Overview
This is a guide to the weapons and it will help you how to become badass with these weapons. it will teach you the tricks and secrets of weapons you will use.
Crowbar
Ah, the crowbar, the same weapon Gordon started with and have whacked countless headcrabs and other enemies. it haves average damage but its efficent at breaking crates with one or two swings and is useful if you want to conserve ammo. it is good for using aganist headcrabs, manhacks and civil police combines.
Pistol
This is second weapon you will gain in Half-Life 2 after you whack your first few combines with a crowbar. it deals moderately low damage but it have large clip and lots of carryable clips which kinds of evens the low damage. it is average on most enemies except carrier zombies and Elite Combines (whites).
SMG
This weapon is basically one of best weapons you can use early in game. you will get this weapon in Route Kanal mission after you kill some of combines who rappels in the canals. it deals low damage but haves high rate of fire, is best used at short-medium range due to small amount of spread and almost double size of clip than a pistol. It also can fires grenades if clicked with right mouse button, these grenades can kill or weaken most enemies to make your work bit more easier but use grenades sparingly because the grenade ammo is not really common.
Revolver
This weapon can be gained when you have to raid second gate-fort in Water Hazard mission in the first room. It’s basically like pistol on steriods or nerfed shotgun, your pick. this baby have high damage output but have bigass recoil and you only carry 12 spare bullets. use it if you are in a area with lots of revolver ammo or if you have to use it in a emerencny.
Grenade
Grenades are more of situational weapon because it bounces off surfaces. it is obtainable in first gate-fort in Water Hazard. It is useful if you have tons of enemies behind a corner or in a room. it deals lots of damage at ground 0 but damage reduces as it expands from explosions and you only carry 5 grenades at time.
Gravity Gun
Gravity Gun, or as i like to call it, GravGun (after Halo’s Grav Hammer) deals no damage to all enemies except headcrabs with punting alone. but you can damage your enemies by picking objects up and shooting at enemies like saws in Ravenholm or explosive barrels scattered everywhere. objects also can sheild yourself from bullets when combines shoot at you. When you reach Citadel’s consification chamber, the gravity gun will become OP, basically most powerful half in game but only limited to citadel. You will get it in Black Mesa East.
Shotgun
One of my favorites, the shotgun. It deals lots of damage up close but damage will reduce with distance. If you press left mouse button, you will fire from a single barrel which can outright kill most enemies with a shot to head. if you click on right mouse button, it will fire BOTH barrels, doubles the damage but haves more recoil than single barrel and uses up 2 ammo when used. You will get it from Father Grigori in Ravenholm.
Pulse Rifle
It’s basically a SMG on steriods, firepower and grenade launcher is upgraded but it carries less spare ammo than SMG and you will have to kill combines carrying it to gain ammo or break some supply crates. The grenade launcher actually shoots balls that will atomize combines and some zombies on impact and it could bounce around. If you’re in citadel with OP grav gun, you can catch balls from combines when they attempt to shoot you with it. You will gain it when you leave the mines in Ravenholm and train tracks.
Rocket Launcher
You will get this rocket launcher from Colonel Cabbage in Highway 17 mission when you have to take down a gunship. It is laserguided so you can partially control it. for gunships, it will fly all around it like crazy until it decides to go for the gunships, which will usually shoot your rockets down like a a**hole. Striders are easier because you only have to aim and fire.
Crossbow
Crossbows can be obtained if you explore a house before you go up to train tracks that you will have to dodge a train. it can be used as a sniper rifle and it will one hit kill. however, the bolts are slightly slower than bullets so you will have to wait a bit for a good shot.
Bug Bait
While technically not a weapon, it is useful because you can attract a swarm of antlions who will defend you with a click of right mouse button and if you throw it at enemies (left mouse button) antlions will attack him. If a combine is hit by a bugbait, he will be stunned for a bit because he will try to wipe the pheremores that attract antlions off him (sometimes funny to watch). It is very useful in Nova Prosket because antlions can take care of most combines. you will obtain it when you kill your first Antlion Guardian.
