Dark Interval is a restoration/revision mod that lets you play Half-Life 2 as it could have been. Using Valve's early concepts, we're creating new maps, models, textures, and custom dialogue. The mod is released in episodes, the most recent being Dark Interval: Part I - an intro chapter to the bigger story.
Hydra (WIP #1)
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Description
The famous cut creature, Hydra, will return in Dark Interval Part 2. In this video we show some of the progress we made on fixing its AI routines and overhauling its visuals.
No hydras were harmed in the making of this video.
but plenty of head crabs were.
Wowie damn, good luck with implementing the hydra, it already looks pretty neat!
The 2003 clip you're showing is using animations, not the dynamic bone movement found in the leak. Valve have never showed the dynamic Hydra in anything official.
"Except for this sequence, Hydra doesn't use pre-authored animations"
Apparently reading is extremely hard 😂
Don't worry, I had a similar issue. Read it the same/similar way as you did. Good thing I rewatched this video a few more times before realizing that they were saying that the actual npc doens't use pre-authored animations. ;P
I actually read it multiple times and stopped the video. I just got home from work so that might be it.
Love it. It seems like Valve could've used this in the final game had they utilized it differently.
*Dial-up noises*
Oh man, the Hydra was (at least to me) iconic for HL2 before release. I was disappointed it didn't make it into the release build, but after all this time I will be able to play against it anyway? That's awesome!
Will you make it like an area restriction thingy or a strong NPC?
We'll know when AI is finalized. Could be both.
That looks incredible.
Very neat, I like the attention to detail.
Nice
"It wasn't fun to play" MY ***! This is a VERY fun NPC to combat! So glad you revive this mate! Trying this mod right now.
wow! this is super interesting..