Half-Life 2

Half-Life 2

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type: assets
contains: materials, models, sounds
weapons: smg1
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21.380 MB
22 Nov, 2024 @ 3:05pm
24 Nov, 2024 @ 10:58am
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Combine OICW for SMG

Description
XM29 Overwatch Interim Combat Weapon

Description:
I found a really cool OICW model online, but it needed some fixing up. Now the low-light scope works! Then I thought, wouldn't it be neat if the scope looked Combine-made, and the rest looked old and worn? Mainly for personal use, uploading in case others like it.

Or you can replace the AR2, if you prefer.

Also available: Green lenses or red lenses.


Texture changes:
New scope:
- Fixed lens refraction issues: Much clearer visibility, and now aimed at the crosshair!
- Changed lens tint from green to cyan
- Changed scope to be made of Combine alloy instead of steel
- Added Combine and Sector17 logos
- Replaced all text with Combine font, and added more
- Changed screws into bolts (the Combine don't use screws AFAIK)
Overall improvements:
- Changed material properties to look like HL2's art style (far less envmap; sane phong values)
- Added weathering/patina layer to all steel surfaces (ie., not the Combine alloy scope)
- Added AO (ambient occlusion) layer to enhance shading!
- Added dim red/cyan glows to finger-guard buttons (go somewhere dark and look up!)
- Darkened 20mm magazine and brightened 5.56 magazine, and altered their color
- Added a text block of legalese on one side
Technical upgrades:
- Reduced textures to 2048x2048 to keep the download small :)
- Fixed normal maps, and updated the scope's normal map with Combine alloy / logos
- Added mip-maps for improved visuals
- Hid the "dbal" (laser pointer?) and got rid of its textures since it's literally impossible to see it
- Reduced volume of sounds a little (-5 dB)


Installation:
For the OICW icon to appear in the weapon selector, put this mod in your "steamapps\common\Half-Life 2\hl2\custom\" folder. If you don't, everything else will still work.
Actually, I'm not sure why it shows up sometimes and other times it doesn't. If you know how to make it work, please let me know!


Credits:
- Taehl (retexturing + fixes)
- Lt. Rocky - "If any Half-Life beta enthusiasts wish to use this for their own purposes they're free to do so, just credit myself and the 3d artist and post link to his cgtrader page"
- Permission granted from the Missing Information team
- https://www.cgtrader.com/3mern - link to 3d artist's page, make sure to check out the other awesome stuff that he/she makes: https://www.cgtrader.com/3d-models/military/gun/xm29-oicw

Borrowed from: https://gamebanana.com/mods/182634
21 Comments
Taehl  [author] 31 Dec, 2024 @ 4:50pm 
If you're subscribed to any other mod which replaces the SMG model there will be a mod conflict, and you'll only see the SMG model that comes from whichever mod is above the other in your list. You can't replace one model with multiple new models.
Kazzy 31 Dec, 2024 @ 3:42pm 
Reskins in hl2 don't conflict. They just don't show up if they don't work as advertised
Taehl  [author] 29 Dec, 2024 @ 11:04am 
Probably a conflict with another mod you're subscribed to, make sure this one is at the top of your list.
Kazzy 29 Dec, 2024 @ 10:59am 
it doesn't even show up in game
crAzY_4_b3tλ 18 Dec, 2024 @ 5:10pm 
Oh yeah right, mb lol I forgot to place this mod above the other, thx mate
Taehl  [author] 18 Dec, 2024 @ 5:09pm 
There's nothing I can do to make it more compatible. Either disable the other mod, or make sure this one has priority over it (OICW needs to be above the other one in your list).
crAzY_4_b3tλ 18 Dec, 2024 @ 12:33pm 
@Taehl most probably because im subscribed to this mod https://steamhost.cn/steamcommunity_com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=3366522324 and it also disables my OICW reloading sounds. I disable it and now I can hear the reloading sounds again (It's only the reloading action btw, firing and using the grenade launcher doesn't seem to be affected and you can hear it). maybe make it compatible with this mod or other mods?
Taehl  [author] 11 Dec, 2024 @ 2:14pm 
That's odd, sounds should be included. Are you subscribed to any other mods that might be interfering?
Bluzzek 11 Dec, 2024 @ 9:15am 
issue, no reload sound effect
Arderi 9 Dec, 2024 @ 9:36am 
this will be more realistic in my opinion because the regular smg (mp7) doesnt have a grnade launcher but the xm29 has one :)