a universe spanning around 1000 or more in the universe conquered by the combine Empire turning doors into combine units or joining the combine willingly the combine are not what they are they are heartless Monsters they will do anything even violating the Geneva Convention if it results today you are of many from where you choose to start is from where you choose the start so welcome to the brutal world of Half-Life beta your origin is what you'll start with including the species of what you start with you will come across a lot of furries humans nonhumans and humanoid aliens and more they are fully aware of how many species there are and they have it all written down you are not new to them[they might do some unorthodox experiments inflation or weight gain or cloning or Force mutations or be used as a bio weapon] [you can start on the interstellar train going to university universe planet to planet was starting a building or start anywhere you want to start up to you]