Why can't I shoot the Alien to death until it dies?

[newsWatch9]

Here's what I always tell myself as an excuse for the very ineffective weapons you find on the station against the Alien.

It's a space station, in space.
Obviously, any weapon used by the marshals and/or brought aboard any other way will have to be tightly regulated.

You can't have a bullet punch a hole through one of the bulkheads, windows or outer walls of the station and therefore, a very special type of ammunition needs to be used (possibly lightweight, smaller powder charges, far below sub-sonic). Probably something a lot weaker than anything vital to a corridors integrity on the station, in case you miss.

It might not be nearly as lethal but you are keeping the risk of decompressing the entire room you're in at a minimum.

[Bobby]

You forget the pipe bombs, though. The shock wave alone would cause incredible damage, as well as to human hearing (being pressurised as well) then you have the oxygen pressurised in the entire spaceship (although probably with nitrogen, to try and match earth and reduce fire..fire!) Imagine the fireball after the pipe bomb went off! Then of course it crashes and burns when you walk about with a flamethrower or Molotov cocktails Lol. It's fun though being constructive about the criticism.
I wouldn't want to be in the space station around ANY fire..........

[newsWatch9]

Originally posted by zoo:

You forget the pipe bombs, though. The shock wave alone would cause incredible damage, as well as to human hearing (being pressurised as well) then you have the oxygen pressurised in the entire spaceship (although probably with nitrogen, to try and match earth and reduce fire..fire!) Imagine the fireball after the pipe bomb went off! Then of course it crashes and burns when you walk about with a flamethrower or Molotov cocktails Lol. It's fun though being constructive about the criticism.
I wouldn't want to be in the space station around ANY fire..........

I don't think Pipebombs are a Colonial Marshal™ approved item. Amanda might be just getting lucky with those ¯\_(ツ)_/¯.

[Bobby]

Or the fact she has turned into an alcoholic -through stress- and started mixing jack Daniel bottles with electrical detonators. Again, not © approved item. 😱
I've always thought that an alien species that -obviously for the game/films sake- came from another planet, breathed it's own air compound (which wouldn't be equal to ours due to planet differences) then entered a human 'environment ' on the space station, would die from the equivalent of the bends due to gaseous build up in its alien blood, our pressurised station and nitrogen mixture. I wonder why it had jaws/teeth, considering that it would be carnivorous and would mean there is a tertiary food chain on it's former planet? It could, in theory, live on earth as the it was adaptable to gravity etc.

[☆Heike'sFootSlave™☆]

As far as we heard/read the Alien (Xenomorph) is very "suitable?" (don't know the right word)!
As we know from Ash the Xeno renews his cells over and over again to adapt anywhere!

I think that is also a reason to call it a "Perfect Organism"!

And I wouldn't wonder if they also can live in Space (Alien (Xeno), Aliens (Queen)) because they adapt to their new "livingroom"!
Maybe if a Alien is pulled into Space it makes himself as small as possible to use no energy (like Hypersleep for Humans)!

Wonder that the Filmindustry didn't made something like this: That a Alien from one of the first films doesn't hit a Spaceship thats stands near of it in Space (for whatever) and get on this way on board!

Sounds maybe ridiculous but I think this perfect Organism can survive anywhere (OK except a LavaPlanet :) )

Sorry too much "german" writing but I hope you all understand!

[Bobby]

Indeed, I do. Of course Arnold Schwarzenegger had a 'play' with the predator on earth and then the aliens had a go too!
Of course that was the 'cash cow' effect. I didn't like any of those films, the 'not knowing' or the unpredictable element of the alien was what made it a classic. The future space travel to Mars is conjuring up alien encounters in my mind or more like, a horrendous space death, due to its one way ticket... How boring, no aliens.... 😣

[freefall]

I wouldn't say weapons on board Sevastapol needed special ammunition. They're just not military grade. The revolver is probably medium caliber, and the shotgun most likely fires conventional buckshot.. Both would be devasatating to unarmored flesh, but not something likely to penetrate bulkheads or even the windows. Even the jury rigged stuff llke the molotov and pipe bomb were meant as anti-personal weapons and isn't likely to crack the hull of the station. The one anomaly is the boltgun. I'm guessing it's used to hunt big game and would have some serious piercing power. I'm just wondering if that's enough break the windows, though I doubt it can pierce the bulkheads.

[Bru741iX]

OP
Watch both Alien and Aliens, and then ask why you cant kill the Alien on Sevastopol.

In Alien. the xenomorph survives a blow that would basically tear a humans midsection to shreds, and dont really care that it was hit.

In Aliens, the xenomorphs seems to be lightly bulletproof to handgun fire, and it takes several shot with military grade, explosive tipped ammo to kill them.

Nothing on Sevastopol has explosive tips, not should they since you're on a spacestation.

Should the pipebomb be able to kill the Alien?
Maybe, it depends on how well it's made, and with what ingredients(explosive type).
Since it's something you're crafting from scratch, there's a good chance that the explosives you're making isnt very good, so one could speculate the pipebomb is basically just a big firecracker.

[kray28]

Pipebomb should be able to hurt the Alien at the very least.

[Bobby]

http://uk.ign.com/wikis/alien-isolation/Pipe_Bomb

The pipebbomb has 25scraps of metal and is lethal to human and androids and can hurt the alien

Pipe Bomb
In-game description: The pipe bomb is an explosive device which detonates on impact. It is lethal to humans and non-industrial synthetics in close proximity.
Crafting Materials: 1x Ethanol, 2x Blasting Cap, Sensor, SCJ Injector, 25 Scraps
Additional information: Great bom

[☆Heike'sFootSlave™☆]

Originally posted by Bru741iX:

OP
Watch both Alien and Aliens, and then ask why you cant kill the Alien on Sevastopol.

In Alien. the xenomorph survives a blow that would basically tear a humans midsection to shreds, and dont really care that it was hit.

In Aliens, the xenomorphs seems to be lightly bulletproof to handgun fire, and it takes several shot with military grade, explosive tipped ammo to kill them.

Nothing on Sevastopol has explosive tips, not should they since you're on a spacestation.

Should the pipebomb be able to kill the Alien?
Maybe, it depends on how well it's made, and with what ingredients(explosive type).
Since it's something you're crafting from scratch, there's a good chance that the explosives you're making isnt very good, so one could speculate the pipebomb is basically just a big firecracker.

Yes you're right, but I think the OP made it more for explaining why than asking why!

[I'm Ant]

They should of added physx and fully destructable station with acid simulation.

Littered the place with 10mm gatling cannons and bazookas.

[I'm Ant]

Anyway there are animals that have bone too thick for some guns. The alien is bio engineered by alliens who made us. Who knows what is inside it. One thing for sure the film directors said the aliens in Aliens are a diferent type that are smaller and weaker protected.


Have you seen Alien 4 the ship is full of troops soon as the aliens break out the captain gives the abandon ship order. They don't even try stopping the aliens.

[commander]

Originally posted by LMA:

Anyway there are animals that have bone too thick for some guns. The alien is bio engineered by alliens who made us. Who knows what is inside it. One thing for sure the film directors said the aliens in Aliens are a diferent type that are smaller and weaker protected.


Have you seen Alien 4 the ship is full of troops soon as the aliens break out the captain gives the abandon ship order. They don't even try stopping the aliens.

You are right about the aliens in Aliens being smaller and weaker, but the aliens on Alien 4, are the same warriors as Aliens 2, they were made to look different on purpose, as the director wanted to make a new looking warrior alien. Yes there are plenty of alien types as well as for the reason they are called xeno - morphs, but it was said that the aliens in Alien Ressurection, were actualy warrior aliens remade, it didn't go well, although they aren't bad looking, I feel they should be a different type, also there were lots of different versions of that same warrior alien released as toys, but with different details, they are all called the warrior alien from Alien Resurrection, with box art and everything about that movie.

[ITSMECJCHILL]

Because its the way the game was created you cant kill the alien you can only make it leave temporary :D

[I'm Ant]

The alien in Ridley Scotts film is a Drone alien. Aliens in the second film had warriors which are weaker.