Tehcooler

Bradley, but the beta (I assume?). Also seen in early Valve's Team Fortress screenshots.

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Props to @thatalmix

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The archer, but more higher resolution. Thanks @krystal for helping me out with the textures.

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So uhmmmmm, this was apparently a thing during HL1's development, no idea where, why, when, how, but yeah. Props to @thatalmix for making it in hammer, because I have a skill issue, I just did the UVs. (lesbetterley.com/game-art/half-l… the original render)

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#OpposingTheBar

As you might know, Valve LOVED doing small ingame sequences during HL1's development just for screenshot sake because, Valve. And so when I was looking at the sequence in the back of the screenshot, I at first assumed that it was the "assassin" anim from the "cinematics" folder, but it's not. Well, somewhat. The grunt is definitely using the "assassin" anim in this picture (and on the rest of the screenshots showing this sequence), but the sci is most likely using the beta version of the "barnac…

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Boy I hope somebody got fired for that blunder.

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We don't actually really know how the HL1 beta shotgun double barrel anim looked like besides one screenshot, but we do know that E3 either didn't have one, or it did, but was somehow broken.

My friend was experimenting with some shotgun stuff for a while and he concluded that the screenshots we have of the E3 double barrel shotgun anim, is actually the anim "hidden" in the "pump_after_reload" max file for the shotgun in the HL SDK. The position match up in the screenshots we have for the anim. Another beta mystery solved. (for now...)
(last 2 screenshots are from my friend's beta recreation mod)

I might do another beta post prolly talking about how C1A2 was the turret hallway map originally and C1A2A being the retail offices map, but E3.

(Also if I posted this in the wrong category, plz correct me, thanks)

We don't actually really know how the HL1 beta shotgun double barrel anim looked like besides one screenshot, but we do know that E3 either didn't have one, or it did, but was somehow broken. My friend was experimenting with some shotgun stuff for a while and he concluded that the screenshots we have of the E3 double barrel shotgun anim, is actually the anim "hidden" in the "pump_after_reload" max file for the shotgun in the HL SDK. The position match up in the screenshots we have for the anim.…

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