Combine Sniper Elite

The Combine Sniper Elite is a older version of the Combine Elite that was cut from Half-Life 2.

Overview
The Combine Sniper Elite was at one point Valve planning to remake the Combine Elite into a Sniper while developing the Combine Elite. He in actuality an older version of the Combine Elite Soldier. His code is basically very similar to the Elite's code and the only thing that's different of his health is that its increased from 70 - 100 HP.

His original Model had a strange multicolored/motted textures that were probably placeholders with that being said that is currently not the case.

Like the Combine Elite he is a transhuman as you can see the white eyes through the mask (its texture shows no eyes just eye sockets) and a Citizens head with it reusing H.E.C.U. voice lines from the first half-life.

Transparent Camoflauge
A user over at Project.beta.ru named VXP managed to fix the sniper's camo coding and brought it into a working state for the Leaknet Patch. It appears that the broken textures were conduct as they took a sample of the texture behind the Combine Elite/Sniper Elite as it puts them on the camo. A working demonstration of the mechanic can be found in the video below.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-cbiD2uFvo8&t=7s

The function  npc_combineelite exists in the beta's source code, but it uses the same code as the Elite and the Beta Combine Soldier with the only difference being the voice lines and its model. The Elite appears was to appear in vert_04 where only four appear in the courtyard of the level.

Textures
The Combine Sniper Elite's materials folder had a large number of used and unused textures in the files. There is currently a low resolution of white textures and others including equipment for the Elite.

Textures

 * 1) https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/vcc/images/b/b7/Sniper_white_helm.png/revision/latest?cb=20170414171941 (Gas Mask model)
 * 2) https://vignette.wikia.nocookie.net/vcc/images/2/2e/Buttpack.png/revision/latest?cb=20170414171409 (Buttpack)

Model

 * https://hl2-beta.ru/gallery/20071814830_eliteorig.jpg Broken Model.
 * https://hl2-beta.ru/gallery/20071814830_elitecamo1.jpg (Older Model of the Sniper.)
 * https://hl2-beta.ru/gallery/20071814830_elitecamo2.jpg (Newer model of the Elite.)

Videos
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8GCyeUI2bCU&t=5s