The 7 hour war

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What is this 7 hour war i am hearing so much about? Oh and where in OP4 do you find out that BM gets nuked? I have played though that game about 10 times, but it looks like i've forgotten as i haven't played it for so long. Thank you for any answers to these questions :)
 
7 hour war = the war humanity lost allowing the combine to take control of earth post black mesa incident
Black mesa was nuked by the gman = after you diarm the bomb you see him tinkering with it and finally when you are aboard the osprey with him you see a blinding white flash ie the nuke destroying the complex
 
The 7-Hour War was basically the Combine appearing out of nowhere and humanity getting horribly penetrated in the prison showers of life :naughty:
 
everything they say about dropping the soap in the showers......it's all true:(
 
The humans crowded into cities for protection from the xen lifeforms that were beaming in throught the Portal Storms. Citadels appeared in these cities and Synths(striders, gunships etc) poured out and owned humanity in 7 hours.
Sources:
newspaper clippings in Black Mesa: East
Raising the Bar(book from Valve about the making of HL2)
 
john3571000 said:
7 hour war = the war humanity lost allowing the combine to take control of earth post black mesa incident
Black mesa was nuked by the gman = after you diarm the bomb you see him tinkering with it and finally when you are aboard the osprey with him you see a blinding white flash ie the nuke destroying the complex

gman nuked black mesa???? (i only played half-life and half-life 2.) did it happen in hl expansions?
 
hL-fAnATIC said:
gman nuked black mesa???? (i only played half-life and half-life 2.) did it happen in hl expansions?
Opposing Force.
 
hellz said:
What is this 7 hour war i am hearing so much about?

Go to the Black Mesa East chapter, and check out some of the news articles near the door where Alyx comes in. Eli will give you a little slice of info. If you have some money, you can also check out "Raising the Bar", which includes the script for a scene that was cut. The scene is basically Eli giving Freeman a slideshow of what happened: portal storms, aliens from Xen causing havoc (headcrabs appearing in grocery stores, gargantuans overturning tractors, etc.), and a description of the 7 hour war.
 
As everyone else has said - the 7 Hour War was the first seven hours of the Combine invasion, as citadels exploded into existence in the middle of cities, decimating entire blocks, etc.

After 7 hours, Breen formally surrendered on behalf of the human race.
 
Did they ever explain just how he did that?
I mean, I can only assume that he had links to - or at least knowledge of - the Combine prior to the BM incident and portal storms, so perhaps he knew how to contact them, but that still doesn't explain just how he superceded all goivernments, etc. to surrender on behalf of the whole planet.
 
el Chi said:
Did they ever explain just how he did that?
I mean, I can only assume that he had links to - or at least knowledge of - the Combine prior to the BM incident and portal storms, so perhaps he knew how to contact them, but that still doesn't explain just how he superceded all goivernments, etc. to surrender on behalf of the whole planet.
I'd like to point out that the headline reads
"7 Hour War ends in Combine victory"
Did you get that?
"7 Hour War ends in Combine victory"
"COMBINE victory"
The Combine had a name even then. So maybe they were all-ready in contact with Earth's governments.
 
Cypher19 said:
The scene is basically Eli giving Freeman a slideshow of what happened: portal storms, aliens from Xen causing havoc (headcrabs appearing in grocery stores, gargantuans overturning tractors, etc.), and a description of the 7 hour war.

I hope to see that slideshow in Aftermath,that would be cool.
 
we can find some infomantion in Eli Vance Laboratory (the newspaper and Informal memo on the wall)
 
Welcome, sxcce. Ríomhaire, I don't believe I saw any forum members from China on the map, but I haven't seen it in a while. Maybe a first?

If it turns out that Valve won't make a Half Life 3 (save that argument for other threads), perhaps they'll do as they did with the original, and have different games based around the same incident. The 7-Hour War is very fertile ground for expansions.
 
Adabiviak said:
Welcome, sxcce. Ríomhaire, I don't believe I saw any forum members from China on the map, but I haven't seen it in a while. Maybe a first?

If it turns out that Valve won't make a Half Life 3 (save that argument for other threads), perhaps they'll do as they did with the original, and have different games based around the same incident. The 7-Hour War is very fertile ground for expansions.
thank you ,i think i can get more information about HL series!
 
Wouldn't it be cool if there was a spin-off game that took place during the 7 Hour War?
 
I should probably get the half life 1 super duper pack with all the extra games in it to learn more and play it; since I only have HL2 which I got cause it sounded and looked cool and was on sale.
 
look here!we can find something.
 

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ríomhaire said:
I'd like to point out that the headline reads
"7 Hour War ends in Combine victory"
Did you get that?
"7 Hour War ends in Combine victory"
"COMBINE victory"
The Combine had a name even then. So maybe they were all-ready in contact with Earth's governments.
Ah, good point - thank you for pointing it out in such a condescending way, that was swell.

Still, it didn't really answer my question as to how Breen surrendered on behalf of the whole planet.
I suppose if they were in contact with world governments then most would have surrendered (or been completely boned off the face of the planet, I presume) and then the Combine would have designated Breen as the Administrator.

We have a lot to find out.
 
Yeah. There's a lot of loose ends.

Fact is that Breen was in a position of great power in Black Mesa- but not the world as a whole. But because BM was the Government's facility, perhaps it's reasonable to assume the Government called him in as an advisor/mediator/diplomat.

Essentially, Breen must have persuaded both humanity and the Combine to accept the terms of surrender.

I and I still like to think that the Combine genuinely believe they're acting for the benefit of their member species- it gives them (and Breen) an angle that's far more effective than a generic evil empire.
 
Edcrab said:
Yeah. There's a lot of loose ends.

Fact is that Breen was in a position of great power in Black Mesa- but not the world as a whole. But because BM was the Government's facility, perhaps it's reasonable to assume the Government called him in as an advisor/mediator/diplomat.

Essentially, Breen must have persuaded both humanity and the Combine to accept the terms of surrender.

I and I still like to think that the Combine genuinely believe they're acting for the benefit of their member species- it gives them (and Breen) an angle that's far more effective than a generic evil empire.
More likely, Earth was getting hammered by the combine, and Breen, having struck a deal with them previously during his time as admin of BMRF, was the only one the combine would agree to talk with. Thus promoting him from whatever position he had before, to the number one most important ambassador of all times. The only one who could save earth from total destruction. Which is a pretty good point to start any political career from. And if you already have full support from an evil alien empire in total control of the world and no-one runs against you, well, not even a rigged election could stop him.
 
There is something on that notice board about Breen being employed by the government. So he was probably their no. 1 for aliens.
 
Edcrab said:
I and I still like to think that the Combine genuinely believe they're acting for the benefit of their member species- it gives them (and Breen) an angle that's far more effective than a generic evil empire.
Yeah me too, although I do get the feeling that the Combine are more towards the generic evil side in that they probably don't care what happens to Earth. They'd like resources and to "help" us "progress" in whatever way and become part of the Combine but ultimately they won't work for this simply out of the goodness of their hearts.
 
I'd say the Combine are just out to build an empire but Breen wants to help humanity.
 
I see no way in which Breen wants to help humanity. Yeah at the beginning of the occupation but certainly not in HL2...Its glaringly obvious.
 
ríomhaire said:
There is something on that notice board about Breen being employed by the government. So he was probably their no. 1 for aliens.
I still don't remember that clip. I remember Breen being investigated by the government.
 
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