I am now convinced that Houndeyes are the most behaviorally complete and believable enemy animals ever put into a video game.

@ranoutofnames298

7 жыл бұрын

and the cutest

@liamneeson3723

7 жыл бұрын

I want a Houndeye for a pet, I'd built it a Xen looking area to sleep in...although you couldn't let it get too excited or it would blow the side of your house down.

@StarfruitsurfridaHHH

7 жыл бұрын

Don't forget that! hahahahaha :D

@kiba_the_lucky

7 жыл бұрын

What about Call of Duty Ghosts' fish AI?

@l.dottsliu407

7 жыл бұрын

Every creature that Valve made is a believable and really realistic creature.

For a ham on legs with cranberries shoved up the fat end, they're cute and aren't brainless.........I feel so guilty now...

@vOddy75

8 жыл бұрын

It's a shame that humans and houndeyes have to kill each other. Why can't we all just get along?

@nightshroud9671

7 жыл бұрын

Because Nililanth(can't spell his name..) is forcing them to..

@lereff1382

7 жыл бұрын

+night shroud96 No he's not. He's forcing the vortigaunts. Houndeyes are just Xen wildlife, just like headcrabs. Funnily, houndeyes were supposed to be neutral towards the player in the early versions of Half-Life. But playtesters shot them anyway, so Valve made them hostile.

@nightshroud9671

7 жыл бұрын

Le Reff Not a cool move when the testers did that...

@lereff1382

7 жыл бұрын

night shroud96 Yeah. Houndeyes are so cute.. :c

Houndeyes were originally suppose to be friendly npcs that helped you in battle but play testers would consistently kill them anyway during the session so valve did a very sad thing. :-'(

@analanus3131

7 жыл бұрын

Fuck Valve playtesters, because of them we only have RED in Mvm.

@huntergman8338

6 жыл бұрын

Yea... Who are these play testers and what are they doing? I would think the average gamer would analyze their surroundings before doing anything else.

@TsarofTrolling

6 жыл бұрын

StarfruitsurfridaHHH Playtesters are douchebags

@peepuschrist5670

6 жыл бұрын

clearly you have not seen people play, no one really observes surroundings, cause we were destroyed by cod and its "go kill go kill go go go kill"

@huntergman8338

6 жыл бұрын

Peepus Christ problem. Cod is after half life.

That is all very interesting. A shame that all this AI behaviour goes out the window as soon as the player gets in sight, so there is never a chance to notice it in the game.

@fluffy-hellhound

7 жыл бұрын

It would have been nice if the houndeyes were mostly docile, yet only attacked when you fired your gun. They could at least be startled by the noise and then go into a frenzy.

@misterguy2329

7 жыл бұрын

That's a shame. I actually don't kill non-aggressive monsters in video games, generally. But if the first one of a certain thing I see attacks me, I will usually assume all future things of that type are aggressive. Like the hollows at New Londo Ruins or the Altar of Sunlight in Dark Souls - I never harm those guys because they don't cause trouble. I would've liked to see houndeyes acting like regular animals, it would've added a lot of atmosphere.

@OldCouches

7 жыл бұрын

Yeah but that also removes NPC variety. If you had to kill everything in the game including scientists, guards, cockroaches, and even alien air crafts, then it would lose the story and the game wouldn't be the same now would it?

@slenderhatesmillennials195

7 жыл бұрын

+pooper scooper They may have still became enemies on certain occasions, for example, during a shootout between the Military and Xenian wildlife, Houndeye's would go frenzy and attack every human NPC, including the player due to the shootout but if on their own with the player, they'd be neutral.

@windrunner2411

6 жыл бұрын

Desmond DeLeon playtesters have ruined so many cool features in games, lol

So I killed about 50 of these things only to find out it's actually pretty cute?

@kayeplaguedoc9054

9 жыл бұрын

EEEEEEEEEEyup. Funny thing, that's how I felt when I was first introduced to Lamar and the way Kleiner talked about her in HL2. Then the game was like "POISON HEADCRABS/ZOMBIES" and I was OK with headcrab genocide again.

@demandandreduce

9 жыл бұрын

THOSE NASTY THINGS IM KEEP SEEING THEM IN MY DREAMS

@gma4alex

9 жыл бұрын

They are so cute!!

@Corium1

8 жыл бұрын

and smart

@projectkepleren

7 жыл бұрын

and reasson why we kill them is there are hungry what there eat you human

Every time I watch one of these videos I get floored by the little details in the AI that 99% of all players will never see or appreciate.

@GreatFox42

7 жыл бұрын

Dave It really is a shame that Valve didn't keep with the Houndeyes being non-hostile. They are so fascinating but you just can't watch them without them attacking you (unless you cheat anyway).

@abelsumanas

7 жыл бұрын

Marcell Davis i once killed three houndeyes while sleeping. shit now I felt guilty

Am i the only one that thinks that Houndeye's aren't so aggressive? For me,they are just scared,and they don't know what's happening,and when human NPC (of course friendly NPC) shows up,Houndeye tries to defend himself,because he thinks that this human wants to kill/harm him. Poor little dog things :/.

@blueshit199

7 жыл бұрын

Agreed, houndeyes are also cute :3

@matthewhaunts6028

6 жыл бұрын

even though the scientists run away, the hound eyes still chase them down. might not be as friendly as you think.

@theironsword1954

5 жыл бұрын

Houndeyes were originally neutral until the playtesters kept shooting them.

@americantemplar6553

5 жыл бұрын

no they dont want to defend themselves they are just playfull and are too excited

@isabellev9576

5 жыл бұрын

The Houndeyes merely want to play with the humans. I’m serious, that’s the official explanation for why they attack. They were also supposed to be friendly (at least until you attacked them, then they might have retaliated), but playtesters would just kill them with no regard.

I love how Half Life doesn't treat their aliens like bad killing monsters that just want to destroy everything. They actually feel like living and thinking creatures just like humans.

@King-xe3kt

3 жыл бұрын

Like they have real habitats and they have detail like what their predators are and how they reproduce I like it

@necrobynerton7384

3 жыл бұрын

literally a whole section of the game that you go into their living territory. Shame it was a low point for half life, Black Mesa did it good justice, excluding the unnecessary long chapter, but that too had some interesting things in it.

@matthewduda3605

2 жыл бұрын

yea

@ItzPaydayFellas

2 жыл бұрын

Even the soliders, You can hear that they dont want to kill the scientists, Examples include but are not limited to: "Ugh I have killed 5 of those Dumbass Scientists and none of them fought back, This sucks!" (Note: this is not Accurate but it gets the message across)

@martianfilms9902

20 күн бұрын

Or rather animals but yeah

what about human and alien blood?

@connormac2855

6 жыл бұрын

That falls under sense of smell ai, idk what they’d do with alien blood

@Zontar82

5 жыл бұрын

@@connormac2855 they could probably smell that, just like real dogs can smell blood

@connormac2855

5 жыл бұрын

Zontar82 well yeah but wtf would a houndeye do with alien blood? If it were human blood it could probably start eating it because other creatures such as the bullsquid also do the same thing, but I don’t think they would program the houndeyes to drink their blood after being shot. But then again, actual dogs might do that so idk.

@kanderion5685

4 жыл бұрын

@@connormac2855 If they smell alien blood, And they are aliens "The same blood holders" that means they will technically fear the smell of blood and run to find a hidding spot.

@insertswear

4 жыл бұрын

Considering the whole point of the video seems to be tricking photosensitive people into having a seizure, I don't think the author cared about showing them.

half life in my opinion was the most remarkable and outstanding first person shooter i have ever played, it had good level design, amazing AI at the time, a great story, dark ambient atmosphere, you felt alone and in terror in this game. This game was also quite challenging at times, and had a great ending that is quite the pay out for all the hard work. The boss fight is just so strange. This and and quake original are the most incredible pieces of art i had ever had the privilege to play. i got half life for my 9th birthday and me and my buddies stayed up all night playing it and beat it at 6 in the morning. I did the same thing with quake original on my 7th birthday. Great times and i feel blessed (as cheesey as that sounds) to be born in the generation of the first person shooter and got to experience shooters when they were at their prime at an old enough age.

@jagannathbarman6712

7 жыл бұрын

Jonathan Burton Not as good, but do play Metro last light, it's kinda similar.

@thelocalcrusader9522

5 жыл бұрын

Good game considering it was made in 1998

@roachdoggjr3235

4 жыл бұрын

I wouldn't praise the level design, I got stuck on several occasions having no idea where to go

@chicharonnes98

3 жыл бұрын

@@AlphaCarinae says the helltaker fan who is 6 years late to reply something stupid

@GodFatherGB

3 жыл бұрын

@Qimodis Yes quake one was a masterpeice

HINT_ALIEN_BLOOD HINT_HUMAN_BLOOD excuse me sir

@peepuschrist5670

6 жыл бұрын

did you just assume what he meant?

@lourex5168

5 жыл бұрын

Thats the sense of smell

@thegrasswhistle5238

5 жыл бұрын

dead meme hahhahhahhahahahh that’s never been done before how original and funny

@jakub7376

5 жыл бұрын

BLOOD FOR THE BLOOD GOD

@skinlizard2251

4 жыл бұрын

@@thegrasswhistle5238 I mean, that was a couple years ago now, when the joke was less overused and was still a popular thing, not seen as an annoyance yet.

so cute :3

@zat-svi-ua

6 жыл бұрын

о привет а я тебя знаю

@xenophobememeologist9980

6 жыл бұрын

A cyka cyka blyat blyat vodka

@CyMations

6 жыл бұрын

Fuck are u doing here nfkrz

@hermindabolo3156

6 жыл бұрын

Which is cuter houndeyes of snarks

@SuperCatfire

6 жыл бұрын

why did actual nfkrz comment on this video

Has anyone else noticed that Alien Grunts will eat corpses of killed enemies? The same thing happens with Gonome zombies in Half Life: Opposing Force if they kill you, except that they will be eating your corpse and not the corpse of an NPC.

@Dylanfang27

8 жыл бұрын

yeah I noticed that, I would always kill my guy as a kid just to watch them eat me cause I thought it was cool XD

@atlas2x375

7 жыл бұрын

+Dylan Fang What the fuck, I was scared of games that weren't even meant to be scary as a kid and you do that?

@Dylanfang27

7 жыл бұрын

Top Pop Fop If you mean killing myself just to see myself be eaten then yeah idk why I just found it interesting I'm thinking about buying the game again since I got a pc and I don't have my ps2 anymore so yeah anyone know the price for the game?

@Dylanfang27

7 жыл бұрын

***** I've never played opposing force as well as blue shift are they any good?

@Dylanfang27

7 жыл бұрын

***** Alright thanks I'm gonna get them with the next paycheck I earn.

the more you document on houndeyes, the more cute they seen to me

I think we should call them peeper puppies

I'd like a houndeye as a pet or a alarm clock.

@Madcat1331

7 жыл бұрын

...an alarm clock that can cause internal bleeding. Hmm, now that's what I call *_motivation!_*

@danielsilver5316

7 жыл бұрын

Nick Kalinin I thought they already do

@ThatGenericPyro

7 жыл бұрын

"The time is: 8:47 AM" *WHIIIIIRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRRR!!! POW!*

@saltedhorsemeat4843

7 жыл бұрын

and at best, you'd get your ear drums popped if you're not leaking your inside everywhere

And now I feel somewhat guilty for feeding them buckshot.... Oh well, Rest in Pellets. :p

Last Houndeye video: Eww, those things are so creepy and grotesque! O_O This Houndeye video: Aww, it's so cute and intelligent, like a cat or a dog! ^_^

@analanus3131

7 жыл бұрын

How would you think it's creepy or grotesque? It's alwas cute.

@panconqueso53

Жыл бұрын

@@analanus3131 i think he's talking abou the houndeye nap time video Houndeyes closed eye looks like an anus (i'm not kidding,watch it)

This is why Valve is so awesome.

@user-td3uj8is5i

7 жыл бұрын

Radical Meme was

@kulsevdasi

6 жыл бұрын

Nowadays devs put all this attention into stupid cutscenes that interrupt the game every two minutes, instead of the... you know game itself.

@krenzzie7290

6 жыл бұрын

Was*

I always felt like such a fucking monster when I killed the houndeyes. They're SO cute!

@zergscaper4714

9 жыл бұрын

Dave! Is that you?

@radiriz1396

9 жыл бұрын

Senorita Evanita They're a mixture of Satan himself and a kitten.

@deqnq1705

7 жыл бұрын

Senorita Evanita if i played HL I would pass them not kill them

@projectkepleren

7 жыл бұрын

i know there are just hungry it's why there are killing player

@analanus3131

7 жыл бұрын

No, they aren't hungry, they actually just want to play with you.

I love the way its just like Hmmm wat is dis? *boop* *boop* Huh.

these peeperpuppies are pretty cute

National Geographic

@analanus3131

7 жыл бұрын

*Alien Geographic

@analanus3131

7 жыл бұрын

Or Xen Geogaphic.

@yoboikamil525

5 жыл бұрын

Black Mesa Geographic

@fulcrum2951

5 жыл бұрын

Interdimensional Geographic

@fiddlesticks7628

4 жыл бұрын

New national geographic show that represents xen wild life made by black mesa

They look like pugs. :)

@projectkepleren

7 жыл бұрын

exept for there eat more often

@LakituKoopa

7 жыл бұрын

that´s what I have thought as well. They are so cute :)

@creemo5375

6 жыл бұрын

They look like pugs but even more deformed.

@Klugger

6 жыл бұрын

Yeah, but cutter, pugs are ugly

@yoboikamil525

5 жыл бұрын

@kaakeliuuni AKA tiled stove Not all, my dog is beautiful

:| Me want houndeye as pet

@illybee3

8 жыл бұрын

Maybe in halflife 3, we got a pet head crab, why not a hound eye :P

@acorn5687

7 жыл бұрын

no idea ;-;

@nightshroud9671

7 жыл бұрын

Or maybe the cut alien pet..

@bloro6389

7 жыл бұрын

So it throws sonic waves to cause internal bleeding in people? smart...

@ryarod

7 жыл бұрын

Have fun with that sonic shockwave and the internal bleeding it causes.

"Imagine Houndeyes staring at blinking light for too long." *This post was made by the epileptic gang.*

Anything: *exists* Houndeyes: *I N T E R E S T I N G*

@buddy5196

4 жыл бұрын

They’ve been on Xen for a long ass time also source for pfp.

ohmyfuckinggodtheresoadorableiwantthem

@immersivesim

6 жыл бұрын

DoritoMcDew doyouevenspeakenglish

never thought a chunk of code could be so cute so much detail went into the ai, and most of the time the consumer wouldn't really notice since the creature is hostile towards the player this proves that older video game developers had no expectations of selling so much as they do now. now it's just what appeals to the average male, and it works. it just sells if you invest in something that doesn't benefit you materialistically, you start to put a certain kind of effort that it becomes an extension of you, an expression, aka art. video games were art back then

@ZyrTheMachineGodOfWar

7 жыл бұрын

and now we got games like "Dead Or Alive" (the new one)

@monkeykid66

7 жыл бұрын

Haha literally any person who is not someone who views games as fun entertainment because their friends seem to be having fun or someone who thinks theyre screen cancer meant to brainwash teenagers knows that the gaming industry is utter SHIT. point to a person who unironically cheers at e3 when triple a titles are presented with such hype -- and dont get me wrong, theyre probably smart individuals, but if you play modern triple a's and view the them as the ONLY interactive video entertainment worth playing and anything else is just definitely NOT and funny to see someone play you can't hold back and start criticizing -- you don't and are not somehow built to inquire and see the bigger picture and seek fulfillment from this kind of entertainment... people who just want to have fun and play triple a titles casually are perfectly fine and can't really be criticized too much -- theyre the same as the people playing half-life when it came out. im talking about the people who subscribe to that shit a way too hard, you know? not relevant but i find myself playing games like gothic, arx fatalis when i want to have fun playing video games. and without really aspiring to play old games because it makes you feel superior sorry for the long rant xoxo i needed to edit some parts after i re-read the thing lol i wrote it half asleep sorry

@yobob591

7 жыл бұрын

+BaconSalad hey, that game has extremely technologically advanced boob physics

@monkeykid66

7 жыл бұрын

who cares, i dont play video games to visually simulate hunks of meat on a womans chest i already have quick access to them

@analanus3131

7 жыл бұрын

"Art".

All of the monster code is available in the Half-Life SDK.

Can i adopt one of these?

@WEndro333

10 жыл бұрын

If you're ready to travel to New Mexico, try to avoid HECU, try to avoid nukes, try to avoid aliens and have extreme patience of jump dodging it's attack about 3000 times a day, I think you can still get one of these :)

@bobbooo8017

10 жыл бұрын

You gonna have to train it not to blow you to pieces.

@American-Zero

10 жыл бұрын

Reece James Don't forget to walk it and clean up after it.

@Botclone

9 жыл бұрын

EricV1 Earplugs are recommended. Try to train it to keep quiet at times.

@projectkepleren

7 жыл бұрын

make sure to feed it everytime

Blood is a topic that will be covered in a different, larger video. This video was not planned until I discovered yesterday exactly what the "machinery" and "blinking light" code meant while doing research for my initial video idea. And just to clarify, these "hint types" are defined in the maps by the author. They're technically unused in all official levels, but the behavior is still fully coded and functional.

And blood.

There's also the Houndeye watching TV in the Black Mesa remake, which I'm guessing is a reference to this? I wish humans and Vorts figured out a way to tame these guys and made them pets in HL2.

Fucking valve, pulling one of these again. Probably Half life 3 is hidden in the files of HL2 and valve is waiting for us to figure it out.

they're called peeper puppies

It's incredible that there are still things to find out. I love these videos of yours. The one with the roaches blew my mind.

"Mom? Can I have this houndeye as a pet? Look how curious he is!"

So much effort to create these tiny, unnoticeable during the play through AI behavior. Half Life is a masterpiece.

You're really one of my favorite KZreadrs, such rad videos.

It's amazing how much detail Valve put into their games, this series really shines light upon it.

What’s a Houndeye? All I see are peeper puppies

I always found the houndeyes quite interesting as they seem quite smart a lot like dogs but I find it kinda a sad because there's a chance the combine may of made some scary kinda synth out of them due to there sonic blast being effective in fights

Another great video from Marphy! It seems so appropriate to me for research to be done on Half-Life, of all games

Actually they’re called peeper puppies

The hound eye watching static on a tv in Black Mesa Source was always cute, i just let the hound eyes be if I can

your videos are super enjoyable dude

Every play through I keep hound eye and vort deaths to a minimum. I love the aliens in this game so damn much.

It’s so amazing that an old game like half-life has got so many amazing details.

Love these videos so much please make more

Thank you for these videos, very interesting to watch!

I watched a lot of videos about these different mechanics for the KI. Its awesome about how the devs were thinking. And nearly no player saw most of it.

Neighbor's dog, to something weird : *bark* My dog :

5 years has passed and there is yet still things to find on half life, game's amazing

Such a small thing but where have these kinds of things gone in recent games? I don't care if it's shit people might not see adding in these small details like feeding meat to the bullsquid in the freezer which really seems like a waste of time when you could just blast it but the fact that it's there is just too damn awesome for words. Also I love you Marphy, plain and simple you make some of the most interesting videos ever.

This felt incomplete, but I'm looking forward to more of this series

can’t believe a game this old has amazing stuff like this

Could you please make an episode about the Marines. I'm curious what 'special' abilities they have, instead of shooting at you, take cover, lure you out with grenades and kicking your ass. Still one of the best AI's ever. Great videos, after all these years, Half-Life is still fascinating.

It's these little touches that make Half-Life a true masterpiece.

another great HL video from the man

I can't believe I didn't realize houndeyes were tripedal until I saw your videos on them

I love valve attention to detail

I always felt like they're actually passive and that the reason they damage you is because ahen they release their Shockwave it's actually just them getting really excited to see you

I've never not had them trying to kill me, so I've never seen their idle animations! Thanks!!

This makes me feel nostalgic.

Houndeye´s are like cats :3

@Stone_SeashoresWall

8 жыл бұрын

+MrBluestar Apparently they are based on a three legged cat from a devs neighborhood when they were little so that may be why. Kinda odd their sounds are based off dogs.

@DoubleOSenpai

8 жыл бұрын

Nice!

@SneesToMeetYou

8 жыл бұрын

+Stone IS THAT THE CAT THAT BARNEY TALKS ABOUT?

@DoubleOSenpai

8 жыл бұрын

HOLY SHIT, never thought about that.

@andyfriederichsen

8 жыл бұрын

They act more like dogs.

THE WAY THEY TOUCH THE MACHINES WJFHDHFHSUE,,,,,,,,,

*What the houndeye sees: “Press F to inspect”*

Amazing detail. Thank you for sharing

The Houndeyes are cute! I'm playing Black Mesa and i found the Houndeyes sleeping, and i don't kill anyone of they!

I love these videos

hound eyes were originally going to be neutral enemies that would probably only attack once provoked, but play testers shot them on sight and this made them become hostile seeing how cute they are in this video I wish they had stayed neutral

Peeper Puppies are stupidly adorable.

Yes! You can see all of those animations in game. If you die and you just keep laying there, you see the monsters and about EVERY A.I. in this game continue doing their thing, so yes, you can see all of this.... newbies.. you still gotta play that game for 10 more years to find all other stuff out they put into this masterwork!

alien doggo does a heccin inspect

WAYYY ahead of its time.

I love that this is referenced in Black Mesa in hapter Office Complex where a houndeye is watching tv :D

"Clever girl..."

I'll always remember that one Houndeye permanently sitting in front of a flashing monitor in Office Complex

I'm sure I'm not the only one that wishes i could have a houndeye as a pet.

Me:see's blinking lights ,"OH HELL NAW MAH EYESSSSSS"

Thats why the houndeye was staring at the TV in office complex in Black mesa source

I like how they showed that feture in black mesa source

That's... Actually adorable. This is one of the many fine details Black Mesa lacks!

For a chunk of mutated ham this thing really has its quirks

i like how the houndeye just goes up to the machine and is like “hello fren”

Same map hints are also found in hammer editor in source engine (Blood,machinery,lights..)

Seems like the houndeye will be a great inspecter in black mesa

They're freaking adorable when they're NOT trying to kill you.

Despite the game is old im very suprised to see the details that valve put in.

It just shows how it isn't just humans vs evil aliens. They both are trying to survive and see each other as a threat. Had it been a better situation then I am pretty sure other aliens and humans would go well together just like vortigaunts

This goes to prove that Half Life was way ahead of its time, and one of the best games ever.

They are just screamy loud dogs and I love them

I noticed in the first part of the video that among the things Houndeyes will inspect include blood from both species. Does that mean when idle, Houndeyes will move from wherever they are to where there is blood spatter? Or do they need to be very close to one of the objects defined in sHoundHints in order to inspect it?

For a game that's nearly 20 years old that's pretty amazing

These things are like dogs I will introduce my cag to this

He protecc He attacc But most importantly He inspecc

I'm also referring to them as "hint types" because the option for these exist in HL2's Hammer even though hints never existed in HL1 if I recall correctly.

These hint types have been lying around on the Valve Dev Wiki with no info since 2009. I added thjs info to it. Hopefully it stays. This is a good find!

Oh mighty mangoes. Being an ironic meme is hard. If only there was a way I could relieve the physical endurance of floatig through space. Oh wait. I could... SITT

@antsarumae4659

6 жыл бұрын

It's the same music used in the video sitt