hydra still in hl2?

[Dr0ndeh]

remember back in the glory days of e3 2003, there was a bink (i think its the one called 'tunnels') where at the end, a hydra rises up and stabs a combine, much to the surprise of alyx

afaik, this is the last weve ever heard of the hydra. no mention from the valve visitors, no mention from the reviewers, no sight of them in the new screenshots. do you think one of the many changes made in the last year-and-a-half has been to remove the hydra? if this seems unlikely, just think of all the xen aliens that didnt make it into the final version of hl1.

if they have it'd be a shame, cos they looked like a real nasty peice-o-work, just like the tenticles from hl1.

 

[Goombatommy]

As far as we know, yes.

 

[KagePrototype]

Why would they take it out? They've shown us it in action, that's enough. Just because they haven't shown it again doesn't mean they took it out.

 

[Feath]

There are probably many enemies that haven't been mentioned, and maybe the reviewers just didn't think to mention the hydra. Maybe it's a big spoilerish thing.

Before the reviews you probably could've said the same for the Combine Gunship.

 

[Dr0ndeh]

Why would they take it out? They've shown us it in action, that's enough. Just because they haven't shown it again doesn't mean they took it out.

perhaps it just didnt fit in with the 'feel' of the other creatures, or maybe they trimmed all hydra sections out of the game. the possibilities are endless.

 

[KagePrototype]

Well, I certainly hope they didn't take it out, it looks like a great enemy. In fact I very much doubt it.

 

[HumaNoiD]

what the ****. of course they didnt take it out. its one of the main elements of the game. the first actual screenshot of hl2 i ever saw included hydra. this thing made everyone go "WOW" :O . there is no way they removed it.

 

[Dr0ndeh]

i hope they havnt either

 

[Dr0ndeh]

what the ****. of course they didnt take it out. its one of the main elements of the game. the first actual screenshot of hl2 i ever saw included hydra. this thing made everyone go "WOW" :O . there is no way they removed it.

they removed 4 or 5 creatures along the way in hl1, and alot has happened since the summer of 2003.

 

[[sl@yer]]

Um...this has probably been discussed, but in the original "trailer" that was released, with the hydra at the end, there was an OICW type weapon. I can't remember if Valve confirmed its removal or replacement. Anyone know?

 

[HumaNoiD]

they removed 4 or 5 creatures along the way in hl1, and alot has happened since the summer of 2003.

they removed the toad from hl1. who cares about toads.

 

[Dr0ndeh]

they removed the toad from hl1. who cares about toads.

if i hunted around, i could get at least 5 pictures of monsters that didnt make it into hl1. there was the purple dog sized monster, with one eye. there was a flesh coloured monster with 2 spikey arms at the front, that kinda looked like a mix between a human and a houndeye.

and they removed the toad.

 

[Feath]

if i hunted around, i could get at least 5 pictures of monsters that didnt make it into hl1. there was the purple dog sized monster, with one eye. there was a flesh coloured monster with 2 spikey arms at the front, that kinda looked like a mix between a human and a houndeye.

and they removed the toad.

Don't forget that huge thing with telescopic jaws. That looked class.

 

[Absinthe]

Hydras will still be in the game.

 

[Munro]

They've removed quite a few things, including the Hydra :O It should appear in Half-Life 3 though.

 

[Dr0ndeh]

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/chubby.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/diablo1.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/fishy_thing.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/flock_demo.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/shiny_robot.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/barney_diablo.jpg

for example.

 

[Dr0ndeh]

They've removed quite a few things, including the Hydra :O It should appear in Half-Life 3 though.

is that true? where'd you hear that?

 

[Shodan]

please tell us what else they took out.

 

[Brian Damage]

Is Munro joshing, or what?

 

[Gunner]

Is Munro joshing, or what?

I bet you he is

 

[Dr0ndeh]

actually, i think munro DOES know more than us, the hydra has been removed from the 'enemies' page on hl2.net, and a new 'combine elite' pic has been placed in there.

R.I.P hydra

 

[KagePrototype]

They've removed quite a few things, including the Hydra :O It should appear in Half-Life 3 though.

The hydra was cool...

 

[Absinthe]

Hmm... I'm doubt it's been removed.

Very well could have been, but I have my reasons for doubting that.

 

[Gunner]

actually, i think munro DOES know more than us, the hydra has been removed from the 'enemies' page on hl2.net, and a new 'combine elite' pic has been placed in there.

Well there's no doubt he knows more than us, but that :O face...

 

[BetaMaster]

http://www2.foggysmoke.com/ds.jpg

It seems that the Hydra is no longer in the game, as Munro said. It has no model file in the SourceSharedModels.GCF...
'Tis a sad, sad, sad day....

-Brad

 

[ukfluke]

what!! valve said themselves one of the biggest reactions from the public was how cool the hydra looked. Theyre in the stolen build they better be in the final game!!

 

[linuxrustilldown]

Munro, what else have they removed please

 

[Dem0nEgg]

hmmmmmmm, maybe they did cut back on some content... damn it :\

 

[Feath]

hmmmmmmm, maybe they did cut back on some content... damn it :\

That's a standard thing that every developer does. Maybe the Hydra wasn't working out.

It definately wasn't "To release the game on time".

 

[DarkSonic]

Wow, the hydra was one of the first enemies I ever saw of HL2...that combine dudes body was classic...

 

[[sl@yer]]

Think of it this way. Perhaps (and this is likely) they replaced it with something similar but better....so it would be a surprise. It's a shame, as I thought the hydra was interesting, but maybe it was for the best.

 

[Hectic Glenn]

The Hydra confused me, you saw that bluey tenticle, but i was always interested to see what the main body of it was, it'd have been a pleasure to have battled one

 

[mattgirv]

I always thought that was it

 

[Dr. A]

obviously inspired from jap anime...or shld i say hentai? :E

i just envisioned Alyx yelling "Yamate!" *cold shower*

 

[Kangy]

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/chubby.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/diablo1.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/fishy_thing.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/flock_demo.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/shiny_robot.jpg

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/halflife/screens/barney_diablo.jpg

for example.

To pick up on those, the flock is in HL1, just look at the ending sequence, when the G Man is explaining to you.

As for the robot, that would look ridiculous, it's probably just an expired idea for a map.

 

[mattgirv]

Chubby is AFAIK still a model with the game, it just isn't part of the Single Player maps

 

[Peabody McFee]

Can Munro please explain how he knows this?

 

[Vegeta897]

Well I just want everyone to know the sounds and materials and models GCF's don't have ALL the models, sounds, or materials that are going to be in the final game...

 

[Feath]

Chubby is AFAIK still a model with the game, it just isn't part of the Single Player maps

There are a number of models in the Pak files that didn't make it into the game. They didn't just delete these models, they cut them from the game.

Cut stuff from the game is something that Valve is good at. Normally developers are too attached to stuff, so they don't cut it even if it doesn't work.

 

[DarkSonic]

Here you go, people. Old school Half-Life goodness

http://www.planethalflife.com/nostalgia/index.html