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This could have been covered, but like, remember how in HL1, you could kill the scientists and there would be hundreds just like the next... well, it seems as though they've made the characters more like real people in HL2. I guess my question is... can you kill them like you could before? What happens if you do? What happens if you kill Alyx?


My other question is, since I can't really tell from the videos, does anyone know if when you shoot an enemy, a bullet hole appears on their body?


Thanks.
 
Glo-Boy said:
This could have been covered, but like, remember how in HL1, you could kill the scientists and there would be hundreds just like the next... well, it seems as though they've made the characters more like real people in HL2. I guess my question is... can you kill them like you could before? What happens if you do? What happens if you kill Alyx?
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Since Alyx will be mission critical, it's pretty safe to assume if you kill Alyx, you'll fail the mission. Either that, or, Alyx will have 97328742983 health, and if you shoot her, she kills you (Gabe did say Alyx would shoot you back)



Glo-Boy said:
My other question is, since I can't really tell from the videos, does anyone know if when you shoot an enemy, a bullet hole appears on their body?
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A hit decal should appear in the final product, coupled with animation blending, or whatever it was called
 
Yeah, in one screenshot you can see holes in the carapace of an Antlion that's being shot by a combine...
 
What happens if you kill Alyx? The robot she built (Dog or whatever its called) kills you, at least that is what I would think/hope would happen.
 
Can some1 post a pciture of "dog". everytime i try to imagine it, all that comes up are those little miniature robot dogs they sell at radio shack.
 
Cool i've seen that pic b4, but never knew it was "dog".Kinda looks like the robot thing from mission to mars movie(the one with kilmer and moss).I wonder if its like human sized or like 15 ft. tall or something like that ,if its 15 ft. tall alyx is gonna be in trouble once i start shooting her indoors. I remeber it took me forever to make it through HL1 cause i couldn't resist killing "key NPC's" lol.
 
ah red planet that was it , i get red plant and mission to mars mixed up all the time. yea the pic looks alot like it.
 
Mission to Mars was the sciency one. Red Planet was the shit one.
 
they were both shit ones if u ask me ,a giant metal face on mars was just lame and red planets story was dry.
 
I think you'll still be able to kill random people, but now you may feel bad about it. :D
 
The armed resistance fighters will probably turn against you.

And when you shoot Alyx, DOG will kick your ass, atleast that's what Gabe replied.

And when you shoot the G-Man all that Gabe said was that it was a 'bad bad idea to shoot the G-Man' so he's probably guarded by a whole army or something.

And yes you will see decal holes on people and aliens:
http://www.halflife2.net/image_files/07.jpg

Hmm you can see a blood splatter on the combine, this isn't a decal hole obviously so will blood splatters also be visible on people besides the blood on the environment? That would be awesome, after beating someone to a pulp with the crowbar you would be totally covered in blood :D

http://www.halflife2.net/image_files/06.jpg (look closely)
 
A dynamic blood system would be cool. I magine walking through a pool of blood, then leaving bloody footprints everywhere...
 
I'm sure anyone with the beta will tell you that bullet hole decals will indeed appear on people if you shoot them. I only saw them in a screenshot, though.
 
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I'm sure anyone with the beta will tell you that bullet hole decals will indeed appear on people if you shoot them. I only saw them in a screenshot, thought.
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SUUUUUUUUUUUURE. ;)
 
I understand that some people could be mad at the complete lack of blood or "gore" animation. DOD has none but some servers and clans modded it to have CS blood gysers. But what's with wanting all the blood and guts. It's kinda pointless
 
I really don't get the point here...Sure, it would be a lot more realistic with an ultimate gore level, so what? allied assault didn't have one splatter of blood in the whole game...but i'm not against gore, i played sof 2... :D
 
I think that when you make a game on realism, taking out the blood for some churchie mother is a smack in the face. DOD is great up to almost everydetail then they take out blood. Why? Is that somehow too real? Your allready killing people, your allready playing in an enviroment with swasticas and german & allied propoganda...

Half life 2 has enough blood although I think they need to fix how it sprays on walls like a airoesol can. From the binks it looks like is transports to the wall. I don't need to see gibbing just to make me happy. It doesn't affect gameplay but there will be a time when it seems lame and they will need to change it. What I want to see is deformation. It was brought up that the metal cans should dent when they hit poles and stuff. I think that would add a lof to the game. Cars shoud dent or send shrapnel when you throw a grenade at them . fully destructable leves will be the pinicle of physics for gameplay.

The one thing I wish I saw was the same tech that was in Red Faction. Where a rocket blast could blow holes through most walls. Then again it's hard to tell a story and guide the player when he cuts holes through your hedge maze.
 
Yea there are some dod servers where when u get killed u explode into gibs and computer parts
 
I've heard from someone (prolly not a good source) that in the beta, decal marks are non existant..
 
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