The game looks great, with HDR lighting, and updates to effects, models, textures, and maps having been applied. The new version, dubbed Half-Life 2: VR, is packing several enticing features. Unfortunately, that mod is currently only playable using older development kit headsets but members of the original team have been hard at work bringing it up to date. Now, a fan project is set to make Valve’s critically lauded sequel playable in virtual reality on the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive.īack when the current VR boom was just getting started, a talented team put together HLVR, a mod that allowed players to experience Half-Life 2 like never before using an Oculus Rift DK1 headset and a Razer Hydra motion controller. When the game launched in 2004, Half-Life 2 was widely heralded as one of the most immersive first-person shooters around. More information on the mod's developments and the team behind it can be found through the Road to VR link. Hit up the link to the Half-Life 2: VR Steam Greenlight page to give them the thumbs up.
Once complete, the mod will be free of charge for those who own the normal desktop versions of Half Life 2, Half Life 2: Episode 1 & Half Life 2: Episode 2 on Steam. The original team behind HLVR along with new team members are working to rectify this with Half-Life 2: VR. Because of this, the original HLVR mod could only be played using the development kits. Support for Rift development kits was added to Valve's Source engine, but as the tech advanced, the Source implementation wasn't updated. Because Half-Life 2’s guns were never made for flipping over and looking at in such detail, all weapons have also been remodelled.Īccording to Road to VR, when the HLVR mod in 2013 with motion-controller input support using the Razer Hydra and Rift DK1. This means players will manually load their weapon by flicking out the barrel before putting in rounds. It will also feature realistic interactions with remodeled weapons.
Up right now on Steam Greenlight, the modding team for Half-Life 2: VR is remastering the visuals, HDR lighting, adding full motion input support, creating a made-for-VR UI, and more. Praise Modders! A group of folks have restored VR code for Half-Life 2 (HLVR) in order to make it playable on Oculus and HTC Vive.
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