Was the Cremator ever really cut? - Games

In all honesty, the corpses are probably removed by the map as an optimization measure since a battle is just ahead in that area. Remember that EP2 was also made at the time with console ports in mind. Ragdolls can really stress the system if they get piled up, and killing Hunters creates more ragdolls. It wouldn't make much sense to me that Cremators would be out in the countryside, because it's stated in Raising the Bar that Cremators are city workers; it makes sense to keep city streets clean as opposed to country roads that are sparsely occupied. Cremators are definitely still in the HL universe, though. There's a Cremator head in Eli's lab; I'd say that's pretty definite proof, especially since Eli mentions it if you stare at it. If they are to have an in-game purpose later on down the line, I'm sure we'll get to see them.

[QUOTE=a wet towel;28580737]That thing in his throat creeps me out.[/QUOTE] That's why you shouldn't smoke. Anyway, I would love to see the return of the Cremator. It was an interesting concept and it still would be.

I doubt it was intentional. Off topic: Is no one else interested in seeing the synth you see in the citedal levels?

[QUOTE=Raptortheawesome;28580787]Well that explains why they constantly shell you with headcrab rockets.[/QUOTE] Zombies (except poison ones maybe) are probably easier to kill than rebels who have guns, but in places where there are no rebels, nothing is easier to kill than zombies. They probably put poison headcrabs in some shells since at least poison zombies wouldn't gain any ground during the uprising.

[QUOTE=Shugo;28580964]In all honesty, the corpses are probably removed by the map as an optimization measure since a battle is just ahead in that area. Remember that EP2 was also made at the time with console ports in mind. Ragdolls can really stress the system if they get piled up, and killing Hunters creates more ragdolls. It wouldn't make much sense to me that Cremators would be out in the countryside, because it's stated in Raising the Bar that Cremators are city workers; it makes sense to keep city streets clean as opposed to country roads that are sparsely occupied. Cremators are definitely still in the HL universe, though. There's a Cremator head in Eli's lab; I'd say that's pretty definite proof, especially since Eli mentions it if you stare at it. If they are to have an in-game purpose later on down the line, I'm sure we'll get to see them.[/QUOTE] If they removed the ragdolls why not remove the blood too?

Can't remove a decal like that

I want to point out that prespawned ragdolls are different from ragdolls made from downed NPCs. While the ones from NPCs vanish when more are killed (Such as in Left 4 Dead), prespawned ones stay in their place without vanishing. Gmod Ragdolls spawned from the menu use the same code as prespawned ones, only with an additonal Debris flag to give them proper colliding abilities. This is nothing to do with optimization. I do also recall a similar event of a vanishing ragdoll in Nightmare House 2 - once you turn off the security system that's closing the gate, a dead Security Guard that was on the chair behind it is now gone, the chair tipped over, and a LARGE amount of blood. You CAN remove decals if you don't make them decals. As in, making them actual brushes. The biggest problem here is clipping with other brushes.

Why would they waste time putting in a complex NPC that cannot be seen to remove bodies somehow? This story is just dumb. Obviously since it can't be seen according to you there is no way to prove it.

[QUOTE=spekter;28582048]Why would they waste time putting in a complex NPC that cannot be seen to remove bodies somehow? This story is just dumb. Obviously since it can't be seen according to you there is no way to prove it.[/QUOTE] There is no NPC, according to OP's theory, the "Cremator" is a series of triggers that make bodies dissapear

The cremator is actually always behind your back, and if you turn around he'll just move.

And it would give the game even more creepiness and deepness than it has already [editline]13th March 2011[/editline] [img]http://images.wikia.com/half-life/en/images/6/6c/Cremator_poster.jpg[/img] Kinda revelant

More Half-Life series ingame theories? [b]Stop the presses, it's time to go myth hunting again![/b]

Since so many of you are asking, I took a few pictures. This is with ai_disabled and, while it does very little justice, I have showtriggers set to 1 at some points. As stated right after you go through the trigger inside the building the bodies are removed. [media] [url]http://i.imgur.com/X5ENkl.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/I4qFml.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/oQWTGl.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/jP7s1l.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/dLlbRl.jpg[/url] [/media]

[QUOTE=Bellminator;28582687]Since so many of you are asking, I took a few pictures. This is with ai_disabled and, while it does very little justice, I have showtriggers set to 1 at some points. As stated right after you go through the trigger inside the building the bodies are removed. [media] [url]http://i.imgur.com/X5ENkl.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/I4qFml.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/oQWTGl.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/97e2zl.jpg[/url] [url]http://i.imgur.com/HDGavl.jpg[/url] [/media][/QUOTE] The crows ate them. :v:

[media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDEU2lDAZHU&feature=related[/media] :ohdear:

Jesus fuck it's creepier than I thought. That breathing (?) sound is just... [QUOTE=GrabbinPills;28578924]the brain is in the chest cavity, with the head being a sterilized skull holding electronic equipment[/QUOTE] Yeah thanks I wasn't going to sleep tonight anyway.

It is probably just for optimisation - perhaps they didn't expect you to go and look for those bodies afterwards and wanted the best possible FPS during the Hunter scene? Perhaps those ragdolls were expensive... or maybe it's just a cut feature.

[QUOTE=Randdalf;28584609]It is probably just for optimisation - perhaps they didn't expect you to go and look for those bodies afterwards and wanted the best possible FPS during the Hunter scene? Perhaps those ragdolls were expensive... or maybe it's just a cut feature.[/QUOTE] I kinda want to make an image of a hunter eating a rebel with the captions "oh, this was your friend?, awkward..." now after reading this post. don't know why though. [b]RANDOM IMPULSES[/b]

[QUOTE=The mouse;28583142][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDEU2lDAZHU&feature=related[/media] :ohdear:[/QUOTE] holy shit, i want this in EP3.

[QUOTE=The mouse;28583142][media]http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QDEU2lDAZHU&feature=related[/media] :ohdear:[/QUOTE] Imagine this with a better character model, better gun particles and in Episode Three's awesome graphics.

[QUOTE=Laserbeams;28585940]Imagine this with a better character model, better gun particles and in [B]Episode Three's awesome graphics.[/B][/QUOTE] Actually, Valve announced they're going back to a slightly modified Goldsrc for Episode 3.

[QUOTE=Uberslug;28587011]Actually, Valve announced they're going back to a slightly modified Goldsrc for Episode 3.[/QUOTE] Bullshit, you're lying!

[QUOTE=JCDentonUNATCO;28577625]It actually would make sense for the Combine to use the cremators, especially in the wilderness. The last thing they want is to leave dead bodies around for the headcrabs to reanimate.[/QUOTE] Headcrabs can't actually reanimate dead bodies though. There victims still have to be alive.

The toxic sludge in the canals is cremator acid and dissolved human remains. There's also a cremator head in a jar in Eli's lab. So, really, cremators never really were cut--they play an integral part in the timeline of Half-life. The combine used them to dispose of most of the population of Earth. You just don't see them.

[QUOTE=a wet towel;28580737]That thing in his throat creeps me out.[/QUOTE] they had their larynx removed and replaced by a metallic one the zombine heads are removed, but the vocoder is in the throat, which is how it is able to make noises.

[QUOTE=The mouse;28583142] [URL="http://www.facepunch.com/"]View YouTUBE video[/URL] [URL]http://youtube.com/watch?v=QDEU2lDAZHU[/URL] :ohdear:[/QUOTE] I want this. The breathing just sounds creepy and awesome at the same time.

[url]http://half-life.wikia.com/wiki/Consoling_Couple[/url] this this is what happened

[QUOTE=DatWut?;28588915]I want this. The breathing just sounds creepy and awesome at the same time.[/QUOTE] I thought the footsteps were creepier.

I thought the combined effect of the footsteps and the breathing was creepier :downs:

[QUOTE=GrabbinPills;28578924]notice the scar on the chest the brain is in the chest cavity, with the head being a steel mold, fitting the helmet's shape, holding electronic equipment. this is why the zombine heads are gnawed down almost to the collarbone, due to the fact that, because headcrabs probably pull the cerebellum strings to trigger movement (which is why the movement is jerky), they are simply trying to get as close to the brain as possible, for the best reception. i can also see some kind of pinkish wound at the upper left of the skull, so that might be where they operated.[/QUOTE] I disagree with this theory. If the Combine's Brains were in their chest, why would headshots still be lethal to them? [editline]13th March 2011[/editline] It's a really good theory though.