New HL2 video - Bugbait

Shinova · Post by **Shinova** » 2003-08-07 07:33pm

See the spore grenade in action! Watch bugs tear up Combine soldiers!

Get via Steam.

Jadeite · Post by **Jadeite** » 2003-08-07 09:07pm

What was the thing at the end? Looked like the spores had no effect.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-08-08 05:23am

Jadeite wrote:What was the thing at the end? Looked like the spores had no effect.

A Warrior/Commander Bug I think. I'd assume the thing is more intelligent than the smaller ones, and thus able to recognise a human-shaped object, even if it does smell like another commander bug.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-08-08 05:47am

I haven't been following HL2. What's all this bug crap? I WANT HEADCRABS DAMNIT.

Companion Cube · Post by **Companion Cube** » 2003-08-08 05:56am

JediNeophyte wrote:I haven't been following HL2. What's all this bug crap? I WANT HEADCRABS DAMNIT.

You'll get your headcrabs. More than one variety as well, I think. Anyway, the bugs are Starship Troopers-esqu monsters that you are occasionally able to control by using pheromone spores picked up from a bug corpse.

Brother-Captain Gaius · Post by **Brother-Captain Gaius** » 2003-08-08 06:21am

3rd Impact wrote:
JediNeophyte wrote:I haven't been following HL2. What's all this bug crap? I WANT HEADCRABS DAMNIT.
You'll get your headcrabs. More than one variety as well, I think. Anyway, the bugs are Starship Troopers-esqu monsters that you are occasionally able to control by using pheromone spores picked up from a bug corpse.

Bleh. Don't get me wrong, Alien Bugs of Doom can be fun in games, but its beginning to become overdone, like hero-based RTSs. The AvP games, Natural Selection... they're fun in their own right but... Half-Life! Xen, not Super Bugs

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-08-08 06:15pm

OMG SOMEONE TALKED ABOUT IT BEFORE ME!

I was at my mom's house, so I think I have an excuse

Downloading media now, I will say more when I see it.

SPOOFE · Post by **SPOOFE** » 2003-08-09 04:55am

Don't get me wrong, Alien Bugs of Doom can be fun in games, but its beginning to become overdone, like hero-based RTSs. The AvP games, Natural Selection... they're fun in their own right but... Half-Life! Xen, not Super Bugs

Just one feature out of many, buckaroo. You might as well bash HL2 for its use of the English language... "it's so overdone"...

Mitth`raw`nuruodo · Post by **Mitth`raw`nuruodo** » 2003-08-09 09:38am

My Steam decided to die on me, and won't launch the video. I will let it run for a bit, see if it does anything. If not, I will just reeinstall.

EDIT: Never mind, after I launched it a third time it's downloading...