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Half-Life: Opposing Force Hints
Shocktroopers
Shocktroopers are fast, lightweight, bipedal aliens. They carry shockroaches, which rapidly fire electrical bolts at you. Don't get caught in the shockroach's line-of-sight, as the bolts of electricity can quickly kill you. The shocktroopers also carry spore grenades, which they use when they can't reach you with the shockroach. Avoid these as well, since they can inflict severe damage to you.
Shocktroopers are quite smart and fast. They will work in primitive squads and they are particularly good at investigating peculiar disturbances such as the death of their squadmate. When you kill a shocktrooper, the shockroach left behind will attack you until you either kill it or it expires. They usually expire after five or six seconds.
If you don't have a shockroach as a weapon yet, you will pick up the shockroach before it can hurt you. Otherwise, it will attack. The first time you see a shocktrooper is in "We Are Pulling Out," but you don't actually fight one and gain a shockroach until Crush Depth.
