diff --git a/dlls/ar2.cpp b/dlls/ar2.cpp
index 6e4061c4..2b762bc1 100644
--- a/dlls/ar2.cpp
+++ b/dlls/ar2.cpp
@@ -201,11 +201,11 @@ void CAR2Ball::AR2Touch(CBaseEntity *pOther)
 			pevOwner = pev;
 		TraceResult tr = UTIL_GetGlobalTrace();
 		ClearMultiDamage();
-		pOther->TraceAttack(pevOwner, 250, gpGlobals->v_forward, &tr, DMG_CLUB);
+		pOther->TraceAttack(pevOwner, 2500, gpGlobals->v_forward, &tr, DMG_CLUB | DMG_DISINTEGRATE);
 		if( pOther->IsPlayer() || pOther->IsMoving() )
 		{
 			pev->velocity = gpGlobals->v_forward.Normalize() * 1600;
-			// play bounce sound
+			// play strike sound
 			switch (RANDOM_LONG(0, 2))
 			{
 				case 0:	EMIT_SOUND(ENT(pev), CHAN_VOICE, "ar2/ar2strike1.wav", 1, ATTN_NORM);	break;
diff --git a/dlls/cbase.h b/dlls/cbase.h
index 8e7bffa3..d3c1ad52 100644
--- a/dlls/cbase.h
+++ b/dlls/cbase.h
@@ -592,6 +592,7 @@ public:
 #define DMG_NEVERGIB		(1 << 12)	// with this bit OR'd in, no damage type will be able to gib victims upon death
 #define DMG_ALWAYSGIB		(1 << 13)	// with this bit OR'd in, any damage type can be made to gib victims upon death.
 #define DMG_DROWN			(1 << 14)	// Drowning
+#define DMG_DISINTEGRATE	(1 << 15)	// AR2 ball
 // time-based damage
 #define DMG_TIMEBASED		(~(0x3fff))	// mask for time-based damage
 
diff --git a/dlls/combat.cpp b/dlls/combat.cpp
index ec4663cf..13955ed1 100644
--- a/dlls/combat.cpp
+++ b/dlls/combat.cpp
@@ -193,7 +193,7 @@ void CGib::SpawnRandomGibs( entvars_t *pevVictim, int cGibs, int human )
 		}
 		else
 		{
-			if( human )
+			if( human & 1 )
 			{
 				// human pieces
 				pGib->Spawn( "models/hgibs.mdl" );
@@ -247,6 +247,19 @@ void CGib::SpawnRandomGibs( entvars_t *pevVictim, int cGibs, int human )
 			UTIL_SetSize( pGib->pev, Vector( 0, 0, 0 ), Vector( 0, 0, 0 ) );
 		}
 		pGib->LimitVelocity();
+		if(human & 2)
+		{
+			pGib->m_lifeTime = 0.3;
+			pGib->pev->renderfx = kRenderFxGlowShell;
+			pGib->pev->renderamt = 100;
+
+			pGib->pev->rendermode = kRenderTransTexture;
+
+			pGib->pev->solid = SOLID_NOT;
+
+			pGib->pev->nextthink = gpGlobals->time + 0.1;
+			pGib->SetThink( &CBaseEntity::SUB_FadeOut );
+		}
 	}
 }
 
@@ -299,6 +312,7 @@ void CBaseMonster::GibMonster( void )
 {
 	TraceResult	tr;
 	BOOL		gibbed = FALSE;
+	byte disintegrate = (!!( m_bitsDamageType & DMG_DISINTEGRATE )) << 1;
 
 	EMIT_SOUND( ENT( pev ), CHAN_WEAPON, "common/bodysplat.wav", 1, ATTN_NORM );
 
@@ -308,7 +322,7 @@ void CBaseMonster::GibMonster( void )
 		if( CVAR_GET_FLOAT( "violence_hgibs" ) != 0 )	// Only the player will ever get here
 		{
 			CGib::SpawnHeadGib( pev );
-			CGib::SpawnRandomGibs( pev, 4, 1 );	// throw some human gibs.
+			CGib::SpawnRandomGibs( pev, 4, 1 | disintegrate );	// throw some human gibs.
 		}
 		gibbed = TRUE;
 	}
@@ -316,7 +330,7 @@ void CBaseMonster::GibMonster( void )
 	{
 		if( CVAR_GET_FLOAT( "violence_agibs" ) != 0 )	// Should never get here, but someone might call it directly
 		{
-			CGib::SpawnRandomGibs( pev, 4, 0 );	// Throw alien gibs
+			CGib::SpawnRandomGibs( pev, 4, disintegrate );	// Throw alien gibs
 		}
 		gibbed = TRUE;
 	}
diff --git a/dlls/player.cpp b/dlls/player.cpp
index 2f097072..8acba9e0 100644
--- a/dlls/player.cpp
+++ b/dlls/player.cpp
@@ -671,7 +671,7 @@ void CBasePlayer::PackDeadPlayerItems( void )
 	iWeaponRules = g_pGameRules->DeadPlayerWeapons( this );
  	iAmmoRules = g_pGameRules->DeadPlayerAmmo( this );
 
-	if( iWeaponRules == GR_PLR_DROP_GUN_NO && iAmmoRules == GR_PLR_DROP_AMMO_NO )
+	if( iWeaponRules == GR_PLR_DROP_GUN_NO && iAmmoRules == GR_PLR_DROP_AMMO_NO && !(m_bitsDamageType & DMG_DISINTEGRATE) )
 	{
 		// nothing to pack. Remove the weapons and return. Don't call create on the box!
 		RemoveAllItems( TRUE );