The bolts can pin enemies to walls in Half-Life: Source as is done in Half-Life 2. In the final game, they still have a quiver attached to their belt. The Female Assassins were originally to be armed with Crossbows. It is unknown if the weapon was to be acquired earlier in the game. In the chapter Power Up, Crossbow bolts appear in a breakable crate. This was later removed as it was too difficult to read the names on the bolts, the feature being deemed pointless. In multiplayer, the Crossbow could fire bolts with the player's name written on them they would stick in enemy players and remain in their corpses. The name 'Tranquilizer Gun' was originally given to another weapon which the player could use to put other players to sleep, steal their weapons and items, and then humiliate them. Although there are no references to the bolts having this trait in the final game, comments in the code mention the Crossbow inflicting poison damage. Unused HEV Suit lines refer to the weapon as 'high velocity stealth crossbow' with 'neuro toxin treated bolts'. The High Definition version was created by Gearbox's Stephen Bahl. The Crossbow was designed by Steve Theodore. In the multiplayer mode, the bolts explode on impact when fired while using the scope, the bolts do not explode. The weapon can hold only a small number of bolts at once, and its reload time is slow. Its massive damage output is offset by the scarce ammo supply available for it. Unlike most weapons, it can be fired underwater, making it especially useful against Ichthyosaurs.Īlthough it is very effective against distant targets, the bolts travel slower than bullets, making the weapon a poor choice against extremely fast enemies or moving enemies at long range. Its primary attack fires a bolt, while the secondary fire zooms in with the scope. It has both primary and secondary firing options. It is first acquired in the chapter Apprehension, where it can be found inside a suspended shark cage a nearby scientist refers to it as a Tranquilizer Gun. The Crossbow is a silent projectile weapon with a scope.

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