How to spawn combine elite soldiers

So you may have heard that you can't spawn combine elite? This will prove them wrong.

Quick answer

OK, this requires the developer console and cheat codes enabled, so if you don't know what that is, look it up. Then, in the console type

ent_create npc_combine_s model models/combine_super_soldier.mdl additionalequipment weapon_ar2

and viola! A combine elite will spawn with an AR2.

Longer answer (why this works)

OK, so now you know this works, but how? Let's break it down. First, why

 ent_create 

and not

npc_create

Well,

ent_create

accepts arguments (i.e. different models). Next, the

model models/combine_super_soldier.mdl

loads the soldier with elite model instead of the default one. And finally,

additionalequipment weapon_ar2

spawns the npc with an AR2.

Extra notes

Now this could work with other models and entities, but I haven't tried it yet, or what side effects there are with it. Hope this helps anyone trying to figure this out.

[ultragun6]

i gave one a 9mm pistol and a metrocop a ar2

[Sasha_Gray]

ty for achievement

[edwin]

FUN FACT: THIS DOESNT REQUIRE SV_CHEATS 1

[Dr.Bruh]

How do you spawn in the shotgun soldiers and prison guards?

[Yufeng]

Note Just got to the spawnmenu nerds

[UAL747]

Note: this will also work in Portal (probably not in Portal 2, haven't tried yet).

[♥Raven-Purple♥]

How do you spawn Prison Guards?

[Taxidriver]

Thank you, it works. But this combine soldier don't shoot from energy ball

[melc]

No freaking way.. I never thought that I would see that map that I made when I was a kid. It's one of the most boring maps to ever be on on gamebanana [gamebanana.com] , yet thousands of people downloaded it for some reason.

[ubuntuxp]

They're in the *.vpk files inside the gamedir (e.g. hl2). You can use GCFScape if you're on Windows.