Half-Life - Xen Stealth

[@viliussmproductions]

"Ah yes, the tunnel with guts and blood coming out seems like the most sensible route out of this place."

[@dracmeister]

Williamz well, you have to admit that progress in this game was through trails of blood and dead bodies.

[@doubled6490]

Idk, that was the route I went first time I went through the level

[@adenowirus]

"Whatever ate this guy, should be now full."

[@st1ckez]

also blood and guts that literally lead you to a fountain that heals you

[@half-lifescientist1991]

Williamz Where WERE the guts/blood coming from though?

[@NovaFrederick]

I never knew it was an alarm, I just thought the vortigaunts at one point just noticed that Freeman wasn't one of them

[@celeb909h6]

Yea me too.

[@Arch-Tau]

I thought it was due to the Alien Controllers.

[@vrabo3026]

I thought the sound was one of the vortigaunts eating a sandwich off screen and started gargling in shock when he saw Freeman.

[@thealandude9146]

Vrabo lol

[@TheDiscusserOriginal]

Well, I think it ties in more to the lore actually since the vortiguants hadn't had any actual intention to hurt freeman (due to the voritguants hating the nihilanth), they only were required to due to their shock collars. So since the alarms go off basically meant that if they didn't attack him they would get shocked, so they had to start attacking him.

[@aeroblu2002]

I never even knew that was meant to be an alternate route, I thought it was decoration and realism

[@TheDiscusserOriginal]

When it comes to Half-life, and most of the valve games I'd say, even though there's a more linear flow that everyone will end up to, there are always alternate ways to get to that very point at some point in the game that is.

[@natalie6811]

Mr.Jankson Except HL2, the one exception.

[@Podajnicjack]

@@natalie6811 In HL2 also. Highway 17 ,when you must destroy combine car to disable field,you can just shoot the blocks from distance

[@natalie6811]

Kajzer can you name any more?

[@TheV4D3R]

@@natalie6811 Ravenholm can be played with only the Gravity Gun only the crowbar or with all the weps you want...Half Life 2 has alot to offer or nova Prospekt let the antlions fight for you or throw some shit the Physics left alot of space open to toy around with

[@bloodmoonangel8925]

Freeman Gear Solid: Tactical Crowbar Operations

[@hamburguejasalvapor]

SOLID FREEMAN

[@Dargonhuman]

@@hamburguejasalvapor Gordon Snake.

[@noahfessenden6478]

Shadow Mesa Island.

[@paradoxicaloutcome1007]

@@noahfessenden6478 Shadow Mesa Research Island.

[@c0l1n_m45]

That would be a good ass game

[@GOLEM6287]

5:36 Remember when the security guard in the Blast Pit said "Be quiet, this thing hears us."? I like how Valve made just the slightest amount of dialogue be beneficial in this situation.

[@Tacticaldroidanimations]

Yeah, I just ran past it on a first playthrough

[@Gulliblepikmin]

It's a bit of a shame that just booking it like a madman and long jumping right past the Tentacles works just as well, if not better.

[@jillcrungus]

How many people would never even have noticed this shit GG Valve.

[@ikagura]

Jill Nesbit not me

[@ikagura]

nice pp

[@ShogunMongol]

Nice profile pic, I see you're a man of class as well

[@borob.5168]

I didn't. I just came in there blasting. I guess the game should be more harder in order to make player to take more carful approach and notice all of this shit.

[@MrCantStopTheRobot]

Nah then we'd just have a bunch of people complaining about how hard and unfair Xen was. You'd have to make it REALLY ridiculously tough for most players to take the hint. (with the added upside that some hardcore players would still be able to brute-force through and make videos of it)

[@LemoNanora]

"Stealth is optional for this section"

[@laurabranigan7761]

for every section goddammit

[@letha4423]

???

[@AltaTheRaccoon]

Angry Man Payday 2 reference i think

[@kareemkiller3640]

Every online coop stealth game in a Nutshell.

[@usamazahid3882]

Or if you can utilize stealth kills, that can also save time for one Gargantua Boss battle.

[@fudgegorilla]

GORDON SNEAKMAN.

[@Jan_Strzelecki]

Solid Gordon.

[@buckbedrivertooth5599]

Gordon Snake

[@gregoryderpwrld111]

Solid Gordon snake sneakman

[@potat0424]

*_SNEAK 100_*

[@Emerald152]

@@Jan_Strzelecki Solid Freeman

[@TammoKorsai]

Another use for Xen's low gravity has been found - and it further expands on why stealth mode is referred to as such in the Hazard Course.

[@flaminghailstorm9149]

Can you explain that?

[@AshleyPomeroy]

@@flaminghailstorm9149 The training system goes out of its way to draw attention to the suit's stealth mode - you use it during the ducking demonstration - but it's barely used in the rest of the game, along with the long-jump module. Essentially it's only for dodging the tentacle things. I suspect there was originally going to be more stealth but it was cut.

[@JohnPeacekeeper]

@@AshleyPomeroy I actually used it a lot against the marines too. Get into a better ambush position or set explosive charges.

[@alexeyburenkov2292]

@@JohnPeacekeeper True. As long as you stay out of enemy sight and stay silent they won't notice you. It helps on the cliff and some other sections of Surface tension. It actually works in both HL1 and HL2 unless enemies are not scripted to attack you position on spawn.

[@mlnz2991]

@HORSE馬 laugh in crowbar

[@BigMacDavis]

I didn't even notice half of these triggers, reactions, etc. And I've played Half-Life like 100 times. That's what I like about some of these games, like Half-Life, there's just so much more you can find, especially when you got someone like MarphitimusBlackimus dissecting the hell out of it. Keep up the good work. :)

[@ikagura]

Hey! Love your walkthrough (sorry if I said that again)

[@nantes50]

BigMacDavis the god of walkthroughs has written. Love your chanel!

[@hrdwan2000]

BigMacDavis Oh my god! I wanted to link this to you, but I found you here anyway!

[@They_are_Arthur]

King The Son You dismiss this guy as "bronyfag" immediately just because he has an MLP profile pic. This guy has done walkthroughs for Half Life 1 and its expansions on hard mode and then some.

[@andyfriederichsen]

His videos are pretty cool :D

[@TheFlekSo21]

Twenty years have passed, and half-life still surprises. Thank you for your discovery =)

[@Dargonhuman]

True definition of Masterpiece. Forget Game of the Year, this deserves Game of the Decade awards.

[@kris1774]

@@Dargonhuman Decade is 10 years....

[@Dargonhuman]

@@kris1774 And? I can count. Award it Game of the Decade twice then if it makes you feel better.

[@kris1774]

@@Dargonhuman i don't even know what you're saying please come back and improve your english

[@Dargonhuman]

@@kris1774 What's hard to understand? Okay, I should have put commas around "then" so it looked like "Award it Game of the Decade twice, then, if it makes you feel better." If a couple missing commas made that so difficult to comprehend, perhaps it's your understanding of English that needs work, not my usage.

[@BonziBUDDY]

You earned a stealth bonus! +20% experience on your next contract.

[@Schibb45]

*Failing shadow raid noises*

[@leonidverevkin4927]

PAYDAY 2 reference, lol.

[@kirillassasin]

///💀💀💀💀💀///XEN ASSAULT IN PROGRESS///💀💀💀💀💀///

[@satido]

*XEN RAİD started* Aah I need a HEV Suit. ... Gordon is in custody. Barney is in custody. Kleiner is in custody. Crowbar is in custody. XEN RAİD:FAİLED

[@rolandsodakin2354]

This is more payday 1 stealth with it being a partially stealth mission that goes loud no matter what

[@WEndro333]

While cool, it's pretty odd to include a stealth system in this part of the game considering the player's got an arsenal capable of killing *literally* anything.

[@jcdenton2187]

It almost seems largely unintentional to me. Like the Alien Grunts at the end only turn to look at the sound of the explosion, whereas basically any game with a sensible stealth system has enemies move to investigate them. The Assassins are the only enemy that does something and even then it's incredibly basic. Tentacles are about the only enemy I think stealth was a big thought for since they are basically unkillable and you have to distract them with sound and avoid making sound yourself around them.

[@laurabranigan7761]

i believe that too. TENTACLE was a enemy to the player learn some stealth. but the game doesnt took advantage of that because its meaningless use stealth or not.

[@minh3264]

Not really, some people wasted a lot of ammo fighting the big headcrab boss and stealth is a good alternative to pass the guards without wasting health armor and ammo. The part where the grunts turned to the explosion is pretty basic. You can do that to other enemies, not just this section.

[@jcdenton2187]

vandal 33 That's a good point. Even then, it could be hinted at more or just be a bit more fleshed out. But at least now I can actually see a reason to even include stealth for this section

[@laurabranigan7761]

stealth was not just for this section... Half life in my opinion was intended to have stealth in any mission... But its not good or its broken... The minority of people play with stealth because is not good is basicly trail and error...

[@DefinitiveDubs]

I knew about the stealth route, but I had no idea you could move past the tentacles by sneaking. I always just ran for my life when it came to those things.

[@dracmeister]

Definitive Dubs In the first time they were introduced in Blast Pit, a security guard tells you that the Tentacles don't see, but hear you. Short after, another security guard comes in yelling and shooting it and dies instantly.

[@autsogiyoucef8676]

well u subbosed to know that the tentecales can only hear and can't see and it's mentioned by the security guard in that level . when he said : be quiet this thing hears us

[@DefinitiveDubs]

The guard never tells you it can't see you, only that it hears you. When it grabs the scientist, it's behind a glass window, heavily implying it just saw the scientist and went for him.

[@EmApex]

That scientist was also running and making a lot of noise though

[@autsogiyoucef8676]

he doesn't tell you that he can't see you he just says be quiet this thing hears us

[@notfreeman6809]

I think half life has more secrets than the average doom level

[@ikagura]

Not Freeman In Doom 1 or Doom 2? Final Doom had a lot of secrets

[@Arch-Tau]

Nah, average Doom levels have... say 3-5 secrets. In the first map the amount of areas I'd consider a secret is... one.

[@giannim.q.1483]

@Jan M The first map has like three secrets already

[@elimalinsky7069]

I think Hexen has the most secrets per level.

[@AleK0451]

@@elimalinsky7069 hexen doesn't flag any sectors as secrets so technically it has 0, though there are many nooks and crannies in the maps that a rational person would consider a secret area

[@TARINunit9]

On this episode of Blackimus Man Does the Thing, Blackimus uses a tunnel full of blood, a rampaging 20-foot alien, and three pounds of C4 to sneakily infiltrate a military mining compound

[@darkzircon8165]

0:32 I wonder what is that machinery used by the vortigaunts, they look similar to the devices used to "scare" the antlions in HL2 (highway 17)

[@ikagura]

DarkZircon Yeah but they're no thumpers

[@ElliFong]

From the half-life 2 lore, antlions came from Xen and they are nowhere to be seen, it is safe to assume these are the Thumper to stop them

[@ikagura]

Probably, or it was retconed (like a lot of things) because the Antlions weren't planned in HL1

[@darkzircon8165]

EricPaz interesting

[@m.tammekivi]

*EricPaz* Nothing is native to Xen. If anything, they are from the same system as the Vortigaunts, hinted by their vast knowledge of the Antlions' nature.

[@cloroxhammer3289]

Solid Snake called, he wants his stealth mission back.

[@Jamesharveycomics]

1995 called, they want their "____ called wanting its ____ back" formula back

[@EmApex]

I never noticed there were alarms in this part of the game, and I especially didn't realise that the additional enemy spawns were tied to specific triggers. I normally just run through this part of Xen though so I've probably missed lots of details like this

[@laurabranigan7761]

yeah the game does not took advantage of that. its not your fault

[@Dargonhuman]

It took me way too long to realize the alarms were calling in reinforcements myself; the only thing that clued me in was the red lights on the pillars were off on one playthrough and only turned on when one of the guards started shooting at me. That was when I noticed the alarm sound too, then after a quick load, it all came together in my brain and made sense.

[@KokoroKatsura]

A N I M E N I M E

[@synthesis8157]

I wish that Black Mesa devs watch your channel. To recreate those amazing details.

[@ikagura]

Edgiel Welp BM is more about the source engine capabilities... I think the priority is to finish Xen before adding small details but I would like if the improved Xen (as it isn't really liked by the fans)

[@InfernalRam]

ikagura The Black Mesa team is completely redesigning the entirety of the Xen portion of the game, which is also why the game is taking so long.

[@Web720]

A lot of the intricacies of HL1 is lost in translation with BMS.

[@synthesis8157]

I wouldn't mind wait more for it If they release the full Xen with those details.

[@jackoneill45]

They actually do have some stuff like the bullsquid getting hungry and seeking out gibs

[@Simte]

A pinnacle in gaming that in my opinion, hasn't been topped.

[@Replica_Films2000]

Certainly not bye its shitty sequal F.E.A.R may have come close though but that game was more actiony than really explory

[@rebelfriend1818]

Half life 2 is better, change my mind

[@Replica_Films2000]

square shield 1. Hgrunts 2.The Blackmesa research facility 3. Xen. For more go and check in on my youtube in a few months.

[@TheDiscusserOriginal]

Well Idk about Half-life having ever been topped, but I do know that both Half-life and Half-life 2 had (and still is pretty much) been revolutionary for gaming as a whole.

[@Replica_Films2000]

Mr.Jankson F.E.A.R was the real sucessor too Half Life 1 half life 2 is just a false pretender

[@bigblue344]

When I think of a safety stealth route I think to jump into a hole guarded by a tentacle monster where bloody meat just came out of.

[@TheEngieTF2]

This is why Half-Life 1 is the best first person shooting game ever. Literally puting small details into the game.

[@Deliveredmean42]

What's even more interesting is that it didn't started as an FPS at first, which explains all those enemies details, with the aliens having their own routine and world ecosystem of sort.

[@ikagura]

Wait what was HL first if it wasn't a FPS?

[@leonardofigueira4523]

My god,this game was recreated in 1 Year (1997-1998) and have all this stuff

[@Arch-Tau]

So you're telling me other first person shooters figuratively put small details into the game???

[@staudinga]

Other FPS just use details from concentrate, not directly pressed.

[@axostierIV]

6:52 = After Explode sound = AG1: Dude did u hear that??? AG2: Yeah i heard it AG1: Sounds like explode over there AG2: Maybe was a Ship got wrecked?? AG1: So shall we check it there AG2: Nah i think the crew is dead, should we stay here now AG1: Bruh fine....

[@minh3264]

Gordon: "suckers heheheh"

[@PurpIexion]

“SUCKERRRRRRRRRRRRRR”

[@henriquecosta1175]

@@minh3264 nope he doesnt talk

[@drake52]

@@henriquecosta1175 Gordon: " "

[@rakesiar]

@@henriquecosta1175He can think though, so he could come up with some sort of reaction and response to the situation despite being silent.

[@UltimateRosen]

Those tapping tentacles are so funny. Their violent tapping sound like calm steps.

[@baronofbahlingen9662]

Wow Half-Life AI is so intelligent and well coded! *Hides in a tiny whole and giant monster forgets I exist*

[@magmatri-studios]

No, it looks for you and can not find you.

[@Cualquiercosa5049]

It thinks there is a tunel leading somewhere else. so he looks for another exit

[@GTK3392]

Better than most games coming out now, unfortunately :(

[@shookengie370]

It's more like the giant monster gave up killing you because it can't reach you

[@fluffydestroyer8336]

nonlethal run when

[@m.tammekivi]

*Half-Life: Interloper Walkthrough [100% stealth, non-lethal]* It's pretty interesting. I wonder how many enemies you have to kill to complete the game at all.

[@Arch-Tau]

You don't HAVE to kill any. kzbin.info/www/bejne/gGHRXod_p9WeeqM And if we speak of a barely humanely possible run, only the Nihilanth.

[@fluffydestroyer8336]

they crushed a roach at 5:35, and the bullsquid did still teleport onto the catwalk and splat, but other than that I never realized that was actually a non-lethal run

[@Emperorpod3]

The gargantua sprinting at the player was intense even though it was behind a screen and kicking away rocks to clear its path feels so ahead of its time considering its a 90's game

[@teopazdrijan1008]

Hahaha, the part when Gargantua was searching for Gordon kind of reminded me of Chris walker searching for Miles in the sewers in Outlast

[@seva809]

3:04 the question is: what creature made these gibs appear ?

[@adenowirus]

A grue?

[@fusedzamasu5625]

Xen version of Shrek

[@TheDiscusserOriginal]

Probably the Tentacle, or a Houndeye. They didn't fabricate it though if that's what your thinking. It's most likely a scientist who got teleported since there were rips in the fabric of time and space on both sides, or maybe just a corpse of a survey team member.

[@Splatpope]

probly something of the env_ species

[@minh3264]

Gabe, he was eating that person before spitting her out of that cavern and quickly vanished when you entered, like he always did to Half Life fans to avoid answering where is HL3..

[@Enoonb]

I never even knew there was an "alarm system" because I always took the stealth route...

[@ghostapostle7225]

Yea, I'm surprised that many people didn't used this route.

[@AntonioZL]

You guys are both in 2037.

[@pancakewizard1533]

I didn't know there was an 'alarm system' because I just assumed they were scripted events triggered like everything else in the game. It's not like a police siren goes off.

[@zzoinks]

Half Life 1 has a great atmosphere! The low poly graphics, fuzzy textures, lightning system, funny and low bit rate sound effects (I'm convinced that the tentacles are just cows and the vortigaunts are just a recording of somebody saying "DIE!" in a really raspy voice), even the lack thereof of background sounds in some areas other than walking sound effects or the crunching sound from the tentacles (as weird and specific of an example that is) makes this game really unique. And it is really creepy and melancholic to walk through abandoned, old maps. My favorites are the map with the hotels set in very early morning (I think it is called 4 am) and the futuristic map in the Scientist Hunt mod.

[@thepandadan]

Alm these things were a product of its time, this game actually had insane graphics and ai for its time, yes the atmosphere is great but it's not because of low poly and fuzzy textures...

[@JustAthel]

I really hope Black Mesa: Xen retains this. How'd you manage to find this?

[@antond12312]

Athel It probably wont.

[@monkeywithocd]

I hope they make it a bit more obvious. My impression of Xen was that it felt like a collection of really abstract levels, not really feeling like real places, and had they made things like this a little more clear it could have gone a long way to making it feel more like an actual lived-in world.

[@leonardofigueira4523]

I still like HL1 Xen

[@G_Sergeant]

+Butter Butt yeah Black Mesa altered so many things, I wouldn't be surprised if that happens.

[@G_Sergeant]

+Athel I guess by viewing the map source files using the map editor, AFAIK you have to decompile the map before you can view it in the editor.

[@mikeman232]

I remember fond memories trying to actually never be spotted by the aslaves and agrunts, 100% stealth xens levels, but sadly never did because that was back when I was 7, but I sure do remember quick loading and saving 500 times just trying too accomplish that goal. Great video Marph, a side note, how's the blinking video going? I am assuming its a little slower then your usual studies like this video, due the vast and different variables and cases for each blinkable npc/monster entity.

[@MarphitimusBlackimus]

The blinking video is coming along fine. There's no delay or setback to speak of. This just happened to be a spur of the moment video that I was able to put together in the mean time.

[@douglasaranda2010]

If you haven't played Dishonored, now its time to consider then, I recommend it totally :)

[@peppermillers8361]

damn, that must've sucked.

[@mikeman232]

I did play it back in 2014, an all nightery with it, finished it in one day, worth it, but would not do it again ;)

[@mikeman232]

nice, can't wait to see it!

[@moralitiesaspook168]

Let me say this again Ahead of its time

[@vanyaimportant669]

So much detail put into the game. Thanks for the video!

[@Rickerus]

Ah, comrade, how is life.

[@vanyaimportant669]

Ayyy, long time no see, priviet :D Pretty crazy i must say... been on vacation for two weeks, got back, reality hits hard... but, I can always escape it in my videos :D ... how are you, brate?

[@Rickerus]

Life is good tovarishch, except i got a bit stressed out on some "projects" i am helping with, trying to establish some kind of realistic depiction of S.T.A.L.K.E.R. as a roleplay at the moment. Just chill, relax and think about videos when your mind is clear about what to do and what not to do when you have freetime. It always makes life hard when you are fatigue and heated which makes you think like if you had a hangover. And keep up with the good work and good luck tovarishch!

[@vanyaimportant669]

Thanks, will do, comrade! Make sure to let me know when some of your projects are out there, so i could share them

[@Rickerus]

No problem! At the time. My S.T.A.L.K.E.R. RP is in development and it is in closed beta, i couldn't afford too much people at the time but having more admins and lore master's would help. Question is, is it a bit too direct to friend you so i can tell you if it's ready or generally chatting. I won't leak it for sure.

[@MotressElWendigo]

1:02 someone saw suspicious activity and called the reinforcements Chat: Kick Gordon pls

[@iambrett333]

its crazy how you are still finding these the well never dries up huh?

[@flippedoutkyrii]

If this was a well in Africa, it would have had wars fought over it.

[@BudgiePanic]

Valve's ambition had no end

[@iambrett333]

The PineApple well it definitely ended quite a few years ago haaha

[@Jagerbomber]

Finding things that have been known about since launch year.

[@zebitus5731]

@@iambrett333 laughs in half-life alyx

[@nzarbb]

*Keep making more of those, you do a really good job!*

[@tgnm9615]

After all these years. I still terrified of Gargantuans. Especially when they are charging at you while your screen is shaking

[@Mixa_Lv]

Neat, but putting a random stealth section in a game which AI isn't normally built for it is quite weird design.

[@khorinis2137]

Actually, the AI itself does allow to try a stealthy approach (for example, enemies can't hear you if you're crouching etc.), it's just that most of the game isn't designed with stealth in mind.

[@jaivirsingh6182]

"However, ducking into this tunnel will trick it into hunting outside of the cave." *Gargantua continues to glitch out*

[@krystianurban5421]

G-Man: Xen Difficulty: Very hard Length: 1 day Payday: HEV Suit [Enter] Start the heist

[@TopperFlamencoXD]

The vortigaunt is like trying to work, but the Alien controller has alerted

[@scoutpilgrim5320]

I've finished this game 5+ times and I've never ever noticed the stealth aspect of Xen. Never knew you could sneak past the Tentacles either. Matter of fact I never noticed many things about HL1 until I started watching Marphy's vids. I should play through it one more time with his videos as a guide to noticing the details.

[@ThatChristianFurry]

7:15 The vortigaunts there are like: "I don't get paid enough to deal with your bullshit"

[@ifalm4274]

This level of quality in a game thats over 20 years old.... its beyond amazing

[@ImperialCaleb]

half life really was ahead of its time, it even had a half baked stealth system that every fucking game has now

[@imaginaryedge60]

Gordon is a new playable character in The Payday Gang, coming with a new heist: Xen

[@Jakepearl13]

Gordon needs a medic bag

[@Krcun774]

And the police being replaced by Combine

[@StephenAngelico]

6:50 *BOOM* "What's that then?" "There's someone prowling around 'ere!"

[@ripoutyourprejudice]

I've played this game for years and never knew about this. I just learning more and more about how many details this game has.

[@_cloudieskies_544]

oh my god that gargantua scared the crap out of me, when he was looking left and right then looked back, boom i literally died

[@mags247]

*Stealth **_199_*

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

quit using mods, your stealth can't go up that high

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

@alessandro rascu Same place you left your grammar, I'd imagine.

[@artificialintelligence8328]

@@Her_Imperious_Condescension His only mistake is the lack of capitalization and apostrophe, minor mistakes compared to others I've seen and it could just be that he's in a hurry.

[@Her_Imperious_Condescension]

@@artificialintelligence8328 _And_ the space before the question marks. Technically the multiple question marks too if we want to get really pedantic, which I don't.

[@avtomatkalashnikova1947]

@@Her_Imperious_Condescension He's probably French or something.

[@GKPB]

Lol the fact that I just straight went into murder mode on this spot, even killed the big guy

[@halfhawk718]

When I got to that part, the first thing I did was killing the Alien Grunts guards but other than that I never knew this before

[@kerbonaut2059]

ever since i saw this i've been taking the stealth path ever since.

[@wolfcl0ck]

Although I'm impressed by the whole addition of a stealth path in the level, you can really tell that they had been running out of development time at this point. The tentacles, especially, were very obviously not made for Xen. They still move up and down as if it was the rocket chamber, and sparks fly off when they hit stuff even if it's not metal. Plus, they just make footstep sounds when they hit the xen rocks. It's a shame that Xen had to be so rushed.

[@jcdenton2187]

Definitely. Xen shows its signs of being half-baked rather badly. Visually it's pretty interesting and I like a lot of the world they've made of Xen. It's just a shame it's so unfun to play through.

[@MarphitimusBlackimus]

The dirt footstep sounds when a Tentacle hits a surface here is intentional. Tentacles are defined by the mapper as to what sort of surface they "tap". In Blast Pit, they use the metal clang sound for the silo. In Surface Tension and throughout Xen, they use the dirt footstep sound for dirt. There's also a setting for tapping water, but this is not used in any of the games.

[@wolfcl0ck]

Really? If that's the case then Valve really just got kinda lazy then

[@kuklama0706]

Maybe rocket chamber just happened to match a kind of den they live in in their natural habitat?

[@peppermillers8361]

Xen isn't that bad until you get to that factory...although that part where you get on a pipe is pretty annoying.

[@stoicalsilence]

Your Half Life Fact Series is truly a treat every time. No matter what gimmick you elaborate, it always makes the day. And I'm sure the blinking video will too.

[@ReyHunter]

Half-life was released in 1998, but this game still does not stop wondering

[@calebgresch9604]

If only you could stealth swim past Muddy.

[@TheFilipFonky]

Ahh I really need to play this game

[@dnjtejgpf]

Same here. My memories...

[@TheBoltrower]

PLAY IT

[@XanderNiles]

That's awesome! Never stop making this kind of videos.

[@СергейНазарук-р3л]

Half-life is a masterpiece for all times!

[@Del-Canada]

You just felt so lonely when in Xen. Was such an odd feeling.

[@ИгорьСоболев-ф5и]

Half-Life: Tactical Espionage Action

[@liamnguyen7272]

"Hey what happened?" "Well, a crazy guy came to our factory and started shooting everybody."

[@TheRenegadist]

When will we solve the mystery of the missing revolver reloading sounds?

[@ratspew932]

Freeman: hides in a tunnel in front of the gargantua Gargantua: hm idk where he went

[@denifnaf5874]

Fun facf: Shockwave has a 14 meter blimdspot

[@altdoom]

This game is still amazing 20 years later.

[@Antlion_guardian]

I really like that guarding craft

[@mrrazfromnz]

I really hope Crowbar Collective translates this into Black Mesa's Xen chapters.

[@caseyleip4544]

3:50 Ah yes. Remember when it was just one garg chasing after you instead of ten? Good times, good times

[@CaptPatrick01]

Half-Gear Solid. Here's to hoping that Black Mesa:Xen will expand on the stealth aspect. *grunt noises* [!]

[@neburtech]

marph, in all seriousness, every time you make one of these you just always remind and reassure me why half life is my favorite videogame, thank you for that

[@Bos_Meong]

This is some next level shit on 90s.

[@StykeWarden]

Proof that playtesting things into oblivion isn't always the best answer, nobody would find this gem and they'd remove it entirely in beta

[@MaxRideWizardLord]

idk I just wreck everything with hivehand wihtout taking a single damage and even forgot that this place ever existed in the first place.

[@peekaboo1575]

I always killed those first two grunts with the crossbow. Never had to deal with reinforcements from them.

[@petrspetsnaz630]

"Okay, this is Xen job guys, nice and easy. Pickup the HEV suit when you will be ready. Dont trigger the alarm"

[@kyanoang3l0_old]

Didn't know the Vortis at the mines wouldn't shoot on sight. I actually tried to be stealthy in this part, spending a LOT of time trying to not get seen, and thought it worked. Lol.

[@denifnaf5874]

Mines? I tought it was a factory...

[@dr.holiday613]

metal gear gordon

[@esceepee000jn]

huh, cool details when i first got to the gargantua part i just used all my satchels and tripmines and it got the job done

[@Sumguy21]

This is a rare example of poor communication of Valve's part. They didn't do enough to make it clear you could stealth your way through this section, nor is there much incentive to as you're facing a similar density of baddies that you've dealt with in previous sections of the game. Nice find.

[@sparkz9502]

Gaben said himself that Xen was one of his biggest disappointments. The dev team was clearly running out of its creative energy by this point unfortunately. Hopefully Black Mesa can do Xen justice.

[@jimbojones5136]

LMAO poor communication? Do they need to hand hold you through this? The route is a reward for those who explore the map my friend

[@Replica_Films2000]

i dont get it Xen was awesome typical situation where something is good but only the devs think its bad or well maybe his vision was cooler but who cares you cant say that and then Make Hl2 the way it is and pretend that that was the better decision

[@llSuperSnivyll]

So many people complaining about "hand-holding" in a way it makes me doubt if they even know what hand-holding actually means. The complaint about poor communication is very sound as... well... how many people even know you could stealth through the level instead of run-and-gun? It is not cramped with enemies and you have lots of weapons and ammo. You've seen more dangerous maps before to even bother with stealth in this one. If you get detected they send you a whooping two grunts and two controllers... as if that were dangerous or anything. What should have been the case here is the map spawning a ton more enemies if you alerted the guards. This way, when the player dies after being overwhelmed, they think "I've got to avoid triggering the alarm" - they get a motivation. The case it actually is barely does any harm at all to the player - maybe wasting some Gauss ammo or Magnum rounds, which is laughable - there's no motivation. Stealth is actually a waste of time.

[@Sumguy21]

Jimbo Jones given how many are claiming they've played the game many times without seeing this, I believe valve has been too subtle about the possibility of using stealth in this section.

[@johnbadman3340]

*sees passage with body parts flying out of it* oh yeah this is a good path to take, this couldn't possibly go wrong

[@ikagura]

Solid Gordon

[@Architector_4]

Gordon? Gordon?!!? GOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAANN

[@-ahvilable-6654]

These mechanics had to be encouraged more so that the game would feel like a scientist simulator, not a power armor commando.

[@dk1480]

Half Metal Gear Life Solid

[@Boomingpixels]

Thanks for keeping the community alive! These videos are incredible, keep up the great work!

[@Cheesurius]

Why do those Vortigaunts remain neutral? Are they tired of being slaves? Are they paying attention only to their work? Are they a different kind of Vortigaunt? Is it a bug?

[@Tamamo-no-Bae]

I think it's intentional, it's their way of subtly rebelling. If you stay too long a controller pops up and they all turn hostile.

[@Cheesurius]

That's just awesome. What a great game. Thanks Tamamo!

[@fulcrum2951]

That or they're like any office workers

[@TwoHeadedMeerkat]

I've noticed the docile vortiguants in the factory will attack you if they stand under the elevator, and take crushing damage. I'm guessing they were just embarrassed, and think you're going to tell their friends.

[@autsogiyoucef8676]

this kinda looks like a tutorial on how to pass it without killing aliens btw awesome video as always bro keep up the good work

[@forgotmyname1242]

Tried this yesterday. Was really cool getting away without killing a single enemy on the map.

[@anthonykay1580]

Stealth? Half Life? I did a video of stealth in Half Life too, I never knew about this :o I'm gonna try doing this, thank you for this wonderful video, hope Black Mesa has this feature too!

[@thracian]

you and half life 1 still amazes me. man your videos all goosebumps.

[@icy3-1]

Wow. Now there's an alternate way to play the Xen chapter. I'll be damned!

[@Bananappleboy]

6:30 Fun Fact: An alternate way of getting through this bit, is by simply quickly jumping into the portal with your jet booster thing.

[@dnjtejgpf]

An alarm system? WTH

[@sahanosmanoglu]

After 20 years we still find something new in this game

[@jonahjaworski5555]

Best video I've seen this year

[@Vandarte_translator]

I love your HL facts, dude. It's awesome how you kept doing these for so long. Respect: ++