Cut Audio

This is a sub-page of Proto:Half-Life 2 (Windows)/September 26th 2003 Build.

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There are dozens of sound files never used in the retail game. Some include full conversations, and many have generic voices that were to be re-recorded later. Several conversations in the retail version were shortened from the prototype.

Scripted Sequences#

Boxcar Joe#

Despite the header saying otherwise, Boxcar Joe was named Boxcar Phil according to the name of the sound files played here. This earlier version of the sequence has a couple of differences to note:

Boxcar Phil doesn't know who Gordon is.
Instead of leaving the fate of the two characters unknown, this version shows that, at least originally, they were killed by the Metro cops.

Watch on YouTube

Eli's Lab#

There are many significant differences of note in this sequence:

This takes place after Ravenholm, rather than before.
According to multiple lines from Alyx, Gordon would've trekked through the Antlion caves before reaching the lab.
A significant portion of the lines in this sequence are different, very few of them carry over to the final release.
Eli gives you the Gravity Gun tutorial instead of Alyx.
Since Ravenholm took place before this sequence, Gordon and Alyx don't get separated.
There's a Vortigaunt that tells Gordon and Alyx what happens to Eli at the end.

Watch on YouTube

Kleiner's Workshop#

A folder that contains an early conversation between Kleiner and Barney that are dated from February 6/11th 2002. Please note that you can hear a bit of the director's voice at the end of certain audio files.

Sound	Filename	Dialogue	Note
	barney_01.wav	Hey doc! Dr. Kleiner! Look who's here!
	kleiner_02.wav	Blast that little- where did she get to?
	kleiner_03.wav	Lamarr, come out of there!
	barney_04.wav	Doc, someone's here to meet you.
	kleiner_05.wav	What is it Barney, another fugitive? You can't keep dragging in every stray you-
	kleiner_06.wav	Oh my goodness.
	barney_07.wav	Heh, heh! I thought that would get your attention.
	kleiner_08.wav	Is- is it really? I just- Gordon Freeman! I had given up hope, it is Gordon, isn't it? And why, why on Earth did you bring him here, Barney? If they follow him here, my work is ruined!
	barney_09.wav	It's okay doc, relax! So far we haven't set off any alarms, though we should keep moving.
	kleiner_10.wav	Well, if you say so. But I really think this is most unwise. It could jeopardize not only Gordon's mission, but years of my research.
	barney_11.wav	Don't mind him, Gordon. We've all been on edge.
	kleiner_12.wav	I- I do apologise, Gordon, of course I'm delighted to see you. Absolutely delighted! You look a bit pale, but nothing like- My god Barney, they'll be scouring the city, are you sure it's worth the risk?
	kleiner_13.wav	My god Barney, they'll be scouring the city, are you sure it's worth the risk?
	barney_14.wav	Just get him in his suit, and I can get him off to Eli's.
	kleiner_15.wav	Eli's? But, Dr. Mossman has been waiting for him.
	barney_16.wav	Oh, and how is that supposed to work exactly?
	kleiner_17.wav	I'll have to call her right away, I'm sure she'll think of something. I must say, it's unfortunate they couldn't have found a way to deliver you directly to Kraken Base. It's extremely secure.
	barney_18.wav	Eli's place is a hell of a lot closer. But I'm not taking Gordon out in his Civvies.
	kleiner_19.wav	Excellent point, yes. The sooner you're suited up, the better. Let's brush the dust off the old outfit, shall we?
	kleiner_20.wav	I expect you'll be pleased to see this after your hazardous journey.
	kleiner_21.wav	I can't vouch for the carbonation, but still there's a choice of diet or regular.
	barney_22.wav	Knock it off, doc!
	kleiner_23.wav	I just thought Gordon might be a bit parched.
	barney_24.wav	You are an odd doc.
	barney_25.wav	Here we go- AUGH! Get that thing away from me!
	kleiner_26.wav	Lamarr, there you are!
	barney_27.wav	I thought you got rid of that pest!
	kleiner_28.wav	Certainly not. Never fear, Gordon! She's de-beaked and completely harmless. The worst she might do is attempt to couple with your head, fruitlessly.
	barney_29.wav	I don't know how you can stand to keep that thing around. After what it did to your partners-
	kleiner_30.wav	Lamarr never hurt a fly, she was raised in captivity.
	barney_31.wav	(Shuddering)
	kleiner_32.wav	Here, my pet. Up, up, up- no! Not up there!
	barney_33.wav	Dammit, get it off me!
	kleiner_34.wav	No, no, those are quite fragile! Be careful Lamarr. Dear me.
	kleiner_35.wav	Oh, fi! It'll be another week before I can coax her out of there.
	barney_36.wav	Maybe I can convince her to stay longer.
	kleiner_37.wav	Well, Gordon, go ahead. Slip into your suit, now.
	kleiner_38.wav	Gordon, if you please. I'm eager to see if your old suit still fits.
	kleiner_39.wav	Gordon, the longer you delay, the greater the danger to us all. You understand better than anyone the importance of my work. Please, get into your suit now.
	kleiner_40.wav	Please, Gordon, put on your suit!
	barney_41.wav	It's time to suit up, Gordon.
	barney_42.wav	Get your suit on, Gordon.
	barney_43.wav	I'm with Dr. Kleiner on this one, Gordon. We don't have time to fool around. Get your suit on!
	kleiner_44.wav	Well, Gordon, I see you've slipped into your HEV suit. I've made a few adjustments, but still in all, it should be the suit you remember. Let's familiarise you with the basic functions, then we can be on our way.
	kleiner_45.wav	Now, over here you will see a collection of charging mechanisms. We have enabled the HEV suit to draw power from a variety of common Combine charging systems, using a standard UBC interface. This will allow you to avail yourself with the same devices utilised by the Metropolice and Combine military.
	barney_46.wav	So always look for the Combine label!
	kleiner_47.wav	At any rate, power up your suit and we'll move on to health practices.
	kleiner_48.wav	Any one of these will power up your suit, Gordon. Just step in close and use the device.
	kleiner_49.wav	Go ahead and charge your suit, Gordon.
	kleiner_50.wav	Very good.
	kleiner_51.wav	Now the same interface is often useful in treating injuries. If you come across a Combine Automedic like this one, you seem to be slightly fatigued, why don't you go ahead and administer some healing agents as well?
	kleiner_52.wav	Go ahead, Gordon. Try out the Automedic.
	kleiner_53.wav	That ought to make you feel much better.
	barney_54.wav	Okay gang, time's a wasting. I'm gonna need to send word out to Eli and smooth the way for Gordon to get out of town.
	kleiner_55.wav	I told you Barney, I intend to solicit Dr. Mossman's advice. I doubt she'll approve of sending him into the wilderness. As much as I agree, he would be safer outside the city.
	barney_56.wav	Look doc, I don't tell you how to conduct your experiments. So don't you tell me how to run my operation.
	kleiner_57.wav	Ordinarily, I would agree, but Gordon is a special case. We can't just send him into the wilderness with a sharpened stick and our best wishes. He needs to go somewhere his education can be put to good use. Now let's proceed, shall we? This way, Gordon.

Kleiner's Teleporter#

The next scene following Kleiner's Workshop is this one.
It is much more dialogue heavy and features Dr. Mossman, who was originally voiced by Mary Kae Irvin (female citizen voice actress). Alyx and Eli are not present in this sequence.
As there are too many audio files to be documented here the full conversation is available on video (with a transcript included as well).
Watch on YouTubeTranscript:

Speaker	Dialogue
Kleiner	This should only take a moment.
Barney	Mossman's just gonna tell you what I've been saying: get him to Eli's place and Eli can take it from there.
Mossman	Kleiner, is that you?
Kleiner	Yes, good morning Elena!
Mossman	Did you call to chat, or is there some point to this? I’m running a critical sequence right now.
Kleiner	Well, I think you'll agree this is critical as well, I'm standing here with my old protege, Gordon Freeman!
Mossman	Are you kidding me? Freeman? What's he doing there!?
Kleiner	Well, it's a bit of a mystery, actually.
Mossman	You're telling me he's in City 17!? That's the worst place he could be!
Kleiner	It was a surprise to me as well, I assure you!
Barney	Tell her I'll smuggle him out to Eli's place!
Kleiner	Uh- we were wondering if Eli's colony might not be the best place for him right now, as my man here points out.
Barney	Your man?
Kleiner	It has the advantage of being much more accessible than Kraken.
Mossman	Accessible!? You mean vulnerable, they'll be crawling all over those rocks if the Combine gets wind of him! No, we need to get him down here where it's safe and I can put him to work. Eli's facilities are too primitive to make use of him. They're more suited to mechanics than research scientists. No, just port him over, I'll clear the receiver for the transmission.
Kleiner	P- port? As in, teleport?
Mossman	Yes, is something wrong? I've run seven sequences without a single failure! The initial protocol you developed, and then another I devised with the new specs. And don't tell me of all people, you aren't functional yet?
Kleiner	Certainly not- I mean, I certainly am!
Barney	What!?
Mossman	Since you declined to reconsider your treatment of the boring, old vector bundles, I've been operating under the assumption that you're far ahead of me.
Kleiner	No- everything here is in complete order I- uh- I'd like to see your new protocol, did you make use of my suggestions regarding Calabi-Yau space?
Mossman	A- another time, Kleiner.
Kleiner	Certainly, Barney, the rotor coils will need your attention, as before.
Barney	You're not serious!
Kleiner	Gordon, you heard Dr. Mossman, they can make immediate use of your expertise at Kraken Base, and this is the swiftest way of getting you there.
Barney	But, doc! The last time you tried this-
Kleiner	I've made major strides since then, Barney, major strides.
Mossman	Is there a problem?
Kleiner	No! No problem!
Barney	I'm telling you, we should be heading for Eli's!
Kleiner	His teleport is still in pieces, you've got no way to get there except on foot!
Barney	Sometimes the old ways are the best!
Kleiner	Well, Gordon, since it appears Barney would rather call you a Taxi cab, than trust us in our area of expertise...
Barney	Alright, alright doc. But I gotta tell you, I've got a baaad feeling about this.
Kleiner	Gordon, if you will be so good as to climb up and manipulate the crystal insertion device. I'm not sure if you've had much opportunity to take part in a real scientific enterprise in the last decade, so this ought to be rather nostalgic for you.

Sky#

This section contains a sequence for the cut chapter 'Vertigo' in some unknown time after the start of the chapter when Gordon and Alyx survive a helicopter crash. The audio files were recorded on November 1st, 2000 and follows two unknown soldiers who were called to check if there were any survivors left in said plane crash. The voice actor for these soldiers is also unknown.

Filename	Dialogue	Note
1sky_sol1.wav	Look for a way down! Careful where you step!
2sky_sol2.wav	Just waiting for the smoke to clear. Okay, let's go!
3sky_sol1.wav	Did you see that girl before they took her? It looked like she was talking to someone down below.
4sky_sol2.wav	What are the odds two people survive this crash?
5sky_sol1.wav	She didn't fly in it alone you know?
6sky_sol2.wav	No, but I don't have any trouble believing the others were in little burnt pieces right now.
7sky_sol1.wav	Eh, don't get cocky. Little burnt pieces have a way of biting you in the ass.
8sky_sol2.wav	Shh! You hear that? Is something down there?
9sky_sol1.wav	Well I don't see anything. But let's not take any chances.
10sky_sol2.wav	Okay, found some stairs. Let's head down!
11sky_sol1.wav	Nothing, nothing, and more nothing. I don't know what they expect to find up here. Down lower, maybe. I heard reports that this place was being used as a supply cache for the underground. But NO citizen is gonna waste time climbing all the way up here. I don't care how disgruntled they are!
12sky_sol2.wav	Nothing ever came of those reports. But look at it this way! That was a Rebel chopper that just crashed up there.
13sky_sol1.wav	Yeah, and?
14sky_sol2.wav	You ever had your hands on any of the weapons these guys are supposedly armed with? Suddenly it's not just rocks and bottles and molotovs! They've tapped into some old ammo dump or something. They're turning up with contraband we'll never get permission to carry!
15sky_sol1.wav	You think we might find some of that stuff up here? We'd have to turn it in though!
16sky_sol2.wav	I won't tell if you won't. You wanna go up against these mobs with a Stunstick and a truncheon, be my guest. If I find a Rocket Launcher, I'm keeping it. With or without the Consul's blessing.
17sky_sol1.wav	What we *really* need is some of the Combine tech.
18sky_sol2.wav	Forget about that. It won't even respond unless you've got some kind of messed up nervous system. No thanks! Here, lets check out this room, stuff has kinda fallen down from the upper deck.
18sky_sol2t.wav	Eh, looks like a room is back there if we can get through this wall.	Old recording from an earlier version of the sequence
19sky_sol1.wav	This wall's sealed off pretty good by rubble. Let me blow it open.
19sky_sol1t.wav	Let me blow it open!	Old recording from an earlier version of the sequence
22sky_sol2.wav	Go for it!
23asky_sol1.wav	Okay, get back! It's going to be a big one!
23sky_sol1.wav	Setting the charge!
23sky_sol1t.wav	Setting the charge!	Old recording from an earlier version of the sequence
24sky_sol2.wav	All clear!
24sky_sol2t.wav	I'm clear!	Old recording from an earlier version of the sequence
25sky_sol1.wav	Here goes!
26sky_sol1.wav	Heh! That never gets old!
27sky_sol2.wav	Look out! Someone's in there!
28sky_sol1.wav	Shit!

Vienna#

The folder sounds/vo/vienna contains soundbites for a scripted sequence that never got used in the final game, one where 3 hobos, named Pettigrew, Fludd and Regis, are arguing about a can of food. This sequence is better known as the "botulism" scene, as the hobos are arguing about whether or not the food has been infected with the disease.

The following sounds are ordered by their appearance within the source files for the map they appear in (d1_under_03).

Sound	Filename	Dialogue	Note
	hobo1_whatsthatcan.wav	What's that can you got there, Regis?
	hobo2_dunno.wav	Dunno, the label come off! I figured we'd open 'er up and find out.
	hobo3_fittoeat.wav	Wait a minute, wait a minute with that thing! How do you know it's fit to eat? How do you know it ain't got botulism?
	hobo2_aintgotwhat.wav	Ain't got what?
	hobo3_youknow.wav	Ya know, if the can's all dinged in, it might have botulism!
	hobo1_dingedin.wav	Dinged in? I- I thought that was if it was all swole up.
	hobo3_what.wav	What?
	hobo2_whichisit.wav	Well fellas? Dinged, swole up? Which is it?
	hobo3_dontremember.wav	I don't remember, let's have a look at that can... Well shit, this can's all swole up and dinged in.
	hobo1_figgers.wav	Ah figgers, we're screwed either way.
	hobo2_suityerself.wav	Suit yerself, more for me!
	hobo3_lifeinhands.wav	Take in yer life in your hands, Regis. Botulism is the silent killer!
	hobo1_highblood.wav	I thought that was high blood pressure.
	hobo3_highblood.wav	High blood pressure? No one dies from that anymore!
	hobo2_gastro.wav	I thought gastrointestinal stasis was the silent killer.
	hobo3_nopebotch.wav	Nope, it's botulism!
	hobo2_stilleatinit.wav	I'm still eatin' it!
	hobo1_hepc.wav	What about Hepatitis C? People still die of that don't they?
	hobo3_aintsilent.wav	Yeah, but that ain't exactly silent.
	hobo2_mansgotpoint.wav	Man's got a point!
	hobo1_shutupeat.wav	Shut up and eat yer botulism!
	hobo2_vienna.wav	Shit! Vienna Sausages? I can't eat these!

Characters#

Alyx#

Early voicelines for Alyx, who based on some of their metadata are dated October 28/30th, 2000. Noted in the sound scripts to be used for multiple purposes, most notably some were made for the "vertigo" level on the rooftops of City 17. And some for a Citadel level, revealing a line meant to be spoken to the Consul. alsky.wav is a rerecorded version of skyscraper.wav, that not only has a actress that sounds like the final one, but the dialogue was also tweaked as well. Many of these sound files also have a low bitrate version that end with the suffix 'lwv'.

Filename	Sound	Dialogue
	skycraper.wav	Gordon, I'm hurt! Can't move! Go on without me, find my father! There's an emergency bunker near the inner gates, he's in command there. Tell him that I... aagh!
	alsky.wav	I'm hurt! Can't move! Go on without me, find my father. There's an emergency bunker near the inner gates, he'll be in command there. Tell him I... run!
	cache.wav	Well, here we are. It's not home exactly. I never stay anywhere long enough to call it home, but it has all the comforts, you know, like food and water, weapons and ammo. Make yourself comfortable. You can charge up your batteries over there. I've got some stuff to take care of and then we'll get moving.
	citadel1.wav	Agh, let go off me, you bitch!
	citadel2.wav	Gordon, don't listen to them. You know what you have to do.
	citadel3.wav	What do you mean you speak for humanity? You can't speak for something you're not a part of anymore. Call yourself Consul or whatever you want, but you're really just another cog in the Combine machinery.
	misc1.wav	You comin'?
	misc2.wav	Look, do you want my help or not?
	misc3.wav	If you want my help, you better get moving.
	misc4.wav	Try to keep up, okay?
	misc5.wav	Get down.
	misc6.wav	Keep quiet.
	misc7.wav	They're out there.
	misc8.wav	Get moving.
	misc9.wav	Go!
	misc10.wav	Get back!
	misc11.wav	Uh-oh.
	misc12.wav	Keep moving!
	misc13.wav	Gordon!
	misc14.wav	Over here!
	misc15.wav	Quick!
	misc16.wav	You go first.
	misc17.wav	Get down there.
	misc18.wav	Cover me.
	misc19.wav	I'm going in.
	misc20.wav	What are we waiting for?

Barney#

This folder mostly contains reused sounds from Half-Life 1, but there are a few test sounds included as well.

Filename	Dialogue	Note
bluemoon1lwv.wav	"Look through the center of the moon when it is blue," said her mother in answer to her question. "You might find your heart's desire."	Excerpt taken from a story called "The Beautiful Princess" meant to teach phonetics.
desire.wav		Last part of the previous sound.
pearls1lwv.wav	Once upon a time, the beautiful daughter of a great magician wanted more pearls to put among her treasures.	First sentence from the same story.
talktest.wav		Same as bluemoon1lwv.wav save for the name.

C17#

Presumably early versions of Breen's Speeches, also known as "the Consul" earlier in development.

Sound	Filename	Dialogue	Note
	c17pa0.wav	The true citizen knows that duty is the greatest gift.
	c17pa1.wav	The true citizen appreciates the comforts of City 17, but uses discretion.
	c17pa2.wav	The true citizen's identiband is kept clean and visible at all times.
	c17pa3.wav	The true citizen's job is the opposite of slavery.
	c17pa4.wav	The true citizen conserves valuable oxygen.

Combine Soldier#

'Test' lines#

This section contains an earlier version of the Combine Soldier's voicelines used in the 2003 leak (and some sounds), located in 'npc/combine_soldier/test/near', muffled versions of these sounds also exist at 'npc/combine_soldier/test/far'. There's no exact dates as to when these were created, aside from fire1.wav. However a few of these sounds have been used in the map d1_under_03, which dates as far back as February 2003.

Filename	Dialogue	Note
announce1.wav	Got you!
announce2.wav	Go Zero!	Used in d1_under_03
announce3.wav	Take this!	Used in d1_under_03
assault1.wav	Go!
assault2.wav	Go, go, go!
assault3.wav	There!
clear_mine1.wav	There we go.
clear_mine2.wav	Okay, we're clear!
clear_mine3.wav	That's taken care of.
detect_mine1.wav	Hold back!
detect_mine2.wav	Look at this!
die1.wav		Seems to be a reused snippet from the HECU Grunt death
die2.wav		Seems to be a reused snippet from the HECU Grunt death
die3.wav		Seems to be a reused snippet from the HECU Grunt death
fire1.wav		The metadata says this sound was made on November 20th, 2000.
flank1.wav	Close the flank!
flank2.wav	Get around there!
flank3.wav	Surround!
go_alert1.wav	Alert!
go_alert2.wav	Go!
go_alert3.wav	Go!
kick1.wav
kick2.wav
lost_long1.wav	(Unknown)
lost_long2.wav	We've lost (unknown)
lost_long3.wav	They're gone.
lost_long4.wav	Why don't we just turn around? We lost him.
lost_long5.wav	We are clear!	Used in d1_under_03
lost_long6.wav	Scanning!
lost_long7.wav	None of these (unknown) are clear.
lost_short1.wav	Tell me something.
lost_short2.wav	I just wanna go.
lost_short3.wav	You can't hide!
man_down1.wav	Man down!
man_down2.wav	It's one of us!
man_down3.wav	You're gonna pay for that!
pain1.wav		Seems to be a reused snippet from gr_pain4.wav
pain2.wav		Seems to be a reused snippet from gr_pain4.wav
pain3.wav		Seems to be a reused snippet from gr_pain4.wav
player_dead1.wav	Down!
player_dead2.wav	Okay, we're done here.
player_dead3.wav	That's one down!
refind_enemy1.wav	There!
refind_enemy2.wav	There he is!	Used in d1_under_03
refind_enemy3.wav	I see him again!	Used in d1_under_03
refind_enemy4.wav	I see him!
spot_grenade1.wav	Take cover!
spot_grenade2.wav	Oh shit!
spot_grenade3.wav	Woah, get down! (unknown)
throw_grenade1.wav	This is for you!
throw_grenade2.wav	Stand clear!
throw_grenade3.wav	Fire in the hole!

'CS' lines#

This section contains completely unused voicelines and sounds for the Combine Soldier, these files all start with the prefix 'cs_', hence the name of this part of the page. Unlike the rest of the sounds and lines, they are voiced by John Patrick Lowrie (the VA for the male citizens) instead of Kelly Bailey, the VA for the final game's Combine Soldiers. They are also unfiltered and the date of creation is May 1st, 2003. The metadata also confirms that these are voiced by John Lowrie as the comment/DESCRIPTION tags say 'john lowry' followed by a number.

These voicelines contain many different slang terms such as 'Morty' 'Rags' and more that don't get said by the final version of the Soldiers.

Sound	Filename	Dialogue	Note
	cs_aroundhere.wav	Around here somewhere.
	cs_backitup.wav	Back it up.
	cs_backitup_loud.wav	Back it up!
	cs_boxaintempty.wav	The box ain't empty, folks.
	cs_breakitdown.wav	Break it down!
	cs_breakthebox.wav	Break the box!
	cs_bugs.wav	Bugs!
	cs_bumperinnotch.wav	Bumper in the notch!
	cs_bumperslap.wav	Bumper slap!
	cs_cracks.wav	Cracks!
	cs_cracksinhardpack.wav	We've got cracks in the hard pack!
	cs_dontmove.wav	Don't move.
	cs_downthere.wav	Down there.
	cs_emptybox.wav	Empty box.
	cs_eyesonprize.wav	Eyes on the prize.
	cs_fire.wav	Fire.
	cs_freeze.wav	Freeze!
	cs_getitoffme.wav	Get it off! Get it off me!
	cs_go.wav	Go!
	cs_gothim.wav	Got him!
	cs_gotsomeonme.wav	Got some on me!
	cs_halt.wav	Halt.
	cs_halt_loud.wav	Halt!
	cs_hesinthebox.wav	He's in the box.
	cs_hesinthere.wav	He's in there!
	cs_hesmine.wav	He's mine!
	cs_hesupthere.wav	He's up there.
	cs_holdit.wav	Hold it.
	cs_holdit_loud.wav	Hold it!
	cs_holditthere.wav	Hold it there.
	cs_hotrags.wav	Hot rags!
	cs_hotspew.wav	Hot spew!
	cs_itsonme.wav	It's on me!
	cs_jackinthebox.wav	Jack in the box.
	cs_lookout.wav	Look out.
	cs_lookout_loud.wav	Look out!
	cs_losthim.wav	Lost him.
	cs_manwithrags.wav	There's a man in with the rags!
	cs_morties.wav	Morties.
	cs_morties_loud.wav	Morties!
	cs_mortinbox.wav	Mort in the box.
	cs_mortonslap.wav	Morton Slap!
	cs_mortsinnotch.wav	Mort's in the notch.
	cs_mortsonparade.wav	Morts on parade.
	cs_mortyparade.wav	Morty parade!
	cs_movement.wav	Movement!
	cs_nonono.wav	No, nooo, no!
	cs_now.wav	Now!
	cs_outoftheway.wav	Out of the way.
	cs_outoftheway_loud.wav	Out of the way!
	cs_overthere.wav	Over there!
	cs_pain01.wav
	cs_pain02.wav
	cs_pain03.wav
	cs_pain04.wav
	cs_pain05.wav
	cs_pain06.wav
	cs_pain07.wav
	cs_pain08.wav
	cs_pain09.wav
	cs_pain10.wav
	cs_pain11.wav
	cs_pain12.wav
	cs_pain13.wav
	cs_painchain.wav
	cs_prizeismine.wav	Prize is mine!
	cs_prizeonhigh.wav	Prize on high.
	cs_quiet.wav	Quiet.
	cs_rags.wav	Rags.
	cs_ragsinnotch.wav	Rags in the notch!
	cs_scratcher.wav	Scratcher!
	cs_scratchermob.wav	Scratcher mob!
	cs_scratcherparade.wav	Scratcher parade!
	cs_scratchers.wav	Scratchers!
	cs_scream_long.wav
	cs_scream_long02.wav
	cs_scream_long03.wav
	cs_scream_long04.wav
	cs_scream_long05.wav
	cs_shititsonme.wav	Oh, shit! It's on me!
	cs_someoneinthere.wav	Someone in there!
	cs_spew.wav	Spew!
	cs_standback.wav	Stand back!
	cs_steady.wav	Steady!
	cs_stillhere.wav	He's still here.
	cs_target.wav	Target!
	cs_there.wav	There!
	cs_thereheis.wav	There he is.
	cs_toomany.wav	Too many!
	cs_waitforhim.wav	Wait for him.
	cs_waitforit.wav	Wait for it.
	cs_wecantholdem.wav	We can't hold 'em!
	cs_wegotabumper.wav	We got a bumper!
	cs_whatisthisshit.wav	What is this shit!?
	cs_whatsthatshit.wav	What's that shit?
	cs_whereprize.wav	Where's the prize?
	cs_whosthat.wav	Who's that?

Odell#

November 1999#

Early on, a guy named "Odell" would have taken you around the Hyperborea and introduce you to the game. These recordings were done by a developer around November 11/16/20th, 1999 based on their metadata.

File	Clip
odelltest.wav
anyway.wav
catchup.wav
cheese.wav
hold.wav
stick.wav
wassay.wav
where.wav
withme.wav

July 2002#

The Hyperborea was then reworked to become the Borealis, a location that took place during the third day, and Odell was one of the engineers of the boat that took you around it. While remnants of this concept exist in the devtest.bsp map, none of these voicelines are used there. They all respectively have the July 17/23/24/25th, 2002 dates in their metadata.

File	Clip
Odell_01.wav
Odell_02.wav
Odell_03.wav
Odell_04.wav
Odell_05.wav
Odell_06.wav

Metropolice#

There are two folders in sounds/npc/ for the metropolice, there's one that the prototype uses (metropolice), and another that contains the original recordings for a lot of the lines spoken by them (metropolice_new). The voice lines for metropolice_new were spoken by Dennis Bateman, as evidenced by, again, the metadata saying 'dennis bateman' in the comment tag. The rest of the voicelines were voiced by Kelly Bailey, according to Marc Laidlaw¹.

Unused Sounds#

The metropolice sound folder contains many different cut sound effects and spoken lines for the Metrocops, ranging from unused sound effects, to lines for an entire question and response system that got cut in the final game. This section will be split into subsections due to the amount of content in this folder alone.

Sound Effects

Sound	Filename	Note
	hit_by_vehicle1.wav	This sound is played in the prototype when ANY enemy is hit by the Ravenholm Digger.
	hit_by_vehicle2.wav	This sound is played in the prototype when ANY enemy is hit by the Ravenholm Digger.
	hit_by_vehicle3.wav	This sound is played in the prototype when ANY enemy is hit by the Ravenholm Digger.
	r_off.wav	Isolated sounds for the radio that goes unused.
	r_on.wav	Isolated sounds for the radio that goes unused.
	r_terminated.wav	Isolated sounds for the radio that goes unused.

Question and Response lines

The folder has a lot of cut dialogue for metrocops, where they'd say a line and another cop would respond to it. These go completely unused in the final game.

Interestingly, there are an alternate set of lines with the prefix "mc2" (instead of "mc1") that is the same as the first set, minus the voice filter.

Sound	Filename	Dialogue	Note
	mc1ans_believewhatyouwant.wav	Mmm believe what you want.
	mc1ans_bellyaching.wav	Quit your bellyaching.
	mc1ans_couldbe.wav	Eh, could be.
	mc1ans_dontberidic.wav	Don't be ridiculous.
	mc1ans_dontwannatalk.wav	I don't wanna talk about it.
	mc1ans_enoughouttayou.wav	That's enough outta you.
	mc1ans_fascinating.wav	Fascinating.
	mc1ans_figures.wav	Figures.
	mc1ans_hadtopartner.wav	I had to get you for a partner.
	mc1ans_helluvamood.wav	You're in a hell of a mood.
	mc1ans_hm.wav	Hmm.
	mc1ans_huhfigures.wav	Huh, figures.
	mc1ans_letmethink.wav	Ehh, let me think about that.
	mc1ans_mightbe.wav	Might be.
	mc1ans_mightcould.wav	Might could.
	mc1ans_mightnot.wav	Might not.
	mc1ans_nope.wav	Nope.
	mc1ans_rathernottalk.wav	Ahh, I'd rather not talk about that.
	mc1ans_rathernotthink.wav	I'd rather not think about that.
	mc1ans_shutup.wav	Eh, shut up about that.
	mc1ans_stopwhining.wav	Stop whining.
	mc1ans_theresyerproblem.wav	There's yer problem right there.
	mc1ans_thinkso.wav	Think so?
	mc1ans_watchyermouth.wav	Watch yer mouth.
	mc1ans_yeah.wav	Yeah.
	mc1ans_yep.wav	Yep.
	mc1ans_youexpectme.wav	You expect me to believe that?
	mc1ans_youreallybelieve.wav	You really believe that?
	mc1que_betterthings.wav	I've got better things to do.
	mc1que_career.wav	Yep, this was definitely the best career choice I've ever made.
	mc1que_enlisting.wav	Sooo, I was thinking of enlisting.
	mc1que_everythingihoped.wav	This is everything I hoped it would be.
	mc1que_feelinggood.wav	I'm feeling pretty good about myself today.
	mc1que_feetkillin.wav	My feet are killin' me.
	mc1que_goingtohell.wav	This whole place is going to hell, well not this place.
	mc1que_justthought.wav	I just thought of something... uhh... wait, maybe not.
	mc1que_kids.wav	I wouldn't have kids even if they let me.
	mc1que_lastjob.wav	Beat the shit outta my last job.
	mc1que_paycut.wav	When do you bet that we're going to get a pay cut?
	mc1que_peoplesuck.wav	People suck, well, except for us I mean.
	mc1que_perks.wav	So, you getting the perks I promised you?
	mc1que_raise.wav	Supposedly we're getting a raise next week.
	mc1que_stimpatch.wav	I could use another stimpatch.
	mc1que_stomach.wav	My stomach's killin' me.
	mc1que_stunsticks.wav	I heard we're getting those new Stunsticks this year.
	mc1que_thisridiculous.wav	This is ridiculous.
	mc1que_yourwife.wav	Your wife doesn't like me does she?
	mc2ans_believewhatyouwant.wav	Believe what you want.
	mc2ans_bellyaching.wav	Quit your bellyaching.
	mc2ans_couldbe.wav	Could be.
	mc2ans_dontridiculous.wav	Don't be ridiculous.
	mc2ans_dontwannatalk2.wav	I don't want to talk about it.
	mc2ans_dontwannatalk.wav	I don't wanna talk about it.
	mc2ans_enoughouttayou.wav	That's enough out of you.
	mc2ans_fascinating.wav	Fascinating.
	mc2ans_figures.wav	Figures.
	mc2ans_helluvamood.wav	You're in a hell of a mood
	mc2ans_lemmethink.wav	Lemme think about that.
	mc2ans_mightbe.wav	Might be.
	mc2ans_mightcould.wav	Might could.
	mc2ans_mightnot.wav	Might not.
	mc2ans_nope2.wav	Nope.
	mc2ans_nope.wav	Nope.
	mc2ans_rathernotthink.wav	I'd rather not think about that.
	mc2ans_shutup.wav	Shut up about that.
	mc2ans_stopwhining2.wav	Stop whining.
	mc2ans_stopwhining.wav	Stop whining.
	mc2ans_theresyerproblem2.wav	There's yer problem right there.
	mc2ans_theresyerproblem.wav	There's yer problem right there.
	mc2ans_thinkso.wav	Think so.
	mc2ans_watchmouth.wav	Watch your mouth.
	mc2ans_yeah.wav	Yeah.
	mc2ans_yep.wav	Yep.
	mc2ans_youexpectme.wav	You expect me to believe that?
	mc2ans_youforpartner.wav	I had to get you for a partner.
	mc2ans_youreallybelieve2.wav	You really believe that?
	mc2ans_youreallybelieve.wav	You really believe that?
	mc2ans_yup2.wav	Yup.
	mc2ans_yup.wav	Yup.
	mc2que_betterthings.wav	I've got better things to do.
	mc2que_career.wav	Yep, this was definitely the best career choice I've ever made.
	mc2que_enlisting.wav	So, I was thinking of enlisting.
	mc2que_everythinghoped.wav	This is everything I hoped it would be.
	mc2que_feelinggood.wav	I'm feeling pretty good about myself today.
	mc2que_feetkilling2.wav	My feet are killing me.
	mc2que_feetkilling.wav	My feet are killing me.
	mc2que_goingtohell2.wav	This whole place is going to hell, well not this place.
	mc2que_goingtohell.wav	This whole place is going to hell, well not this place.
	mc2que_justthough2.wav	I just thought of something... uhh... wait, maybe not.
	mc2que_justthough.wav	I just thought of something... uhh... wait, maybe not.
	mc2que_kids.wav	I wouldn't have kids even if they let me.
	mc2que_lastjob.wav	Beat the shit out of my last job.
	mc2que_paycut.wav	When do you bet that we're going to get a pay cut?
	mc2que_peoplesuck.wav	People suck, uhh, except for us I mean.
	mc2que_perks.wav	So, you getting the perks I promised you?
	mc2que_raise.wav	Supposedly we're getting a raise next week.
	mc2que_ridiculous2.wav	This is ridiculous.
	mc2que_ridiculous.wav	This is ridiculous.
	mc2que_stimpatch.wav	I could use another stimpatch.
	mc2que_stomach2.wav	My stomach is killing me.
	mc2que_stomach.wav	My stomach is killing me.
	mc2que_stunsticks.wav	I heard we're getting those new Stunsticks this year.
	mc2que_yourwife.wav	Your wife doesn't like me does she?

Other lines and sounds

Filename	Dialogue	Note
alert1.wav	You're that guy!	This sound uses an earlier version of the voice filter.
alert2.wav	You!	This sound uses an earlier version of the voice filter.
alert3.wav	Hey!	This sound uses an earlier version of the voice filter.
alert4.wav	Isn't that Freeman!?	This sound uses an earlier version of the voice filter.
alert5.wav	Hey!	This sound uses an earlier version of the voice filter.
alert6.wav	Oh god!	This sound uses an earlier version of the voice filter.
deploy01.wav	Heads up!
deploy02.wav	Let 'em loose!
deploy03.wav	Give chase!
deploy04.wav	Heads!
deploy05.wav	Deploying Remote!
deploy06.wav	Release!
dropweapon.wav	Drop your weapon, get down!
fire_scream1.wav
fire_scream2.wav
fire_scream3.wav
freeze.wav	Freeze!
getonground.wav	Stay where you are! Get on the ground! Do it now!
hiding01.wav	Get out of there!
hiding02.wav	There's no point in hiding!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
hiding03.wav	You have no chance of escape!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
hiding04.wav	You're surrounded!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
hiding05.wav	We have you covered!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
knockout1.wav
knockout3.wav
pointer01.wav	Over there!
pointer02.wav	There!
pointer03.wav	Look!
pointer04.wav	Don't let him get away!
pointer05.wav	There!
pointer06.wav	He's getting away!
shooter01.wav	Got him!
shooter02.wav	I have him!
shooter03.wav	He's mine!
shooter04.wav	Right!
shooter05.wav	Yes I see him!
surprise1.wav	What the-
surprise2.wav	Huh?
surprise3.wav	What the-
surprise4.wav	What the hell?
water01.wav	He's in the water!
water02.wav	Hold back the remotes!
water03.wav	He's going below!

Raw Recordings#

Some of the recordings in here are also in the final game with the same filter used in the prototype, the final game uses a different filter than those voicelines. The ones that do get used in the game (as well as other interesting tidbits) are mentioned in the notes section.

Filename	Dialogue	Note
deploy01.wav	Heads up!
deploy02.wav	Let 'em loose!
deploy03.wav	Heads!
deploy04.wav	Give chase!
deploy05.wav	Deploying Remote!
deploy06.wav	Release!
die1.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
die2.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
die3.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
die4.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
dropweapon.wav	Drop your weapon, get down!
fire_scream1.wav
fire_scream2.wav
fire_scream3.wav
freeze.wav	Freeze! Stay where you are!	The "Stay where you are" is cut out in the filtered recording and is inserted at the beginning of 'getonground.wav'.
getonground.wav	Get on the ground! Do it now!	The "Stay where you are" from the unfiltered version of 'freeze.wav' isn't present in this recording.
hiding01.wav	Get out of there!
hiding02.wav	There's no point in hiding!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
hiding03.wav	You have no chance of escape!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
hiding04.wav	You're surrounded!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
hiding05.wav	We have you covered!	The version included in the final game is completely different to this file.
knockout1.wav
knockout2.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
knockout3.wav
pain1.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
pain2.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.
pain3.wav		Filtered version is in the final game.

pointer01.wav	Over there!	Filtered version is included in the prototype and the final game as the fourth pain sound.
pointer02.wav	Over there, he's getting away!	The "Over there" snippet was used for the filtered pointer01.wav.
pointer03.wav	There!	Filtered version is used for pointer02.wav and pointer05.wav.
pointer04.wav	Look!	Filtered version is named pointer03.wav.
pointer05.wav	Don't let him get away!	Filtered version is named pointer04.wav.
pointer06.wav	He's getting away!

shooter01.wav	Got him!
shooter02.wav	I have him!
shooter03.wav	He's mine!
shooter04.wav	Right!
shooter05.wav	Yes I see him!
surprise1.wav	What the-
surprise2.wav	Huh?
surprise3.wav	What the-
surprise4.wav	What the hell?
takedown.wav	Take him down!	Filtered version is in the final game.
water01.wav	He's in the water!
water02.wav	Hold back the remotes!	This sound is used in the prototype's campaign just after the Boxcar Joe sequence.
water03.wav	He's going below!

Vortigaunt#

The vortigaunt's voice actor is completely different. Sounding like it's an impression to the few sounds the Vorti used originally in Half-Life.

Majority of them are dated January 12/16th, 2001 in their metadata.

Friendly Fire#

Sound	Filename	Dialogue
	mad00.wav	I had no reason to harm you...until now!
	mad01.wav	You have given me no choice but to eliminate you!
	mad02.wav	The dead on Black Mesa shall honor me for this.
	mad03.wav	Remember Black Mesa.
	mad04.wav	I give as I receive.
	mad05.wav	Let me return your gift.
	mad06.wav	What heals, can also harm.
	mad07.wav	Prepare to merge, with the void!
	mad08.wav	This pains me.
	mad09.wav	Now... I unmake you!
	mad10.wav	Regrettable.
	scared00.wav	You treat allies thus?
	scared01.wav	You betray your true nature once again.
	scared02.wav	I thought you had changed.
	scared03.wav	Forbear Freeman.
	scared04.wav	Treachery un-becomes you!
	scared05.wav	We shall serve you no longer!
	shot00.wav	Your warrior skills are questionable.
	shot01.wav	Avoid me in future!
	shot02.wav	What right have you to fire on me?
	shot03.wav	Unsought and unwelcome!
	shot04.wav	I have not harmed you!
	shot05.wav	Are you Combine?

Fast Zombie#

Sound	Filename	Note
	breath1.wav
	breath2.wav
	breath_loop2.wav	These two files are identical to breath_loop1.wav in the retail version
	breath_loop3.wav	These two files are identical to breath_loop1.wav in the retail version
	pain1.wav
	scream_loop1.wav
	sharp1.wav
	throat_loop1.wav
	tremble_loop1.wav

In addition, a folder named "44k" contains the following files also from the retail release: fz_alert1.wav fz_alert_close1.wav fz_alert_far1.wav fz_alert_far3.wav fz_frenzy1.wav fz_scream1.wav

Weapons#

Sound	Filename	Note
	ar1_3rounds_1.wav
	ar1_3rounds_2.wav
	ar1_boltback.wav
	ar1_clipin.wav
	ar1_clipout.wav
	ar1_dryfire.wav
	ar1_fire1.wav
	ar1_fire2.wav
	ar1_fire3.wav
	autoaim_snap.wav
	hmg1_1.wav
	hmg1_2.wav
	hmg1_3.wav
	hmg1_3rounds_1.wav
	hmg1_3rounds_4.wav
	mtov_break1.wav
	mtov_break2.wav
	mtov_flame1.wav
	mtov_flame3.wav
	nearmiss1.wav
	nearmiss2.wav
	nearmiss3.wav
	nearmiss4.wav
	nearmiss5.wav
	nearmiss6.wav
	physgun_loop1.wav
	physgun_loop2.wav
	physgun_loop3.wav
	physgun_loop4.wav
	physgun_on.wav
	punch_block1.wav
	punch_hit1.wav
	punch_hit2.wav
	punch_hit3.wav
	punch_miss1.wav
	punch_miss2.wav
	ric1.wav
	ric2.wav
	ric3.wav
	ric4.wav
	ric5.wav
	shotgun_double1.wav
	shotgun_single1.wav	Sound was reworked slightly only to end up not being used at all (shotgun_dbl_fire).
	smg1_1.wav
	smg1_2.wav
	smg1_3.wav
	smg1_3rounds_1.wav
	smg1_3rounds_2.wav
	smg1_3rounds_3.wav
	smg1_3rounds_4.wav
	smg1_boltback.wav
	smg1_clipin.wav
	smg1_clipout.wav
	smg1_dryfire.wav
	smg1_supr_1.wav
	smg1_supr_3rounds_1.wav
	stinger_flyloop1.wav
	timebomb1.wav
	timebomb2.wav
	timebomb3.wav

TestCitadel#

The folder sounds/testcitadel has many different soundbites for the Citadel that goes unused in the prototype. These contain sound effects and ambient noises.

Hit sounds#

The folder contains 4 sounds labelled 'HitX.wav' where X is a number 1 through 4. The names of these files suggest that the Citadel was originally going to be a living organism (at least partially), where hitting it with a crowbar or other weapon would cause it to make the noises below.

Sound	Filename
	Hit1.wav
	Hit2.wav
	Hit3.wav
	Hit4.wav

Transmissions#

The folder also contains many different ambient noises, 9 of which are labelled as 'TransX.wav' (2, 4, 5 and 8 have 'LP' at the end, which is short for loop). This section will be split into two subsections, one for Trans6 and another for the rest, for information's sake.

Trans1-5 & Trans7-9#

Sound	Filename
	Trans1.wav
	Trans2LP.wav
	Trans3.wav
	Trans4LP.wav
	Trans5LP.wav
	Trans7.wav
	Trans8LP.wav
	Trans9.wav

Trans6#

This sound has been the subject of much discussion. It has since been found² to be a reversed and reverbed numbers station recording in the 1997 compilation project The Numbers Racket³, listed as Atencion Station with three messages (ENIGMA V2). The following is the start of the original recording, saying "Atención 80523 32531 60801". Here is a reversed and reverbed version of the original recording made to resemble Trans6.

A couple of rumours have circulated about the origins of this sound.

The first is the claim that this sound is heavily edited and distorted from a recording of disputed veracity by the Judica-Cordiglia brothers that is supposedly of a Soviet cosmonaut communicating with mission control as her spacecraft burned up in the Earth's atmosphere upon re-entry.
The more recent rumour is that it is sourced from the recording "Ready Ready 15728" from The Conet Project, a collection of number station recordings spanning from 1992 to 1997 used for other sounds in the "Trans" series. Though this is closer to the truth, this recording is in English while the true original recording is in Spanish and not included in The Conet Project.

Other ambient noises#

The rest of the soundbites included in the folder are a bunch of ambient noises, they are all listed down below with their respective filenames.

Sound	Filename
	Drone1LP.wav
	Drone2LP.wav
	Drone3LP.wav
	Drone4LP.wav
	Generator1LP.wav
	Generator2LP.wav
	Office1LP.wav
	Office2LP.wav
	Office3LP.wav
	Office4LP.wav
	Office5LP.wav
	Theme1.wav
	Theme2.wav
	Theme3.wav

Unused Music & Stingers#

In the 'sounds/temp/' folder, there are multiple folders for different placeholder sounds and lines. For this section, there are two folders of interest being focused on, 'music_test' and 'score_test'.

Unused Song#

In the 'music_test' folder, there exists an 11KHz audio file named 'ambient1.wav', containing a completely unused piece of music.

Multiple people (especially on YouTube) have claimed that this song was to be used for the cut Air Exchange chapter of the game, however no-one on the dev team of the game has ever confirmed this, and there's no evidence of this being the case in the game, nor in the game files.

Sound	Filename
	ambient1.wav

Unused Stingers#

In the 'score_test' folder, there exists 6 different MP3 files, all of which are named "scoreX.mp3" (where X is a number 1-6).

'score1.mp3' and 'score3.mp3' are not included in the following sound list below as they are just less than a second of silence.

Sound	Filename
	score2.mp3
	score4.mp3
	score5.mp3
	score6.mp3

References#

https://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/References:Marc_Laidlaw_emails#On_the_voices_performed_by_Kelly_Bailey Marc Laidlaw on the voices performed by Kelly Bailey↩︎
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ruKtGx-NuXE Half-Life 2: Beta - Trans6 Audio Solved↩︎
https://web.archive.org/web/20250315174048/https://radiohobbyist.org/numbersracket/numbers/NUMBERS/CUBAN.HTM Cuban Atencion 5 Figure Stations - The Numbers Racket by Chris Smolinski↩︎