Hopwire Grenade

Not to be confused with the Dark Energy Hopwire

Overview
The Hopwire Grenade is a prototype explosive of unknown origin, persumably the Combine.

When thrown, the Hopwire will harmlessly roll around for a moment, before hopping into the air and releasing several clones of itself, connected by bright blue beams. If any of these beams are tripped, the Hopwire and all of it's clones will detonate, dealing colossal damage to anything close by.

Acquisition
It is currently unknown if the Hopwire Grenade can be obtained in the default HL2 campaign in SMOD. If a source or location is found, this page will be updated accordingly.

Advantages
-Deals very heavy damage due to combined explosions.

-Uses the common grenade as ammo.

-Effective as a means of area denial.

Disadvantages
-Deploys clones at random, possibly landing a clone in a location dangerously close to the player or their allies.

-Kills allies and essential NPCs very easily if the beams are tripped by them.

Trivia
The Hopwire Grenade is very similar, if not identical, to the original Hopwire in the Half-Life 2 Beta.