The weapon is sometimes called the 'Egon gun,' as many of the game files refer to it as such.

There are also unused damage settings for both beams in the game configuration files. While this feature was cut, the model still possesses the animations for moving the handle, now played the gun stops firing. These would be toggled between by turning the handle 90 degrees.

The Gluon Gun was originally to have two fire modes: A wide beam and a thin beam.

The Gluon Gun drains ammo at half the normal rate compared to HL and also hits everything around the target for reduced damage.

At long ranges, its beam is more controllable compared to when demolishing close targets.

The beam can penetrate walls, ceilings, and floors, though at a significant cost to damage.

Several other rules are also applicable with this weapon:

Also, the beam has a tendency to lag behind players it is pursuing.

Latency issues cause the beam to lag - Players may have to hold down the attack button for a time before the beam actually fires.

In multiplayer matches played with older games, the Gluon Gun is generally a poor weapon of choice for several reasons:.

The beam ignores their armor and does rapid damage, easily killing them. It should be used against more formidable foes such as the Gargantua and Alien Grunt, both of which conventional weaponry are ineffective against.

Gluon Gun's DPS is devastating, though its ammo is extremely rare.When held down it continually attacks with some recoil and twisting at short range. When used, the Gluon Gun drains its ammo and fires a brief beam that does the listed damage.Unwilling to use it on living creatures, the designer of the gun deems Gordon less hesitant to kill and gives the gun to him. The Gluon Gun was discovered by Gordon Freeman at the Black Mesa Research Facility's Lambda Complex, where it was developed.

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