Ant Lions change - for better or for worse

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i have noticed the model of the Ant lion as changed three time. If you check out some of the old screenshots theres a shor of them there where they are kinda brown and black marks

then theres the E3 2003 ones where they were a lighter brown with little markings

now theres the newer model from E3 2004. they are kinda greenier and stuff.....which do you like best?
 
Perhaps there are multiple, subtly different textures for the antlion, just as there are multiple models and skins for human NPC's.
 
SMT said:
Perhaps there are multiple, subtly different textures for the antlion, just as there are multiple models and skins for human NPC's.
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I doubt it, all the zombies are wearing the same clothes still
 
Aphal said:
I doubt it, all the zombies are wearing the same clothes still
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have you seen the new E3 2004 video? there are zombies with new clothes.
 
Yeah, did you see the one with cowboy boots and a rain slicker?
 
Mr. Redundant said:
have you seen the new E3 2004 video? there are zombies with new clothes.
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Yes. They changed the zombie model from last year. But all the zombies in the new movie are the same.
 
I like the new ones better, they look more half-lifeish.
 
I like the new antlion but I dont like the new headcrab, its so dark and I think im gonna get annoyed easier by those "camouflaged" bastards :flame:
 
What I liked (sort of) was that they could fly a little. Just like wot real insects can do, like. Although sometimes it looked a wee bit silly. But the way they gibbed was splat-tastic.
 
I think they may have ditched the orange and black marked look because it was too close to the snark's paintjob? and they didn't want anyone thinking snarks and antlions are from the same planet or whatever.

Maybe antlions can change colour chamelion-stylez if they are in a certain environment for some time.
 
Yeah I think those ones look better than the 2 we have now. Actally that was the first pic I ever saw of Hlaf-life 2. As for the zombies, I think both of those models will be in, since those newer shaky-cam videos had the "old" models in them as well.
 
Well, I imagine that any zombies we found around City 17 would all have the same clothes, what with the citizens all wearing identical garb, apparently. Ravensholme from the new vids may be a different case, however...
 
I don't. Looks totally different, and the landscapes around it are different.
 
I see a slight similarity in the buildings. Not saying that they're the same one in both pictures, but they're both halved down the middle.

Personally I like the old antlions (from the screenshot) better. They looked more Xen-like, with Xenian markings on them. I think they might've had to change their looks because of the whole "Starship Troopers bugs" thing. That's just speculation though. Maybe someone should e-mail Valve, ask why the change...
 
Mabey they're image changes with the location. In one area, with run-down rusty crap all over the place, they can be brown, while on the beach they turn greenish. That way they blend in with the surroundings a little bit more.

As for zombies.. kinda the same thing. Pepole that work at the same place tend to wear similar clothing.

That's my 1/2 a cent. Not giving myself a whole cent cause half the stuff I say ends up being retarded.
 
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