"Operation Bayshield" helped to attract other artists to use machinima. Inspired by the work, the ILL Clan, a group of "Quake" players who had recently graduated from college as film and animation majors, further developed comedy in machinima through their films "Apartment Huntin (1998) and "Hardly Workin (2000). Hugh Hancock of Strange Company partially credits "Operation Bayshield" for his realization that there were "possibilities for Quake Movies beyond a toy". Brian "Wendingo" Hess, co-creator of "Blahbalicious", began work on his film after watching a group of machinima films that included "Operation Bayshield". In interviews with Machinima.com, others have stated that the work influenced them.