

Unlike the Colt Python, ammunition is more abundant in Opposing Force than in Half-Life, so it can be used more often.While this may sound tempting, it is better to conserve its ammo for foes that require multiple shots to take down, such as Shock Troopers and Pit Drones. The Desert Eagle has enough power to kill anything weaker than Vortigaunt in one shot.If done correctly, one can run around the corner to pick up the pipe wrench (where the security door would normally close to prevent back-tracking), go back and kill the security guard and take his weapon. Although Shephard has no weapons at this point, it is possible to hold the security door open (that the security guard opens once the PCV is acquired), by placing a (nearby) movable chair right up next to one of the doors. It is also possible to acquire it even earlier in the chapter, where the first security guard is encountered in the infirmary.

If not obtained there, it can be acquired by killing HECU Engineers who will drop them. This weapon is first obtained in the middle of the chapter Welcome to Black Mesa, where a Black Mesa security guard dies by electricity shock when trying to open the generator gate near the crashed V-22 Osprey. However, it deals sightly less damage compared to the Colt Python so the player may need a second shot to kill enemies with decent amount of health such as Bullsquids and Barnacles, whereas the Colt Python can kill them with one shot. 357, but decreases the rate of fire, although it stays faster than the. This activates a laser that makes the weapon as accurate as the.


The second mode is activated by hitting the alternate fire key. The first one, automatic, is the primary firing mode. While somewhat similar to the Colt Python revolver at first glance, there is a major difference between them the Desert Eagle has two firing modes. The Desert Eagle is a powerful sidearm that holds seven rounds of. An example of the laser sight on a Shock Trooper.
