Left 4 Dead mob scream in Half Life?

Mr. Someguy · Post by **Mr. Someguy** » Sat May 09, 2009 10:23 am

So I was Half Life the other day, and while going through the On-A-Rail chapter, I stopped at a platform to see what could be found (supplies, vortigaunts, marines, etc). Well I doubt anyone remembers this part. But there are 2 silos next to each other, one has some dead soldiers, skeletons, and some ammo. The other contains a rocket, with a shotgun soldier and a massive number of headcrabs that drop down through shafts in the side of the silo.

Anyway, I was just walking along enjoying the game. I turn to head into the silo and suddenly out of no-where I hear a familiar, yet very out of place sound. The mob-yell from Left 4 Dead. It just came out of nowhere, totally unexpected. It didn't fit in with the atmosphere at all either. I half expected a horde of angry virus infected humans to charge at me (but they didn't).

I don't know why I'm telling you this as you probably don't care but whatever. Anyway for those interested the sound can be found here:

half-life.gcf/root/valve/sound/ambiance/the_horror2.wav

Nelson340 · Post by **Nelson340** » Sat May 09, 2009 3:06 pm

That explains the sound's crappy quality...

Makrontt le nécron · Post by **Makrontt le nécron** » Sat May 09, 2009 4:23 pm

I already know that since the demo.

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:16 pm

Valve recycles everything.

Nelson340 · Post by **Nelson340** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:19 pm

Keychain wrote:Valve recycles everything.

Especially in L4D, where they randomly decided to also reduce texture quality.

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:20 pm

I didn't realize that the shotgun sounds we're from TF2 until someone mentioned it on FP.

Nelson340 · Post by **Nelson340** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:22 pm

Keychain wrote:I didn't realize that the shotgun sounds we're from TF2 until someone mentioned it on FP.

Plus, the mounted gun sounds are also Sasha's sounds with pitch shifting.

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:23 pm

Well yeah I noticed that in the L4D demo, and I laughed my ass off.

Steam · Post by **Shana** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:24 pm

Keychain wrote:I didn't realize that the shotgun sounds we're from TF2 until someone mentioned it on FP.

Oh wow, didnt notice that either.
And if i remember right, the soldiers rocket launcher uses the headcrab canister launching sound when firing, or at least used, noticed that long time ago when i played tf2 for the first time with neico few days after orange box was released.

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:25 pm

To think of how many people you can fool just by modifying the pitch a little. God damn lazy ass Valve.

RocketRunner · Post by **RocketRunner** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:36 pm

Well, how hard is it to make a new sound?
It's just easier to take an existing sound, and modify it.
Examples:
In HL2, the Fast Zombie's scream is a Howie Scream that's sped up, had the pitch raised, and has been cut off.
On FPSB, some of Trappa's sounds are rehashed sounds, or ones made in a sort of Coconut Effect-type way, or are just existing sounds made as replacements. (That isn't to say they're bad.)

Keychain · Post by **Keychain** » Sat May 09, 2009 6:52 pm

RocketRunner wrote: In HL2, the Fast Zombie's scream is a Howie Scream that's sped up, had the pitch raised, and has been cut off.

destiny · Post by **destiny** » Sat May 09, 2009 9:53 pm

lol talk about lazy.
i always thought the fast zombie scream was suposed to be self made to spineshake someone.

Mr. Someguy · Post by **Mr. Someguy** » Sat May 09, 2009 11:00 pm

Keychain wrote:To think of how many people you can fool just by modifying the pitch a little. God damn lazy ass Valve.

Lazy, or clever?

RocketRunner · Post by **RocketRunner** » Sun May 10, 2009 12:10 am

Mr. Someguy wrote:
Keychain wrote:To think of how many people you can fool just by modifying the pitch a little. God damn lazy ass Valve.
Lazy, or clever?

It's both; clazy.