Laser does not hit peasant

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Strife replaced the R_Init loading sequence with a graphical introduction where a peasant is shot with a laser by a sentinel. However, if one watches closely, it is possible to notice that the laser never actually connects with the peasant. It is not completely obvious whether this was intentional for effect or if it is a genuine error in the game's programming, but it is quite hard to "unsee" once it has been noticed.