Disposable emergency flares were also originally to appear in Half-Life, and were finally introduced in Episode One. There is an unused model version of the locker intended to be used by the player in the files. It was likely to be found only in the Arctic levels, at least on the Borealis and in Kraken Base, always stored in 'pyrotechnic lockers'. When shot, the flare sticks to the player when approached and can damage their health. It can be found and used only on the test maps in the Half-Life 2 leak. The weapon was originally to be used by the player to ignite targets. weaponbrickbat - An unfinished and unreleased gun. It was not supposed to be used by the player so it lacks a viewmodel. An unused HUD icon for the flare gun can be found in the Half-Life 2 files. It was not supposed to be used by the player so it lacks a viewmodel. When looking closely, it appears that no flare gun model is used, nor is in the game files (the Metrocops in the Canals, for instance, merely use their standard pistols). Later, a Metrocop fires one when Freeman assaults a power generator during the City 17 uprising.Įvery time a flare is shot, the shooter is invariably far away or out of the player's sight to prevent them from seeing the lack of a flare gun. Combine Soldiers also shoot flares along the Coast to summon Gunships and to illuminate unlit spaces, such as cell block D8 in Nova Prospekt after turning off the lights in an effort to ambush Freeman. In Blue Shift, an M2 is hidden in a crate on a train car in the Freight Yard, with '. In Opposing Force, the Black Ops use it against Adrian Shephard on the surface. The Flare Gun is first seen in action soon after Freeman leaves Kleiner's Lab, when Metrocops fire flares in the Canals to alert reinforcements. During Half-Life, Gordon Freeman is able to turn it against HECU soldiers, notably in the Black Mesa Transit System.

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