Holy cow i just happened to encounter the exact same glitch but instead of being hit by the door mine spawns when i stand on a dead guards body! Im posting a video response right now.
Dang, I found this on my own a years back and didn't tell anyone about it. was kinda hoping it could have been my little secret about the game. I got lucky while I was being antsy waiting for barney to open the door, I almost quick-loaded thinking the door killed me but i realized i hadn't died and my health was going the wrong way.
I think I discovered the bug with this door pretty much 10 or so years ago .... and you haven't even found the fun stuff yet :D
Before going to the officer you have another chance of getting to the other side of that door. Then you put 5 satchels and make them into a line so they can block the door. When the officer opens it it won't open all the way (will stay like 45 degrees to the wall or so). Then you move behind it (over the satchels) and guess --- YOUR ARMOUR GOES TO INFINITE
It might be related to the barney opening the door. I could imagine there might be a bug that causes him to take damage from the door even though he is not really blocking it. As a player you can occasionally take damage from it (or in this case get healed) by simply touching it while it opens. Since the death of this barney results in an instant game over I could imagine that the negative damage value is a fix to such a problem with that door.
Ah I see. In the area you describe there are two doors that have to be opened by a guard. Both can be used to boost health / armor. I used the first one in this video. So it's not new.
I thought you had discovered a new spot because you mentioned the Surface Tension chapter. I don't know all the beginnings and ends of the chapter by heart but I think those two doors are not in Surface Tension. That chapter is quite a bit earlier in the game if I am not mistaken.
has anyone ever found the arour glitch in Surface Tension that puts your armour constantly up if you stand in the right place, up 999 then back to 0, and when you step off the spot does not work until you reload a savegame??
after the soldier puts a satchel in the pipe and fire comes out, keep going until you must get a guard to open a door and stand back, and WALK slowly towards the door. Sometimes it just does not work at all. Also if you let any guards/scientists die when they don't need to, it probably won't work. and if it doesen't work, you seem to have to start from the beginning. only 1 savegame where it works.
Sort of. there's certain systems for numerical representation which use certain amounts of space. An unsigned byte goes from 0-255. Both SM64 and HL probably used it, not expecting your coin count or HP to go above 255...
i can't even get behind the door in time :P
KirbyY15 4 months ago
these games have too many glitches
BloodyNightsDagger 9 months ago
@BloodyNightsDagger Or are they features
NotRaPoSa0CiNzEnTa 5 months ago
Holy cow i just happened to encounter the exact same glitch but instead of being hit by the door mine spawns when i stand on a dead guards body! Im posting a video response right now.
villegolas 1 year ago
Dang, I found this on my own a years back and didn't tell anyone about it. was kinda hoping it could have been my little secret about the game. I got lucky while I was being antsy waiting for barney to open the door, I almost quick-loaded thinking the door killed me but i realized i hadn't died and my health was going the wrong way.
splatwacker 1 year ago
very nice find, useful
Tuxcz 1 year ago
LOL WTF
MrTheanticops 1 year ago
Five stars for excellent explanation in the description. Thank you.
SITS69 1 year ago
I think I discovered the bug with this door pretty much 10 or so years ago .... and you haven't even found the fun stuff yet :D
Before going to the officer you have another chance of getting to the other side of that door. Then you put 5 satchels and make them into a line so they can block the door. When the officer opens it it won't open all the way (will stay like 45 degrees to the wall or so). Then you move behind it (over the satchels) and guess --- YOUR ARMOUR GOES TO INFINITE
nailagciad 2 years ago
I got the same door blocked by accident today by killed a soldier on the open swing for the door.
The dead body must of been enough to block the door.
By the way, I was had too look this up after doing it myself. Nice too see I was not the first person too discover this.
nekonsk 2 years ago
It might be related to the barney opening the door. I could imagine there might be a bug that causes him to take damage from the door even though he is not really blocking it. As a player you can occasionally take damage from it (or in this case get healed) by simply touching it while it opens. Since the death of this barney results in an instant game over I could imagine that the negative damage value is a fix to such a problem with that door.
222Radon86 2 years ago
That's interesting. I wonder how the damage got set to a negative value.
Sparky245678 2 years ago
Does this work in Half-Life Source?
TheBaconator7 2 years ago
Ah I see. In the area you describe there are two doors that have to be opened by a guard. Both can be used to boost health / armor. I used the first one in this video. So it's not new.
I thought you had discovered a new spot because you mentioned the Surface Tension chapter. I don't know all the beginnings and ends of the chapter by heart but I think those two doors are not in Surface Tension. That chapter is quite a bit earlier in the game if I am not mistaken.
222Radon86 2 years ago
has anyone ever found the arour glitch in Surface Tension that puts your armour constantly up if you stand in the right place, up 999 then back to 0, and when you step off the spot does not work until you reload a savegame??
Iainofthemeteor 2 years ago
No. Where exactly in Surface Tension is that spot?
222Radon86 2 years ago
after the soldier puts a satchel in the pipe and fire comes out, keep going until you must get a guard to open a door and stand back, and WALK slowly towards the door. Sometimes it just does not work at all. Also if you let any guards/scientists die when they don't need to, it probably won't work. and if it doesen't work, you seem to have to start from the beginning. only 1 savegame where it works.
Iainofthemeteor 2 years ago
lol i love that glitch althought i found it befor ethese vids showing the glitch came out. not sure if i was first but its a pretty cool glitch
rocket117 3 years ago
Is this related to Super mario 64, where you can only get 255 coins in a stage and then when you get the 256th it goes back to 0?
magicboy10xx 3 years ago
Sort of. there's certain systems for numerical representation which use certain amounts of space. An unsigned byte goes from 0-255. Both SM64 and HL probably used it, not expecting your coin count or HP to go above 255...
zornor 2 years ago
Gah Description is hurtin mah brains :(
Yogurtshop 3 years ago
1337
Lazarus174 3 years ago
L-L-LOL!
Eonizer 3 years ago
Wow, ain't that a tricky glitch lol :)
taraboi1 4 years ago
let it boost for about 10 mins then your game may crash!!hahaha mine has crashed! you will have almost unlimited health though
counterstrike1122 4 years ago
Awesome. Glitches are always fun in half-life.
HolyKrap92 4 years ago 2
leet
rimm3r 4 years ago