AR2 (cut weapon)
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The AR2 is a weapon cut from Half-Life 2. It can be found in the Half-Life 2 leak. It was to be used by the Conscripts (later Rebels) and the Combine Soldiers,[1][2] to be replaced in the final game by the Overwatch Standard Issue Pulse Rifle.
Overview[edit]
In the Half-Life 2 leak, the AR2, based on the real-world XM29 OICW by Heckler & Koch and Alliant Techsystems, is essentially a Pulse Rifle with a scope and a built-in grenade launcher instead of the energy ball thrower. Its recoil makes it very difficult to control past five shots in a row. However, this can somewhat be reduced by crouching.[2]
It uses medium rounds, which are also used by the AR1, the SMG1, and the 9mm Pistol.[3]
In real life, the OICW features a grenade launcher. While not working on the AR2 in the leak (it is in the source code, but is disabled), it was shown working in promotional videos. It appears that its grenade function was moved to the SMG1 by the time the files were leaked, as getting close to the SMG grenades in the WC map pack map zoo_item causes the message "AR2 Grenades" to appear on the screen.[1]
Interestingly, the scope on the AR2 when unzoomed is broken in-game (it shows a solid light green instead of the scope texture), while it works properly when viewed with the leak model viewer.
Screenshots featuring the AR2 in Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar show an early model with a texture that made it look very damaged and used-up.[4] This texture is still in the leak files, as seen below.[2]
The retail MP7's grenade model is still named "ar2_grenade.mdl".
In the final version of Half-Life 2, the Rebel's reload animation for the Pulse Rifle is the same as the AR2's in the leak.[2]
In the Half-Life 2 files, several texture files for HUD weapon icons can be found, most of which still containing the icons for almost all of the cut weapons. The AR2 is among them. It is also present in the font "HalfLife2.ttf", used for all the HUD glyphs.
Gallery[edit]
HUD icon.
Alternate icon, without caption.
HUD icon, from "HalfLife2.ttf" in the Half-Life 2 files, sans scope.
Worldmodel.
Viewmodel.
A magazine of medium rounds.
A box of medium rounds.
An AR2 grenade. It is a 40mm grenade used by NATO forces.
Shell model used when firing.
Grenade projectile when fired.
The early model in Ravenholm.
Ditto.
The old AR2 texture featured in the model from the two previous images.
The AR2 aimed at a Zombie in a Ravenholm sketch.
Ditto.
The early model in Kleiner's Lab.
Conscript standing with an AR2.
Leak Combine Soldier with AR2.
Combine Soldiers battling Antlions with AR2s in cell block B4 in the early Nova Prospekt.
Freeman using an AR2 in the Nova Prospekt's laundry room in the E3 2003 demo "Bugbait".
Freeman helping Rebels fight Manhacks with his AR2 in City 17.
Combine Soldier and AR2 in the leak Bridge Point.
Real world version.
Ditto.
List of appearances[edit]
Main games[edit]
- Half-Life 2 (First appearance) (Game files only) (Non-canonical appearance)
Other[edit]
- Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar (Non-canonical appearance)
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 WC map pack
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 2.2 2.3 Half-Life 2 leak
- ↑ Half-Life 2 leak, weapon script files
- ↑ Half-Life 2: Raising the Bar, page 262
