Half-Life: Decay

This is a sub-page of Half-Life (PlayStation 2).

Unused Map Content#

Node graphs#

Presumably due to an oversight, the node graph files for ht06hub and ht08hangar are included with the game files. Since these files are used for the NPCs' and enemies' AI navigation, we have a decent idea of the layout of the cut Central Transit Hub and Hangar chapters.

AI pathing for ht06hub, across several floors

AI pathing for ht08hangar, all on one floor.

Invisible Box#

A fully invisible box is present right after the Osprey section in Code Green. It's internally named "boxzor", and acts just like any other box in the same room.

(Source: Marphy Black)

Unused Sounds#

This page or section needs more audio.
There's a whole lotta words here, but not enough audio. Please fix this.
Specifically:

Still missing a few sounds here and there.
Some of these should be compared with international releases, as there are different lines.

Human Grunts#

Code Green#

Sound	Name	Sentence	Transcript
	HG_07_01	hgrunt/ht07_tracking	Bravo Team, tracking system in place. Freeman is on the move.
	HG_07_02	hgrunt/ht07_dontknow	I don't know who they are. They've got lots of guns, that's what they've got. Listen, just send someone. Why can't we just destroy the equipment?

Ninth Mission#

These lines once belonged to the cut ninth mission, which involved saving Gordon Freeman. None of them appear in sentences.txt.

Sound	Filename	Transcript
	alt_soldier04	Primary target acquired, we got him.
	alt_soldier05	Ha ha! We got Freeman!
	alt_soldier06	About damn time, I hope they kill him quick.
	alt_soldier07	Let's just toss him in and turn this thing on. I don't want any more blood on my clothes.
	alt_soldier08	We got to make sure he's dead first. Now hold him over the door and shoot him that way that you can just drop him in.
	alt_soldier09	Yeah. Okay.
	alt_soldier10	Rot in hell, Freeman!
	alt_soldier11	See you around, Freeman. Bye bye.
	alt_soldier12	Been wanting to do this a long time.

Doctor Keller#

Sound	Name	Sentence	Transcript	Notes
	DK_HT01_09	keller/dk_01_goodgrief	[Mumbling]	This plays in the leaked August build upon interacting with Keller's microphone. This was cut in the final game.
	DK_HT12_06	keller/dk_12_mountgun	There is a mounted gun on the deck you may find helpful. It was placed there for... "quarantine" purposes.	No mounted guns are present in Decay.

Filename	Transcript	Notes
dk_condolences	Condolences!
dk_furher	Mein Führer, I CAN WALK!	A tribute to Dr. Strangelove's ending scene. Also related to an unused animation.
dk_hevchair	What we need is an HEV chair!
dk_iknowyouare	I know you are sir, but what exactly am I?
dk_kellerfrog	Keller the Frog here with a Muppet newsflash.	A reference/impersonation of the Kermit the Frog segments from Sesame Street.
dk_rugurinate	I ask you again: did I urinate on your rug?	Part one of a reference to The Big Lebowski.
dk_screwyou	Screw you, I'm leaving!

Secret Dialog#

Watch on YouTubeThe eighth mission of Decay, Intensity has a rather obscure alternative dialog that can only be activated within 5 seconds of the mission starting. Once a button is shot in the beginning section of the map, doctor Keller's introductory line changes to be much shorter. This secret voiceline technically goes unused in European releases of the game, due to those releases removing this easter egg for some reason.

Sound	Name	Sentence	Transcript
	DK_NEWSTUFF	keller/dk_newstuff	Good job for doing previous stuff. Let's get ready to do new stuff.

(Source: Marphy Black)

Doctor Rosenberg#

Filename	Transcript	Notes
ro_rug	He suspects that the culprits might be the very people who, uh, soiled your rug, and you're in a unique position to confirm or, uh, disconfirm that suspicion.	Part two of a reference to The Big Lebowski.
ro_calhoun	Calhoun?	These lines possibly suggest a removed teleport mishap into Rosenberg's labs during Rift. In the final game, only his voice is heard, and Barney Calhoun is seen teleporting back from Xen.
ro_calhoun2	Calhoun? Wait a minute, you're not Calhoun.	Ditto

Barney Security Guard#

Central Transit Hub#

These lines once belonged to the cut sixth mission, involving the Central Transit Hub. Oddly, they're all numbered as being the seventh mission.

Name	Sentence	Transcript
BA_MUSTSTAY	barney/ba_opgate	I have to stay here to operate the security gate.
BA_ARRIVE	barney/ba_ht07_01	The Central Security Station is right over here. Follow me.
BA_FOLLOW1	barney/ba_ht07_02	Follow me.
BA_FOLLOW2	barney/ba_ht07_03	Almost there.
BA_FOLLOW3	barney/ba_ht07_04	It's right over here.
BA_FOLLOW4	barney/ba_ht07_05	Let's keep going, it's just up ahead.
BA_ACCESS	barney/ba_ht07_06	My access code should open this and unlock any door around the Central Transit Hub.
BA_HARDDOORS	barney/ba_ht07_07	Hey, don't stand too close to the main doors when they're opening or closing. They close hard.
BA_HUBCONTROL	barney/ba_ht07_08	From this room, we can monitor transmissions, check up on the transit lines, open and close all the security gates at the hub. Heck, even track HEV suit movement.
BA_FREEMANGUY	barney/ba_ht07_09	See, here are your signals here. And there's another signal over there. Must be that Freeman guy.
BA_FILEROOM	barney/ba_ht07_10	The file room is on the other side of the hub. I'll open all the security gates between here and there for you.
BA_BADCOMPANY	barney/ba_ht07_11	We've got an access violation at some of the gates near where you are. Better be careful, I think you got company.
BA_CLOSEGATES	barney/ba_ht07_12	I'll have to close the gates after you go through them, so you two are gonna need to stick close together.
BA_NOENTRY	barney/ba_ht07_13	The good doctor here isn't going to let me open this door until both of you are here, ready to come back in.
BA_NOENTRY2	barney/ba_ht07_14	Look, I need both of you here before I open this door. We haven't got much time.
BA_NEEDREPAIRS	barney/ba_ht07_15	We need to get some repairs done if we're gonna have a chance to listen in on these soldiers, but, there's something blocking the maintenance access door.
BA_LOADINGDOOR	barney/ba_ht07_16	I guess the best way to get up there would be through the loading dock and storage bays. If you'll follow me, I can unlock the door and get you on your way.
BA_LUREBRIDGE	barney/ba_ht07_17	Maybe you can somehow, lure it onto the bridge and, use that as a weapon.
BA_BRIDGE	barney/ba_ht07_18	The bridge controls are up there.
BA_PIZZA	barney/ba_ht07_19	If you're hungry, help yourself to some pizza over there.

Code Green#

Name	Sentence	Transcript
BA_DEADMEAT2	barney/ba_ht08_01_alt	I don't know anything! I'm not even with the science team!
BA_DEADMEAT3	barney/ba_ht08_01_alt2	I don't know anything! I'm not even with the science team!
BA_STICKCLOSE	barney/ba_ht08_02	Hey, where did you come from? We should stick together, this place is crawling with soldiers!

The corresponding line for BA_DEADMEAT1 was moved to be played directly from Barney's animations, leaving it obsolete.

Name	Sentence
BA_DEADMEAT1	barney/ba_ht08_01

Scientists#

Filename	Transcript	Notes
c3a2_sci_uphere_alt	Hello Freeman. I'm up here. Hurry up!	An alternate version of the teleporter scientist's line in Lambda Core. For some reason, it's placed in Decay's content folder.
chimp	You know, this sort of reminds me of when I was involved in the space program. There was an incident with one of the chimps.
crossgreen	Doctor Cross. Doctor Green.
b01_sci01_whereami	Where am I? I've got to get out of here!	These lines seemingly belong to a deleted scene involving the G-Man and a scientist.
b01_sci02_briefcase	You, with the briefcase! You've got to help me out of here!	Ditto
b01_sci03_sirplease	Hello, where are you going? Sir! Please!	Ditto
koso	Do you know what the word "koso" is referring to, exactly?	The meaning behind the term "Koso" is not known. Presumably, it's an inside joke from Gearbox Software.
spinals	Let me tell you something else. I've seen a lot of spinals and this guy is a fake. I've never been more certain of anything in my life.	Referring to Dr. Keller, presumably as a hint towards the cut Dr. Strangelove easter egg.
ties	The least they could do is let us wear differing ties. I really don't understand this uniform policy.
tram	If I have to ride that tram one more time, I'm gonna-
xena	Excuse me, but I think the Xena convention is back down the hall and to the left.	A nod to Donald Trump's appearance in Home Alone 2.

Dual Access#

Name	Sentence	Transcript
SC_ACCIDENT09	scientist/d01_sci09_pushsample2	You'll need to push the sample cart into the lift in order for the experiment to proceed.
SC_ACCIDENT14	scientist/d01_sci14_right	Right.
SC_ACCIDENT16	scientist/d01_sci16_standby	Stand by.
SC_ACCIDENT17	scientist/d01_sci17_secondary	Secondary magnetic chargers are active and functioning nominally.
SC_ACCIDENT18	scientist/d01_sci18_wontshutdown	It won't shut down!

Central Transit Hub#

These lines once belonged to the cut sixth mission, involving the Central Transit Hub. Two of them do not appear in sentences.txt.

Name	Sentence	Transcript
SC_HUB01	scientist/d06_sci01_lambdalabs	...can anyone read me? I say again, this is Lambda Labs, can anyone read me?
SC_HUB02	scientist/d06_sci02_contact	Ah, doctor, it's good to hear your voice. We have been trying to contact the central security station for quite some time. We are trying to stop the alien influx, but something is preventing us from doing so. Some sort of energy directed from the other side seems to be holding the dimensional breach open by force. Our sensors are too close to the anomaly to give us clean readings on the rift. We must use the omega satellite. We tried to launch the delivery rocket but those soldiers seem to have shut down the launch sequence.
SC_HUB05	scientist/d06_sci05_launch	I know. We are hoping that Gordon Freeman can accomplish the launch. But, he can't launch it after an emergency shutdown unless the all-clear signal is uploaded to the Black Mesa air traffic systems. We don't have access either to the code or the air traffic systems, but we believe the code should be in the high security file room quite close to where you are, and the air control computer is at the air field directly over the Central Transit Hub.
SC_HUB07	scientist/d06_sci07_worktodo	Thank you. We have much work to do here, but we'll keep in touch.

Sound	Filename	Transcript
	d06_sci10_emergencyshutdown	Our sensors are too close to the anomaly to give us clean readings on the rift. We must use the omega satellite. But the satellite communications equipment has gone into an emergency shutdown.
	d06_sci11_allclear	In order to override it, the all-clear code must be entered into the air control computer at the air field directly over the Central Transit Hub.

Hangar#

These lines once belonged to the cut eighth mission, the Hangar.

Name	Sentence	Transcript
SC_HANGAR01	scientist/d08_sci01_idnumber	Uhm, I only know the ID number to Gordon's HEV suit. No others. Couldn't you just... let me go?
SC_HANGAR02	scientist/d08_sci02_scientists	Scientists! I'm saved!
SC_HANGAR03	scientist/d08_sci03_destroytrackers	Oh dear. You've come just in time but it may be too late for Gordon. Military forces are tracking his position with some success. Maybe you could destroy these tracking devices before Gordon finds himself in the wrong hands. He's our only hope!
SC_HANGAR04	scientist/d08_sci04_ceilinghatch	Hello. It's no surprise that a fellow scientist found her way through the ceiling hatch before any of those damned soldiers. They came after me, so I locked myself in here, but they may have gotten the best of me anyway.
SC_HANGAR05	scientist/d08_sci05_osprey	It's not too late for you, though. Grab some of this military weaponry and see if you can take that Osprey out of the sky. At least that will stop their reinforcements.

Unused Messages#

Character Information#

Inside of Decay's titles.txt is unused biographical information for both protagonists in Decay, which notably have slightly different information compared to other material such as the instructions manual. These would have been likely displayed at the start of the game, but all this information was moved and updated to be in the instructions manual.

According to the titles; Gina Cross is 31 years old, has a Ph.D. in applied physics, and her administrative sponsor is classified.
For comparison, the game's manual states Gina is 25 years old, has a Ph.D. in bioengineering and mechanical engineering, and doctor Keller as the administrative sponsor.

HTINFOG1
{
SUBJECT:
Gina Cross
Female, age 31
}

HTINFOG2
{
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Cal Tech, Applied Physics
}

HTINFOG3
{
POSITION:
Hazardous Environment Supervisor
}

HTINFOG4
{
ASSIGNMENT:
Anomalous Materials Laboratory
}

HTINFOG5
{
CLEARANCE:
Level 4
}

HTINFOG6
{
ADMINISTRATIVE SPONSOR:
Classified
}

Colette Green is stated to be 37 years old, has a Ph.D. in electrical engineering, and her administrative sponsor is classified.
The manual states Colette is 31 years old, has a Ph.D. in both electrical engineering and robotics, and doctor Keller is the administrative sponsor.

HTINFOC1
{
SUBJECT:
Colette Green
Female, age 37
}

HTINFOC2
{
EDUCATION:
Ph.D., Carnegie Mellon, Electrical Engineering
}

HTINFOC3
{
POSITION:
Research Associate
}

HTINFOC4
{
ASSIGNMENT:
Anomalous Materials Laboratory
}

HTINFOC5
{
CLEARANCE:
Level 4
}

HTINFOC6
{
ADMINISTRATIVE SPONSOR:
Classified

Missions#

A generic mission success message is defined that is not displayed anywhere, with a tip of the hat to Zero Wing and its memetic opening sequence.

SUCCESS
{
SUBJECTS: CROSS AND GREEN

STATUS:  MISSION COMPLETED

POSTMORTEM:
How are you gentlemen !!  You have
successfully completed this mission.
}

The final mission of Decay, Rift, does not display a message upon completion.

HT12COMPLETE
{
RIFT

Resonance reversal initiated.

MISSION COMPLETE
}