The Half-Life 2 VR mod including full digital actuality assist to Valve’s beloved traditional FPS recreation has arrived on Steam forward of its deliberate launch date in September. The fan-made challenge lately introduced that gamers may sit up for enjoying the Half-Life 2 VR beta in September, nevertheless it wasn’t sure that the mod would arrive on Steam. Now it’s there, and the developer has given a extra concrete date – so you may sit up for enjoying it as you look forward to Half-Life 3, which we presume can be introduced any day now.
The Half-Life 2: VR Mod launch date is September 16. You’ll, after all, must personal Half-Life 2 to play it, however can use any VR headset that’s supported by SteamVR. The mod’s developer, Supply VR Mod Crew, initially stated that it hoped to launch the beta on a Friday in September. Fortunately, its look on Steam implies that the mod seems to have been given the official nod from Valve. Given how efficiently Half-Life: Alyx tailored the sci-fi setting to a digital format, we’re very excited to see extra of Ravenholm and Metropolis 17 in totally realised VR. The headcrabs… maybe rather less so.
The mod consists of full room-scale VR with tracked movement controls, permitting you to stroll round, choose up objects, climb ladders and extra in a lot the best way you’d anticipate from a ground-up VR recreation. Most weapons already assist guide reloading and aiming, with options similar to purposeful iron-sights and two-handed weapons included as nicely. There’s full assist for left-handed gamers, and accessibility instruments together with a laser sight and fast reload function for gamers that want a little bit extra comfort. There are additionally consolation choices out there together with movement vignette and a third-person automobile digital camera.
The staff warns that this preliminary beta launch should still comprise some tough edges, however has outlined a roadmap with plans together with further asset and texture upscaling, further animations and hand poses, and finally assist for Half-Life 2: Episode One and Episode Two. Supply VR Mod Crew additionally notes that there’s at present no teleport motion possibility, although hopefully we’ll see one included down the road for gamers who wrestle with direct motion in digital actuality.
When you’re planning to leap in for your self, you’ll after all wish to peruse our information to one of the best VR headset first. It’s definitely worth the funding – when you’re carried out immersing your self in Half-Life 2, we’ve obtained our picks of one of the best VR video games on PC to maintain you amused. In fact, it’d be remiss of us to not level you in the direction of our information to the Half-Life 3 saga, in case you are within the temper to maintain dreaming about that exact pie within the sky.
