Thoughts on this game? I'm getting pretty bored. The game is gorgeous and the world is super immersive but it's full of set pieces that are getting tediously boring. The, "puzzles" were cool for the first few times but slowly walking/jumping through the levels and killing a few zombies with really meh-tier gunplay is just not doing it for me. I wish the shooting was more on par with pavlov, you could run, and there was more firefights with AI that actually try to flank you.
Even Valve themselves admitted that Alyx had to be moron-proof and comfortable for all players. That means that VR players used to Pavlov will probably find Alyx lackluster in shooting. The AI is intended to make mistakes/do things really slowly for the beginners too. Maybe next game.
That's a real shame.
They lobotomized the AI for the Combine soldiers too. It's really noticeable when you throw a grenade at them, they just stand still for few seconds like idiots.
Yeah, it's really obvious when you see them fight other AI like zombies and stuff. I just wish Valve made like an EZ modo for the secondaries like how it is how and the hard/normal modes to be normal.
I mainly play Alyx for it's mods, like Gunman Contracts and OPERATOR. I wouldn't even think about replaying the game without at least running Merciless Half Life Alyx.
What's up with that blood splatter effect there?
It's part of the Operator level.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2885804999&searchtext=Operator
It has it's own standalone version
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2891235430&searchtext=gore
I just don't think having exceptionally smart AI like this is good for gameplay. If AI instantly bolts when they see you throw a grenade, grenades just feel worthless. Given you're actually throwing the grenade with your hand and learning the physics of the world, I don't see a problem with the AI doing little to avoid grenades.
git gud
If you can't explain how then I accept your concession.
Cooking grenades + useful to flush them out of cover anyway so you can shoot them
Isn't there a mod that adds the difficulty back to the game?
>Isn't there a mod that adds the difficulty back to the game?
I'm interested in this too, can anybody confirm this exist?
You have to give up on the idea that this is an action game, then it's pretty great. Think of it as a survival horror.
Or install this one mod with more encounters + enemy difficulty bump. I think it even had slight tweaks on types of enemies, like heavies with extra force field armor, whatnot. Alyx modding scene is really underappreciated, there's so much stuff in there, small things like gravity gun, and then even total conversions like pic related
Yeah, some people made campaign levels out of the game like Levitation which is pretty good.
I can't aim for shit on Alyx and get too fricking nervous. VR just seems to work on small, relaxing games for me. What do?
Just play Beat Saber
Not into rhythm. But I had a frickload of fun with Moss 1 and 2. Still my favourite VR experiences ever, must've played each of them about seven times.
If you play other VR shooters, look up if they have options for Virtual Gunstock. What it'll do is make it so the ironsight and the barrel are always aligned so it's easier to aim.
I think there's option like it in pavlov, contractors and for SP games like Into The Radius (this game is a bit spooky but worth it).
Otherwise if you want casual shooting then I don't think there's anything better than H3VR yet.
Threads dead so, anyone seen that Grimlord VR game? Looks fun
>Grimlord VR game
What is it about?
https://store.steampowered.com/app/1910860/Grimlord/
Saw a stream on it earlier. Seems fun but it's probably still pretty shallow. Was wondering if anyone has played it, since I cant seem to find out how to download it before release, despite people already playing it.
This looks pretty fun. Are the mods on the steam workshop?
To be fair, the iron sights on the handgun are way too high and feel really odd.
>This looks pretty fun. Are the mods on the steam workshop?
see the post above yours
If you're asking if Merciless Half Life Alyx is on the steam workshop, then the answer is yes, it's an AI overhaul.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2585796123&searchtext=Merciless+Half+Life
Neat world and effects but having to play it in VR fricking killed it for me. Uncomfortable, unpleasant. The headset weighs too much, the straps dig at your head, and motion controls fricking suck.
Here's how you play Alyx and have fun
>Teleport exclusively
>Have enough room to run around
>Remember that you're not teleporting your player position
>Instead you're teleporting your rooms position in the game world
>Teleport so you can physically open and walk through doors
>Teleport so you can physically run and drop into cover
>Etc
Congratulations, you will now be having fun
or just turn on redirected walking, boom easy
good setup though anon.
I had much more fun with HL2 and its episode than all of Alyx. Only bad parts where the boat and buggy sections because you need really strong VR legs for those but at least there's actual gameplay.
This one surprised me quite a bit. I expected jank-ass crude port where gun reloads itself with a button press, turned out they've put some serious effort into make HL2VR feel like a proper VR game.
Piggy back question but I saw your Alyx modded video up above. Is there a LOT of modded content available for alyx? I've only played the pirated version so I got no access to it and I don't really feel like shelling out 60$ for a base game I didn't enjoy.
Also here's some more weebums.
See for yourself, sort by most popular of all time. There's quite a bit of stuff to choose from, whether it's improvements to main game or entirely different vidya built on the engine
https://steamcommunity.com/workshop/browse/?appid=546560&browsesort=trend§ion=readytouseitems
Also, apparently HLA wasn't on sale for a while, and some steam sale event happens very soon, so I'd expect it to go -60% again. I'd assume you don't dislike it enough to say it's not worth twenty:
https://steamdb.info/sub/134870/
If it's 20 I'll get it but man I have a lot of games I need to buy. Close to 200$ worth in my wishlist. I'm still hoping for a big VR sales where everything is -75% off before spending the cash.
I think it's still the hl2 ones unfortunately.
>webm
Holy autism.
Are there many chill maps just to hang around in? I downloaded one that's a portuguese town recreation. It's so chill I've logged more hours just hanging out there drinking gin and listening to music than on the actual game.
Doubt it, chilling out in pleasant sceneries is VRC territory. That being said, I've only tried a bunch of mods (first webm with john wick inspired shooty, extra difficulty with more encounters and tweaked enemies, gravity glove that allows you to deal physical damage with objects, stuff like that), so while I doubt you'll find what you're looking for, you're free to look through content.
But you probably want VRChat. You can stay in private and just explore worlds if you're negatively aligned towards overall game.
VRChat tends to be janky as shit because the more detailed worlds are too slow and the less detailed worlds look like shit. My favourite experiences in VR so far have just been that one mod map, and a Blade Runner VR fangame that simulates Deckard's apartment.
I just want relaxing experiences without some yoga shit tied to it.
Have you looked into that Kayak VR game? Might be overpriced for what it is, but it's sure pretty.
Yeah, that caught my attention. I might get it on the next sale, that looks very pretty. I just hope it runs on my rig.
Oh yea, played it. It's quite pleasant, plus floaty kayak physics compliment overall chill vibe very well. Didn't got many hours in there, but for what I saw, anon should definitely give it a shot. It's polished, it's pretty, and unless you're racing, game mechanics are really good to just sit down and have a nice day. Wish there would be any good point in exploration, other than just exploring for the sake of it, but can't have it all, i guess.
Man, exploring for its own sake is my thing. I love that in games, as long as they look good. Definitely gonna give this a try.
Can you grab/interact with physics objects just with your left hand here? It kind of looks like maybe you can here, that would be sweet, picking up stuff to use as shields and flipping tables for cover and stuff.
Do Episode 2 playable in VR yet?
Hell yeah. And there's even Black Mesa Source running on the EP2 engine.
Still only the HL2 weapons, or have they patched the black mesa weapons in yet?
INFRA in VR would've been nice. It's in Source so it should be doable.
Valve should remake half-life 2 and it's episode for VR. Heck, it could even be a slightly altered timeline if Valve wants to remove the boat parts. Revisiting HL2 with VR in mind would be great (without dumbing down the gameplay of course).
The mod(s) are already on steam and fully functional, with modding support for better graphics if you want. Doing their own would be dumb at this point
>Doing their own would be dumb at this point
why? people love remakes
anyone in VR who cares already knows about the VR mod, remakes do way better on consoles where you can't just play the original instead
but i dont want to play vigina modded hl2 mods. I want to play a nice looking source 2 game made by valve
>without dumbing down the gameplay
some of the valve vr devs are literal casuals that thinks teleport locomotion is the only way to design games
I don't know why they're so adamant on keeping the teleport locomotion when VR players have already got used to the control at this point. I understand if they keep them as accessibility option but the thing is they designed their game around that.
I do think that teleport should be an OPTION much in the same way someone would use low graphics settings on a bad PC (in this case it's having a bad brain that can't cope with VR) but you wouldn't catch me using it. I'm already used to doing backflips in Sairento VR.
>Sairento VR.
you tried the hellsweeper demo? it's from the same guys
I intend to before next fest ends.
I think there were flashes of brilliance as a survival horror game and some of the non copypaste electrowand minigame puzzles. The one time in the game where I really thought, Ok this is actually good, was when I was flying by the seat of my pants throwing things in the jeff section. valve obviously did not want to go to the level of pacing required for straight vanilla combat to work very well. If valve were to expand on the jeff section and release a full survival horror game I'd be stoked.
I liked Jeff level and it's novel for VR but man, it's not exactly replayable when you found out about its quirk and all. I suppose it's very quick to clear at least if you know what you're doing.
yes, I agree. Jeff sufficed for a small segment but they'd actually have to create an AI that wouldn't be solved so easily in a full game.
Go onto workshop and download City Escape (episode 1 and 2 are great but 1 has a slow start) and that other Hitman mod that's on there. They're both better than the Alyx Campaign. Yes, the pacing in Alyx is atrocious.
>Yes, the pacing in Alyx is atrocious.
Can't argue with that. The game spent almost 40% of its game on a goddamn sewer system for crying out loud. As if Route Kanal level in Half-Life 2 is Valve's favorite level and they want to make an entire game out of it.
I felt the same for the first half of the game. It was like a bad dream where they were shitting all over my half life memories. The second half mainly jeff and the ending made up for it though imo
Alyx is the most painstakingly boring linear corridor shooter with useless toys sprinkled all over.
Boneworks much better. You have actual platforming, climbing and physical objects, planks, crates etc. usage of which are actually necessary in getting past obstacles. Reminds me of Portal but more free-form. You can grab and punch enemies to defend.
I didn't finish either of the games though, I rather spend my limited physical energy on Beat Saber.
My thoughts are it was made by known scammers who commit false advertising and fraud.
Valve screwed over the Artifact fanbase by cancelling the Artifact 2.0 beta without even allowing users to invite friends like they said they would in January 2021 and does not deserve your financial support for these gross consumer-unfriendly practices.
Thought it was great. Just too safe and very afraid of pushing players.
It's very mediocre gameplay wise, barebones, but the experience and graphics are miles ahead of everything.