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Air ducts are used to heat, ventilate and cool to buildings.
The airboat is a vehicle that appears primarily in Half-Life 2. Gordon Freeman is provided it at the end of chapter 3 of the game ("Route Kanal") and it is ridden for most of the fourth ("Water Hazard").
A container that is often used to supply players with a certain amount of ammunition.
Beards are visible facial follicle growth, commonly associated with adult male homo sapiens. In video games, beards are commonly found in character customization systems (i.e. Rock Band) or when pirates are involved (i.e. the Monkey Island series).
Aperture Science's infamous and lost vessel.
A cinder block is a large rectangular building block made from cinders and concrete.
Rifle-like thrower of bolts/arrows. Not to be confused with a bowcaster.
Crowbars are commonly used to open nailed wooden boxes. They are also, however, excellent weapons. Epitomised in the phrase: "Aliens have invaded the Earth. Here's a goddamn crowbar."
A tube of wire covered in insulation that provides electric connection for electric appliances. Often not rendered in video games due to the complexity of the asset.
A fence that has electric current running through it, that will harm any characters that touch it.
A port for plugging in electronics.
Exoskeletons are artificial body suits that enable the wearer with inhuman strength, enhanced durability, and other superior capabilities that would be impossible to obtain otherwise.
Facial hair consists of anything from a mustache to sideburns. Facial hair has been a close friend of gaming from the beginning.
The Geiger Counter is a type of particle detector that measures ionizing radiation. The device emits audible clicks when it detects radiation in the air.
Framed pieces of glass or plastic that are worn in front of the eyes and on the bridge of the nose usually to correct vision or as identity statement.
A garment made for covering the hand.
A goatee is a patch of hair on the chin, sometimes includes a mustache. Major characters who sport goatees include Gordan Freeman (Half-life), Kratos (God of War) and Marcus Fenix (Gears of War).
Considered one of the most frequent and controversial implements of destruction in video games and real life, guns are devices that fire projectiles with explosive force.
Often a character that needs to have their weapons at the ready has these.
Gunships are flying aerial assault vehicles and/or transports that play roles in many different games.
Health packs restore some amount of a players health, and can be permanent or temporary. They come packaged in a variety of forms, from the common med kit, to drugs, medicine, and even food.
The hazardous environment suit protects from hazards and enhances the abilities of Gordon Freeman throughout the Half-Life series.
A heavy Combine attack helicopter based from the Half-Life series. Quickly pursues and attacks targets typically in urban areas.
A Jeep is usually a 4x4 vehicle equipped with a mounted machine gun, it is best used as a transport vehicle.
A substance derived from the secretions of Antlion larvae, larval extract has many purposes and uses.
A laser is a focused beam of light, invisible through the air without some other medium (such as smoke) to illuminate it. Lasers are often used in video games as part of a targeting system, or as an offensive weapon in their own right.
A mine attached to a wall with a laser beam pointing outwards. When the beam is crossed, it goes BOOM.
Also called the Strider buster, the Magnusson Device is a weapon that Gordon Freeman uses to take down Striders and Hunters in Half-Life 2: Episode Two.
An oven using high-frequency electromagnetic waves that penetrate food, causing its molecules to vibrate and generating heat within the food to cook it in a very short time.
A pistol is a very basic hand-held side arm, usually used in case of low ammo or tricky situations. They have appeared in many types of games.
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