Half-Life 2 - Ingame Combine Soldier Chatter (Updated Version) 

Here's a video explaining Combine soldier AI that I find interesting ru-vid.com/video/%D0%B2%D0%B8%D0%B4%D0%B5%D0%BE-PR5gjP-Kk3s.html

Between the chaos of fighting I never realized these were done SO well. This is amazing

8:06 That headcrab looks like it's under arrest.

Yo. It makes so much sense that they call their grenades extractors. If they really wanted to kill with their grenades, they wouldn't make them tick and blink. They're designed that way to keep enemies moving and potentially flush them out of cover. Hence, extractor.

I always loved the sound design of this game, such an important aspect of world building

I love how they would refer to their bulletproof vests as “bodypacks” that’s pretty cool

I never realized combines point at enemy grenades and stuff like that.

interesting how in eyes of combine any resistance is seen as an "infection" or "disease"

The first time I actually realized they speak English was when they got me under 10 HP and I heard them say something like "We got him now"

Combines got a lot cooler and more intimidating after this video. They’re basically stormtroopers on steroids.

4:40 I like how the guy on the right is pointing at the barrel like "YO DUDE, I THINK THIS THINGS DANGEROUS!"

1) Un-alert 2) Seeing you in the distance 3) Thinking about opening fire 4) Moving to open fire 5) About to open fire 6) Reconsidering opening fire 7) Taking a majority vote regarding opening fire

Am I the only one finding distorted radio chatter like this very badass?

I used to think of them as just a nuisance. I never realized they were so coordinated. Now I think they're pretty cool.

6:10 I always heard this as, "oh frick oh frick oh frick!" which is a pretty good reaction to all your allies dying. But "Outbreak" makes more sense.

You: Move! Me, an intellectual: *DISPLACE!*

6:01 "Sector is not secure". That's too sad that he understands that he will be killed to with his friends. :(

I never realized how well designed the voices and call outs were. It is a shame since the overall game design compromises it. It seems like their AI and voices were made for a slower and more methodical tactical game and yet in the game itself you run around fast and kill them quickly, barely giving them a chance to show their prowess.

Anyone who owns Garry's Mod may be interested to know that in the July update, they've fixed Combine soldiers, so now the soldiers use their pain sounds again.

Mobile users are jumping for joy right now

really cool how they kind of speak like the hl1 grunts sometimes, all disjointed and robotic. they are after all an evolution of the grunt enemy basically.

I like how they tried to recreate the HECU Grunt radio chatter in Half-Life 2. Personally, it sounds 10x better AND cooler.

8:10 Well damn it looks as if the soldiers are arresting the headcrab xD

5:48 "Overwatch request reserve activation" just like in real life there's active and reserve armies, it's basically another way of requesting reinforcements, he's not requesting permission to use the alt fire on the AR2 as some suggested.

8:07 Headcrab: "I thought she was 18!"

Six, Five, four, three, two, one *FLASH FLASH FLASH*

Good job, nice to see my childhood game content.

at around 6:46 when they say Ghost Two they're not referring to a unit they're actually abbreviating the term "ground team" with phonetics

I don't know why I feel bad for the "Last soldier remaining" at 5:43

Mannn, Even 18 years later I'm just impressed with how well the voice lines were done. As prior service Army I kinda get a sense the chatter sounds both military AND police SWAT which is PERFECT.

5:23 Repeating "flash flash flash" made it kinda funny and more believable that they are humans.

I JUST saw your Combine chatter video for the first time yesterday :D

One cool thing I found while perusing the voice files is how they handle numbers. By combining clips together, you only need 30 or so voice clips to say any number possible. 1-19 are unique, but past that it's just multiples of 10 up to 100. For example, 125 is "one" + "hundred" + "twenty" + "five"

As of an update in September 2019, Combine soldiers use their pain and injury call out sounds again.

"PICK UP THAT CAN"

What Combine said: "Stay alert, report sightlines." What I heard: "They work to hurt my wife." 1:39

I have (again) forgotten to include a line, this one being "Overwatch reports possible hostiles inbound". Might not bother some, but if you're like me, it bugs greatly.

99.99 % of the time: *Inaudible Mubbles* *GUNFIRE* *BEEEEEEEEEP*

Marks 0:35 Idle Statements 2:02 First contact with player 2:40 Moving to attack 4:32 Enemy granade 6:35 Player dead

Awesome dude. Now I can finally see the text. Nice touch adding in some hurt lines as well. Makes the combine seem more militaristic and not zombies

I've always loved the sound of their vocoder, it's so well made. It's so amazing and interesting to see how they interact with each other and the names they use to identify an enemy or weapon and how they ask for support when the enemy is not an easy target.

8:06: that Headcrab is in deep shit.

you can really see why the combine took over, they are tactical and smart, and even when they are about to die they keep it to the books, they are shown to even talk like soldiers, like “that’s it wrap it up” and “we got him now”

“I kid you not over watch, he turns into a pickle. He identifies as pickle Rick. Funniest shit I’ve ever seen.”

Heard some familiar dialogue in Half Life: Alyx so I came back here. Some of the terminology helped me in some hectic firefights!

This is awesome, thank you for your hard work!

Combine Overwatch always seemed so bland to me before I found these videos.

8:37 is basically code for "Looks like I'm in charge now"

it's funny how hl2 is kind of sci-fi, yet radios are inaudible

6:24 I love how arrogant the Combine sound with these lines

0:45 When a combine hears someone say “Ok boomer”

Overwatch Soldier: Like Nova Prospekt Guard: Comment

While everyone here is amazed by the radio, garrymos hl2rp (half-life 2 roleplayers) have been using these for years and actually communicated with one another using these lines. pretty fun

Combine soldier:professional and highly trained operatives. HECU:Bros with guns.

Love all their target indications, makes them feel like an actual body of soldiers

0:49 he said the funny word he did it he did the funny

Literally watched your video yesterday glad to see an update

4:33 I used to always hear "Dancer! Dancer!" and "Shut down!" once.

Dude, this is so cool! It makes the Combine Soldiers feel like real people!

Thanks for compiling all this. You've earned a new subscriber.

I play this in the Warzone 2.0 proximity chat

Thanks for making the text stay up a little longer, appreciate it.

For so many of these lines, especially the last man standing ones, I keep expecting the sound of a shotgun blast and their final scream since I usually flank and kill them before they can complete their line.

These are so well made, incredible.

I honestly appreciate the effort that went into making this video. You are awesome

Haha, I just saw your original video and noticed this one in the description, it was barely uploaded a day ago, thank you for your work though!

how has no one made a soundboard for this?

5:05 "ONE DUTY VACATED" xD

These are fantastic. Please keep making them.

It honestly amazes me how much detail Valve put into even the smallest parts of this game. They could have easily just had the soldiers spouting incoherent generic military terms or, even more lazily, have just made the soldiers make a bunch of static computer sounds and it really would not have been noticed by anyone playing as combat goes fast enough that you have no time to intake and understand what the soldiers are saying. But no Valve had to take the time creating their own sub-language for the soldier dialog that featured completely fictional code words, phrases, and names that all were coherently spoken in nature and relayed to exactly what the soldiers were doing or what the player was doing. It makes me wonder if they finished the game in like 2002 and just spent the rest of the development time doing random shit like this. I mean it did pay off.

Damn, this is AWESOME~✨

I appreciate the effort you put into this, really explaining the code words and making it sound authentic by including complementary "affirmative" voice lines and all that. I've never really listened to the Combine chatter before (partly because you can't really distinguish what they're saying over the heavily distorted transmissions lol), there's a lot of interesting things going on.

Such a good video i subbed

Damn, surprisingly deep and realistic voice lines. Especially when they get stressed, they are using their call sign very calmly ... And then start to scream haha (Like at 5:00) I don't know if this is intentional though, could be a combination of takes.

I wonder why 5:22 is the most replayed part of the video, for me too... Combine jargon is just so badass.

The Combine soldiers are really cool. Their equipment and weapons are awesome. Plus, the level of their training and discipline is very high, in addition to a very creative use of wordplay. Top notch stuff.

No way! Awesome work!

0:44 C O D E B O O M E R

Combine: clear and concise stats, amazing professionality. HECU: *the entire navy seals copypasta*

Thanks fr the vids !

OUTBREAK, _OUTBREAK,_ *_OUTBREAK!_*

I like how they have different lines for plain resistance, higher value targets like Barney or Alyx, and finally their main priority freeman

4:24 I hear this too many times in gmod

4:33 there's something i love about this line, idk why but i just love when i hear them say "BOUNCER BOUNCER!"

"Contacy confirmed, prosecuting" is my favorite line

5:18 does nobody see the zombie on the cliff behind?

I really hope Citadel actually releases because this video has made me obsessed with the idea of a game that let's you command and control combine forces while hearing their unique banter and comms.

You should make a playlist containing all of your voiceline videos bro

Heh, though that chatter was distorted to be uninteligible on purpose, during the game action I can't make heads or toes of what the heck they are saying, much like the Announcer. Great vid, mate, a little more to show how great HL2 is.

2:17 my fav one

I believe it's possible to mod the Sligs in Oddworld to have Half-Life 2's Combine Soldier Chatter

There are many things that have made me fascinated in Half-Life 2. This just shows that how well Valve did their job in creating content for their games, just like how do they make all things interactable in Half Life: Alyx.

4:29 "Over there's a grenade, yo"

Wearing headphones is like the radio is right next to your ear like the soldiers. Feels cool.

"Report all position clear."

I Love that little sound their radio makes, it's scary and cool at the same time.

8:11 "o v e r w a t c h , w e h a v e f r e e p a r a s i t e s , s e c t o r f o u r ."

1:04 "Overwatch" refers to their squad and "five six" references their grid, as their location is "grid 5 dash 1 6" in a previous quote

combine AI is underrated, they can do some really cool shit if you let them

Oh boy, you're a legend to do this shit