the atmosphere is great, wish it was longer

I just played it again to get the last scene right
Truly awesome map.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Zu_l_wUX7HA

@λrokh
Thank you so much! I enjoyed the video! Shame you missed out on the closet near the end though :P

A short and really well made map. Awesome work with the atmosphere.
The whole environment is top notch.
Made a playthrough https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FU3OP2eDYms

@Trivvy™
Im just glad to see your around! I hope the job works out, I totally get that.

i know, I'm just a random person on steam but Trivvy, your work is top notch! I've played entropy 1 and the second one.

and now this masterpiece, i hope in time, your able to make more content that's geared toward playing the Combine instead of some rebel group.

now if you'll excuse me, I'm going to play this for the seventh time.

@UmbralSNPY_VT
That's what happens when you get a full-time job I'm afraid ^^' I have so many ideas, just not the time or will to enact them.

This guy for real just dropped one banger and then disappeared. Gone, like an angels kiss.

Really amazing stuff here! We need more Combine Soldier oriented story content like this! Just the feeling of being apart of a Combine strike team is awesome! Keep at this Trivvy, I can definitely see you making more quality content like this.

Oh ♥♥♥♥ I did recognize the name trivvy, just got done with entropy zero 2, came back here to check if I was right, love your ♥♥♥♥ broski, did a great job <3 (sorry this is a bit unrelated to sector sweep lol)

This looks so good, can't wait to try it out! i'll be back after my play through and share my thoughts!

@Kafe @PredTheMed

Hey, thank you both, it means a lot! ;)

It's cool to see a map exploring companion NPCs exploring a space with you, awesome little exploration

I love this ♥♥♥♥, anything where you play as a combine is cool, its very refreshing, especially when you have a buddy with ya, its a POV we don't get enough of in workshop maps.

@upset

Thanks for the brilliant feedback! I don't have a plan for a next map yet, just some potential, vague ideas. I'll keep what you've said in mind though.

I loved this map despite how short it was, and I do wish it was longer, or there were more maps to this- loved fighting alongside an Ordinal.
If you ever do another one of these, I think you could capitalize on a couple things;
One, you got the soldier to act pretty naturally, give or take a few hiccups with the AI.
Two, the lack of gravity gloves and flashlight made things feel like I was a Combine soldier helping my teammate, and I would actually need his help, and it added to immersion as well.
Three, you got the SMG modified just right, and that'll tie in with the next point.
Four, the dark area with the glowstick, I liked that a lot. This ties in with point three because I think that with the autoloader magazine with the SMG, if you made a glowstick brighter and a larger area darker, you could make the combination of holding a glowstick and the extended mag feel almost made for each other, and carry that on for a bit.
Please do a continuation of this map!

@Skummeh
Oh brill, thanks!

Created a new feedback/review video for you; didn't note any bugs this time:
https://youtu.be/X6aDSi7l1lE

@ARF_Trooper_
Woops :D If I end up doing another big update I'll be sure to include that.

Fantastic work with the voice lines then! As for the ammo I guess I’m just blind. Also I should let you know that you can avoid the end cutscene by going through one of the broken windows.

@ARF_Trooper_
Overwatch voice is actually me! As for ammo, you should have enough. The barnacle drops a mag, and there's a mag in the storage room on the way out. Even on Hard you shouldn't have a difficult time really.

Great map! Were those Overwatch voice lines custom by chance? They sounded really good but it seemed like a different voice actor! also could do with some more ammo.

Thank you all for the kind words! I do want to play with S2 Hammer some more.

Absolutely amazing. I need more! I can tell I'll be replaying this over and over. Even for a short level its so immersive and well designed.

This is one of the most beautiful HL:A maps that I've played. Very well polished and interesting to play. I would LOVE more of this. It's also nice to start out with an upgraded smg. More mods need to ditch the looting for supplies and resin, and just focus on environment and combat.

I love this concept, would love more! The visuals are amazing! The only negative thing was that there wasnt more!

such a cool consept loved playing this

Excellent proof of concept, makes me want a whole campaign set as a combine soldier (even if AI companion aren't there the whole time)

A huge thanks to PrivateHorseLegs (of C17YSCAPE) for explaining how to silence the Alyx/Russel response system.

@VeryHandsomeAwkward
Thank you! They aren't exactly Grunt hands, and appear in HLA ;)

I LOVED this. I have no idea how you gave the player Grunt Hands but it was awesome. Please consider doing more of this!!!

Oh boy this was EPIC, short but EPIC.

Updated all the images so it better reflects the state of the map now :)

@shai
Thank you! :)

Superb small map, the lights and the atmosphere are phenomenal. Can't wait for part 2!

He was. And facing the wall to the right if you were entering from the hall. I've played other maps with combine as friendly npcs and have had them get stuck before so it could have been a 1 off glitch.

@Tony Gunk
Strange! Where was he standing exactly? Was he directly in front of the door, inside the room?

I watched him and walked around the area quite a few times before assuming I was supposed to kill him. Still worked funny enough.

@Tony Gunk
He should linger in front of the door and then move on when you look at him for a moment. It's to prevent players from losing him and missing direction.

Ah that might be the issue then, after killing the zombies he never left the room.

@Tony Gunk
It will drop after you have cleared the first room and followed the captain out into the corridor. :)

Not sure what I was supposed to to, but the first force field only dropped when I killed the combine soldier.

This addon made me hungry for more! It made me realize how lonelly the main campaing feels.
It's short, but, it's well done.

NEW! Just released an update, check the changelog for more info!

@grihajedy
That would be Breadman, but I relit it for 4.0 as well as fixed some long-standing issues!

@zenergy

Thanks! There's a small update in the works that polishes some of the visuals!

This was so so cool. Wish I could play a full campaign like this. Thanks for making!

@Deegs
That would be super useful!

I've replaced some sound files already in half life alyx for my mod. I think its possible to replace the russel and alyx sound effects with sound clips of silence. I have not tried it yet but I think it might be the only way to remove the sound effects. (This is native to your mod and doesnt effect your/others games)

Great job, mate! Really liked it