danielsangeo

I am thinking that headcrabs might actually taste something like crab meat. It might be how they (the citizens of Earth after HL1) named it. Headhumper + Crab = Headcrab. Bullsquids, on the other hand, taste like caterpillars.

The events of the RC changed his face and voice. Case closed. But "Kleiner" was mentioned in HL1.

Interviewed by the media, Gordon Freeman had this to say: "..."

The creators of Half-Life stated that, while the scientist at the beginning of HL1 ("it's about to go critical") doesn't sound like him, it is Kleiner. In the Black Mesa mod, the developers are going to have Kleiner at that point with Eli. I'm going to say that the City 17 has played with Kleiner's vocal chords to change his voice over the years. Or something happened as they were getting out of the facility that caused Izzy's vocal chords to become strained and that's why he sounds different now. But the creators said that the white scientist there is supposed to be Isaac Kleiner. So, therefore...

According to Marc Laidlaw, IIRC, the two scientists at the beginning of HL1 are Isaac Kleiner and Eli Vance. They are the ones that say, "What the hell is going on with our equipment?" and "It wasn't MEANT to do this in the first place!" and then after the RC, Kleiner is hurt and Eli says that he's afraid to move him and that all the phones are out. At this time, Gordon doesn't have a weapon...though it is possible to get the crowbar and then come back and kill them. But most don't do that so it wouldn't be canon anyway.

The first thing that came to my mind when I saw the title of this thread is "What Would Freeman Do For a Klondike Bar?" And that's what he'd do. He'd go home and eat a Klondike Bar...to wash down the oxycodone.

Distracted.

Regarding Eddie, I was watching Christmas Vacation yesterday. Cousin Eddie

Isn't there an episode where Freeman mentions Tupac? I know he mentioned that he had dreams where he was Snoop Dogg, but I seem to recall him mentioning Tupac as well.

I have a character on CoH. Freedom server. I don't play too often.

In the Tunnel, Dave and Mike are searching the man's hideout in the Miskatonic Tunnel. Dave complains that the man does not have anything good to steal and Mike responds that anything they find would have to turn it in anyway. Dave says, "To each their own" and Mike says that Dave has been hanging out with Eddie too much. Do you think this "Eddie" is the same Eddie that Freeman mentions during Freeman's Mind?

I took a look at the subtitles for The Tunnel that you provided and here's my suggestions. 3 - Man, it is DEAD out here today. 4 - Yeah, it is pretty quiet now that you mention it. 5 - Well, not just that, but except for roll call, I haven't seen ANYONE this morning. 6 - Not even somebody just walking down the street. Nothing. 20 - I can't read any of the old signs here with the Russian lettering. 21 - For all I know, they're saying my mother's ugly. 36 - and they were talking about these crows that live in the city. 42 - But the problem is that the cars are always moving, so they can't land safely to pick up the nuts. 49 - Ha ha. Yeah. Like Barney. 50 - Barney. Man, Barney's such an idiot. 53 - Get this: He was supposed to check out this store alarm that went off by... 60 - So, what's this about Barney? 68 - Driver appears to be heading... west...in a black four-door sedan. 70 - Requesting an APB. Driver is extremely dangerous. 71 - Copy, Unit 5. Are you in pursuit? 75 - The bastard nearly ran us over as it is! 76 - Copy. Our charts show you're on vehicle patrol. 83 - That's a nice load of crap about us having the car. 89 - Yeah, we could blow his ass off the road if we had the APC. 126 - Civil Protection! Open up! 143 - You've been hanging out with Eddie too much. 149 - I face the reality of an eviction come the end of the month. 153 - Forced to live among the rabble like a beggar. 158 - I came across a curious new hole inside the old Miskatonic Tunnel. 165 - or what their purpose is. 173 - complete with bedding and a worktable. 180 - With no signs of life at the Miskatonic Tunnel, 184 - I shall be nothing more than a ghost to him. 191 - I must say, I feel like a bit of a mole, living in this subterranean abode. 192 - Though it's giving me far more comfort than any dwellings above the surface ever did. 197 - as it looks to be an antechamber of sorts. 198 - On the opposite side of the entrance of the room, 202 - If time permits, I may explore these rear tunnels to see if they lead to anything. 258 - I'd normally say to split up but these tunnels are a maze! 260 - You take point. I'll be behind you. 266 - Eh, jeez. 267 - This is turning into some morning. 273 - Looks like the rats got to him. 291 - Then we'll ALL try and find Dave and whoever else is down here. 292 - Mm. If Dave ran back to loot that shack when I wasn't looking, I'm gonna zap him with my stun-stick. 294 - I'm Civil Protection. I'm trying to find my partner, 295 - plus, we might have some trouble back in these tunnels. 302 - I'LL BE BACK WITH A PLATOON TO FLUSH YOU OUT! 308 - This would be a lot easier if he wasn't off clowning around. 321 - That guy'll find out what happens when Civil Protection comes a-knockin'. 338 - This stuff on me is worse than riot foam! 345 - Oh, God. You're one of those body-mod junkies. 346 - With the piercings... and the... 358 - Hey! No! Don't come near me! I'm not 100% sure about line 338, though but I think that's what was said. Also, between lines 322 and 323, Mike is waking up and he says, slurring, "I'll teach you to conjugate your verbs... punk..." Also, the ellipses used came out weird due to them being a single character in the file, so I changed them into three periods. And when Mike and Dave are referring to "Dispatch", this is a title so I capitalized the D. I have provided an updated SRT file for these corrections (except for the "conjugate" line). Thanks for subtitling this! It must've been very hard work!

If Ross makes a 90-minute CP, doing it by himself or with a small team of people would be difficult. I suggest getting a large team with many different responsibilities such as map creation, texture-mapping, sound effects, and so on, but creative control remains with Ross.

Water on the brain, obviously.

George Carlin? I think Ross channeled Carlin a couple times. "Ow! Shit! Piss! Fuck!"

I know some of what Freeman's mumbling underwater. When he's swimming around earlier in the game (I don't remember which episode) he wonders if he should go left or right at a junction in a pipe. He says "Right? No, left. LEFT!" And then turns right. Or maybe I'm hearing it wrong.

Thanks, Lord Sinister. 77 possibly is right (with "affidavi'") but I'm going to wait for official word from Ross. I'm not sure what "old sea calf" has to do with a mounted gun...

Alyx may be overestimating how much Gordon knows about Black Mesa. Alyx: "Remember him from Black Mesa?" Gordon: "No." Alyx: "Your old administrator?" Gordon: "I-- Alyx: "Don't get my dad started on Dr. Breen." Gordon: "That's the administrator? I thought he'd be bald stroking a cat."

Well, it's like I said earlier, it's not necessarily the fact that he doesn't recognize these characters. The only acknowledgement Ross' Freeman has to Barney is "Looks like I'm not the only one who's late....SUCKER!" When he meets Eli and Kleiner (the two scientists outside the test chamber who say that the equipment "wasn't meant to do this in the first place"--according to Valve) in Episode 3, he barely acknowledges them, more focused the exploding mainframe. When he returns to them in Episode 4, he's dizzy from the elevator but he does speak about them cordially ("Hey-hey, we really fucked up this time, huh?") and likes that Eli is offering to help. When the headcrab teleports into the tube, he 'shouts' "Hey, I told you all I'm not crazy". It's possible that, not even referencing any of them by name, just proves Ross' Freeman's narcissism, but it doesn't mean that he doesn't know them or recognize them. He's too good for friends at work. He's practically royalty, y'know. Later in HL2, Barney takes off the Combine mask and says, "It's me, Gordon. Barney, from Black Mesa." Gordon would say something like, "Yeah, I knew it was you. Can never forget that stink, even through that armor."

Well, it's possible that the sample was stable but "the administrator" wanted a conclusive reading so they ramped the anti-mass spectrometer to 105% for extra resolution. So, really, this is all Dr. Breen's fault. The sample probably would've been fine under normal circumstances, but with Breen's carelessness, (see how he treats the gravity gun in HL2), he caused the RC.

I downloaded (via keepvid.com) the Youtube video so it should be timed to that. In fact, all my videos are timed to the Youtube videos. Perhaps when I get some free time, I might adjust the timing on the subtitles for the downloadable copy (assuming that the downloadable copy is what you're saying is off). Or are you saying that it's off in regards to the Youtube video? Because it's fine on my end.

Well, even though Gordon didn't explode Magnusson's casserole in FM, it's possible that Magnusson could still blame Freeman for its destruction. After all, Gordon caused the RC by pushing the sample into the beam thus ruining Magnusson's casserole.

While I'm not a parkour expert or anything, I've done a lot of climbing before. If you climb up by giving yourself a vertical jump boost as you're doing it, it will help push most of your weight up (so you don't have to lift your entire weight) assuming the gripping point is low enough. Once you can get up enough to have your stomach over the point, you can kind of scramble upright from that carefully. The only space you really "need" is for one foot and at least the side for one hand. Regardless, what I wanted to do was just stack the dog containers, but the game wouldn't let me move them. I'll say the conceit here with Gordon pulling himself onto the light is that the HEV suit is like bionics or something. The Six Million Dollar Man, y'know? Gordon says that he can do pull ups, but we all know he's a liar. It's the suit doing it. He just needs to get a grip (pun only partially intended). Or a grappling hook. My favorite lines is when he's shouting or conversing with non-human enemies. "Okay, I'm your dance instructor--No! You're starting too early! Stop that! I said stop that! 1-2-3 Left! 1-2-3 Left! No, no, your rhythm's all wrong!" or Bill's signature quote.