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Something I've never understood... why is the HL1 crowbar so SMOOTH???  It would have been less polys to make the handle hexagonal like a real crowbar, right???

Something I've never understood... why is the HL1 crowbar so SMOOTH??? It would have been less polys to make the handle hexagonal like a real crowbar, right???

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Jane Thrace
Jane Thrace
Feb 20, 2024

Funnily enough, at an earlier point it HAD some actual texture! They probably wanted to get some mileage outta the wacky chrome system in GoldSrc by the time the game shipped though hah

λlex
λlex
Feb 19, 2024

It’s as smooth as butter. Also nice first post, welcome to the site! 🙂

3037
3037
Feb 19, 2024

it is hexagonal, you see it so smooth because chrome effect. Same for shotgun barrel which is pentagonal

David Szymanski
David Szymanski
Feb 19, 2024

Ahh fair enough

Mr. Hast
Mr. Hast
Feb 19, 2024

You Awesome!

Mr. Hast
Mr. Hast
Feb 19, 2024

David, I love your games!

troidord
troidord
Feb 19, 2024

yo duskdev :D

Dom
Dom
Feb 19, 2024

if you see the grey part is kinda hexagonal. I think the whole crowbar is hexagonal like its just a fact of perspective also the brighter lines on the red part are where the edges are