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Half-Life: Blue Shift Hints
Alien Slaves (Vortigaunts)
These are the slimy, one-eyed, humanoid guys that charge up and fire a painful electric blast at you.
You should always rapidly damage these creatures when they're charging up so they can't fire. Either that, or duck behind something quick. Both the crowbar and 9mm handgun require many hits to kill alien slaves, so the shotgun is the preferred basic weapon to use against them (until you get a nice Mp5, anyway).
An interesting thing to note about these creatures is that they often try to run away once they're heavily damaged. They'll also stop firing temporarily, but do chase them and take them down as quickly as you can. Another note is that they can fire faster on Difficult level, making them much harder to dodge.
First Sighting: Duty Calls (not counting the ones you see from a distance in "Insecurity")
