Vortigaunt Camp

"We were heading to the Vortigaunt camp, hoping to pick up some Bugbait so these damn things would leave us alone!"

- Sandy

The Vortigaunt Camp is a Resistance base seen in the Half-Life 2 chapter Sandtraps. Resistance members often travel to the Vortigaunt Camp to retrieve Bugbait, which help keep Antlions under control.

Overview
A well concealed Resistance base on the Coast, it is the closest known base to Nova Prospekt, the Combine prison.

Features
The Vortigaunt Camp is located between two canyon walls. It has no buildings but it does have shanties, where Resistance soldiers and Vortigaunts sleep, eat, and keep the wounded. It is very well equipped, having many supplies and Medkits. There are two entrances to the Vortigaunt Camp. The first is through a doorway by a wall, mounted with a AR2 Pulse Rifle. The other entrance is a way through a small cave, leading to the beach, then Nova Prospekt. This entrance is sealed by logs attached to a generator-powered winch system.

Half-Life 2
Gordon Freeman arrives at the Vortigaunt Camp after leaving Lighthouse Point, the previous Rebel base. On his way, he comes across to Rebels who were heading to the camp, Sandy and Lazslo. Lazslo is wounded on the sand and Sandy tells Gordon to stay off the sand to avoid bringing Antlions. Lazslo is killed by Antlions and Gordon proceeds, leaving Sandy mourning the loss of his friend.

Upon Gordon's arrival, an Antlion Guard appears from the ground and starts attacking him. With the help of a Resistance member using a mounted AR2 Pulse Rifle on the first entrance's wall, Gordon is able to kill the creature. Right after, a Vortigaunt retrieves Bugbait from the downed Antlion Guard, then leads Gordon through the camp, where he instructs him on the use of Bugbait. Gordon then leaves the camp and heads to Nova Prospekt, now with Antlions on his side.

Trivia

 * Near the entrance of the camp, two Vortigaunts are talking to each other in Vortigse, and will usually say something like, "Excuse us Mr. Freeman". They then start singing with each other.


 * The door to the main entrance of the camp looks like those often seen on boats. Of minor note is that the door is also used as a prop in Borealis.

List of appearances

 * Half-Life 2