Modder ‘SoMNst’ has released a new update video for a new VR Mod for Half-Life Alyx. As the title suggests, this mod will let you experience Half-Life: Alyx on non-VR devices, featuring full support for keyboard and mouse.
In this latest video, the modder showcases a new Viewmodel and some new animations. Moreover, the game now features a Camera “viewpunch“. Player speed has been fixed when player is ducked, and the player now moves slower when using ADS. Additionally, the zombies are now running instead of walking. This adjustment aims to make the game a bit more challenging. Headcrabs are also more aggressive.
As you will see in the video, this non-VR Mod is way more advanced and better than the initial non-VR mod we shared. In fact, the game starts feeling like a classic non-VR FPS now.
Unfortunately, the mod is currently in an early stage and there is no way to download it. The modder plans to release a pre-alpha version to his Patreon members. Once it’s fully playable, though, he will release a public version.
Speaking of Half-Life Alyx, VR owners may also find these mods interesting. There is a Silent Hills PT Remake Mod, as well as a Bioshock Remake Mod. Modders are also working on a Goldeneye 007 Mod, and there is a WIP demo for a Jurassic Park Trespasser Mod.
Enjoy and stay tuned for more!
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It’s s crime to not play this game as intended. Vr when done right is the true next gen.
You say that about every game with mods?
A lot of people say something along the lines of “play the game vanilla first”, and tbh is just as stupid. If a mod improves something, i’m gonna install the mod for a first playthrough.
Not really, this mod seems ambitious enough to offer a proper keyboard and mouse as it’s not only trying to offer the FP gameplay but also tweak all the elements around to make it balanced, this will not equal the VR experience but will offer a solid KB/M experience and a lot of people could try this game at last
Remove the gimmick and becomes a videogame instead of a tech demo. Still a mediocre FPS with a meh story shove in.
I understand you, but accessibility is always good.
Soon everybody would be able to play this, which is awesome.
kys VR consoooomer shill
Sup f4ggot, how’s it going? Why haven’t you killed yourself yet?
“You are not a true coomsoomer if you don’t spend money on a useless hardware and buy this game as well”.
Finally. Looking good, waiting for the full release.
Awesome stuff. Modders doing the devs’ work as usual.
Nope, the devs made it as intended, this is a plus to those who didn’t like or want to buy and expensive gadget.
Don’t blame the devs on this, the game is a masterpiece.
Masterpiece or not, they should’ve made it playable without vr
I think its safe to say they developed this game as a system seller for Valve’s Index.
I think you’re absolutely right!
Nope!
They wanted to make a VR game, and they made it.
No one is obliged to do shiet beyond what they intended to do.
But, as something common for the Master Race™, we have the modding community, which is nice!
Quality content doesn’t excuse lack of tech support, so you are right.
“Don’t blame ninja gaiden devs for not putting keyboard controls, you need a controller to play it”. C’mon man, you are better than this.
“Don’t blame the devs on this, the game is a masterpiece.”
It’s like saying “the game is good, so they can be excused of tech support”…
Dude, try to understand that the game was made for VR, there’s no point in criticizing a train for its lack of ability to fly!
I thought it would be easy for you guys to understand basic stuff.
And Ninja Gaiden was made to be played on the original Xbox, same logic applies.
“there’s no point in criticizing a train for its lack of ability to fly!”
Bad analogy. Trains and planes are methods of transportation, adapting the analogy, the Game HLA is the cargo, and the cargo can be transported on both vehicles.
This looks bloody amazing!
Anybody that plays this version or watches a youtube playthrough is
totally doing a disservice to themselves. Honestly even if you have to
wait 5 years to play it in VR… don’t play this. I loved half-life:
alyx and played it twice. But imagining it in non-vr just sounds like it
wouldn’t be that great.
Exactly
Sounds like the game is sh*t then if you need VR to enjoy it. A gimmick.
Yeah, tech purists are pure cancer. “Oh no, you need to play in this exact same way or you are not a true coomsomer…” lmao
what if I love HL but hate VR? will you allow me to play it now sir? You VR shills deserve the rope
Indeed, they are so insecure of their beloved VR sets, it is to laugh.
Bollocks, stop being so insecure dude…
Valve usual M.O., let modder port the game they own with a chance of selling it later if fans proved to be loving it … just like Black Mesa
So valve gets money with sales of Black Mesa right? Thank goodnes i pirated the game.
of course and I dont think they invest to the studio that made it possible (they are not even the publisher AFAIK
They’ve done a good job of converting it so far but i think I know why they cut it off just as he reached the weapon upgrade terminal. Be interesting to see how they get around those parts without skipping them.
Now with a proper hand and arm.
Can’t wait for this to be released.
I understand the desire, and already predict that once this hits the public the main feedback from those playing it this way will be “pretty mediocre overall”, well yeah duh – about 95% of the magic of this game is the seamless interfacing and natural motion afforded to it by being expertly crafted specifically for VR.
A lot of that magic will never translate at all and is hard to grasp without playing it as it was designed to be played – even simple things like picking an object up and tossing it at a wall are completely visceral and easy sources of endless fun in VR. It’s the difference between fully gestural, natural motion vs. pushing a button designed to type words or scroll a puck on a pad designed to manipulate spreadsheets with. Maybe the biggest difference since apples & oranges.
Yay that people will have the opportunity to be disappointed though, i guess?
So i’ll guess you don’t play classic fps anymore right? Since VR games are so much better, why bother going back right?
There are a ton of great games for regular monitors, and very few reasons to own VR, so of course not! Seriously, that’s not what i was getting at, at all. I’m not here to stroke the idea of VR, or evangelize it or sell it to anyone ffs. The number of truly masterful VR games overall is down to maybe a couple hands! It’s definitely a barren wasteland comparatively… being so new, how could it be any other way at this point? But among that tiny-ass list of great games Alyx is definitely way up there, easily in the 5 and will be for a very long time because it is like everything else Valve has ever made very well implemented design, very purpose-built (Valve is kind of known for doing this, you have probably noticed).
My only point is that in making this mod they’re effectively shrinking that ambition, erasing it completely basically as they adapt it to the previous norm of functionality and control. Doing this is definitely going to sting because of how much focus went into making this a great vr game specifically, and i think people that haven’t yet played Alyx or any VR will come away from this game and mod — even if it is 100% perfectly implemented — with a sort of puzzlement because the leaps of genius it conveys at all are mostly to do with how you interact with the world.
It’s great that people who want to see it will have a chance of course, but witnessing it this way just won’t be able to leave the same kind of impression. I’m willing to guess it’ll turn my personal score of like 94 into a 75, i’m going to try it out too when it launches.
I’ll pirate this when it comes out.