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The ''Combine Soldier''
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Shortly after the release of the Orange Box, Gabe Newell was concerned that Valve was focusing too much time on releasing games, and not on experimenting/innovation. To combat this, he thought up the 'Directed Design Experiments'. In essence, Valve would shut down development on games and let the employees do whatever they want. Valve would turn into a creative playground for four months, with no stress or pressure from developing full games.


is a transhuman enemy fought in Half-Life 2 and its episodes. It went through a long and diverse revision history, a lot of which pictures have been released for.
One of these experiments was titled F-STOP; A project that made Gabe Newell think "Fuck yeah!" after seeing it. Valve were sure that this could be the mechanic for the next Portal game, thinking that Portal as a franchise would have a new mechanic each game, with a common link of Aperture Science experimentation.


Concepts
This, of course, didn't pan out.
There is a large amount of art of the Combine Soldier, radically different from any versions we see in-game.


Early Suit Designs
After nearing a year of active development, Valve began to question everything. Playtesters thought the overall mechanic of the game was fun, but were confused at the fact they didn't have a Portal gun... in the sequel to Portal. In October to December of 2008, development of the game was completely rebooted, leading to the Portal 2 that released.
A few early concepts show different ideas for the Combine Soldier's design. For example, the "flames" soldiers reuse the head from some metrocop concept art.


These are from a later point, when the general design of the Combine Soldier was decided on. Some of the concepts here experiment with a different head, along with coloration and smaller body details.
[[F-STOP|<big>'''>> Continue Reading <<'''</big>]]
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It's worth noting that in Half-Life 2 Survivor,
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Shortly after the release of the Orange Box, Gabe Newell was concerned that Valve was focusing too much time on releasing games, and not on experimenting/innovation. To combat this, he thought up the 'Directed Design Experiments'. In essence, Valve would shut down development on games and let the employees do whatever they want. Valve would turn into a creative playground for four months, with no stress or pressure from developing full games.

One of these experiments was titled F-STOP; A project that made Gabe Newell think "Fuck yeah!" after seeing it. Valve were sure that this could be the mechanic for the next Portal game, thinking that Portal as a franchise would have a new mechanic each game, with a common link of Aperture Science experimentation.

This, of course, didn't pan out.

After nearing a year of active development, Valve began to question everything. Playtesters thought the overall mechanic of the game was fun, but were confused at the fact they didn't have a Portal gun... in the sequel to Portal. In October to December of 2008, development of the game was completely rebooted, leading to the Portal 2 that released.

>> Continue Reading <<

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Leaks & Releases Maps Misc
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  Half-Life 2 Team Fortress Series Leaks & Events Development
Half-Life 2 Team Fortress Series Leaks Development
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Enemies Weapons Characters Maps
Did you know...
  • ...That the Gasmask Citizen's face texture is based off one of Gabe Newell's friends, Juan Martinez?


  • ...That Team Fortress 2 originally was an RTS-Inspired game, with rounds being referred to as 'Acts'?


  • ...That Counter-Strike 2 (CS2) was nearly leaked all the way back in 2003 during the height of the leaks and still remains one of the most mysterious things to remain unleaked?


  • ...That the Conscripts originally filled the role of the rebellion, and would act like the Security Guard AI in Half-Life 1?


  • ...That the Bullsquid was not cut once, but twice over the course of Half-Life 2's development?


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