Emergency flare

The Emergency Flare is an item from Half-Life, Half-Life 2: Episode One and Half-Life 2: Episode Two

Half-Life
The Emergency Flare was seen only in Half-Life files and cut from the final game.

Half-Life 2: Episode One
In Episode One, disposable emergency flares are finally introduced in the series, in the City 17 Underground. Turning on when grabbed by the player, they can be used with the Gravity Gun, mocking the operation of the flare gun.

Half-Life 2: Episode Two
The emergency flares appear in Under the Radar chapter inside the pit full of supply crates with transponders attached to them.

Overview

 * It was to provide light to the player in dark areas on a long range.


 * It was reused in Half-Life 2 and its episodes as the Flare Gun, used by Civil Protection and Overwatch Soldiers for illumination and signaling, though the player-usable version was cut as well.

List of appearances

 * Half-Life
 * Half-Life 2: Episode One
 * Half-Life 2: Episode Two