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CABAListic [developer] 26 Aug, 2022 @ 12:57pm

[Read me first] About the mod, FAQs, further information

Hello everyone, and welcome!

We are excited that Half-Life 2 VR has finally seen the light of day on September 16th, 2022! Please understand that this initial release is considered a public beta. It is not a finished product, but it is playable from beginning to end, and we hope you will have as much fun playing it as we had creating it.
(We would have marked this release as "early access", but sadly the feature is not available for mods.)

More info about the state of things and what you can expect to see in the future can be found on our Roadmap[halflife2vr.com].

Frequently asked questions

I'm sure you have many questions. Please visit our FAQ on our official website[halflife2vr.com] to see if it has been answered already.

Manual

If you need help with the controls, check out the manual[halflife2vr.com].

Discord server

If you'd like to chat with us, you can find us on the Flat2VR Discord server[flat2vr.com]. You will have to give yourself access to the Half-Life 2 channels either in the #mod-access or #hl-join channels.

Bug reports and feedback

See here

Last edited by CABAListic; 16 Sep, 2022 @ 10:07am

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The Full Force has Half-Life 2: VR Mod

26 Aug, 2022 @ 1:52pm

after your done with this mod, would you work on episode 1, 2 and even source?

The Full Force has Half-Life 2: VR Mod

26 Aug, 2022 @ 1:52pm

i ment half life source (hl 1)

Inimitable

26 Aug, 2022 @ 2:34pm

Originally posted by richard:
after your done with this mod, would you work on episode 1, 2 and even source?

From the FAQ:

Will Episode 1 and 2 be playable in VR?

Eventually yes. Right now, we are concentrating on the base game and are working hard to make it fully playable and get an initial public release out of the door. Once that’s happened and the first inevitable influx of bug reports have been processed, we will slowly move our attention to the episodes and bring them to VR.

Ungol

26 Aug, 2022 @ 3:47pm

Will there be an option to grab magazines from the hip?

CABAListic [developer] 26 Aug, 2022 @ 4:09pm

Originally posted by Ungol hbn.gg:
Will there be an option to grab magazines from the hip?

It's not currently planned. Grabbing from the hips is a potentially ambiguous action and very difficult to distinguish from you trying to, for example, grab an item in front of you. Shoulder grab is more reliable in that regard.

Ungol

26 Aug, 2022 @ 4:13pm

Originally posted by CABAListic:
It's not currently planned. Grabbing from the hips is a potentially ambiguous action and very difficult to distinguish from you trying to, for example, grab an item in front of you. Shoulder grab is more reliable in that regard.

Pavlov VR pulls it off pretty well, in that there's a magazine pouch model, and that you use the trigger to grab them; So there's really no reason not to take inspiration from it.

CABAListic [developer] 26 Aug, 2022 @ 11:06pm

Originally posted by Ungol hbn.gg:
Pavlov VR pulls it off pretty well, in that there's a magazine pouch model, and that you use the trigger to grab them; So there's really no reason not to take inspiration from it.

Trigger is bound to "Use" and would be just as ambiguous in this mod, not to mention go against the overall control scheme. There are always compromises needed to be made; in this instance we just feel the shoulder grab is a better fit.

Eventually, we intend to release the source code, so if it's important enough for you or someone else, you can attempt to mod this in yourself :)

viceVR

29 Aug, 2022 @ 7:03am

Can this played with a gamepad?

CABAListic [developer] 29 Aug, 2022 @ 8:34am

No, motion controllers are required. You can play it in seated mode, though.

viceVR

29 Aug, 2022 @ 2:15pm

Originally posted by CABAListic:
No, motion controllers are required. You can play it in seated mode, though.

Too bad but this Mod is worth to unbox my dusty wmr controllers. Thank you

#10

Myth[Alex] 5 Sep, 2022 @ 5:06pm

I've got a suggestion:

Could you guys take inspiration from the following HL2 mod, "Collection of patches" ? aka by looking, not copying, then adding your own lines of code that fix the exact listed issues.

https://gtm.steamproxy.vip/app/220/discussions/0/353916184343324908/

Or even better, if you could collaborate with its author in order to directly implement the fixes he made for HL2 and its episodes.

Quote: "EP2 - Fixed screen flashing white when taking damage" - this one should be on high priority.

#11

Dionarap

9 Sep, 2022 @ 11:30pm

Is this mod compatible with another mod Half Life 2 Update?

Last edited by Dionarap; 9 Sep, 2022 @ 11:31pm

#12

qwertylesh

10 Sep, 2022 @ 8:37am

no it is a standalone. the open beta will release in a near-vanilla state. It's not compatible with Half Life 2 Update. A remaster like version might be out later on forked from this one by this team.

#13

Myth[Alex] 10 Sep, 2022 @ 9:35pm

I hope I haven't brought on confusion with my previous post. What I meant is if you guys can add similar fixes (some of them are quite important in my opinion) to your VR version, not to the "pancake" / normal game. Has any dev taken a look at the changelog from the link I provided? if so, any thoughts?

#14

VΛLKYRIΞ [developer] 11 Sep, 2022 @ 1:54am

Originally posted by MythAlex:
I hope I haven't brought on confusion with my previous post. What I meant is if you guys can add similar fixes (some of them are quite important in my opinion) to your VR version, not to the "pancake" / normal game. Has any dev taken a look at the changelog from the link I provided? if so, any thoughts?

Hello! We're working on an upgraded content branch for the game. This will include higher resolution textures, map fixes, graphical updates, QOL changes, etc. Some of the items in that change log have already been fixed in the beta maps.