To solve this, it is usually wise to wildly swing the crowbar as you swim through hagworm-infested waters. They don't do much damage, but they can get in your way as you try to swim and, in numbers, their bites can add up. Hagworms are small swimming worms, similar in appearance to a leech, that appear in several different underwater parts of the game. On Hard difficulty Human grunts are able to throw grenades more often, so It's recommended to constantly move and change cover more often to avoid explosions. You could also make one chase you around the corner, then equip the shotgun for when he rounds the corner. At medium range, the all-around assault rifle is most likely the best weapon. At long distance, it is best to use the magnum or crossbow. The weapon of choice depends mostly on the situation. Human grunts aren't the strongest enemy, but they are crafty and use cover and tactics well. Grunts are usually armed with an assault rifle and hand grenades, but it is not uncommon to run into one with a shotgun. Grunts are the most common human enemy, and utilize a variety of weapons, vehicles and tactics against you. Government to contain the incident at Black Mesa by killing everything, including the facility personnel.

HECU Millitary, also referred to as 'grunts', 'marines', or simply 'the military', are a special military task force dispatched by the U.S. On Hard difficulty Alien Slaves are able to execute their electrical charge attack much faster, but can be prevented from doing so if shot couple of times before completing their charge sequence using either the MP5 or the Shotgun or Magnum, although it's often preferable to take cover. If one is badly wounded, it will choose to run until cornered or finding another vortigaunt to help. Vortigaunts are best taken on with the shotgun at close range or with the pistol at longer ranges. When this happens, it is best to find cover because, even if you are moving, a vortigaunt's electric attack hardly ever misses a target in its range. You will know when a vortigaunt is about to attack because they will charge up their bolt for a couple of seconds, emitting green electricity into the air. When met at close range, they attack with their claws, causing more damage than their electric bolt. At long range, they attack by an electrical charge. The pistol, crowbar, or hivehand when you're further into the game are recommended for taking out barnacle- anything more powerful is a waste of ammo.ДЄlien Slaves, also referred to as vortigaunts, are slaves from the alien planet Xen ordered by their master (whoever that may be) to kill anything that isn't from Xen, specifically humans. Barnacles will not distinguish between you and an enemy, and can be used as traps to snag marines. This will not save you from falling damage, however.

Thankfully, however, it only takes one swipe of the crowbar to kill a barnacle, so if you do get caught by one, simply swipe the barnacle when you reach its mouth. If you do not kill the barnacle by the time you are sucked into its jaws, you will be instantly killed.

If you wander into a barnacle's tongue, the same will happen to you. If something wanders under the barnacle and touched its tongue, the barnacle will immediately begin reeling it in. These can be hard to see, especially if the barnacle is stationed up on a high ceiling. They have extremely long and sticky tongues that they hang down from the ceiling. Occasionally it only bites once when you reach its mouth, giving an opportunity to kill it.Д«arnacles are stationary aliens that attach to ceilings. Damage: Instant death if it manages to pull you up to the top where its mouth is.

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