Half Life Alyx - First 2 Strider Encounters

Both Strider scenes in the first level of Half Life Alyx

[@vibaj16]

The second one seems a bit wobbly/unsteady at times, making me think the combine thing controlling the strider isn't quite used to controlling a strider

[@Salerias]

That or the combine has enslaved the strider shortly before this game takes place -> they have not figured out completly how to modify them the way they want. The strider in HL:A "talk" a lot more then the ones in HL2

[@eggsykingsmans674]

the striders are a clone race, the combine scanned another race and replicated it to make the striders, the construction striders, aka the wobbly ones, are imperfect striders

[@laylaruan]

The striders are autonomous. That worker’s just riding on it

[@SirKolass]

It's not really, it's the same as the others. No one's controlling them either, the workers above it are controlling the platform tools.

[@SirKolass]

@@Salerias Striders were already part of the Combine when they came to earth. These striders were modified for engineering, they're called contruction striders, that's why they're different. They have that stuff on their legs to allow them to climb buildings.

[@GarethJason]

The first strider scared the hell out of me the first time i played lmao.

[@KommandantDahl]

I never felt scared of striders in HL2, but seeing one "in person" in Alyx was something else

[@hunterwolf5482]

I hope someday will get a full documentary of the synth combines. What they were before the whole sythification, and the procedures it needs to undergo to become what it is.

[@SirKolass]

Ted Backman said the Combine scans them in their natural environment and they use the data to build a synthetic version of them. So the original animals are still out there.

[@khaledomar6019]

@@SirKolass most of them are transcreatures meaning they are half synths half living biengs like hunters for exemple and thats why they express pain and give death sounds and even some go full haywire like episode 1 strider and alyx strider boss they express intelligence and idiocy at the same time

[@6l1t3h_Official]

​​​​@@SirKolass but the original creatures might have possibly been converted into the Combine army, before the Combine started replicating the creatures themselves to be Synths due to the original species being endangered and are near to extinction.

[@SirKolass]

@@6l1t3h_Official No really, those are wild animals, the Combine is after civilizations such as humans and vortigaunts. The original species are probably fine.

[@6l1t3h_Official]

@@SirKolassthe original species themselves could have once been cyborgs before being replaced by their Synths counterparts by again many being converted and augmentated and the original are about to go extinct before they went after civilizations like the Nihilanth and the Vortigaunts then later humans.

[@toshirom5115]

I really love striders, awesome scenes, thanks for uploading.

[@kalsarikannit9587]

I got my Uncle to try this game in VR and he is a die hard Half Life fan. And i can tell you that he nearly shit himself when the strider almost stepped on you.

[@gibs1919]

Man playing this in VR is something else. Ive never been as awestruck as i was during the first encounter. Grew up playing source games, specifically gmod and HL2, so to then see one in Full scale 13 years later was insane. This game is great, and is also an amazing introduction to VR.

[@inisii2]

Exactly how I felt, it was amazing... HL:A is one of the greatest gaming experiences I've ever had, it's kind of sad that I've forgotten most of it since it felt like some sort of weird dream, but I suppose that only means I get to re-experience it someday!

[@mateohirt8552]

Agree with the weird dream thing

[@tranterminus]

I find it super weird and bizarre that the Strider, somehow, has eyes. That detail makes the Strider more scarier than before, ngl tho.

[@metalface3527]

These ones were modified for construction purposes, so they need eyes to see where to place things, I think that's pretty cool to see

[@ron3557]

@@metalface3527 wouldn't eyes be useful in combat? Besides they have a control platform on this one

[@rapatacush3]

What eyes?

[@tranterminus]

@@rapatacush3 The black dots that are on the front carapace, although I don't think that could be called carapace to be honest.

[@neuronoc.7343]

@@ron3557 The regular strider actually has compound eyes behind the pulse turret.

[@konsteka3618]

I love the sounds they make

[@SirKolass]

These things are really causing a lot of damage around the city lmao

[@sapienshalt2668]

thats what I thought when the first one slammed into that roof

[@wolup]

imagine traveling back in time to the 16 hundreds and strapping a vr headset with this shit playing to some random pilgrim

[@kazuma8486]

"WITCH!!!"

[@BlackMesaResearchFacility]

the one thing people are not talking about is russells drone :(

[@cavemanguy3625]

I love the sounds they make.

[@tpd1864blake]

I tried to get my mom to play VR and she screamed and yelped and fell onto the floor at this part and couldn’t continue on

[@KusmaUksus]

The one thing that confuses me how strider sfx went from space whale to Decepticon

[@Marcy53Volkswagen]

the striders are probably the most or not. a very interesting species. they look like the martian fighting machines from the war of the worlds. (aka tripods.) they are literally creatures themselves. and they have something similar to a heat ray gun. i really love these striders and i want to know if they were actually inspired by the war of the worlds. and made these tripod like organic machines.

[@jisraelivantaboada5609]

it sound like a transformers cybertronian language is so cool

[@LongNeckedBird]

i wish i could make one of these and then drive it through a city that looks like this.

[@l.g.s_618]

0:11 "I NEED TO WALK"

[@Combine_attack-strider]

If they make a movie these scenes should be included

[@BallisticMF]

strider got some upgrades lol exoskeleton do be bussin

[@user-tzzglsstle585e38]

Nah, these are just different striders from that of HL2. You can actually see HL2's strider in this game, which generally looks the same as before

[@dibs6462]

We want the old strider sounds back for the normal striders

[@khoirulilham1151]

Ima call it worker strider Cause he doesn't have any gun

[@metalface3527]

Ironically they are worker striders

[@khoirulilham1151]

@@metalface3527 e... Okay

[@99Teutons]

Worider 😊

[@brentleybergonia6341]

I'm calling it the constrider why? They are used for construction

[@TheNamesys]

0:22 MORE GLORY

[@ALMarkAZ1990]

If the original striders moved like that in the Half-Life 2 around the buildings that would be a total nightmare...

[@demonix321]

I am amazed that these striders don't have weapons

[@aydengaming553]

If what I've read from every reply section ever is correct, these striders specifically are used for building matinence and construction or something. Which is why they have those weird leg attachments, so they can climb buildings n shit

[@IBrokeMyFootOnAL3go]

i could feel the weight within these striders

[@MarkYeates-on8mx]

I love how the city scanner is like nope I'm out of here😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

[@Kunk_Manjeroon]

I wonder if Striders are intelligent. It always feels like they can talk and do some instinctive trigonometry homework like people can.

[@The_Combine_37]

bro the second strider jumpscared me

[@paweszutowicz5732]

one time i saw these encounters for the first time. as i saw the size of them. i fucking screamed

[@ItsMeBS114]

0:50 sounds like the strider said something

[@HmpgokutheworstOhAndHIIMbroly.]

AYE strider ya trying to disconnect the Internet?!!!

[@grass12335]

hey i wish you get at least 1k subs

[@Den_hoodusa948]

Strider also climb the roof

[@moai6617]

war of the worlds in a nutshell:

[@neilwilfredkyrieliamayala7893]

Me waking up at night:

[@Goose_that_goes_honk]

I honestly prefer the Half Life 2 designs over the Alyx redesigns

[@charKT-7461]

It’s more a different variant than a redesign, since we encounter a normal strider later on anyways

[@Infamous_Val_05]

This is a variant, the combat strider is practically the exact same as hl2 with slightly different color and a lot more detail.

[@user-ui5ib2oy6x]

0:08. in this moment,straider says "Wace up" or the lose?

[@wumbosaurus9121]

Wtf is that Rhys Darby on the radio??

[@end2649]

what GPU you used? an RTX 3060? or what? mi RTX 2060 Ventus can't go to 60 FPS in that part

[@snippetism9802]

I'm using an RTX 3080 with a Ryzen 5950x

[@kaden-sd6vb]

My 3060ti runs Alyx fine

[@darren1954]

Look i know why people argue about construction striders being controlled by combine but i will have to explain why You see striders are meant to be an attack synth so since they cant construct the combine will just control them

[@matthewmaceiko6871]

I don't think the striders are being controlled itself, I think they still have movement and such but are told on where to go and follow orders. Since they can be seen impaling victimes. both are simply a carrier in my opinion with some free movement. The person on top on the construction strider is probably controlling the tools equipped on the strider. For the attack one, it's simply carrying the gun and the gun itself shoots at things. I'm probably wrong but I think striders are simply creatures to hold things. So, they are walking turrets or whatever. They're likely brainwashed and such and is likely told on where to go. Though i think the impaling is done by the strider's own movement and is it loyal to the empire so I'm pretty sure it will use what is has to attack as well. That or they're simply being controlled for every movement, and they were just used as a body, or it can be different for both striders, this one is controlled and the other one is this, etc.

[@squingussquingle]

@@matthewmaceiko6871 it sounds like the person on top is some how interfaced into the strider issuing commands to it through speech

[@Infamous_Val_05]

These striders are not meant to attack LMAO, they are designed differently for a reason. The combine worker controls the machine that's on top of the strider, you can see it from the balcony at the very begging of the game.

[@Infamous_Val_05]

@@squingussquingle no it doesn't, the person on top of the Strider isn't making any sound at all.

[@matthewmaceiko6871]

One strider is used for heavy assault, the other one is a strider used for construction of the citadel, and the worker on top uses the machinery most likely. The strider itself probably isn't using the tools itself.

[@mewfishmeowscles]

I don’t like how they sound like freaking transformers, instead of what they are, creatures modified by the combine, which is how they are in half-life 2 and not like robots

[@Infamous_Val_05]

These are construction striders and they sound way more robotic than the one near the end of the game

[@mrgodzilla-ki2us]

I feel bad for striders kinda arent they like...enslaved?

[@emirkust5032]

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