Half-Life 2 (Windows)/Unused Models
This is a sub-page of Half-Life 2 (Windows).
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Gordon Silhouette
A weird, chrome-textured "silhouette" model of Half-Life Gordon can be found. It was clearly not meant to ever be seen in gameplay as it is more or less a statue, possibly used for referencing where the player would be standing. It can be seen via the thirdperson console command, and even has animations when used on NPCs.
Gordon
props_c17
 | To do: Explain the difference between the used model, and this one. |
chair02a.mdl
ARR! Camera
A lightly rebranded Arriflex 435ES movie camera with a highly detailed model. Also exists in Team Fortress 2.
shaderslab
shaderslab2.mdl
In the shadertest folder, there are five identical models called shaderslab1-shaderslab5, each with different textures. It is, as the name implies, a slab used to test shaders on. These models are used in test_hardware from Counter-Strike: Source.
perftest
The perftest folder contains a few resources, mostly from the original Half-Life, that were used for testing performance on specific hardware.
gman.mdl
HL G-Man. His original animations exist. This model and his animations can be found in Source Filmmaker, in the same directory.
grass_tuft_001.mdl - grass_tuft_004d.mdl are missing their textures. They're supposed to be grass tufts, hence the name.
loader_static.mdl
The Loader from Half-Life. Original animations also exist.
rocksground
A bunch of different rock pile variations, with all models having missing textures.
rocksground01a.mdl
rocksground01b.mdl
rocksground01c.mdl
rocksground01d.mdl
rocksground01e.mdl
rocksground02a.mdl
rocksground02b.mdl
rocksground02c.mdl
Nvidia SHIELD test models
wall_section10k.mdl
ground_objects8k.mdl
These models are high-poly test models. These were also used in the map devtest_highpoly.bsp in the Android port of Half-Life 2 released for the Nvidia SHIELD.
DirectX 7 Weapon Models
Every weapon in the game has a copy of its viewmodel with the "_dx7" prefix. As this prefix implies, they were meant to be used when the game was set to DirectX 7 mode. Oddly enough, the crowbar and shotgun are missing their textures.
Rifle Shell
A complete model for a rifle cartridge's shell. It was supposed to be used on weapons like the AK-47 and OICW that fired rifle rounds, however, the weapons were cut.
