Can the Manipulator pick up cars/automobiles?

[RezDude]

Does anyone know for certain?

 

[AntiAnto]

No, there is a weight limit.

 

[ShadowFox]

No, there is a weight limit.

Spoiler

Dog can though.

 

[Mujuro]

Dejavu Shadow...

 

[switch]

The manipulator has a weight limit, however valve have mentioned in the past that it is 'upgradable'. However that might not still be the case, and cars would probably be too heavy

Spoiler

leave throwing cars to dog

(low level spoiler)

 

[Lethal8472]

It wont be able to pick them up, but it may be able to drag them toward you or push them away, as we've seen it do with heavier objects, such as the buggy.

 

[OCybrManO]

You can override the weight limit (and throwing force) through the use of cheats. Then, the only thing stopping you from lifting something is whether or not the mapper says you can.

 

[Bait]

Well, as we've seen in the binks it could produce a powerful shove as well. Useful in sending that buggy of yours screaming over a few Combine roadblocks.

 

[Edcrab]

No car lifting (yay! Umpteenth person to say it!) but I'm sure it's possible to mod it in; not sure what tactical use that'd be, but it would certainly be fun to lift up incredibly heavy objects as if they were mattresses.

 

[Homer]

No but it could modded in.

 

[PatPwnt]

You will be able to pick up anything if you just use simple console commands to change weight limit of the gravity gun.

 

[TaiFong]

You don't have to mod anything in. The commands to change the power level of the manipulator are already built in.

 

[pixartist]

no it can't but perhaps the super manipulator can :E

 

[zul]

It cant actually lift really heavy things but it can push them around with primary fire (PCG review said the manipulator's primary fire is a burst of energy that pushes things, while the secondary fire is how you lift stuff.)

 

[eLGee]

No, there is a weight limit.

 

[Methias]

Who knows...maybe later in the game you get a beefy upgrade to it. Think about how cool that would be on a last level or something. To let you run around for a few minutes tossing engine blocks and car frames around.

 

[PatPwnt]

read my last post.

 

[OCybrManO]

read my last post.

... or lucky post #7.