Folks,
We held auditions for a new hgrunt voice a while back, and we have found our new actor, Michael Tsarouhas.
One of our primary goals during the rerecord is to also overhaul the hgrunt response rules.
That’s where the Black Mesa Community Hivemind comes in
The hgrunts have been referring to all of the various Xenians as “uglies”, “bogies”,“aliens”… But those generic lines don’t really help the player understand the particulars of the battlefield.
We want their reactions to the world around them to always provide valuable information to the player, especially in the middle of a chaotic combat sequence.
We’d like your help creating unique names for every Xenian.
Ideally, names would either be descriptive enough to identify the interdimensional interlopers or inform the player of their attacks and tactics. (e.g. calling a Vort a “shocker”)
Let’s do one together. I’ll pull a critter off the wiki…
So, I’ll pretend I’m either an hgrunt spotting one of these little monsters for the first time, or maybe I’ve just seen a swarm of these lil’ guys consume a the rest of my squad.
What do I say when I see these beaked bastards raining down from an open vent shaft?
Red Roach! Red Ant! Fire Ant! Bug Eye! Swarm! Tics! Tic Attack! Swarmers!
Just let out a stream of conscious spew of possible names. Give it a shot! It’s fun.
Submit whatever unique names comes to mind while perusing this GALLERY OF HORRORS:
We’re looking for short, snappy, 1-2 word entries, not sentences!
Thanks, folks!
The Black Mesa Team appreciates all of your continued support and contributions.
Benjamin Truman
Story Lead - Script, Voice, Choreo
benjaminwtruman@gmail.com
@BenjaminTruman
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