About the Gravity Weapon

[razorblade kiss]

Sorry, Im about to leave and I couldnt think of the name of the gun. We saw it pick up barrels, and boxes, and dead bodies in the tech demo. But can it pick up live enemies? Like say I want to launch a scientist across City 17? Or Launch Alyx into a washing machine on the other side of the room? Can it be done? Imagine the possibilites. And for your information. Im being totally serious. I dunno if this has been Covered. And Iw oulda done a search but I didnt know what to title it? Thx in advance fellas.

 

[scribblehead]

According to gabe they haven't incorporated this into the game, but its certainly not a technical restraint....check the valve info thread....i'm too tired to do it for you!

 

[Reiska]

Its name is manipulator

 

[Chris D]

Valve has said they were toying with the idea. It's a design decision if they decide not to implement it. All objects have a mass, and the manipulator has a limit to the mass it can carry, so it is unlikely you'll be able to pick up Alyx and launch her into bed

 

[Alzxul]

Indeed, as it has been said the name of the weapon in called the manipulator. I'm pretty sure Valve said you wouldn't be able to pick up living objects with it.

 

[stiletto]

Always room for this in cheats though!

 

[manny_c44]

I could've sworn gabe said it was possible...in our very own Valve Info Only thread.

 

[SixxHole]

...the endless possibilities of the things you could do to Alyx with the manipulator....

 

[PSX]

I hope you can only pick up enemies; your friendlies will have a scent that the manipulator sniffs as to not allow you to get nasty

 

[DaLys]

Gabe said you can pick up birds with it in HL2.

 

[Pol]

shame the traktor beam gun isnt gonna be in the game tho :/ that looked more fun tbh

 

[philterlecki]

somone should make a mini mod where the manipulator has no weight restraint!!!

 

[Animal]

Any of this can be modded easily though...

I hope you can't pick up live enemies, it would be far too easy, it would be like a one shot weapon, pick them up and fire them and they are dead:dozey:

 

[MultiVaC]

Being able to pick up headcrads would be cool. Any other living enemies might mess it up. I hope you can pick up ambient creatures (like birds) and dead bodies though.

 

[Pol]

being able to pick up living things would suck tbh.
dead bodies would be fine because you could chuck them into enemies, and could use them tactically

 

[Guest]

while were on the subject whats the diffence between the Manipulator gun and the one in the Tech Demo with the blue beam? will they both be in the game?

 

[Pol]

I've heard the gun with the blue beam won't be in the game.
not 100% certain though.

 

[PvtRyan]

They question was once raised whether you could throw around headcrabs, they weren't sure yet about it. But it's not a technical limitation (im really getting sick of that cliche sentence )
I think the energy drain on the weapon depends on the weight it picks up, so picking up and throwing around combine soldiers is probably a bad idea, also because you will have to be close to them

 

[Sigoo]

I think it would be cool if you could pick up headcrabs and thow them at the combine and hope they latch on. :cheese: