HL Alyx : No VR Mod

venomx · 9 Jul 2023 at 14:51

Hi all.

Just wondering which is the best mod to use so that I can play HL Alyx without a VR Headset.

Thanks

Raz · 9 Jul 2023 at 16:11

@mrk Think i read you were going to pick this up and play with a no-VR mod, do you know which one is best?

venomx · 9 Jul 2023 at 16:35

Fairly sure it is off " ModDB.com " but wanted to check first

venomx · 9 Jul 2023 at 17:47

seem to have it all sorted and enjoying it so far. May as well keep this thread here for further discussion

GlitterBalls · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:13

Shame, this game is one of the best VR games out there, it's distasteful to play it non VR. I know some people don't own a VR headset but still..

LostCorpse · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:17

how well does the Mod work? is it smooth?

GlitterBalls said:
Shame, this game is one of the best VR games out there, it's distasteful to play it non VR. I know some people don't own a VR headset but still..

it could be many reasons like medcal or the motion sickness.
i suffr badly with Motion sicknes in some VR Titles and minor in others.

venomx · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:37

GlitterBalls said:
Shame, this game is one of the best VR games out there, it's distasteful to play it non VR. I know some people don't own a VR headset but still..

In my opinion it should be available in VR and none VR. As said above, medical reasons for some people. For me, I wouldn't get enough use to justify buying one as they are very expensive.

Emo_hug said:
how well does the Mod work? is it smooth?

Yeah it works flawlessley and is really easy to set up. Takes some getting used to the controls but it runs really well.
Occasionally you get " stuck " but it's easy to correct you just hit the spectate button and you get free again.

GlitterBalls · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:39

Emo_hug said:
how well does the Mod work? is it smooth?

it could be many reasons like medcal or the motion sickness.
i suffr badly with Motion sicknes in some VR Titles and minor in others.

venomx said:
In my opinion it should be available in VR and none VR. As said above, medical reasons for some people. For me, I wouldn't get enough use to justify buying one as they are very expensive.

Yeah I understand that, don't get me wrong. I just mean it's one of those games that needs to be played in VR.

They aren't that expensive now, you can pick up a used Rift S for around £100. I sold one on here a few months ago for £125. Quest 2 is still around £200-250 used. Rift S is well worth it though. Some even cheaper..

Thekwango · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:40

GlitterBalls said:
Shame, this game is one of the best VR games out there, it's distasteful to play it non VR. I know some people don't own a VR headset but still..

Would you believe, to my utter shame, I’ve still not played this yet - despite having had my quest2 at least 2 years

GlitterBalls · 9 Jul 2023 at 19:42

Thekwango said:
Would you believe, to my utter shame, I’ve still not played this yet - despite having had my quest2 at least 2 years

LostCorpse · 9 Jul 2023 at 20:49

GlitterBalls said:
Yeah I understand that, don't get me wrong. I just mean it's one of those games that needs to be played in VR.

Sorry GlitterBalls, i honestly didnt mean it to sound like i was having ago.
i realise i didnt phrase my wording correctly, i appologies.

i do agree with you its a shame the VR compoent wont be used as it adds so much more to game play and imersion. so totatlly agree its such a disapointment people wont get the full expirence.

mrk · 9 Jul 2023 at 21:22

Raz said:
@mrk Think i read you were going to pick this up and play with a no-VR mod, do you know which one is best?

The Gen_2 dev team's mod appears to be the best one. Works just fine!

Half-Life Alyx NoVR - Script Update #9 file

We have been focusing mainly on the viewmodels and animations, however we have not stopped working on all the other aspects of the mod that we continue to add and polish

www.moddb.com

Specifically it's the launcher version that can install/update the mod: https://github.com/bfeber/HLA-NoVR-Launcher#installation-and-usage

You can then add -novr -vsync to the Alyx game in Steam properties and it will launch into the mod when launching directly in Steam. Just launch the launcher whenever there is a mod update and click the update button.

Works perfectly fine, game is fixed to 120fps though.

Raz · 9 Jul 2023 at 22:34

I'll be picking this up too at some point. Still need to finish HL2 though...

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I've got the rift set but thanks to where my pc is now I've no space so it'll be with the mod.

mrk · 9 Jul 2023 at 22:38

Just keep in mind that the main menu will appear glitchy at first but it's just flickering as you move the cursor about, still works. You should in there change teh performance preset to ultra, as it's high by default, or was for me. It said setting to ultra goes beyond recommended specs - To which I said "biznatch please"

To exit the game with the mod installed I enable the steam overlay and click exit game. By default the ESC button loads mod console or something which I don't understand, and the default main menu key which is M doesn't work for me, so I just set the settings on first launch, and exist exit the game via the steam overlay instead.

venomx · 10 Jul 2023 at 05:51

Anyone know how to use Health Syringes ? In the bottom left next to the health bar I can see two seperate syringe looking things
I have managed to use them but I pressed a load of random buttons lol

mrk · 10 Jul 2023 at 06:10

They're in your pocket there, press x to drop then use as normal!

Haze · 10 Jul 2023 at 11:22

I have VR, but would sooner play it non vr, as in vr I play for an hour and I am ready to throw up, or in non vr, I could play it for hours

melmac · 10 Jul 2023 at 16:24

Emo_hug said:
i suffr badly with Motion sicknes in some VR Titles and minor in others.

Haze said:
I have VR, but would sooner play it non vr, as in vr I play for an hour and I am ready to throw up, or in non vr, I could play it for hours

From reading your posts, it looks like both of you make the classic mistake, you try to push through the sick feeling. You keep playing, even after you start to get nauseous, because you think that will build up your VR legs. And you now mistakenly believe that VR makes you sick.

VR sickness is easy to get rid of. It just takes a little time. The cure is sort of counter intuitive too.

You see what you have done is train your brain to associate putting on a VR headset with getting VR sick. The trick with VR is that you stop playing when you start to feel sick. I know it doesn't sound like it will work, but it does. You put on the headset, play the game and the second you start to feel Nauseous you just take off the headset and go do something else until the sick feeling goes away completely. I can't stress this enough, you have to stop playing immediately. Do not try to push through and do not go back playing until every trace of nausea is gone.

After a while you will start to notice that you are spending longer and longer in VR before you have to take off the headset. Until eventually, you will be able to play most games without any problem. If you do come across a game that makes you feel sick, you repeat the process above.

This is proper way to build your VR legs. How long it takes depends on the person.

LostCorpse · 10 Jul 2023 at 20:09

Thank you melmac
i tend to find it depend on the game, its not just a problem for me in VR but also FPS on flat screen.
i think a good example of a VR title i've tried on the Quest is Red Matter were the movement is to (for lack of a better word) Jerky

some games i dont have a problem with one day i have issues with the next.

given t can take a few hours to recover i tend to stop as soon as i get simptoms as the recovery isn worth "another 30mins" play time so to speak.

venomx · 13 Jul 2023 at 18:57

Just over half way through the game. Some glitches here and there especially if you ever use spectate mode. Ocasionally doors which are supposed to open don't and then you have to use the spectate mode to teleport through but generally a fun game