Paint Gun (Half-Life 2: Survivor)

For other uses, see Paint Gun (disambiguation).

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Paint Gun
Production information
Type	Paintball shotgun
Technical specifications
Damage	1/pellet 3 pellets per shot
Magazine/reload type	3 rounds
Max ammo	9 (Ranger) 6 (Sniper, Medic)
Ammo type	Paintballs
Rate of fire	Slow
Projectile speed	Hitscan
Accuracy	Poor
Range	Short to medium
Usage
Used by	Ranger (CU) Sniper (CU) Medic (IS)
Game information
Entity	weapon_paintgun_mp (weapon entity) item_box_paint (ammo entity)

 

The Paint Gun is a weapon in the Battle Mode of Half-Life 2: Survivor, included with the game on release. It can be unlocked by reaching C-Class as the Ranger or A-Class as the Sniper, and can also be purchased by the Medic for 150,000 SG.

Overview

The Paint Gun is one of the weakest weapons in Half-Life 2: Survivor, the others being the Stun Sniper Rifle and the Marking Sniper Rifle. Being a shotgun, it will usually deal more damage since it is firing multiple pellets, but the damage will still be very low. This makes the Paint Gun ineffective as a weapon, but it is made useful by its ability to paint enemy players.

Hit players will be covered in bright green paint, which makes them easier to be noticed by enemies. Additionally, the Paint status effect gets applied. While under its effects, the player's view will be covered by the paint, making it difficult to see other players and aim; the painted player's position will also be seen on the enemy radar. The effect lasts for a maximum of 20 seconds, but can be removed by the Recovery Injection or player's death. Submerging in water also washes the paint off, removing the effect.

Tactics

The Paint Gun is useful when fighting stronger characters or during close-range encounters without any close-range weapons. It can also be used to escape from enemies when low on health. Additionally, it can be used to paint enemy shields (the Provisional Shield and the Hand Shield), rendering them unable to be seen through.

Even though the damage dealt by the Paint Gun is too low for it to be used to kill other players, it can be used to detonate the placed S.L.A.Ms, Powershakes and Wave Cancellers if no other weapons are available.

Behind the scenes

The Paint Gun is one of the only two weapons that have unique models for their ammunition, the other one being the Sniper Rifle. The model, however, appears to be unused, as the only way to recover the ammunition is by picking up the Special Magazine.

Gallery

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  HUD icon.

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  Loadout icon.

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  Worldmodel.

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  Viewmodel (blue team).

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  Ditto, uncolored version using the HEV suit hand textures (unused).

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  A box of paintballs (unused).

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  A painted player..

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  First person view of the painted player.

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  Ditto.

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  Ditto.

List of appearances

• Half-Life 2: Survivor (Non-canonical appearance)

See also

• Marking Sniper Rifle

External links

• Paint Gun on the official Survivor website (archived)
• Paint Gun on the Survivor wiki