Thread: Ask me about the Half-Life 2 storyline.

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Just had to get that out of the way. Anyway, i_speel_good, this is in the Half-Life Universe but dunno if it's a valid question... do you know when Portal actually takes place in the Half-Life timeline? I've heard a lot of theories... just want to hear your take.

It's hard to say.

Combine invasion took place in 2004.
GLaDOS was made in 1996, and activated several years later. Supposedly she killed everybody with nervegas, and since then, she's been using you as a testsubject, by taking biological backups of Chell, so she can just keep recreating you.
In the end of the game, GLaDOS says "You don't want to get outside, things are different, it's not secure" or something like that. What she's refering to, is probably the combines.
When you eventually pop outside, things seem kinda normal though.

Aperture Science is mentioned in Episode 2 by Dr. Kleiner, so maybe in Episode 3/Half-Life 3 we'll get to use the portal gun as Gordon, or maybe just some stationary portals, that are set up by the Aperture Science.

Actually, Portal does take place in the HL storyline. Gabe Newell himself said that Chell, Portal's main character, will have a significant role in Episode 3.

Oh well, seems she will be around Borealis or something then?

I dunno, when portal ended you were outside...

Haha, I can just imagine Gordon and Alyx running onto her part-alive body, with the portal gun lying next to her

No no no no! Portal Gun would break Ep3! Except if it included killing through portals...

Or maybe the portal guns becomes a hybrid with the gravity gun, making the Portavity Gun!

1) Make portal behind zombie
2) Make portal in front of you
3) Hammer sawblade at zombie
4) ??
5) Profit

Originally Posted by i_speel_good

No no no no! Portal Gun would break Ep3! Except if it included killing through portals...

You can "kill" through portals in portal. Type "sv_cheats 1" and impulse 101. Then you can shoot turrets

Originally Posted by Bonsay

You can "kill" through portals in portal. Type "sv_cheats 1" and impulse 101. Then you can shoot turrets

Actually that is possible only because valve made bullets go through portals for the bullets of the turrets to go through.

Also, I meant that to kill combine soldiers and stuff. Ragdolls and NPC's can't go through portals, and that sucks (exception = turret)

Still, I dunno, I guess you could be flinging around borealis like crazy. The original borealis on the HL2 Beta was 7 maps, so I wouldn't be surprised if it was huger than that on Ep3.

Bump, hit me with questions

Does valve except Blue shift and Opposing force as a part of the storyline?

I think they do with both, though they will never use Opposing Force storyline in any sequels. Perhaps Blue Shift.

Well that writer Marc Laidlaw did work on all three games. But some said that the two games aren't cannon, whatever that means

Why are the Vortigaunts friendly now?

Also, I wanted to share this video for those that think the portal gun wouldn't work with Half-Life.

Originally Posted by 27

Why are the Vortigaunts friendly now?

Also, I wanted to share this video for those that think the portal gun wouldn't work with Half-Life.

The Vortiguants were under Nihialinths control and once you destroyed him they were set free. Now they help you, plus the combine took over Xen and Earth (Xen wasn't the homeworld of the Vortiguants, it's just a place mixed with different aliens) and now they want to get back at them. This time they have a fighting chance.

Edit: I think if you go to the second to last level, you'll notice that once you see all the vortiguants they won't attack you aslong as you don't attack them. But as you get higher up you will get attack and then you have to start killing.

Originally Posted by Bonsay

Does valve except Blue shift and Opposing force as a part of the storyline?

Kind of; the Half-Life story won't end in episode 3, so we can expect more?

Originally Posted by 27

Also, I wanted to share this video for those that think the portal gun wouldn't work with Half-Life.

The Portal Gun will and can not work in Half Life 2. However, Half Life 2 can work in Portal
Why is that? Well, the two games have two major differences; the gameengine.

Chell needs to be put back in the Aperture Science test facility... Why? So they can make a Portal game that lasts 10 or so hours... not 3. =P

The puzzles didn't even get challenging until the final 3 or so 'chambers', and the advance tasks aren't as fun since it's no longer in the realm of the storyline. But enough complaining, I bought an Xbox360 and Orange Box for this game, as nerdy as that sounds xD.

Originally Posted by 27

Also, I wanted to share this video for those that think the portal gun wouldn't work with Half-Life.

Half-Life 2 maps put in Portal, so no

Also, the portals seems to fuck up, when it encounters BSP terrain and static meshes. You get stuck in the ground ie.

Originally Posted by GestaltAlteration

Chell needs to be put back in the Aperture Science test facility... Why? So they can make a Portal game that lasts 10 or so hours... not 3. =P

The puzzles didn't even get challenging until the final 3 or so 'chambers', and the advance tasks aren't as fun since it's no longer in the realm of the storyline. But enough complaining, I bought an Xbox360 and Orange Box for this game, as nerdy as that sounds xD.

I agree. We need an expansion pack or something. Portal was not nearly long enough. The only map I remember getting stuck on was (5?) the one when you had to take out all the turrets and then get the cube from the other side of the room. It took me forever to figure out how to get the energy ball in the socket.

Originally Posted by 27

I agree. We need an expansion pack or something. Portal was not nearly long enough. The only map I remember getting stuck on was (5?) the one when you had to take out all the turrets and then get the cube from the other side of the room. It took me forever to figure out how to get the energy ball in the socket.

That was 18.

Also, yeah, it could be short, but hey, they gave all the tools to the community, haven't you seen all the neat maps made?

seriously

Don't have a computer good enough to utilize the cool maps and mods. >_>;