Created 19 years ago2005-10-28 00:58:53 UTC by satchmo
playing "I'm an airplane."I don't know why it's so funny, but I laughed out loud when I read that. I didn't happen to me though.
X1800 series however has far superior image quality and outperforms everything at the same time.... and I'm gunna get one :).
The town you're overlooking is Ravenholm. This has been mentioned in interviews but can also be noticed by the church that can be seen in the distance.That actually makes sense. I think the "Big Gun" inside the church is actually firing headcrab cannisters. That's why when Gordon gets to Ravenholm eventually, the town has been turned into a zombie infested world.
Yes, because when you break the gun, headcrabs escape. Makes sense.I don't know at what speed you ran through the level, but the village gets shelled as soon as you enter the cliffside.. The time in between you running up the cliff and actually diabling the machine, more than enough headcrab-shells are fired away to infest a small town like Ravenholm with headcrabs.
What doesn't make sense, plotwise, is how fast Ravenholm would've been abandoned once you get there.but Ravenholm wasn't abandoned. All the zombies in Ravenholm were once citizens or rebel fighters. They were transformed by the headcrabs into zombies.
You can't expect someone to lose his skin (like a fast zombie) in just a few hours or to grow so much extra meat (like a poisinous zombie) in just a few hours.When was the last time you witnessed a zombie transformation? I went through medical school, but I have never studied such subject. You can't use biological comparison, because the whole process is unnatural, by definition.
... which is that it's a story, guys. Stories have plotholes.Not a true story.
(* Some people might now think; but why would Black Mesa East be called East if it's west from Ravenholm? This is probably because the East in BME probably refers to the hideout's location in regard of City 17, not Ravenholm.)Or, that it is their "black mesa" in the east.
When was the last time you witnessed a zombie transformation? I went through medical school, but I have never studied such subject. You can't use biological comparison, because the whole process is unnatural, by definition.A bit of imagination is really welcome. I was planning on comparing this with snakes losing their skin (it seemed fitting enough.. :P) but since your medical school prohibits that, I'll just use my imagination and some logic..
Only the people at Valve know the truth.
Or, that it is their "black mesa" in the east.No, I would say that Black Mesa is more of a reference than anything else. The resistance uses anything Black Mesa related as ideology (such as the lambda signs for rebel stashes) thus it would make sense to label their main base as Black Mesa. The added East should simply indicate the geographical location. It should also be pointed out that the original Black Mesa was a government facility, owned by the United States. Since HL2 is located in Eastern-Europe, there could never be a government-owned Black Mesa secret research facility outside of US territory. (At least, you would assume that the US, and just about any government, would make sure that top-secret research is conducted on own ground, to prevent information and technology from falling in enemy's hands and to not be dependant of other countries' their generosity.)
They could have many facilleties.
For example, the one you're in, in HL1, I bet that would be, "Black Mesa. South"
I mean, with the desert and all.
Is it just possible that Lost Coast has no story...Actually, I'm pretty sure that it was mentioned in a few interviews with Valve staff that it was Ravenholm that was being shelled. Plus, technically, there already is a story in the map. Y'know, as you have to destroy the gun at the monestary to stop the shelling.. (But the latter is just nagging, of course.. ;))
No, I would say that Black Mesa is more of a reference than anything else. The resistance uses anything Black Mesa related as ideology (such as the lambda signs for rebel stashes) thus it would make sense to label their main base as Black Mesa. The added East should simply indicate the geographical location. It should also be pointed out that the original Black Mesa was a government facility, owned by the United States. Since HL2 is located in Eastern-Europe, there could never be a government-owned Black Mesa secret research facility outside of US territory. (At least, you would assume that the US, and just about any government, would make sure that top-secret research is conducted on own ground, to prevent information and technology from falling in enemy's hands and to not be dependant of other countries' their generosity.)Brilliance, someone else who has exactly the same viewpoint I do! It's true, the rebels and Eli don't seem to be endorsed officially by the BMRF in any form, the logos and name seemed to just carry over.
It's true, the rebels and Eli don't seem to be endorsed officially by the BMRF in any form, the logos and name seemed to just carry over.True. Mainly because there is no BMRF anymore in HL2's time... if OpFor counts for the story of course...
What the heck is up with the rock the castle is one? In the last screenie, it is just a giant blockThe map was never intended to be viewed from that angle. Trapt took the picture using cheat codes.