New Weapon Info (HL2.net update time)

[phantomdesign]

It looks like I'm starting to convince a few people. Some more evidence.

Firing Types
"IR Rifle" Primary=Redish Flare, 1 unit energy Secondary =Plasma-blob (or something) that evaporates enemies and bounces off objects.

"Unknown" Primary=Regular bullets (9mm or something) Secondary= (just a guess) ?Grenade?

Things sticking out the front
"IR Rifle" There are black non-tube objects on the advanced rifle which rotate (tunnels video) after you fire.

"Unknown" There are chrome tubes that do not rotate after you fire.

Triangular pieces at front:
"IR Rifle" Features black front piece that looks like it stores ammunition. Piece is not actually triangular.

"Unknown" Features a chrome piece that appears to be used to deflect bullets, block from grenade launching exhaust, or act as support when laying down. Piece is definitely triangular.

It looks for the wrong thing. It's just a little tricky with the viewing angle.
You see, it's some kind of shield, mounted on the right site of the gun.

-e-
so it's the same gun.
http://www.halflife2.net/forums/attachment.php?attachmentid=6365

Those two pieces are in different places, at different angles, and don’t look the least bit similar in the pictures, and especially not in the videos.

It could just be a difference between the V and P models, you know. Because other than that little bit that sticks out, they're incredibly similar.

Best explanation yet, but still quite dissimilar. The difference in weapon height and many other features makes this explanation highly unlikely. If this is the difference, valve really needs to review their V and P models.

That thing, that is missed on the left picture is something from the background and not part of the the weapon^^

Watch the videos. It’s 100% part of the gun.

 

[phantomdesign]

http://www.halflife2.net/forums/showthread.php?p=475213

Started new thread about the IR Rifle vs Unknown Gun.

 

[Dr. Freeman]

I'd just thought i'd ask this here rather then start a new thread on it. Does anyone here care that most of the guns from the first game are in this one as well?

yes, i care.
i loved the ones in HL1 and am happy that at least some of them (if not all) are returning for HL2! :dork:

Do we really need that many weapons?

YES!!
i love alot of weapons.. variety is the spice of life.. and nothing like being in-decisive about which weapon u wanna kill the enemy with :dork: :E

does anyone know if the Displacer and Spore Launcher will be making an appearance in HL2? i realize these are OP4 weapons.. but since OP4 is part of the HL story.. its not too far fetched to think some of the OP4 weapons can be a part of HL2.

 

[David]

That is Machinegun, like in Opposing Force.If you look better on picture, you will find a ammo charge.

 

[Munro]

http://www.halflife2.net/index.php?page=weapons

Still not sure what to put under the IRifle

 

[Brian Damage]

"Weird weapon that VALVe seems to still be making up their minds about."

[EDIT]: Where did "Molotov Cocktail" come from?

 

[lans]

Yeah what's up with the Moltov cocktail? Also, isn't the crossbow with the scope a substitute for the sniper rifle?

 

[sk1llfatal]

unk01-03 is theis energy rifle, and i think this energy rifle is some sort of a striders weapon, seems to do the same.

 

[EVIL]

http://www.halflife2.net/index.php?page=weapons

Still not sure what to put under the IRifle

Maby ask valve what it really is instead of basing this stuf upon unbased assumptions.

 

[Munro]

Damn forgot the crossbow. Molotov Cocktail was mentioned in either the PCGamer or PCZone preview a while back, I think.

 

[Ollibolli]

I think the "Flare Gun" listed on the weapons page is the same as the IRifle as well... When the Combine Soldier shoots with it in "Barricade", it sure sounds and looks exactly like when Gordon shoots with the IRifle in the "Tunnels" video.

 

[Brian Damage]

But we see that flare gun when the Combine drops it. It looks like a pistol.

 

[Munro]

Na, the Flare Gun is an old fashioned one similar to http://www.medalofhonor.co.uk/images/aa/w_flare.jpg

 

[Brian Damage]

Good against Combine Soldiers, and against heat-seeking missles, if the movie Congo is to be believed...

 

[Mechagodzilla]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2/screens.html?page=85

Here's the sniper rifle. ^^^

 

[Axyon]

http://www.gamespot.com/pc/action/halflife2/screens.html?page=85

Here's the sniper rifle. ^^^

Looks more like a fixed gun emplacement to me.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

Looks more like a fixed gun emplacement to me.

It's not on any other screens of the truck deelie, and I'd say it's a tad slender not to be a rifle of sorts.

 

[Axyon]

It's not on any other screens of the truck deelie, and I'd say it's a tad slender not to be a rifle of sorts.

I dunno, the attachment shows bulletfire coming from the truck... the bullets are similar to what the airboat is firing, which leads me to believe it's an emplacement:

 

[Mechagodzilla]

Not to offend, but it's kinda hard to see anything in that pic.

There's no gun on the concept art though:
http://www.halflife2.net/index.php?page=enemies
Here's a bigger version:
http://www.half-life2.com/media.html

I don't remember seeing one when the strider kicks that tank at Gordon in the E3 vid.

 

[Axyon]

Not to offend, but it's kinda hard to see anything in that pic.

There's no gun on the concept art though:
http://www.halflife2.net/index.php?page=enemies
Here's a bigger version:
http://www.half-life2.com/media.html

I don't remember seeing one when the strider kicks that tank at Gordon in the E3 vid.

Well, if you look on the video yourself, you'll see the truck not behind a cloud of smoke. I just captured it at that point to show it firing.

 

[Mechagodzilla]

I re-watched the part where gordon runs to hide behind the tank, and it did look like it had a slender gun turret in the same spot, but the footage was so blurry that i couldn't tell.

I'm labeling this one under unsolved mysteries, but I'm starting to shift away from the rifle side of interpreting things.

 

[CrazyHarij]

Let's just wait for the freaking BINKs and sort it then..

 

[Dr. Freeman]

hmm... theres gonna be alien weapons in HL2 right? cause none of them have been revealed.. so im hoping those will be part of many surprises we discover in the game.

 

[EVIL]

hmm... theres gonna be alien weapons in HL2 right? cause none of them have been revealed.. so im hoping those will be part of many surprises we discover in the game.

forgot the antlion feremone (I don't care how you spell it) spores have you?

 

[CrazyHarij]

Yeah, I hope they'll keep almost everything behind locked doors now..