Combine Destiny - Half Life 2

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The Abandoned Workshops Syndicated Review

Gameplay:
Average and repetitive, sometimes boring. There are a lot of zombie fights throughout which can get tiresome at some points, especially with the fast zombies. Boss fights however are interestingly planned out which are a good thing. There is plenty of supplies about, sometimes lacking in a few areas but enough around to last the whole mod. As I stated above, the structure is quite linear which removes any excitement to the mod which is a shame.

Design:
The design of the levels in this mod varies depending on who made the map, however it remains average in most of the maps. The structure of each map is quite linear where some maps have many corridors in them. Texturing is average as well with some decent choices and a good set used which keeps a similar colour theme. Lighting is also good but there’s nothing too special about it. Most of the areas in the mod remain medium to large scale, some being very empty with a few props here and there. I did however like the text above the controls which are useable making it more easier to find the needed switch.

Conclusion:
An average modification which has an interesting idea, but sometimes boring and repetitive throughout.

Rating: 74%

Copyright:
This review was written by Ryan “Quakis” Rouse and first appeared on The Abandoned Workshops and is republished by permission.

i need help, my installer doesnt let me check the box to install the mod, is this happening to someone else or am i doing something wrong.

In this mod you will play a day in a life of a combine featuring the electrical stick…Overall design is above average but shows here and there several missaligned texture, place that could no be, or trappy places. Gameplay is mostly straight forward but could make you travel from place to place by another side, there seems to be a support to you in a kind of hear system or message spawned on console. progression and gameplay is correct but become sometimes boring when you ecountrerd fast zombies. The way you need to fight (and kill) the rebellion is something new in HL2 and can be frustrating. Finally sevral chapter (ravenholm) doesn’t really have their places and the lac to cutscenes and ambient sound destroys a little the atmosphere it is still one of my recommanded mod

Great game, having trouble going thru aircon shaft down at the bottom level of the multilevel section just above the walkway with the dead combine and gun. I put a crate there so i could jump into the shaft but can’t get in. I can here gunfire in there. Is this the way to continue or have I missed something? Thanks for the help - can’t wait to continue on.

The Citadel has lost contact with a research facility and thinks it has been overrun by rebels so naturally they shell the nearby town with headcrabs. They miss. Now, as a Combine Squad Leader, it’s up to you to enter the base and take it back.

Combine Destiny opens with the obligatory cinematic sequence which has you flying down a canyon in a drop ship and then you are left at the doors to the base. After a short stroll down a tunnel with your squad you’ll encounter a handful of howler zombies then, and I don’t want to give too much away, something will happen that separates you from your team (give it a moment - it hasn’t crashed).

Every now and then you’ll receive communications from the Citadel in the form of on-screen text messages which offer you hints about what to do next. Many people don’t like these messages, but I found them unobtrusive and would rather have them than suffer terrible voice acting like you get in some mods. There is a little voice work near the end of the mod and in this case, it is very well done.

Playing as Combine, your enemies are the various kinds of zombie, headcrab, antlion and rebel. A few times you will be aided by Combine hardware such as turret guns which makes a refreshing change from having them tear you apart. Also, you will frequently have a squad following you and because the environments here are more open than the tenement buildings of Half-Life 2, it seems to work better. This might be due to the fact that they aren’t constantly getting in your way and nagging you to reload your weapon after every shot.

At one point the Citadel informs you that jumping into the water will take you to the sewer system. If you do jump you will miss a large amount of the mod which includes a labyrinthine section that I actually found quite annoying. However, I recommend taking the long way around at least once because as well as the tedious maze there is a squad based assault on a prison which was quite enjoyable.

A lot of people have complained that some of this mod is too dark. What do they expect when they’re underground and the power’s out? Personally, I found creeping around narrow corridors shining the torch as I went to be a lot of fun to play and thought these sequences were much more entertaining than the similar ones in Doom 3.

Eventually you’ll find yourself weaponless and trapped in a boarded up room. This map (CD12) has a bug which prevents some people from seeing the boards on the windows or the crowbar on the floor and if they do manage to find their way out then they can’t see the enemies outside either. There’s a patch available (see the Basic Details section at the top of this post) which should fix this problem but it’s strange that it wasn’t sorted before release. If the patch doesn’t work for you, try doing a quicksave followed by a quickload.

The mapping and architecture are very good; the textures are well used and there are enough atmospherics to create a convincing game world. The environments range from narrow tunnels dug out of the rock to shiny black Combine metal in the rain to huge concrete caverns. Though there is nothing that we haven’t seen before, it’s varied enough to stop the mod from ever getting boring.

Positives:

- You play as Combine
- Great mapping and architecture
- Parts are dark and atmospheric

Negatives:

- Major bug in map CD12
- Parts are too dark for some players
- Labyrinthine in places

Conclusion:

Playing as Combine is far from unique but in Combine Destiny it is particularly well implemented especially when you have a squad with you.

This mod is of a near professional standard and I found it a lot of fun to play. It easily makes it into my Top 10 list of Half-Life 2 mods. I eagerly await Combine Destiny 2.

My Recommendation:

I’m not a big fan of mods which are mostly zombie killing but this one I really enjoyed. Playing as a combine was pretty cool, especially how they changed the sound the suit makes when you sprint.

The one thing was that the amount of ammo you get is very limited. Though i quite enjoyed playing the last couple of maps with just a crowbar.