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Half-Life: Opposing Force

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This page details pre-release information and/or media for Half-Life: Opposing Force.

While Half-Life: Opposing Force may have had a very short amount of development time, there's still quite a lot of pre-release media to be found, mainly screenshots.

Concept Art#

A single piece of concept art for the Cleansuit Scientists. The "Glasses" scientist (also known as "Walter") is shown wearing a Cleansuit here.

Screenshots#

Various screenshots taken before the game's release, with a few "scripted" images here and there.

Screenshot of the Barnacle Grapple. Note the earlier tongue texture.
Screenshot of the Barnacle Grapple. Note the earlier tongue texture.
Adrian shooting a scientist. Note the early HUD font.
Adrian shooting a scientist. Note the early HUD font.
Screenshot of the CTF game mode.
Screenshot of the CTF game mode.
Two Half-Life grunts jumping out of a truck.
Two Half-Life grunts jumping out of a truck.
Half-Life grunts and a crashed Osprey outside.
Half-Life grunts and a crashed Osprey outside.
Otis running away from Headcrabs. Note the Half-Life HUD.
Otis running away from Headcrabs. Note the Half-Life HUD.
Pit Drones. Note the device mounted on their heads.
Pit Drones. Note the device mounted on their heads.
Cropped screenshot of a male Black Ops kicking the player.
Cropped screenshot of a male Black Ops kicking the player.

Installer Images#

Images taken from the expansion pack's installer executable file, before it and all other Half-Life games (except Decay) moved to Steam.

Adrian Shephard standing behind a metal door, holding the SAW.
Adrian Shephard standing behind a metal door, holding the SAW.
HECU grunts fighting Shock Troopers. Note the unused Black Ops Osprey and early Shock Trooper textures.
HECU grunts fighting Shock Troopers. Note the unused Black Ops Osprey and early Shock Trooper textures.
Adrian being chased by Pit Drones.
Adrian being chased by Pit Drones.
A squad of HECU fighting some Shock Troopers and a Voltigore.
A squad of HECU fighting some Shock Troopers and a Voltigore.
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Trailers#

TV Spot#

A teaser trailer for Half-Life: Opposing Force, being just 46 seconds long. It has some differences from the released game.

  • 0:27 - The sniper rifle uses the MSG90 sniper model from the Action Half-Life fan mod as a placeholder, and is shown with three levels of zoom instead of just one.
  • The Desert Eagle uses an earlier firing sound and reuses reloading sound effects from the Glock.
  • Otis uses his earlier face design.

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Release Trailer#

The release trailer for Opposing Force, showing gameplay and quotes said by various gaming magazines of the time.

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