Black Mesa Source

[The Hamburglar]

"Never gonna give you up, never gonna let you down..."

 

 

 

 

 

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A decent song ruined by a God awful meme.

I'm glad to see i'm not the only one who thinks memes aren't funny.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Yeah, I think memes are pretty stupid too. But I like that song.

 

Back on topic?

[scott155]

Hey, you dumb fucks are finally fighting the aliens!

 

 

[mehdawg654]

Are scientists gonna be as useless as they were in the original?

[Alyxx Thorne]

Well, in the original they could heal you when you were hurt.

[Pinkie Pie]

Well, in the original they could heal you when you were hurt.

They can also heal you in BM.

[Alyxx Thorne]

So in my opinion they were never and will never be entirely useless. They also functioned as living keys in some situations where they had retinal scanner access.

[Lord Sinister]

So in my opinion they were never and will never be entirely useless. They also functioned as living keys in some situations where they had retinal scanner access.

 

Indeed, there were a few rooms dotted around the place that contained additional weapons, etc that scientists could open for the player, even though it was not necessary for the player to go there to continue the game.

[sheridanm962]

That's just like getting the shotgun in a hidden location but if you wait long enough you'd eventually get it anyway.

[BTGBullseye]

Well, in the original they could heal you when you were hurt.

They can also heal you in BM.

I hope they can at least pick up a gun like the medics in HL2...

[Pinkie Pie]

Well, in the original they could heal you when you were hurt.

They can also heal you in BM.

I hope they can at least pick up a gun like the medics in HL2...

Scientists can't use guns in BM because they can't use guns in HL.

[mehdawg654]

Then what's up with that "scigun" model in HL1?

[Alyxx Thorne]

I think at some point, Valve intended scientists to have a more direct role in the combat, similar to the Barneys, but ended up discarding that idea so that they would have a different role.

 

So even if BM decided to make scientists more combat-ready, in the end that would go against Valve's original vision.

[Humin]

They could have them hold guns but they'd be reluctant, have horrible aim, be shaky, nervous, and not shoot that often.

[Alyxx Thorne]

They're all pacifists.

[mehdawg654]

Have the scientists be reskins of the HL2 medics, and have the Barneys be reskins of the HL2 rebels.

 

It would probably be ridiculous and overpowered, but I don't care.

[Alyxx Thorne]

Why make a HL1 remake feel like HL2? Makes no sense to me.

[mehdawg654]

Scientist that wield shotguns, Barneys that can pick up and use dropped rifles.

[Alyxx Thorne]

I think armed scientists would ruin the classic HL feel to be honest. It's important to stay true to the source material or else you end up with a totally different experience that can actually work against it than make it better.

[Pinkie Pie]

The intent is to be a reimagining of Half-Life, but the basic principles remain. There's no ironsights, Magnusson won't be in the mod, and scientists don't wield weapons. Plain and simple. Besides, you can just as easily have the guards follow you, and they can use weapons.