Quote from WinstonSmith on July 31, 2009, 7:12 pm

pestchamber wrote:

But what happends when the factory runs out of resources?

Shot in the dark: automated underground mining facility.

pestchamber wrote:

EDIT: I smell a new page. And just to bring up what i said before:

where does the half-life 2 turrets get their ammo from?

I dunno, they're the Combine. They can do whatever they want.

Quote from ASBusinessMagnet on July 31, 2009, 7:14 pm

WinstonSmith wrote:

I dunno, they're the Combine.

I think there's a collaboration between Aperture Science and the Combine. Not only they both have similar turrets, but also they have similar energy balls.

Quote from pestchamber on July 31, 2009, 7:14 pm

WinstonSmith wrote:

I dunno, they're the Combine. They can do whatever they want.

LOL!

Quote from pestchamber on July 31, 2009, 7:15 pm

ASBusinessMagnet wrote:

I think there's a collaboration between Aperture Science and the Combine. Not only they both have similar turrets, but also they have similar energy balls.

Hmm.. Maybe the combine made the turret first? (and energy balls), and GLaDOS managed to steal some of these things?

Quote from ASBusinessMagnet on July 31, 2009, 7:17 pm

pestchamber wrote:

Hmm.. Maybe the combine made the turret first? (and energy balls), and GLaDOS managed to steal some of these things?

Then the portals did exist in Combine turrets, and Aperture Science invented the portals independently. Failure.
EDIT: In Portal: Prelude, before GLaDOS, energy balls and turrets still existed. Another failure.

Quote from WinstonSmith on July 31, 2009, 7:18 pm

ASBusinessMagnet wrote:

I think there's a collaboration between Aperture Science and the Combine. Not only they both have similar turrets, but also they have similar energy balls.

ASBusinessMagnet wrote:

Then the portals did exist in Combine turrets, and Aperture Science invented the portals independently. Failure.

Perhaps the Combine was a double agent, giving both companies some of the other's inventions.
I'm on a roll, considering I haven't actually played HL2...

Quote from portalgrinder on July 31, 2009, 7:20 pm

I guess the whole Science lab is self sufficient. Its probably built on a giant underground mine containing all the raw materials they need to operate. With GlaDos controlled miner robot that relentlessly extract ressources to build cubes, ammo, turrets, chamber walls, etc and to pump water to create the green goo and to fill the toilets.

Talking of toilets, they must have portals in them too. Look at the one in the awakening chamber. You can flush it and it works... but underneath there's nothing. No drain, no water supply... Must have a raw sewage portal operated shit dispenser somewhere in the facility.

Quote from pestchamber on July 31, 2009, 7:20 pm

WinstonSmith wrote:

Good point..although the Combine struck up a deal with Dr. Breen...didn't he work at Black Mesa?

He was the administrator at black mesa.

Quote from WinstonSmith on July 31, 2009, 7:22 pm

Thought so...but check my post, I updated it. Sorry.