Half Life Universe - Lore looter and explorer thread

Half-Life Universe - Lore looter and explorer thread
Welcome to the Lore researching thread. What we do here is finding out things about the HL2 and Half-Life Universe Lore.​

What is this thread?
This is a thread, where we are going to find out things about the lore of the Half-Life Universe. Everyone is free to help, and this will not only help this server, it will help other servers too. Everything you have to do is, put im some content, such as proofs, these could be pictures and ect., and what you found out.

Note: There is another thread at another communtiy which can be found here.


What things in the Lore are we gonna find out?
Basically, everything that didn't get find out yet.
Every information is gonna be putted inside here. There is going to be a list with things that have been found out and things that would be good if we find them out.


The List:

Things that is found out:
But that doesn't mean that you can't improve it.

Spoiler: List

How Civil Protection works

Things that would be nice if it will be found out:

Spoiler: List

Code names meanings from Overwatch Forces

We thank you for your help and I hope it helps other people.

 

How to find out stuff
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A lot of stuff is basically in the game. We can hear it, see it but that what we see might not be enough, we need to understand it better. In order to do so you can extract maps, look through the source code and research stuff.

I suggest to use Combine Overwiki.


Code Names from the Overwatch Forces:
In the game voice files gets called by a code, if we can explain that code, we know for what the voice file is used for, which will result the meaning of that code name. We can also use exsisting code names, that are things that is found out. Some code names are combined with other code names. Lemme give you an example:

Skyshield
Skyshield contains from Sky and shield.
Sky is the sky and doesn't have any special meaning.
Shield is already a code name, which means, To apply defensive tactics or to defend a designated target/location.

And if we combine that together and use common sense, it means something that is defeinsive in the sky, such as a Gunship.

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Nebulous is not a wiki.

 

the rules say, nothing about communities just that you have respect all of them.

 

I had to sleep guys, now I can continue. So yesterday I went off topic that means I said I want to find out all these radio codes and I already talked about how OTA talks and idk.

So let's go back.

What I did is a list, I copy this from the CCA and combine in with my list, this list will edit itsself until everything is completed, source will put down soon too. I will remove codes from the list and put it down my list if it already exists.

Spoiler: Codes

TERMINOLOGY​

Accomplice: An individual providing aide to a standing anti-citizen or non-citizen.
Airwatch: The airborne extension of Overwatch forces. In Civil Protection use, it typically refers to scanner units.
Anti-Citizen: A confirmed opponent of the state.
Coagulate: To spread out across a wider location. The opposite of assemble.
Deservice/Deserviced: Referring to the death of a Union-affiliated unit, either Civil Protection or Transhuman Personnel.
Dislocate: To knock aside, destroy, or damage. Typically refers to destruction of cover on an enemy target.
Expired: Deceased/Eliminated
Immediate Amputation: To execute an amputation on the spot without subject relocation.
Incursion: A breach of socio-stability.
Infection: A hostile outbreak, typically referring to necrotic and parasitic activity, though this can also refer to anti-citizens.
Inoculate: To secure an outbreak or eliminate a threat to socio-stability
Inquire: To interrogate or question.
Interpose: Refuse or other objects being used as cover from fire.
Laceration: Leakage of confidential information, terminology, or identity.
Malcompliance: Failure or refusal to co-operate.
Malignant: A persistent threat to socio-stability.
Midnight: No verbal communication authorized. As an instruction, this means to remain totally silent (no using chat input in any way). Unless told otherwise or the situation has obviously ended, you are not to breach this. This includes running, jumping, or anything else that would cause noise or bring attention.
Non-citizen: Any individual with revoked or no citizenship who is not necessarily an opponent of the state.
Pacify: To render a threat incapable of continued resistance. This typically means to render unconscious, though in combat scenarios can mean to wound a target sufficiently to make them incapable of carrying on.
RVL: Revitalization. An off-duty rest period normally given to Civil Protection units.
Sociocide: Disruption of normalcy/order in the area.
Stabilize: To restore order.
Sword: To adhere to offensive tactics, or to hunt for a given subject.
TAC: Total Access Communication. Refers to the main hub communications system that is accessible by all Overwatch entities, yet is primarily used by Civil Protection during their operations.
Tag: The verdicts a given suspect is charged with. In combat situations, refers to killing or having killed a target (“Tag one necrotic”).
TAG: Tactical Assault Gear. Refers to units at 25 rank points or higher.
Terminal Prosecution: To execute a target. Unless stated otherwise or it is an obvious emergency, assume that this means to relocate the subject to a secure location before carrying it out.
Unrest/Unrest Structure: Some form of riot or uncontrolled disruption.
Verdict: The decided offense or conclusion in reference to a given subject. Typically refers to the numerical designation for an offense (243, 27, etc). In combat situations, this refers to a weapon's ammunition.
Witness Sterilization;
• Laceration of any information that you're not meant to know. (radio codes, anonymity was broken by cp's and so on)

ABBREVIATIONS​

ADW - Assault with a Deadly Weapon
APB - All-Points Bulletin
BOL - Be on Lookout
CPT - Civil Protection Teams
DB - Dead Body
GOA - Gone on Arrival
OC - Off Course (refers to manhacks)
PT - Protection Team
UTL - Unable to Locate
UPI - Unidentified Person of Interest

Spoiler: Codes

Amputate/Amputation/Terminal Prosecution: To prioritize relocation of the subject prior to amputation, basically means that they are either cooperative or that killing them would best be outside the presence of fellow 10-91ds.

Communal Unrest: A form of riot or conspiracy.

Delegate: May be used both ways for OTA or CPs yet are generally in reference to a specific body (i.e. Protection Delegates/Stabilization Delegates).

Duty: Extensive protocol, basically means prioritize the assignment over everything else yet only when encountered. (example, when Dispatch says "Individual: you are charged with Socio-endangerment, level 1. Protection Units: prosecution code: duty, sword, midnight." - it means when confirming the location of the individual in question drop everything you're doing and prosecute them).

Immediate Amputation: Amputate on the spot, to be used interchangeable with 187. The person is too much of a risk or too troublesome to relocate or has committed a transgression which shows their in-cooperation. The phrase "deliver terminal verdict immediately" also qualifies here.

Infestation Zone: A sector which has been completely overrun by hostile forces.

Protection Team(s): In reference to all on-duty Civil Protection functionaries or to an active PT, dependent on how it's phrased (i.e. Protection teams be advised - All functionaries. Protection team one be advised - PT).

Recall and Recycle: In reference to objects it means to destroy and re-distribute the left over materials as salvage. In reference to people or units it means to strip them of all their gear and assimilate them into the Transhuman Arm. In reference to Transhuman Arm members it means to simply engage an extremely extensive and painful MMR procedure, used as a threat in the face of failure.

Unrest Structure: An organized group of 647E entities engaging in socio-endangerment, commonly used as a term for riots or wide-scale rebellions.

TERMINOLOGY​

Airwatch: Any sort of Overwatch aviation unit most commonly in reference to scanners however may be used in reference to hunter-choppers or synthetic units as well.



Action Codes:

Administer:
Apply: To rush, hurry, or speed up execution of an action. Essentially, get a move on. In reference to citizens, this is a request for their name and CID.
Amputate: To execute a target. Unless stated otherwise or it is an obvious emergency, assume that this means to relocate the subject to a secure location before carrying it out.
Cauterize: To permanently restrict access to a location. For instance, blowing out the ceiling of a tunnel to fill it with rubble.
Document: To examine the identity of a given person, or to update their datafile with their committed crime.
Inject: To move into a location.
Intercede: Move to disrupt ongoing activity, to go to a scene.
Interlock: To group together and form a protection team.
Investigate: To examine a place.
Isolate: To distance oneself from others. Can be used as an instruction toward citizens, or other units in combat situations. In reference to opponents in a combat situation, to fire/attack to prevent them from coming together.
Lock: To lock one’s position or hold at a present location.
Preserve: To re-establish or maintain socio-stability in your area.
Pressure: To apply continued force/attack to a target to an unrelenting degree.
Prosecute: To administer a verdict. In combat scenarios, to engage with or eliminate a target.
Restrict: To deny access to or through a given location, or to establish a perimeter.
Search: Search something.
Serve:
Sterilize: In reference to corpses, typically meaning to burn or otherwise get rid of them.
Suspend: To cease or put an action on hold.


Other Action Codes:

Assemble: To group together, or operate in tightly knit teams.
Converge: To move to a location.
Clamp: To temporarily restrict access to a location.
Scanning:
Shield: To apply defensive tactics or to defend a designated target/location.


Action Codes used by Combine Soldiers:

Contain: To detain someone, search him or deal with something.
Contained: Synonim for something like, eliminated.



Digitized Codes:
I don't put Radio Codes here like 10-20.

34S - Shots fired
52E - Explosions heard
187 - Suspect prosecution discretionary (contain or amputate at will)
404 - Riot in-progress
647 - Non-citizen/Minor offender
647E - Anti-citizen/Major offender


Dispatch Codes:
Codes that gets used by Dispatch or what it could mean when the Dispatch says it.

Digitized Codes:

187: A status used by Dispatch, basically means that the individual in question is now useless to contain due to their status as a socio-endangerment subject. Units may choose to contain or not depending on if they can or if they want too.


Location Codes:

Block: A residential block or location.


Weapons:

Extractor: A grenade thrown from the combines.
Bouncer: A grenade thrown by the enemy that is against the combines.


Gear:

Bodypack: The armor vest.


Combine Technology:

Sterilizer: The Combine Sentry Gun also known as Combine Turret.
Viscerator: Manhack.


Creatures:

Biotic: A non-specific designation typically referring to non-manipulative xenian lifeforms. This can encompass vortigaunts or antlions. In most situations it refers to vortigaunts.
Exogen: Antlion or its associated grubs/guard types.
Necrotic: A being under the influence of a headcrab/parasite.
Parasite: A headcrab of any variety.
Parasitics:
Virome: Host of civil infection - (An armed anti-citizen, a hazardous object, an unidentified creature, a rampant conflagration etc.).


Medicals:

3 CC Stim Booster: 3ml Stim Booster.
Stim dose:


Other:

Sharp Zone: The direction that you're moving for.
Winder Dispatch:
Perimeter Units:
Boomer: Something that transports things like a Dropship.
Suppresing:
Displace:
Sightline: The line of sight.
Radials:
Chargers:
HVT: High Value Target
Vector: A position or location of something.
Compromise:
Sterile:
Antiseptic:
Stabilization Team(s): In reference to all on-duty Transhuman Arm functionaries.
Hotpoint:
Hardpoint: Heavily armored and easily defended location. Typically refers to the large metal forts assembled for use by Civil Protection and Transhuman personnel.
Bearing:
Delivered:
Flash:
Flatline:
Flush:
Harden:
Overrun:
Outbreak: A suddenly occurring situation. As a status update, refers to loss of control.
Scanning:
Tactical C&C of Biotics: Pheropods, also known as Bugbait. Command and control tactics with Biotics.
Sweep:
Confirm:
Blackout Status:
Duty Vacated:
Exterminate:
Signature Imprint:
Advisory Control: The Combine Advisors.
Autonomous Units:
Probe: To investigate.
Expunge: To eliminate a target. Different from amputate, this typically refers to combat scenarios involving hostile opponents
Diagnose: Determine/Investigate level and situation.
Mandate:
Mandatory:


Air support names:

Ghost:
Hurricane:
Judge:
Nomad:
Phantom:
Reaper:
Shadow:
Skyshield: Airwatch forces operating in the area. This can refer to hunter-choppers or gunships.
Slam:
Star:
Stinger:
Storm:
Vamp:
Winder: Dropship

ABBREVIATIONS​

Spoiler: Source

Source:

Action Codes:
There might be more:

Code:

// random action codes (duplicated for metropolice and overwatch)

V_RNDACTP0 pressure
V_RNDACTP1 document
V_RNDACTP2 restrict
V_RNDACTP3 intercede
V_RNDACTP4 preserve
V_RNDACTP5 search
V_RNDACTP6 suspend
V_RNDACTP7 investigate
V_RNDACTP8 interlock
V_RNDACTP9 isolate
V_RNDACTP10 administer
V_RNDACTP11 cauterize
V_RNDACTP12 inject
V_RNDACTP13 innoculate
V_RNDACTP14 examine
V_RNDACTP15 apply
V_RNDACTP16 prosecute
V_RNDACTP17 serve
V_RNDACTP18 sterilize
V_RNDACTP19 amputate
V_RNDACTP20 lock

Code:

// random codes, player is criminal (duplicated for metropolice and overwatch)

V_RNDCODECRIM_P0 criminaltrespass63
V_RNDCODECRIM_P1 nonsanctionedarson51
V_RNDCODECRIM_P2 posession69
V_RNDCODECRIM_P3 publicnoncompliance507
V_RNDCODECRIM_P4 recklessoperation99
V_RNDCODECRIM_P5 resistingpacification148
V_RNDCODECRIM_P6 riot404
V_RNDCODECRIM_P7 fugitive17f
V_RNDCODECRIM_P8 weapon94
V_RNDCODECRIM_P9 alarms62
V_RNDCODECRIM_P10 assault243
V_RNDCODECRIM_P11 illegalcarrying95
V_RNDCODECRIM_P12 unlawfulentry603

// random codes, player is not criminal (duplicated for metropolice and overwatch)

V_RNDCODEPLR_P0 attemptedcrime27
V_RNDCODEPLR_P1 disengaged647e
V_RNDCODEPLR_P2 disturbingunity415
V_RNDCODEPLR_P3 disturbancemental10-103m
V_RNDCODEPLR_P4 illegalinoperation63s
V_RNDCODEPLR_P5 threattoproperty51b

Code:

// air support names:

V_RNDNAMES0 ghost {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES1 reaper {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES2 nomad {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES3 hurricane {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES4 phantom {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES5 judge {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES6 shadow {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES7 slam {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES8 stinger {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES9 storm {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES10 vamp {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES11 winder {Len 0.4}
V_RNDNAMES12 star {Len 0.4}  

Spoiler: Source

Overwatch request winder dispatch.
It belongs to the air support.

Go sharp, go sharp means like go directly forward.
When a Combine throws a grenade they say like Razor, 9 - Extractor away, sharp zone.
Sharp Zone would like mean the direction that he is going for, like the direction right infront of him.


Priority Alert: Nova Prospekt exogen breach. Perimeter communication status zero. Internal stabilization teams deploy sterilizers in suspected infection blocks A5, A7, B2.
Deployable Sterilizers

Team Sundown 3, set viscerators in sector Apex 5, and advance for contact. We have biotics in the perimeter.

Sterilizers are things such as turrets, even at Half-Life 1 the security guards say that. That's something interesting, we find more codes and explanation at Half-Life 1 too.

http://combineoverwiki.net/wiki/Combine_Sentry_Gun

Overwatch confirms double boomers dispatched inbound, ghost drop inbound, prepare for skyshield heavy suppression and wrapup.

Expunge is found in other guides.

Spoiler: What I've added

I've added:

Investigate: To examine a place.
Winder: Dropship
Sharp Zone: The direction that you're moving for.
Sterilizers: The Combine Sentry Gun also known as Combine Turret.
Boomer: Dropship
Contained: Synonim for something like, eliminated.
Advisory Control: The Combine Advisors.
Probe: To investigate.
Parasite: Headcrab
Diagnose: Determine/Investigate level and situation.
Tactical C&C of Biotics: Pheropods, also known as Bugbait. Command and control tactics with Biotics.
Bodypack: The armor vest.