OICW
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The OICW, also known as 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 OICW, 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 AK-47, the MP5K, and the 9mm Pistol.[3]
In real life, the OICW features a grenade launcher. While not working 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 OICW 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 OICW 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 AR2 Pulse Rifle is the same as the OICW'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 OICW 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.
OICW magazine. It holds 30 medium rounds.
A box of medium rounds.
Shell model used when firing.
An OICW 20mm grenade.
A different model for the OICW's grenade. It is a 40mm grenade used by NATO forces.
The early model in Ravenholm.
Ditto.
The old OICW texture featured in the model from the two previous images.
The OICW aimed at a Zombie in a Ravenholm sketch.
Ditto.
The early model in Kleiner's Lab.
Conscript standing with an OICW.
Leak Combine Soldier with OICW.
Combine Soldiers battling Antlions with OICWs in cell block B4 in the early Nova Prospekt.
Freeman using an OICW in the Nova Prospekt's laundry room in the E3 2003 demo "Bugbait".
Freeman helping Rebels fight Manhacks with his OICW in City 17.
Combine Soldier and OICW 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
