![]() In short, despite their vast, galaxy-conquering might, the Combine regime is bloated and inefficient, at least on a planetary scale, and Earth's Resistance is like a parasite taking down a much larger host that's simply so big it can't concentrate its power properly to destroy it. ![]() Unfortunately for them, the destruction of the City 17 Citadel and the closing of the Superportal above its ruins means that the remaining Combine forces on Earth are stranded with no backup, and considering the City 17 Citadel also doubled as their only way to communicate with their off-world command center, it's safe to say that humanity actually has a fighting chance against the Combine forces still remaining on Earth. However, if they could harvest that portal technology they would be able to move their forces around the universe in a blink of an eye, making them effectively unstoppable. The Combine have no such technology and must slowly drive their fleets across the universe in real-time, which makes long distance travel too much of a resource dump to actually justify doing. Once the Citadel blows up, it's revealed the reason they're so interested in Earth is that we discovered true long-distance teleportation technology at both Black Mesa and Aperture Science. Thus, the Combine forces on Earth are cut off from the main bulk of the empire's military forces and it is only through the Citadel that they are able to maintain a decently sized militia. ![]() At the same time, much like the real-life Roman Empire, their massive size causes all sorts of bureaucratic kerfuffles and makes actually mobilizing that immense power difficult to say the least. They have advanced technology, competent tactical ability, ruthless efficiency, and a track record for not being trifled with. Achilles' Heel: The Combine are an impossibly vast inter-stellar and possibly trans-dimensional empire of massive size and scope.And that's to say nothing of the people actively being oppressed by them. Even the people who are actively employed by it such as Doctor Breen or the collaborator scientist in Alyx seem at best contemptuous of it or dislike the organization itself (Breen himself calls them "the Combine" despite treating this name as almost an insult in one of his broadcasts). 0% Approval Rating: Absolutely nobody likes the Combine.Think a far more overtly villainous Imperium of Man mixed with the Borg Collective. Their occupation force on Earth, the Overwatch, consists of a portion of their transhuman forces (modified humans using human vehicles and weapons) and "Synths", aliens who have been modified and outfitted with cyborg attachments and pulse weaponry. They also pointed out: “Even the worst climate models right now are predicting (a rise of) only 13 feet by 2150, so I have to admit I'm having trouble understanding this.A powerful trans-dimensional alien empire, they conquered the Earth and are the main antagonists of Half-Life 2 and its Episodes, as well as Half-Life: Alyx. “Based on some quick comparisons with topographic data in Brazil, it looks like it's showing a sea level rise of at least 1000 feet,” suggested another fan in the thread, user nimbulan. Since the crater was created by the impact of the asteroid that caused the extinction of the dinosaurs over 66 million years ago, they suggest that it not being visible could be something of note. ![]() They also added that, in their estimation, the bit of globe that shows the area of Mexico that’s home to the Chicxulub crater, is obscured in the deep dive via a spot of reflecting sunlight. “On this globe, Brazil (looks to have gotten) rid of a good part of its rainforest,” they observed of the differences in how the two seem to portray North and South America, continuing: “Also, either ice is reaching California or Canada is a desert”.
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