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user44 Mar 30, 2021 @ 12:50am
What are the floating things in Xen?
The amorphous blobs that seem to float around and make chirping noises... You can attack them and they just pop. Are they meant to have a purpose?
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gru Mar 30, 2021 @ 12:55am 
They're called a protozoa. I don't remember what their purpose was however.
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Zwergscheiße Mar 30, 2021 @ 1:10am 
there is an achievement for destroying all of them, other than that i dont think they have a purpose
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user44 Mar 30, 2021 @ 2:13am 
Originally posted by ba:
there is an achievement for destroying all of them, other than that i dont think they have a purpose
Ah, yes I see now. The "Prolific Popper" achievement. Thanks!
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Cat Mar 30, 2021 @ 7:46pm 
They dont have a purpose.
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user44 Mar 30, 2021 @ 10:59pm 
Originally posted by Cat:
They dont have a purpose.
other than for the achievement mentioned above ^^^
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Robert Jul 14, 2024 @ 2:04am 
Feels too mean to pop them :D
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In-sight- Jul 15, 2024 @ 5:11am 
Protozoa were in the original Half-life, although they could not be destroyed:
https://half-life.fandom.com/wiki/Protozoan

I found they served an actual game-design purpose, which is to prevent you from spamming Hivehand (the unlimited-ammo ranged alien weapon). Normally, you can unleash a ton of these on an open map and they will seek out and kill various enemies from a safe distance. Protozoans attract the hornets without getting destroyed by them, so you need to get rid of them first if you want to use this strategy.
Last edited by In-sight-; Jul 15, 2024 @ 5:13am
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