have wanted the important stuff to be destroyed; all evidence of the invasion. He doesn't seem like the type of guy that would settle for less than complete assured destruction.
Also: I still don't buy this "Race-X" crap, Gearbox talked about it while Opposing Force was still early in development, then completely shut up about it. Race-X isn't mentioned once in the game, and the new aliens and the older HL1 aliens don't attack each other. It seems Gearbox just gave up on the idea and plumped the whole she-bang under "Xen".
Finally, excuse the double-post. My bad <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
I dunno: the plot seemed to actually revolve around Race-X or whatever taking advantage of the dimensional rift or whatever to mount their own invasion of Earth.
Op4 basically resolves that situation, leaving little else to explain or be around for the next HL game. Except Shepard. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html//emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif' /><!--endemo-->
Because if Half-Life2 comes out then what happends with Half-Life1?? yes and D0D and TFC+ AND blues-shift, opposing force, ricochet dmc, counter-strike? Or they gonna use Source engine on some way? Many questions i know.
Because if Half-Life2 comes out then what happends with Half-Life1?? yes and D0D and TFC+ AND blues-shift, opposing force, ricochet dmc, counter-strike? Or they gonna use Source engine on some way? Many questions i know. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
Yeah, HL1 is getting converted to Source, but Valve have said that we shouldn't expect the same upgrade that CS has gotten. Likely all that will change will be the physics and the quality of the lighting.
But if you remember when you go to Xen there's that one part where you're in a factory or something and the Slaves are busy on the assembly line, and they look at you but as long as you don't shoot them they really don't do anything.
Also, it looks like the one from HL2 working w/ Eli had his coller taken off.
And also remember that the giant baby head said some wierd crap like "you are human he is not" and "we are slaves", presumably in reference to the G-Man.
Maybe the combine are a DIFFERENT faction of Aliens, and that's why they hate Xen aliens and stuff. And they enslaved them and whatnot. Perhaps that the smarter Xen types are actually friendly in HL2? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
the Combine are Human and Alien mixed together! their alien technology has be "spliced" into bodies of humans and therefor they are a "combination" or "combine" race
Listen at his slooow rootic voice.
Expect that noone speaks like G-MAn in black-mesa!
And Dr.Breen is G-mans' alien papa?
hm i need to ask Valve itself!