These Combine attack craft can only be taken down with the RPG. When fired forward with the gravity gun, hoppers will explode like a grenade. To reset an enemy mine, suck it up with the gravity gun and it will turn blue and then green.
Green hoppers have been set by the resistance and can be ignored or moved. Red hoppers have been set by the Combine and are dangerous. These weapons will activate when you approach them, then hop towards the target and explode. The secondary attack with a grenade works well.
The only way to destroy a ground turret is to activate it and then toss a grenade into the hole under it.
However, once you set off the laser trip wires that surround them they will rise from the ground and spray machine gun fire in the direction of movement. This automated defense systems appear as small vents in the ground. Attacks from the pulse rifle will quickly kill these beasts, however they will continuously spawn from the sand so its pointless to try to kill them all. When activated, they drive the Antlions away from the immediate area. Large pillars, known as thumpers can be found on the beaches near highway 17. These enemies are very quick and are capable of flying onto ledges more than two stories high. Vibrations from something as slight as walking can bring them to the surface. Large, insect like creatures that burrow in the sand. Use the gravity gun to pile up barricades or launch heavy objects at them. A well placed grenade can be used to take down groups of soldiers. As usual, aim for the head, especially with the pulse rifle. Advanced combat tactics are needed to deal with groups of soldiers. These enemies also have a melee attack that they use against obstacles and your skull. They wield the shotgun, SMG, Pulse Rifle, and grenades. These troopers are more intelligent and better armed than the Combine officers first seen in City 17. The shotgun is the premiere way to attack these horrors. They are agile, can scale buildings, and sport a jumping attack that can be landed from a distance. These skeletal enemies move incredibly quickly and pop up from dark corners. Try to attack them when they are grouped together. These headcrabs can also be found riding on top of a single poison zombie. Your suit will then provide an antidote to the poison and your health will slowly rise back to its normal level. When bitten, your health will drop to one and you will become vulnerable to the slightest bit of damage from other enemies. They resemble normal headcrabs but are skinnier and move slightly faster. These pests appear in the cursed town of Ravenholm. Look out for objects in a zombie's path, they will smack barrels and boxes out in front of them. When approaching a headcrab controlled zombie, get up close with the shot gun to take them out quickly. Attacks to the body will put down the human section of the beast, but the headcrab will still be ready to switch hosts. Like the Combine, its best to shoot these enemies in the head. Zombies are humans that have been attacked by headcrabs and are now walking corpses. Remember, damage is only inflicted when you reach a barnacle's mouth, and in some areas the tongue can be used as a makeshift elevator. A flaming barrel is good for clearing out barnacles that are grouped together. Barnacles can be killed with a couple of shots, or distracted by being fed an inanimate object. Their long tongues grab you around the neck and drag you up towards their mouth. They are globs of goo that hang from ceilings and wait for unsuspecting people to walk underneath. Headcrabs hang out in vents, sewer areas, and are launched in rockets by the combine.īarnacles first appear in the canals. Later in the game, they can be crushed with objects tossed by the gravity gun. The crowbar is the most effect weapon against these weak creatures. These parasites will hop at your head with the intention of converting you to a soulless zombie. Once you obtain the gravity gun, you can suck in a Manhack and use it as a melee weapon against troops or fire it into a wall to destroy it. It takes two crowbar attacks to bring down a manhack. Their blades tear apart wooden structures and human flesh. The Combine Police will throw these machines into the air and they will incessantly pursue you. When combating these troops, always shoot for the head.Īutomated attack machines that first appear in the canals. Later, they attack with pistols and SMG fire. At first they will carry a truncheon and give you a nudge if you step out of line. These Combine officers are waiting as you step off of the train into City 17. These annoyances do not inflict any damage and can be taken town easily with a crowbar or a few shots from a pistol. When a scanner gets in your face it will blind you with a white flash. First seen in chapter one, scanners are metallic orbs that float around the city observing its citizens.
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