He is not an active threat at this time, but if you hear movement in the vents, he is close and may hear you if alerted through sound, and may drop down.Ģ) The Frontstage- This is when the alien has dropped from the vents and is walking around Sevastopol. The result was an alien that you often NEVER encountered, as well as behavior that didn't make sense.īasically, the alien has three different 'modes' that he can be in at any moment:ġ) The Backstage- This is when the alien is above you in the ceiling. An amazing mod, 'unpredictable alien,' was created to counter this problem, but it was created a long time ago before all the parameters of the alien's behavior were understood. You end up dying nonstop, and the horror and fear element is removed and replaced with frustration. The vanilla game is way too unrealistic and frustrating- the alien is basically tethered to you on a leash the entire game once you first encounter him. The biggest change in this mod is to the alien's behavior. See the bottom for a TLDR list of changes, as well as notes on the difficulty settings. I have played Alien Isolation for a long time, and have 'fixed' some of the core issues/complaints with the game to improve the experience.