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[VJ] Return to Ravenholm SNPC's

Welcome to my first (public) attempt at creating NPCs!
VJ Base is required in order for them to work.

Before I start, MOST of this addon is built upon Darkborn's Codename: CURE SNPCs. With his permission, I chose to use that addon as a base - therefore it is not compatible. Like many of my addons, I was developing this for personal use. However, I put a standard of quality into this one that left me comfortable with making it public. I am still actively working on it, but it's stable and pretty unique.

I really wanted to play 'Return to Ravenholm', also known as 'Half-Life 2: Episode 4' & 'Opposing Force 2'. You can imagine my heartbreak when it was cancelled more than a decade ago. That desire was reignited recently after watching NOCLIP's Documentary about the game - which has brought us here! Beware, these NPC's are incredibly vicious. Males have more Health than Females, but Females Attack significantly faster. All infected have a high chance of being Runners or Sprinters. They are also able to infect other NPC's and turn them into Runners. Remember, these people are not undead. You will occasionally hear them beg for help, or even tell you to run.

After countless experiments with Xen DNA, Father Grigori believed he had finally discovered a stable vaccine that could immunize the human populace against the Combine's deadliest biological weapon - Headcrabs. In an effort to immunize & protect the remaining Refugees living in the outskirts of Ravenholm and City 17, Father Grigori compressed the vaccine into an aerosol, which he distributed into the air through massive pipelines and infrastructure ventilation systems. However, his hopefulness also came with negligence. Although the vaccine appeared to have bonded with Grigori's DNA without side effects, the same could not be said for the rest of the population. Refugees became severely ill, rapidly degrading into madness and cannibalism. Father Grigori had unknowingly created a bio-weapon far more dangerous than anything he could have ever imagined.. but, remaining hopeful; he does not give up his pursuit to render the Combine's largest threat ineffective, and cure the afflicted. It's time to return to Ravenholm, and finish what he started.
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Addon Includes:
• Common Zombies (Male, Female)
• Decaying Zombies (Male)
• Father Grigori (Pre-Mutation)
• Refugee Survivors (Male, Female)
• Rebel Survivors (Male, Female)
• Mutated Adrian Shephard (Mini-Boss)
• Mutated Father Grigori (Boss)
• Random Zombie
• Random Zombie Horde
• Random Zombie Spawner
• Random Zombie Spawner (Single)
• Zombie Map Spawner
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Addon Features:
• Hand-made Textures & Sounds inspired by Return to Ravenholm!
• Lore-Friendly Appearance, Consistency & Updated HD Textures/Facemaps
• Basic Customization menu!
• All features from the original Codename: CURE NPC Pack!
• Full support for VJ Base's 'Eating System'!
• Custom Blood Decals by Woowz11!
• Common Zombies can spawn as 3 different types! (Walker, Runner & Croucher)
• Zombies can drop items on death by chance! (If enabled)
• Zombies can infect and turn other NPC's into Runners! (Via Bonemerge)
• Boss NPC, inspired by the original story for RTR! (Grigori Mutates after constant injections)

Map Spawner:
• Behaves just like the AI DIrector from the L4D SNPCs.
• Fully configurable in the customization menu.
• Requires NPCs on the map or ignore players off in order to work when spawned.
• Only maps with built-in nodegraphs will work, Nodegraph Editor will not work.
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Credits:
CrunchySoap - Creating the Addon, Textures, Sounds, Code
Darkborn - Creating the Addon Base (Codename: CURE Reanimated)
DrVrej - VJ Base
Cpt. Hazama - Map Spawner & Tank Code
Codename: CURE Team - Original assets
Arkane Studios - Inspiration & Concept
Woowz11 - Blood Decals

Anyone else where credit is due! Sorry for the book-length description.