Another way to deal with them is to sidestep them quickly when they jump at you, and then whack them with the crowbar before they can turn and jump again. It is possible to knock them out of the air with the crowbar without them hurting you, but it isn't easy, and therefore isn't advised. The best strategy is to shoot them from a distance, before they come within jumping-at-you range. These monsters are very easy to kill, but sometimes a little hard to hit. These are the little crab-like things with big, toothy mouths that jump at you at close range. Another note is that they can fire faster on Difficult level, making them much harder to dodge. They'll also stop firing temporarily, but do chase them and take them down as quickly as you can. An interesting thing to note about these creatures is that they often try to run away once they're heavily damaged. Both the crowbar and 9mm handgun require many hits to kill lightning lugs, so the shotgun is the preferred basic weapon to use against them until you get a nice MP5, anyway. You should always rapidly damage these creatures when they're charging up so they can't fire.Įither that, or duck behind something quick. These are the slimy, one-eyed, humanoid guys that charge up and fire a painful electric blast at you.

Otherwise, just avoid them or shoot them with something you have a lot of ammo for. If a barnacle isn't very far up, or is over water, the best way to kill it is to whack it with the crowbar as soon as you're in range and before it starts chewing on you. They just extend their long tongues down, hoping some edible prey will stumble into them. These are the big, sludgy guys that are stuck to ceilings and can't change position. Though if you've got plenty of shells, a double-barrel shotgun blast at close range is preferable. This makes it dangerous but possible to take them out with the crowbar if you back off quickly after every crowbar hit. These things have no ranged attack, but they have two different styles of arm swings, one of which is very fast. These are the shambling humanoid creeps with long, hideous fingers that are the end result of a headcrab killing and infiltrating a human's body.

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