Half-Life - Houndeye Nap Time Behavior

This feels like an animal documentary lol

"A quiet sound causes a sleeping Houndeye to awaken lazily" *Shows clip of the Houndeye getting up in less then half a second*

2:44 The world's cutest war cry.

2:33 That move it does with his foot is saying: "Could you be a litte bit more quiet with your shotgun, please? I am trying to sleep". :)

It's amazing how much AI was put into this game that the player never sees. Attention to detail, that's Valve.

Huh.. I never noticed until now that they've only got 3 legs.

The houndeyes were meant to actually be friendly to the player, but the game testers from Valve would kill them anyway, so they changed them to be hostile. I honestly never felt so much hate towards anybody orher than the testers, I mean... imagine! A friendly houndeye! It's like it would be a helping dog on your journey!

They fall sleep because feeling safe by some of them guarding Awwww that's cute

They are cute and fucking terrifying at the same time.

2:33 *flips Gordon off* Fuck you, dude. Can't I get some sleep around here?

01:38 s w e e b a t s e c t o r

So many people are saying "Ew, their eyelid looks like an anus." I can live with that. The actual eyes freak me out way more, and I don't eben really know why.

Something always lost on people I think is the idea that the alien invasion is less an "invasion" and more like someone took a swatch of alien eco system and dumped it into Black Mesa. All of the creatures were intended to be like real animals. With a full behavior set and different "social" structures. Some were scavengers, others are pack hunters, some are organized and intelligent, others are more like parasites. It truly is a shame that it is more evident in the game. Thanks for posting the video Marphitimus, it's always a treat to see your analysis. 

I had always believed these puppies simply wanted a hug. Perhaps they communicated their affection through sonic waves.

2:50 Freeman: jumps over houndeye houndeye: You weren't supposed to do that :/

2:27 Gordon: BANG Houndeye: WHAT Houndeye: What the hell man

2:30 I love how the Houndeye's all like: "The fuck dude, I was sleeping!"

I don't care if they kill like crazy they're still adorable

1:18 A 3-legged dog would have a hard time scratching itself though :P

y'know the one thing i really love about this after coming back to it after a while is just what the pack leader behavior implies. it gives the group the feeling of a natural family unit with the leader taking the role of a primary parent, which kinda has the unfortunate implications that you're likely killing a mother and her pups in a lot of these group encounters. 'course, social animals on our planet don't exactly stick to one pack dynamic exclusively, so it could also be litter led by the eldest sibling, a pride of a breeding "male" with its harem of "females" ( y'know, assuming houndeyes even have distinct sexes, though it could also come about if they were hermaphroditic yet still had a pride-like structure ), or even just a bunch of unrelated houndeyes that formed a bond of mutual trust, possibly meaning that the "leader" is just the one taking its turn of guard duty, and we just don't get to be around 'em long enough to see a shift change ... probably makes the "killing" part worse. we out here destroying all types of families, even found ones!