Conscript is a Quake mod using the FTE Quake World engine that takes place in an alternate half-life 2 universe, through the eyes of a conscript
Stalker concept
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Drawing by H4ngman
he looks like an old man with a robot head stucked in the face
That's what the Stalkers are; drained of natural bodily fluids (so they look old) and made to live on saline solution and machinery.
but they have a mask-like thing
yeah, that's basically it
hmm... I remember him having a mouth and some fancy clothes...
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Never really was into the retail hl2 stalker, the beta one was much better. We want to go for a more darker look you could say
I gotta agree on this one, the beta version's stalker looked a lot more dangerous and "dark" than the original one.
Then again, the Stalker isn't meant to be dangerous.
Not saying the beta design is bad, it's not. I like it way more than the final HL2 design, but I'm glad they made it look less threatening when they redid it.
that being said, there are a lot of elements of the beta stalker that I kinda wanted to see here, like multiple eye holes. Images4.wikia.nocookie.net
I would also have liked to see a mouth too, cuz that's what sold it for me on the creepyness factor.
I agree because they're seriously overpowered in the Beta version.
The thought behind the re-design was, first, not to simply copy a existing design, we could just port any valve model anyway and second, to add some functionality to the design.
The combine subject conquered species to brutal and drastic surgery and experiments in order to subdue them, but they are not sloppy about it, like for example the strogg. The Combine soldiers wear masks to cover the pale, dead faces of former humans and keep everything surgically clean. Instead of leaving a gaping hole where the head has been hollowed out, a simple and functional cover plate is put in palce. There are no more stitches or any 'rotting' quality to the body, as the combine are neither butchers nor Ed Gein. The body is not as emaciated as the valve stalker designs, the few muscles that are still needed are toned and fit for simple physical tasks with no fat at all under the skin, making them look like they are in the physical shape to pursue or attack the player while being quite clearly not living, functional human bodies.
Creepy as hell but nice work ;)