1) it was on the previews but why did Valve removed it?
2) Is there any way to make a mod to add it on the game?
1. I think it was something to do with it not serveing any specific purupose. They already had the all purpose machine gun/grenade launcher (smg1) and the heavy machine gun (AR2). The OICW was superfluous.
2. Yes, if someone models one. But i think the .smc and .qc file for it are included in the SDK sample content. Problem is when i tried to comvert it to a MDL it did not work.
the overwatch pulse rifle replaced the OICW. and i think it was more appropriate, cos the OICW is an earth/human based weapon. the pulse rifle is more consistent to combine technology
overwatch pulse rifle replaced the OICW
That is not true. The pulse rifle was orignally an automatic flare launcher. It was used to set your enemies on fire. I think the OICW was removed because it was rath redundant. It was just an automatic rifle with a green night video scope on it. It was hardly any differnt than the SMG in the game.