Just wondering how the apes are going

[wolvesrdogs]

Do you recon all the earth animals and stuff is extinct or are they just killing head crabs/zombies/aliens for food. :rolling:
Also can headcrabs use apes for hosts? :x
Cause im gonna do picture of wolves hunting zombies :bonce:
and another of tigers/lions hunting zombies :bonce:

This is probably the only thing there in that people havent said anything about in Halflife 2
I dont know if people have thought about it just guessing :cheers:

 

[ríomhaire]

kill the whales, save the Ichthyosaurs

 

[Shodan]

There was some graffiti in Half Life 2 that shew 3 stencils, one of an ape, one of a human, one of a combine, It looked like the ape and human had been combined to make the soldiers.

 

[Apocalypse89]

Well, you do see plenty of pidgeons, seagulls, and crows flying around the outdoor areas, so you know that birds are still alive. However, I reckon marine life has been slaughtered by Icthyosaurs and leeches while land animals have been raped by all the monsters.

EDIT: And that graffiti is just Combine propaganda to show that becoming a soldier is the next step in human evolution.

 

[wolvesrdogs]

Well, you do see plenty of pidgeons, seagulls, and crows flying around the outdoor areas, so you know that birds are still alive. However, I reckon marine life has been slaughtered by Icthyosaurs and leeches while land animals have been raped by all the monsters.

EDIT: And that graffiti is just Combine propaganda to show that becoming a soldier is the next step in human evolution.

The birds in the cities are alive, u can see it

I reckon the marine life could still be living, such as small fish, seals, eels etc. I think that the whales will be long dead because they ichosuarysjdhak watever they are will be big enougth to rip them apart and they carn't really protect themselves against the big dinosaur things. :sniper:
There are probably more sea life gonna come in the next half lifes.

The land animals i reckon will be owning the aliens (the zombies anyway) because they have big teeth and claws like lions, wolves and tigers , hunt smartly in packs like wolves, and are damn strong like bears or gorillas.
Things like cheetahs will be able to run away

I wanna know if headcrabs can just have human hosts or can they have animal hosts, and if not animal hsots can they have ape hosts cause they not much different to us. :afro:

P.S Dont post about other stuff just trying to stop it before it happens :cheers:

 

[ktimekiller]

can you shoot birds that are flying over head far up, and will they fall down? or are they part of a background

 

[smwScott]

They fall down and even ragdoll, its cool.

 

[Apocalypse89]

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The land animals i reckon will be owning the aliens (the zombies anyway) because they have big teeth and claws like lions, wolves and tigers , hunt smartly in packs like wolves, and are damn strong like bears or gorillas.
Things like cheetahs will be able to run away

Do you even know how physically powerful HL2's zombies are? I've seen a NORMAL one take on two Antlions and survive. A wolf would try to bite it and end up with it's face clawed clean off. And the poison ones could just infect the bigger animals.

And an Antlion guard could easily take on 5 Kodiak bears and win. Seriously, that thing can survive direct RPG hits.

And if on/near sandy ground, normal Antlions could just endlessly kamikaze any threat.

Add HL1's monsters into the equation and Earth's wildlife = screwed.

 

[H47tr!ck]

wow, thats a scary thought. a wild ape zombie running full speed at you.

 

[wolvesrdogs]

Do you even know how physically powerful HL2's zombies are? I've seen a NORMAL one take on two Antlions and survive. A wolf would try to bite it and end up with it's face clawed clean off. And the poison ones could just infect the bigger animals.

And an Antlion guard could easily take on 5 Kodiak bears and win. Seriously, that thing can survive direct RPG hits.

And if on/near sandy ground, normal Antlions could just endlessly kamikaze any threat.

Add HL1's monsters into the equation and Earth's wildlife = screwed.

I saw the poison zombie taking on the antlions and it didnt win
you can kill a antlion in one hit
with a crossbow and i think ive killed in one hit with magnum,
you just gotta get it in the right spot under the neck.
Poison head crabs = poionous snakes
snakes are quicker at striking then headcrabs
I havent played hl1 but im sure that earths animals stand a chance.
Also there was a huge animal which i reckon could own antlions its called a liger a cross between a male lion and a female tiger its huge.
cmon bears could kill and antlion elephants can, komodo dragons could. Dont make me go back to the dinosaurs cause their dead.
we need valve staff to sort this one out

 

[FireCrack]

I've thaught about this, some animals would be alive, for example grizzlies would be able to kill any xen creature smaller than an atlion guard, snakes would too, tigers and lions to some extent, sharks.

And ofcourse insect everywhere, ants living with the antlions...

Ofcourse microscopic otrganisms would thrive.


And as for zombies vs olves as opposed to antlions, woles would probably not survive, but bears dfor example would easliy rip them a new one.



on the ape-human-comine thing, combine dont have alot of propoganda like this, mabye it's resistance propoganda showing humans devolving into combine. You can easily see the head shape of apes and combine is similar.

 

[Cole]

What if all the headcrabs made one huge headcrab and headcrabbed a strider!
muahahaha!

 

[Hectic Glenn]

Fair point...a gonarch on top of a strider...someone please photoshop that strider zombie. :imu:

 

[the_stalker]

Do you even know how physically powerful HL2's zombies are? I've seen a NORMAL one take on two Antlions and survive. A wolf would try to bite it and end up with it's face clawed clean off. And the poison ones could just infect the bigger animals.

And an Antlion guard could easily take on 5 Kodiak bears and win. Seriously, that thing can survive direct RPG hits.

And if on/near sandy ground, normal Antlions could just endlessly kamikaze any threat.

Add HL1's monsters into the equation and Earth's wildlife = screwed.

I dont believe a frail human body could take two giant bugs and win, only in this game, as so with antlion guards taking hits from rpg's, afterall this is 10 years into the future, obviously the weapons would be much more powerful as weapons now are, but then picture this, if it were more realistic and you blew away antlionguards and striders with one hit, would it be fun or challenging?

No, that is why it is exaggurated to make it more fun, if it were a real rpg, that big bug would be toast, if it were a real zombie... well what would a zombie beable to do against a big bug with a strong exoskeleton?

I dont believe a ithyosaur would even think of going at a whale, giant squids which sometimes can be the same size as the largest whales and still lose, what would some prehistoric fish beable to do against a whale if something of equal size has only a 50/50 chance of winning??

 

[wolvesrdogs]

finally someone on my side i thought whales were weak and wondered why they werent killed by sharks, thx.
Also i reckon wolves could kill antlions, their skin is very hard and tough so its hard to pierce, they also have their sense of smell and can run a hell of alot faster then antlions, they also hunt in packs, antlions seem to aswell though, and one thing i think antlions cant do is see someone said they feel vibrations in the ground.
If antlions went for wolves in the snow it would probably be like they were blind be cause of the soft snow under them.
I dont know for sure but i reckon antlions arnt as smart as wolves.
Also do u reckon Gorillas are still around in hl2.
Wat about aus is aus affected by the aliens?
... Man ... i am bored waiting for css to update

 

[Slay0r]

There was some graffiti in Half Life 2 that shew 3 stencils, one of an ape, one of a human, one of a combine, It looked like the ape and human had been combined to make the soldiers.

No it's the next step of ''evolution''.First monkey then human then combine.Proberly some propaganda shit they've come up with to make people belive they actually are helping them expand and ''crawl up from our holes'' or whatever Breen says

 

[Defpotec22]

yea, i always wondered what happened to all the zooz of earth. i definitely think headcrabbed apes and gorillas would either end up being the ultimate enemy or the stupidest thing ever, can't be sure. too bad if a headcrab stuck onto something like a tiger, it would render their best weapon (jaws) useless

 

[FireCrack]

I think headcrabs only crab sentient species.

 

[Apocalypse89]

I dont believe a frail human body could take two giant bugs and win, only in this game, as so with antlion guards taking hits from rpg's, afterall this is 10 years into the future, obviously the weapons would be much more powerful as weapons now are, but then picture this, if it were more realistic and you blew away antlionguards and striders with one hit, would it be fun or challenging?

No, that is why it is exaggurated to make it more fun, if it were a real rpg, that big bug would be toast, if it were a real zombie... well what would a zombie beable to do against a big bug with a strong exoskeleton?

I dont believe a ithyosaur would even think of going at a whale, giant squids which sometimes can be the same size as the largest whales and still lose, what would some prehistoric fish beable to do against a whale if something of equal size has only a 50/50 chance of winning??

That whole "they just did it because it's game!!!1111" thing is a cop-out. The point is, we've seen it happen and as far as we know it's valid. And so far no earth animal can even match an Antlion Guard. Good point about the icthyosaur, but I doubt anything could survive those crazy leeches.

Also, if you bring HL1's monster into the argument then you have Houndeyes which are like wolves that fire sonic blasts, bullsquids which can fight at any range, and the Gargantua which can just kill anything.

Conclusion: Earth's wildlife doesn't stand a fricking chance.

 

[Defpotec22]

houndeyes were stupid i'm glad they weren't in hl2, bullsquid seems like it could be cool though. and i'm pretty sure gargantuanjsdkrhweh vtrlr was some sort of a combine thing

 

[the_lone_wolf]

pack of wolves would trash a pack of antlions, for the same reason you can, they're smart, antlions are about a clever as george bush FFS

 

[Apocalypse89]

If antlions could wipe out whole squads of cybernetically enhanced soldiers with pulse rifles, then a bunch of oversized dogs won't be a problem.

 

[ríomhaire]

houndeyes were stupid i'm glad they weren't in hl2, bullsquid seems like it could be cool though. and i'm pretty sure gargantuanjsdkrhweh vtrlr was some sort of a combine thing

So do I. Like the grunts.

 

[Apocalypse89]

What makes you think that? I do believe that the grunts are Combine-enhanced(being foot soldiers and all), but there's no indication that the Gargantuas are the same.

 

[Danimal]

wow, thats a scary thought. a wild ape zombie running full speed at you.

A.K.A Fast zombie

 

[corkscru74]

Basically everything outside the Cities has been owned by the Xen invasion - the cities are the only "safe" place left. Birds are still alive as they can escape anything from Xen (no aerial monsters just yet).

But, Dude, you gotta do the pic of Wolves V Zombies and post it on here - Set it at night and have a pack leaping at the Zommos - maybe with 2 central characters, 1 Zom 1 Wolf and the rest fighting away around the central scene! Look forward to seeing it!

 

[$kelet0r]

gargantua had the third torso arm that the natives of xen the vortigaunt had
the vortigaunt were turned by the combine into grunts, controllers, gargantuans, nihilanth

 

[ríomhaire]

What makes you think that? I do believe that the grunts are Combine-enhanced(being foot soldiers and all), but there's no indication that the Gargantuas are the same.

Flamethrower in my opinion seem like the most unnatural weapon that could be in an alien

 

[the_stalker]

That whole "they just did it because it's game!!!1111" thing is a cop-out. The point is, we've seen it happen and as far as we know it's valid. And so far no earth animal can even match an Antlion Guard. Good point about the icthyosaur, but I doubt anything could survive those crazy leeches.

Also, if you bring HL1's monster into the argument then you have Houndeyes which are like wolves that fire sonic blasts, bullsquids which can fight at any range, and the Gargantua which can just kill anything.

Conclusion: Earth's wildlife doesn't stand a fricking chance.

Against an antlion, sure the wildlife has no chance, but gargantua's are *possibly* extinct, and antlion guards (ANTlion) is only on beaches and the sand, and I dont know many creatures who live on the beach.

 

[FireCrack]

antlions are probably of the same order as gargantua, AFAIK they are the only 6 limbed xen creatures.

Anyways, wolves and bears would easily kill bullsquids, wich wouldnt stand a chance in most cases. Antlions would easily be the biggest threat, and ofcourse the combine themselves.

 

[Apocalypse89]

Bears maybe, but not wolves. Play HL1 and get into melee range with a bullsquid, and see how far it launches you with it's attack. Tell me one type of wolf that can do that to you.

And houndeyes suck against humans with guns(eg. Gordon Freeman), but I think they'd do quite well against other animals.

 

[FireCrack]

Wolves are fast and hunt in packs. Wolves would definitley get in the first blow agains a bullsquid with their teeth severely cripling the creature.


Mabye if elethants got angry they could trample antlion guards.

 

[Apocalypse89]

Hehehe...no. Considering that bullsquids have almost as much physical endurance as zombies, a wolf's teeth would cause flesh wounds at best before the doggy is launched 6 yards into the air(they're not called bullsquids for nothing).

And half the pack would have acid stuck to their face before they even get within 20 feet of the squid.

I guess an elephant would be a mild threat to an antlion guard, but I still think the guard would come out on top 9 times out of 10, especially if it uses normal antlions to distract it.

 

[Planeforger]

Dolphins would wipe out the ictyosaurs.

 

[Llama]

Elephants a mild threat?

A tusk from a male elephant can punch through half-a-foot of CONCRETE.
They have skin that can deflect smhg shots (Even guards cant do that),
they weight 5000kilos and live in herds of 6 or more.
And they can charge faster than a human, and thus, Antlion guards.

Wolves would own bullsquids. One woold attack from front, others would sneak around and latch on / bite the back and tail. Then wait for shock and blood loss to do its job.

 

[Apocalypse89]

Elephants a mild threat?

A tusk from a male elephant can punch through half-a-foot of CONCRETE.

The Nova Prospekt walls which you see the guards smash through like hot butter aren't exactly made out of plastic.

They have skin that can deflect smhg shots (Even guards cant do that),

They have tougher skin, but once it's been penetrated the organs inside collapse like jelly. I remember seeing a documentary where guards at some preserve in Africa find a poached Elephant body with nothing but a few AK-47 rounds inside. Call me when you hear of an Elephant shrugging off a direct hit from a grenade launcher.

they weight 5000kilos and live in herds of 6 or more.

A guard looks like it weighs at the very least half of that, and if it finds itself outnumbered it could just summon a practically infinite army of normal antlions.

And they can charge faster than a human, and thus, Antlion guards.

Antlion guards can run much faster than any human. It's the HEV suit's Sprint feature which gives Gordon the upper hand.

Wolves would own bullsquids. One woold attack from front, others would sneak around and latch on / bite the back and tail. Then wait for shock and blood loss to do its job.

That would be quite impressive for them to do seeing how most of them would have their faces being slowly melted off by acid, while the rest are being turned into organic catapult ammo.

In any case, a more plausible comparison would be houndeyes vs. wolves, in which case the hounds would win seeing how they have all the wolves' advantages + more.

 

[Llama]

Dude, bullsquids are lame

The projectile travels too slowly to hit the wolves, the wolves are faster, they would just outflank it. The acid is fairly weak aswell.

BTW ive seen that documentry.
What they didnt tell you is that they fired off 2000 bullets, and only a handful pierced the skin.

Another thing, elephants charge faster than human SPRINTERS. They can move 100 metres in 8.3 seconds, faster than the human world record. They would be far faster than sprinting gordon.

And what makes you think Antlions would attack elephants. They arnt that stupid, especially if they was more than one elephant

HERES WHAT WOULD HAPPEN

1.ALG runs at elephant
2. Elephant tilts tusks
3. ALG is speared in the head by tusked
End of story.

 

[subtlesnake]

How do the giant momma headcrab gonarch things get created?

 

[Llama]

Oh AND (Double post) houndeyes are far too weak too attack anything. Wolf would just bite the neck and ping, Houndeye burgers

 

[ríomhaire]

Houndeyes would kick a bat's ass couse their attack is sonic