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Hornet Gun (Hivehand)
The hornet gun is the standard weapon of alien grunts. The weapon fits over your hand and is an actual nest of hornets. It holds up to 8 hornets at any given time and automatically regenerates hornets whenever they run out. In theory, you have infinite hornets at your disposal.
The hornet gun is especially nice, as the hornets will track their prey around corners, up stairs, and through doorways. Hornets will also often hit enemies on the other sides of closed doors and walls. All you have to do is aim them in your enemy's general vicinity and the hornets will do their best to contribute to your success. The hornets themselves will do quite a bit of damage when they hit.
The hornet gun's secondary attack mode is also useful, since it very quickly fires hornets in a straight line. It won't track enemies, but this mode is useful for blowing up explosive containers at a distance, and can kill an enemy more quickly than the regular fire mode can if you fire straight at him.
