Comments - MildMisanthrope

What is Sound Interpolation and what does it do?

If I try to run it in widescreen, the mouse position is all out of sync with the cursor. So I forced it to run in 4:3 which feels retro.

It's really good job so far.

But during the installation I came onto one problem. See the mod requires you to install Wesp's Unofficial Patch 7.3.

I just downloaded Wesp's Unofficial Patch 7.5, there is no way to tick the box off! I don't know of any compatibility issues, so it's irritating that it is forcing a change.

It took a two man team and nearly forever to load a PIAT gun. Hence why they were phased out so quickly.

I can't see the accurate representation of a PIAT being used as a real multiplayer mechanic, that would be terrible.

I came, that was all top notch work. Great lighting, great animation, great effects. It was all very professional.

I may be too late to change but I do have two nitpicks. Every standard headcrab zombie including the gonomes have gaping maws/mouths on their chest. In every canon game, their "teeth" are formed by their separated ribs. Here you have the teeth separate from the ribs and the ribs blocking the mouth.

Anyway, nitpicking and advice aside, I nearly blew my load at the sight of the Osprey blowing. And when the gonome hunched over and started picking at its maw, I was breathtaken by the animation.
And the Voltigore looks a little too similar to the Antlion Guard. The original Voltigores don't really look bug like and have no discernable carapaces. Instead they were pink and fleshy. Their resemblance to human skin, especially sexual organs disturbed me greatly as a child. For the skin think human, and sexual. Think of penises, scrotums and vaginas in various states and you'd be on the spot.

I also really love the new shock roach splatter effects. The new blue helps make generic alien green look more subtle.

The displacer is also flat shaded.

Quote:

"Nothing indicated that the concept was black leather."

Well the most famous piece of concept art was this:

http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/File:Cremator2.jpg

You are correct that nothing there indicates the color as it is monochrome nor the material on the clothes because of the debatable fabric. It was the first time I saw the Cremator and have been influenced.

However look at this art depicting the cut Borealis level:

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2/images/6112889/21/?feature=1&path=2004/reviews/582864_20041110_embed021.jpg&caption=Metal+Gear+Half-Life?++This+concept+sketch+for+the+original+opening+of+Half-Life+2+shows+a+level+reminiscent+of+the+tanker+sequence+from+Metal+Gear+Solid+2.&cvr=9K41

Look at that enemy unit closest to view. Note the shape of the collar, head and gun. That's not an Overwatch soldier. That's a cremator!

That cremator looks sweet.

However, I prefer the monochrome, black leather trenchcoat seen in the concept art. Hopefully someone will skin it, or maybe if things go well, I'll save up enough and get accepted into the school I'm looking out for so I can do it myself.

The pepperball is now extremely unrealistic. It appears that you can only effect a target if you get a headshot. Some people on it's release complained how the pepperball was unrealistically effective even if you got them in the face. This is a misconception, the OC in it spreads extremely quick. In the test videos for the weapon before it was ever released the demonstrators aimed at THE STOMACH of the volunteer and he still dropped instantly. Don't forget it fires like a paintball gun which as anyone whose played or even heard of the sport knows: hurts like hell.

And the Taser still has only cartridge. This weapon is a little out of my expertise but I have never heard of a taser only carry one set of darts at a time...maybe generic knockoffs but nothing from the brandname. This weapon also usually incapacitates suspects for the few seconds. A ragdoll is more appropriate than a "get on your knees" reaction.