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A render of the Crossbow as it appears in Black Mesa

Overview

The Crossbow is a tranquillizer-dart-firing hunting crossbow. It is first obtained in the chapter Apprehension where a scientist advises Gordon Freeman to use it against the Ichthyosaur. Like the Glock 17, the crossbow can be fired underwater.

Equipped with a rail mounted scope, the crossbow also acts as Gordon Freeman's sniping weapon, and is ideal for engaging distant targets. It is fed from a magazine of 5 darts with 10 projectiles in reserve [1].

The Crossbow has a different model than the version featured in Half-Life, and has a STANAG-style bolt magazine. The amount of Crossbow darts available in the clip will not be visually presented on the screen [2].

Primary Function

Fires a bolt.

The bolts don't have arc when fired [3]. Unlike HL2's Crossbow, the bolts bounce off objects [4] and will not pin enemies to walls [5].

Secondary Function

Zooms in using the scope attached to the crossbow.

Media

An in game screenshot of the Crossbow.

Redesign History

The Crossbow model, made by Martyn Taylor.