Enemies use flares to call reinforcements?

[Raziaar]

I was watching the old barricade bink video again, and that unit up on the high platform launches a flare up into the air it looks like. That's shortly before the hovership thing comes on over. Has it already been discussed that enemies use flares and stuff to call in reinforcements to your position from the air? If so, delete this... I just couldn't find anything by searching.

 

[McFly]

it has been mentioned, but not discussed to much extent.
I think thats a cool feature, it would be nice if you had some sort of flare gun to call in reinforcment barneys...

 

[Aknot]

As much as I will probably get jumped on about this Im going to say no. B4 I left there was a "stink" about "AI/scripting/etc."

I think it is "scripted" to do that at a point and along with that comes the reinforcement.

Of course until we REALLY play the game we wont know.

 

[eth8686]

Actually, this has been discussed to death. Don't remember the outcome though, think it was that this is definitely a flare, scripted or not.

 

[brightgreen]

that would actually be really kool

 

[DiSTuRbEd]

Actually, this has been discussed to death. Don't remember the outcome though, think it was that this is definitely a flare, scripted or not.

No it hasn't. You find me 20+ threads on this, then I will believe you. On this forum that is.

 

[Petabyte]

I wouldn't like that. It would be cheap. They did this in FarCry.

 

[kaf11]

it might be one of those "a.i. hints" a.i. has the ability to do it, but doesnt have to.

 

[Wiseman]

No, I know this has been discussed quite a bit before on other forums (and possibly an interview). I think they said it wasn't a flare, but I really don't remember, nor do I really care enough to look right now.

Whatever it is, we shall see soon enough (I hope).

 

[Petabyte]

Heh, watch it just have been stray some rocket. Ah, you alwase know people will just devour any new half-life 2 info. No wonder its so "over-hyped"...

 

[Brian Damage]

It's not a stray rocket. It's a flare. You can even see the flare gun that he drops when Gordon shoots him.

 

[Vegeta897]

Heh, watch it just have been stray some rocket. Ah, you alwase know people will just devour any new half-life 2 info. No wonder its so "over-hyped"...

Last time I checked rockets didn't glow like that...

And what man in his right mind would shoot striaght up like that?

"Stray rocket" Pfff.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

It would add quite a bit of strategy if it's not scripted.

You'd have to make sure you find and take out the flare guy first in some confrontations, or suffer the consequences.

It'd be like "Where's Waldo," with much higher stakes.