* Half-Life: Alyx *

Wilko_Dog · 2 Apr 2020 at 14:13

Got an oculus rift s waiting for me at home and downloaded this last night, roll on home time from work now

Ravenger · 2 Apr 2020 at 16:20

Wilko_Dog said:
Got an oculus rift s waiting for me at home and downloaded this last night, roll on home time from work now

'Welcome to the Grid, Program!'

'Buckle up Dorothy, 'cause Kansas is going bye-bye!'

BuffetSlayer · 2 Apr 2020 at 18:14

What kind of grunt do you need for VR these days?

I like the look of this but figure I will need some wallet busting kit to run it decently?

Got a new laptop coming soon, 6gb1660ti, i7, 16gb ram, nvme ssd etc. Are my chances good, fair, poor or none?

Wilko_Dog · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:17

Ravenger said:
'Welcome to the Grid, Program!'

'Buckle up Dorothy, 'cause Kansas is going bye-bye!'

Ended up on beat saber most of the night as it turns out the other half loves it, finally managed to load this up though and spent half hour just messing around, probably would do the same section in less then 2 minutes if it wasn’t VR, it’s unbelievable!

whats everyone’s movement preference? Using the default teleport? I tried using the stick to move but instantly felt weird haha!

andy_mk3 · 2 Apr 2020 at 23:31

BuffetSlayer said:
What kind of grunt do you need for VR these days?

I like the look of this but figure I will need some wallet busting kit to run it decently?

Got a new laptop coming soon, 6gb1660ti, i7, 16gb ram, nvme ssd etc. Are my chances good, fair, poor or none?

You should be fine with that. Will definitely get a reasonable experience.

melmac · 3 Apr 2020 at 16:16

DEL 707 said:
Just killed the electric dog thing, felt really bad for it, the way it was limping along and whining

You won't feel sorry for them later on!!

melmac · 3 Apr 2020 at 16:22

Wilko_Dog said:
Ended up on beat saber most of the night as it turns out the other half loves it, finally managed to load this up though and spent half hour just messing around, probably would do the same section in less then 2 minutes if it wasn’t VR, it’s unbelievable!

whats everyone’s movement preference? Using the default teleport? I tried using the stick to move but instantly felt weird haha!

I have a VR headset for 4 years now and I still spent 15-20 minutes on the Balcony looking around!!

The safest option is Teleporting. It is much easier on the stomach. But, if you have a strong stomach, then you could try the stick movement. It takes a while to get used to though. The important thing is, if you start to feel sick, don't try to push through. Just stop, take off the headset and wait a few minutes until the queasy feeling completely passes. Then try again.

It's called building your VR legs. The mistake most people make is try to keep playing when they start to feel nauseous. This just makes it worse. Stop, take a break and return later on.

DEL 707 · 3 Apr 2020 at 17:21

melmac said:
You won't feel sorry for them later on!!

Yeah, had to deal with 2 of them earlier, jumping around in different corpses.
Ammo conservation went out of the window!

Wilko_Dog · 3 Apr 2020 at 21:50

melmac said:
I have a VR headset for 4 years now and I still spent 15-20 minutes on the Balcony looking around!!

The safest option is Teleporting. It is much easier on the stomach. But, if you have a strong stomach, then you could try the stick movement. It takes a while to get used to though. The important thing is, if you start to feel sick, don't try to push through. Just stop, take off the headset and wait a few minutes until the queasy feeling completely passes. Then try again.

It's called building your VR legs. The mistake most people make is try to keep playing when they start to feel nauseous. This just makes it worse. Stop, take a break and return later on.

Have you got used to stick movement then ?

Dano · 3 Apr 2020 at 22:36

Sooo... is anybody running this with an old 2500k and or 980ti? Just wondering if it's even worth me trying lol, cpu is running at 4.4ghz so should be faster than min recommended spec but it is that much older could be other issues.

Woodsta888 · 3 Apr 2020 at 22:46

Dano said:
Sooo... is anybody running this with an old 2500k and or 980ti? Just wondering if it's even worth me trying lol, cpu is running at 4.4ghz so should be faster than min recommended spec but it is that much older could be other issues.

Linus did the 'ol what it take to run... Maybe this'll shed some light...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTwgInKmEHI

l0z · 3 Apr 2020 at 22:50

Welp, I've just got to the chapter titled 'Jeff'. Looks like I'm only playing in the daytime now, in company.

melmac · 3 Apr 2020 at 23:41

Wilko_Dog said:
Have you got used to stick movement then ?

I used stick movement from the start. I was used to it from other games. As I said I have been using a VR headset for almost 4 years now.

Wilko_Dog · 4 Apr 2020 at 00:22

melmac said:
I used stick movement from the start. I was used to it from other games. As I said I have been using a VR headset for almost 4 years now.

Yeah you will be used to it then, I have kept it at teleport for now will try get used to it in future, feels weird enough climbing up ladders haha so cool though. This game is just ridiculously good!

Wilko_Dog · 4 Apr 2020 at 00:26

l0z said:
Welp, I've just got to the chapter titled 'Jeff'. Looks like I'm only playing in the daytime now, in company.

How do you know what the chapters are called ?

This was bad enough for me how much worse does it get hahaha ?

on the bloody train in the first part of the game I nearly ripped my headset off when one of them smashed into a window behind me haha ..

Dano · 4 Apr 2020 at 11:02

Woodsta888 said:
Linus did the 'ol what it take to run... Maybe this'll shed some light...

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UTwgInKmEHI

Sadly unless I missed it he makes no mention of pc specs and it's all about gpu in that vid

Wilko_Dog · 4 Apr 2020 at 11:13

Dano said:
Sadly unless I missed it he makes no mention of pc specs and it's all about gpu in that vid

Just had a quick google and it says it’s more powerful then a 1060 (which is minimum requirement) but it’s older architecture, you could always just try it and if it doesn’t run right get a refund ?

l0z · 4 Apr 2020 at 11:26

Wilko_Dog said:
How do you know what the chapters are called ?

On each Save file it tells you chapter name and number. And yes, it gets worse, much worse. Thankfully not in terms of jump scares, but the atmosphere of some levels is terrifying (to me at least!). I think part of the reason for the inclusion of Rhys Darby, as well as the jokey tone of Alyx's dialogue, is to lighten the mood. City 17 is just too grim to spend time in otherwise.

Wilko_Dog · 4 Apr 2020 at 12:07

l0z said:
On each Save file it tells you chapter name and number. And yes, it gets worse, much worse. Thankfully not in terms of jump scares, but the atmosphere of some levels is terrifying (to me at least!). I think part of the reason for the inclusion of Rhys Darby, as well as the jokey tone of Alyx's dialogue, is to lighten the mood. City 17 is just too grim to spend time in otherwise.

Cheers will look out for that then..

And oh Christ, it’s not as if you can play with the light on either is it haha !

melmac · 4 Apr 2020 at 12:43

Wilko_Dog said:
Cheers will look out for that then..

And oh Christ, it’s not as if you can play with the light on either is it haha !

Some areas are completely dark and you have only a small torch. Those areas are tense!!

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