/vrg/ - Virtual Reality General #756

>>284996658 (OP)
based

Second for my vrfu

Will HL:Alyx feature fully modeled vagina?

Uhhhh actually, my vrfu said it's ok to fuck others, so technically I have never cheated? I'm not a degenerate...

Let me just uhhhh be intimate with people who aren't the one I'm promising to be intimate with, because I'm a good person anything I do is the right choice and not cheating. If he complains, he's obviously just a fucking stalker and everything bad anyone ever said is right.

guys guys guys
aaaaaaa

>>284996886
HL:Alyx simulates the player's arms and body but only has the hands modeled, so it remains to be seen whether HL:Alyx will now features a fully simulated vagina to make up for the lack of a fully modeled one.

>>284997532
Stretching and warming up. Getting ready to be a bad ass wamen and not complain about it.

I can't believe my whiny stalker vrfu didn't like it when I was in private with someone else touching their body until they fell asleep, what a fucking whiny bitch.

I hot a great idea for a sissy hypno avatar, just make sissy hypno come out of the hands or something and you sneak up behind people and put their head between your hands

>>284998102
>>284997818
>>284997396
>>284997253
>>284996861
Please refrain from habbo posting while it is designated Half Life hours.

>>284998221
Shut the fuck up

>>284995047 (Cross-thread)
i'm also wondering the same thing, please respond

Spoonfeed me with an HEV Suit model

>>284998420
>get you gmod files here, such as a HEV freeman or whatever
https://garrysmods.org/

>mdl files are compiled model files (probably for performance reasons), for the mdl decompiling you can use Crowbar:
https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Crowbar

>vtx files contain textures, and i think you can easily import/export them using: https://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/VTFEdit

>The original models are in smd format which you can easily import into blender 2.79 using the official Valve script for the smd format: http://developer.valvesoftware.com/wiki/Blender_Source_Tools

>>284996886
yes, they 3d scanned Merle's one before she left.

>>284998345
Yeah, just the base game and VR DLC.

Is there any promo for the quest?
I am about to pull the trigger on one but I'm beating myself up about not buying it in december when there was a 50bucks sale along with vader immortal bundle.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9jK-NcRmVcw

>>285000175
cool I bought it, I'll give it a try after HL:A

are vrchat trannies seething because of all the hl:alyx newchads?

>>285000402
It's a really neat proof of concept that a VN could work in VR, but unfortunately weebs prefer to mount eachother in VRChat than pursue AI. Carmack has to do everything himself I guess.

>>285000447
A lot of people here just actively dislike VR games and only want the /soc/ aspect.

>>285000447
They're only seething if you're not joining the botnet.

>>285000803
Omfg wanna dilate on a discord call with me uwu Haha I have a boyfriend but wanna fap together it's not cheating bro it's basically porn

>>285000447
A lot of people mistake this general for a /v/ offshoot, when in reality it's closer to /a/, /soc/ and /lgbt/.
Most of VRG probably doesn't give a shit about Half-Life and they'll only play it because of nogaems situation we have or because they got it for free. I'm sure there's more talks about DOOM Eternal and Animal Horizon.

>>285001029
>Most of VRG probably doesn't give a shit about Half-Life
because they dont even have vr and just trannypost about vrchat circlejerk from their pentium 4 toasters

I just dabbed on your shilling of HL:Alyx, fuck out of /v/ faggots.

Uhh, niggaa, don't tell me I might have to wait till mid april or something?
How much time do I have till I can cancel?

AMA

>>285001639
Five minutes left and I need to poop.
What do?

>>285001723
Poop in toilet, get VR equiptment, put on toilet seat, time stamp, take pic, then cum on a donut, put it in the pic, and eat it. Donut part is optional, the rest is mandatory.

>>285001723
You've got one more hour you know.

>>285001820
I I can't.
I go to be Alyx and just shit my pants.

>>285001986
uwu diapers

>>285001869
Why it has said 1 hour, for an hour? What kind of coding skills does it take to make it go like this? After all these years?
Well, shit. I will hold my shit then for an hour more.
Can't wait to poop my pants while being a bad ass wamen.

>>285001293
please dont say that word. you aren't black.

>>285002785
Die nigger

>>285001293
>>285002785
uh, ok but what about what I asked african-american?

I have a Vive.
I'm a roomlet.
I want chaperone bounds / the camera to activate when I leave the circle in standing mode.
How the fuck do I do that? The only option I have is a fucking circle on the floor.

Is Oculus Rift CV1 with base and Touch controllers okay deal for 150$?

>>285003960
Does it have sensors? And the Cable?
Yes, fantastic deal.

>>285003801
You have to put it in room scale mode. Standing mode is just the circle.

>>285004139
Why? That's such a dumb fucking limitation.

>>285004261
Roomscale mode literally just means you've defined the boundaries. Standing means there's no space defined.

>>285003986
>Yes, fantastic deal.
Nice, will look forward Alyx release then, looked for a reason to buy VR set for a long time.

>>285004423
>For Alyx
Holy fuck you're retarded, go ahead and buy it though and enjoy your first VR game. Just remember, it's going to be mediocre and behind tons of shit that's already out, and Alyx is a scam because it's gonna fool VR Newfags into believing it's actually good.

>>285003960
yes, but when cable dies, it dies, and replacement cables on ebay are ridiculously expensive. i used to think it's a meme, but those cables actually tend to twist around the clip on your head, and they break there. i tried my best, oculus faglords won't bless me with allowing me to buy a replacement cable

>>285004387
Yes, but even when you're just standing you can easily drift away from the centre and the only way to check is to look at the floor? That's so dumb. Just turn on the camera if the headset leaves the circle.

>>285004530
For 150 dollars a 100 dollar replacement cable is cheap I paid half a grand for my CV1 years ago

>>285004526
go stick scissors up your ass you literal retard

>>285003801
The whole thing around passthrough camera seems like an afterthought in SteamVR

>>285004727
Why would someone shove scissors up their ass what the fuck

>>285004567
>>285004776
>their passthrough camera doesn't phase over when they leave the boundary

>>285004567
Physically mark the center with a mat.

>>285005124
It does, just not when standing. It's such a dumb fucking limitation. I should be able to just set a point in space, with a radius of what I deem to be acceptable play space and if I leave that just throw up the camera.
>>285005141
Urgh, true, but still not ideal.

gaben open the servers!!!

bros i cant wait for my 15 minutes of half life

>>285007042
Um let's unpack this

UNPACKING.
>UNPACKINGGGHHHH
48GB.

I'm glad they finally stay in discord, roleplaying as if they're /vrg/.

PLAY NOW

do i need to start steam vr? its not unpacking for me aaaahhhhhhhhh

>>285007394
try restarting steam

>Unpacking

HL Alyx the game you spend more time downloading and unpacking than playing

>>285007489
Still longer than your life expectancy trannoid.

WHY DOES IT TAKE SO LONG TO UNPACK WHAT THE FUCK I HAVE AN SSD GABEN PLEASE

>>285007489
Seethe.

>>285007581
You know what's funny about the 41% tranny meme? It includes gays and anyone who thinks they might be gay.
Have fun dying midway through half life you fap-to-traps anime loving faggot.

>>285005673
The SteamVR passthrough camera disables if you leave tracked area. How am I supposed to go to toilet and kitchen with the headset on?

>>285007454
it worked poggers!

Anyone who doesn't intend to play can you please collect all the salt from /v/?

>>285007587
It is encrypted.

>>285007820
I collected salt from retards like yourself, who were bragging about buying a VR and I dabbed on every single argument you had. HL:Alyx will be like 15 hours and then hundreds of cope depression and acceptance

>>285007587
by this rate my Index will ship before it unpacks!

>unpacking

>Ships in 3 to 5 weeks
So, uh... is this number supposed to change?

I feel like it has been "3 to 5 weeks" for two weeks now.

I can't hold my turd python much longer.

>>285007917
seething.

>unpacking pauses at like 50%
??????

bros... i can't wait to actually use my paperweight for something besides being extremely gay in vrchat for 15 hours!

3 more minutes bros.... i cant believe it...

>>285008038
I'm not seething, I'm just laughing at you. I remember what happened with Boneworks and the knuckles controllers. Your coping is collectively hilarious.

>>285008035
Just fucking take a shit, retard.

>>285008242
Enjoy your PS5 friend. TLOU looking great? Press X to win and all. Future of video games right there. Heard consoles have SSDs now? Wooow.

>>285008035
>>285008286
Take a timestamped picture with VR equipment so it's on topic.
>>285008363
I have three thousand+ hours in vrchat with FBT you fucking nigger. I have an NVME drive SSD and an RTX card.

>>285008415
>I have three thousand+ hours in vrchat with FBT you fucking nigger. I have an NVME drive SSD and an RTX card.
You've got an extra chromosome too.

93 Metacritic with 11 reviews

>>285008679
I don't.

>>285008725
So how did you spend 3000 hours in VRChat? Clearly something's wrong with you.

>>285008069
Anything that makes you even slightly less gay is a good thing

>>285008851
Lol as if anything will make you less gay you erping faggot.

this looks so fucking good oh my god bros is this the future
I'd literally be shaking if I could play the game myself

fuck im cumming i cant wait to play vr for 15 hours and collect tears from the /v/ poorfags who totally cant just use corona check to buy an index

>>285009050
why can anyone sane be against this?
oh right, /v/

>>285009104
cope harder i been here longer than you

Don't forget to dilate sweethearts.

>>285009191
okay?

https://www.twitch.tv/tylermcvicker

>>285007671
Wrong, it's over 50% now.

>>285009368
OMG HOLY SHIT
OMFG
ITS A SNARK
OHHHH MMYYY GGGOOOODDDD BROOOOS ITS A SNARRRRk

>>285009482
that strider and snark were KINO AS FUCK

>>285009592
OOOOHHHH MY GOOOD IM CHUUUMINNNG THEIRS A SNARK 10/10

https://clips.twitch.tv/WittyLitigiousClintPeoplesChamp

>>285009368
why the fuck would i spoil myself with a stream when i can just play the game myself?

>>285009876
>Playing garbage

>>285009941
now you're just implying that you're watching garbage

Holy fuck it's even worse than I thought
It's literally "Look VR room where you can throw cans and write on the whiteboard now here's pseudo TV's in the form of gates and windows of characters while you're walled off, enjoy your walking around movie"

>>285009941
cope

>>285010145
HL:Alyx is literally walk from pseudo TV to pseudo TV to watch fucking cut scenes while you smash bottles holy fuck lmao
LOOK PORTAL NAMEDROP
OMFG ITS A SNARK!!!!!

And the 15 hours of gameplay is opening random car doors and random trash cans, so the actual fucking game is probably like 7

>>285010456
i can't believe anon managed to beat 15 hours of hl alyx in 30 minutes after release

>>285010313
get help

>>285010645
I'm just explaining exactly what I'm seeing. You walk to parts of the map you can see through, but you can't actually interact with because Civil Protection blocks you off, or a window or bars block your vision off, or because it's really far off in the sky.

Most of the gameplay is opening random trash cans, car doors, and boxes that hold no lore significance. So far the only thing the fucker picked up is a newspaper that implies Portal is in the HL universe. Or it was a Portal easter egg.

>>285010313
>he cant afford the game
lmao

>>285010818
Everyone fucking knew Portal and Half-Life are shared timelines and even then te story is hacky as fuck because Portal 2 exists at all and acts like they hired Randy Pitchford to write the fucking thing.

if i were to get vr set how high my chances of getting a gf would be?

>>285010913
HAHAHAH JUMPING IS TELEPORTING
>>285010957
I don't know shit about Half Life because the series sucks

>>285010818
>I'm just explaining exactly what I'm seeing
No, you're not. Because you're staring at my post and seething at it since you don't own HL:A and probably don't even own VR.

>>285010981
If you're looking for a gf(male) then 100%

>>285010981
VERY high. If you don't mind her having a penis.

>>285011069
Cope harder, faggot. I'm watching a stream. I don't want to play this garbage game I'd rather play VRChat.

>Manual ladder climb is optional
>Just press a button to TP to the top
LMFAO

>>285011223
Just manually climb it, then? Do you have a problem with freedom, you commie?

>>285011031
>clipped from a stream
>not his own screenshot
oh no no no

>>285010121
So, Half-Life?

The gameplay consists of "What can I pickup and what can't I pickup?"

Anyone running it on a below minimum spec GPU? How is it?

>>285011085
>>285011075
hmmmm... are they at least cute?

>>285011342
So, DOOM Eternal?

>>285011223
>being this autistic over a video game you can't afford
cringe

>>285011671
>Cant afford
>Corona check
everyone can afford it

anime in 20 minutes, join on bedroom theater

>>285011714
>he doesn't even have that excuse
damn, you're right lmao

>>285011842
What are you even on about? I'm telling you the likelihood of me not being able to afford VR and HL:Alyx is low, since we're all getting 1200 dollars in a monthish.
That said I already have VR.

>>285011714
You faggots are getting coronabux now?

>>285011481
Wait the steam page says it's 1060 / RX 580? Isn't that about as toaster as my 980?

>>285011995
Yes if you made at least 2500 dollars in the 2019 year, you get corona bucks. The bills being debated until it passes though but every politicians getting mad it hasn't passed yet, it will pass soonTM and probably actually soon since you know, the economy needs that.

>>285011995
no, the bill still needs approval from the senate. He's just desperate for attention and wishes he had a time-machine so he could teleport to a timeline where HL:A wasn't a massive success.

>>285012186
>Success
>It's not pushing the software side of VR forward at all
>No new mechanics
>Swapping weapons is a button press not a holster

Would having furniture like chairs or beds the player can use in a VR game be disorientating when used, or would teleport controls that put you on the chair/bed be the best option?

>Physics "puzzle"
>Just gotta move 2 barrels to get through the doorway
>Lol just teleport through instead
Holy fuck lmao
>No ammo management pistol has a pseudo fake reload mechanic and infinite Ammo
Holy fucking SHIT

Stay mad.

>>285010981
100% if you're a fag
less than 1% if you're not a fag

>>285012492
>he cant afford the game

>>285012474
I don't have a vr headset, but want to add vr compatibility to games I make in the future.

>>285012492
Actually no I was retarded he is scavenging ammo I just thought the retard was dropping an infinite mag
>>285012607
Why aren't you playing it right now?

>Gameplay went from cutscene watching in pseudo tv land to collecting "resin"

This shits padded out as fuck and it's still only 15 hours, looks so fucking boring

>Jumping box puzzle
>But there's no jump button
>you actually stack the box then press the teleport button

He actually needs to just kys himself desu

>>285012601
500 people and only like three straight couples.

please no

I actually can't watch this garbage game anymore holy fuck gonna go watch that weird HL AI is self aware series instead

>>285009368
>>285009941
>>285010313
>>285010456
>>285010818
>>285011031
>>285011223
>>285012287
>>285012492
>>285012870
>>285013081

How do I run in smooth loco in HL:A?
Pressing the stick don't work. Im walking so slow. Also no smooth turning...

>>285008217
>it had the masterpiece tag before it released

reeeeeeEEE

>>285013248
Fuck off nigger

>>285013629
easy to manipulate sheep

>>285004530
>but when cable dies, it dies
Isn't it's possible to repair it though?

>>285014107
Sure if you know what you're doing

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cz9wHbOOjpw
hp is claiming the first of the next gen

>>285014254
wow 14 seconds of a hmd with no info

>>285014107
i have some basic diy skills and it was beyond my capabilities. cable that broke in my case had three wires, two of them were almost as thing as hair. i haven't noticed it's three wire at first, thought it's a single-wire cable
shit's tiny

alyx corona dlc

>>285011504
Roll the roulette
>>285013248
Lol stay complaining about games you don't play /vg/

Currently just watching a stream, it looks neat, some stuff weird and all but I can't really say much since I don't own VR, but am into HL a lot. Played VR once in a con and it was good stuff.

Don't have access to VR right now. Is it possible to use smooth locomotion on the right stick? My left stick doesn't work at all.

>>285015784
>I can't really say much since I don't own VR,
own VR and made all those posts, Alyx is like 5 steps backwards

>>285015921
>he cant afford the game

>>285016086
>Poorfag argument

>>285015880
you can probably switch the bindings in steamvr. I had to switch my vrchat movement to right stick when the left was totally broken

>>285016141
>2256 hours played
I know who this is

>>285016569
I know who you are.

>>285016632
No you don't
Be lucky that I'm not revealing who you are

>>285016141
>dox yourself

>>285016752
Namedrop pussy, you won't.

>>285016767
Ok tough boy who am I

Barnacles dot dot dot
https://streamable.com/60nbd

>>285017629
Look at that innovating gameplay, you picked something up and got distracted from the main plot for a few minutes playing with actual abandoned garbage

>>285017542
someone who just set their steam profile to private ;)

>>285017842
Nope. Lol. I don't have you faggots added on steam.

can you sprint in HL:A?

What difficulty are you guys playing on?
I'm on Hard and it takes 4 shots to kill a headcrab, ~5 to kill a zombie with headshots, 4 to kill a barnacle
are difficulties actually difficulty or do they just make you have to hoard ammo

>>285018286
unless you are an obese mutt, yes

>>285018518
are you memeing? couldnt find sprint option in settings

i really appreciate overall polish of alyx, but god, i miss this boneworks-like physics fun. alyx ranges from incredibly immersive moments when you accidentally smash the window while throwing shit around to incredibly dull moments like webm related

>>285020121
I told you it's shit, Boneworks is better and already shat on

>>285020121

I ended up getting confused at one point in Alyx and took a break since I didn't feel like wandering around in that one spot forever. I think I'll wait until there's someone I know I can ask for directions because what the heck. I'm probably missing something obvious.

>>285020432
the carboard eye literally shows the button combination

>>285020121
>>285020379
its the price we have to pay to get normies on board to finance vr further

>>285020547
Thanks a bunch,

Heres the combination fyi

>>285020121
>>285020379
I had a feeling that'd be the case but god that sucks donkey dick.

>>285020547
Oh, I didnt even know there was a place to punch in buttons. I had been running around one hit from death because for some reason my controllers would arbitrarily flip directions.

... At least I got OpenVR advanced settings working, I guess? Now I can move playspaces.

>>285020121
That's also the reason why Boneworks was so laggy, and why enemies were so boring
Too much going on in the background with collision between every prop and such complex ragdolls raped frames, it was just before it's time

>finish Alyx
>go back to having nothing to play, again

>>285021471
There are almost certainly optimizations that could be done to mostly fix that and Valve's team could have done it.

Does this at least add VR support to Gmod?

>>285021936
based retardposter

>>285021995
I mean, having the assets and VR that Alyx has in Gmod would be amazing I'd probably quit being a loli in VRChat

If this wheel refuses to attach, reload your save

>>285022103
You can be a loli in Gmod.

>>285021936
There's already a mod that lets you play around with GMod in VR, but since Alyx is on Source 2, I don't think GMod can even open anything from it.

>>285023578
That shitty mod isn't the same don't act like it fucking is
Gmod 2 with VR support when?

is there a single good walkthrough of half life alyx without shitty streamer shit?

>>285024128
i dunno man, im just waiting for pewdiepie's playthru.

>>285024128
There's people streaming it in the discord.

>>285025473
Good for them. I sure do love our pseudo twitch streamers using streamable and discord! They're sooo amazing...

The ending is already on youtube. People have already beaten this game. When was it released again?

Just took my first break from the game, will be going back in around 15 mins or so. A couple observations:
- Smooth loco has clearly been tacked on. There's no smooth turning, and "jumping" is basically a teleport. There's multiple scenes where they essentially teleport you from one place to another (say, going through a tight space)
- Lack of physics a la boneworks hurts the combat. The fps controls are fine but not amazing, for example I often have to reach for a mag 2/3 times before Alyx actually grabs it
- Had a really strange bug with my left hand where I couldn't grab or gravity grab anything. Restarting the game/ steamvr doesn't fix it, you have to reload a save.

That said those are (mostly) minor nitpicks, I'm having a lot of fun with the game

>>285026650
>- Lack of physics a la boneworks hurts the combat. The fps controls are fine but not amazing, for example I often have to reach for a mag 2/3 times before Alyx actually grabs it
Don't forget gun hand syndrome holy fucking SHIT

Any of you lads suddenly found yourselves on LSD trip?

>>285026650
>>285026790
To add to that, the flashlight is fucking annoying attatched to your non-dominant hand. If you're trying to carry in a dark place it makes it impossible to see. I'd rather have it on the head.

God damn it. Puzzles are somewhat nice, it seems like storytelling got figured out, but core of the game, combat, all of that really doesn't feel all that great. It's all horribly simplified and dumbed down to some arcade-ish gameplay model that really doesn't fit this kind of "open" game. You get all of the interaction with random objects and absolutely zero reason to do so. Guns are glued to your hand, you can't even throw them around. This is exactly the way I did not want my VR to go. I know HLA will "win", i can already see anons on vee being all excited, making theories, putting together story bits, but holy crap, i just want to go back to b&s/boneworks physics sandbox style.

;_;

i honestly cannot say i'm having much fun here. maybe it's expectations, maybe i wanted this game to be suited to my tastes and it ended up going against me, but god, the only two good things i can think of are those hologram puzzles and shotgun

I enjoy greatly that they made the markers working.
I very much enjoy the game overall.

>>285026650
>There's no smooth turning
I'm nearly certain that's a bug, since despite having a smooth turning option in the menu, it does exactly nothing toggled on or off.
No, it's absolutely retarded to get this far and have this bug in production, but I'm pretty damn sure it's at least meant to be there.

>>285027193
And also, movement feels horrible. This fake teleport jumping, this slow falling down, and i still haven't figured out how to run.

>>285027435
>>285027193
To be honest I feel like I'm playing Arizona Sunshine on steroids, Boneworks was trash, but it had more potential to be a better game than HL:A does so far.

>>285027435
I don't think there's a way to run, yet more evidence that smooth loco was tacked on.

I hate being right about everything because my ideas are nearly always negative. Is mind over matter real? If I say everythings gonna be good, does everything magically become good? Or is that blue pill?

>>285014254
Could be good if they actually have extra cameras on the sides like the patent design they put in. I'd be worried about tracking coverage with the cameras being so low on the headset compared to the Rift S and the Quest though.

Flawless, in every way, in this current age of VR.
>first three hours in
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BsBBJ0IxvW4

>>285030292
>Flawless
>Game is as if it was released with the paradigm of 2 years ago VR practices
Yeah Okay Boomer

>>285030367
I am a VR dev. Been around since DK1.
Technically Alyx is right in the sweetspot for VR.
Visually beautiful.
That said, it's about immersion. Alyx actually takes me there.
If this sucks to you, tell me, can you watch even a movie, a classic good movie, today without feeling irritated and wanting to fiddle with your phone?
In short, are you an autist and perhaps a faggot homosensuelle?

>>285030836
>Im a VR Dev
>Alyx is in the sweetspot
Jesus fucking christ no wonder VR is stagnant if we have retards like you deving for it

>>285030997

>>285031181
What part of permanently attached gun to your hand screams immersion
What part of teleport jumping is immersive

>>285031246
>What part of permanently attached gun to your hand screams immersion
wait really? how do you pick stuff up?

FUCK CAMPO SANTO AND FUCK NIGGERS

>>285031485
You have a fucking menu to swap through the guns
Alyx doesn't even have melee physics
It's actually like 10 steps backwards

>>285031246
What do you mean "permanently attached gun"?
You can switch between gun, hand only, the hack thing, shotgun..
Teleport jumping is for the VR sickness. Valve apparently wants to play it safe. I had no trouble when I was in a spot and I needed to jump, I picked where I want to jump and jumped. In real life, it's not that different.

>>285031790
Jesus christ you fucking retard you can't drop your gun or holster it, it's glued to your fucking hand stop being retarded
>VR Sickness

VR devs ladies and gentlemen
This is why we can't have nice things.

>>285031485
You pick up stuff so very nicely and intuitively.

Oh he's probably a HL:Alyx dev
I can personally call you a fucking retard now

>>285027193
b&s is god tier and I don't see anyone taking inspiration from it and actually making a good game out of it. I expected boneworks to be that but it kinda botched it

>>285031965
Holding a tea cup like a first class citizen.

>>285031864
So you want the physics from Boneworks, Pavlov and Zero Caliber?
Could be nice, sure, but this is what Valve came up with.
>Maybe modders will mod?

>>285032260
The only good thing that could come from this is a possible Gmod 2

>>285032161
Elegant.

>>285032302
Last I heard, Alyx will be very moddable.

>>285032463
I have no hope.

>>285031864
>holster it
Honest question here, what is the big difference between physically placing the gun in a holster like Boneworks, or simply quickly snapping between equipment based on a menu?
Sure, I can understand it's not super realistic, but mechanically it offers different access as opposed to the items physically being on your body.

I think you're trying to look at it as a physics playplace and not how it actually is, a FPS that's being re-visioned in a new way. You don't throw your guns around in a FPS (usually), they stick to your hands and you cycle through it.
So why is Alyx being exactly what it wants to be so damning?

>>285031907
Because hes G-Man.

>>285032589
Stop developing VR games go back to developing pancake games holy fuck you're so dense
Durr why would I want to do things with my hands in VR durrr why would I possibly want to physically interact with my inventory durrrrr hurr durr press X to reload

>>285032463
they're launchinhg source 2 with it.
i'm really excited about the free licensing,
as long as your game is available on steam.

>>285032589
>HL:Alyx dev's are actually fucking retarded
Jesus christ, I hope you get fired.

>>285032686
There isn't one type of game and there won't be one type of VR game.
A more arcaedy game can exist right next to something more focused on simulation.
Ace Combat and exist right next to a flight sim and they don't cancel each other out.

I'm just confused as to why you assume this will be the only route for the future.

>>285032943
Holy fucking shit I hope you die of Corona so VR stops stagnating in 2016 VR game design era
Did you go to college for VR game design?
Your college professor was retarded, too.

So, i'm taking the bait of used VR set, how should i test it/what should i look for when i'm checking it right before buying?
It's said as almost not used(which is i guess pretty real thing), in a very good condition. >>285003960 this one.

>>285033016
Ah I get it.
You actually don't have an argument and just want to bitch because you are a bitch.

Thanks for the clarification that I'm not dealing with a person and I'm dealing with a fucking shithead, so I'll stop treating you like someone to actually talk to.

>>285033106
if it's rift
>get ~1.8m hdmi and usb extenders
>signal is weaker now
>if you get stuff like audio switching channels, one eye changing colors, or any other wrongdoings, cable is dying
>otherwise it's good because cv1 is pretty much a tank

>>285033164
I think you're actually fucking retarded for pretending like gunhand syndrome is perfectly fine in VR.

Look at Pavlov and Blade and Sorcery. They do it properly. Boneworks does it pretty good, too. You fucking NEED to be able to drop objects, including your inventory. If you lose your gun and get stuck? Sucks to suck, faggot, shouldn't of dropped your fucking gun.

You can easily have it soft connected via a respawn button or if it's lost it reappaears in your inventory or something.

Stop being such a brainlet retard, teleporting is also horrendous.
>Jump to teleport is justt fine
Yeah, this is how I KNOW you're an Alyx shill, mad I think your work is garbage and not helping?

You develop for VR, but do you even fucking play it? God damn fucking moron

You'd be lucky to have me as a beta tester to explain to you in person why your game design choices are horrendously outdate pancake tier mechanics, why not just press X to reload? Why not just use mouse to aim?

>>285032776
Yes. Definitely Yes.
UE4 royalties, meh,
Unity falling apart all the time (one feature works in one version, broken in new version, bughunting Unity instead of bughunting my own shit..)
Will definitely take a good look and publish only on Steam.
>I love Gaben

Anyone else have their left hand disappear while playing HL Alyx? Is there a fix? I'm on Rift S

>>285033547
nope

>>285033547
Maybe try turning on and off the "one hand mode" in the accessibility settings? I dunno, I only had a bug where my hand would float forwards at high speed for a fraction of a second, on Rift S too.

>>285033417
Oh hey, you actually typed like a reasonable person again. Good job.
Also, I'm not the guy who claimed to be a VR developer, that's your mistake.

But gunhand syndrome is perfectly fine for VR, depending on the game.
You focus on something like Boneworks or B&S, the games are built around rapidly shifting between weapons and being able to use them in many way.
As opposed to Alyx, which is very clearly and evolution of the FPS. Taking the basic FPS concept where you have very understood player capabilities (i.e. the weapons) against a collection of different situations. So it makes a hell of a lot of sense to not be able to throw your weapons around, the game is not about rapidly shifting player abilities, it's about basing the encounters against what the game knows the player has.
The respawn button is a good suggestion, but they didn't go with it. They went with Gunhand, and I don't mind at all, and I think you're making a mountain out of a molehill and framing it as the "future of VR" as opposed to a single game.

The teleport shit is awful, I will flat out agree with you there. But just like Boneworks explored going fully physically modeled, you can have a VR game with more "flat"-based mechanics and still be fine. The games themselves are still finding exactly what is the right balance, what's most comfortable, what's most fun. And you have a very clear vision and should hold onto it, but don't let it blind you to the fact that other things can exist.

>>285034053
>>But gunhand syndrome is perfectly fine for VR
Stopped reading there.
This is not an opinion thing.
You are objectively, factually wrong.
If you drop the gun and you NEVER want the player to use it? Have it put automatically put into the holster if you drop it.
I can think of dozens of other solutions that don't involve a permanently, undroppable weapon attached to your hand.

>>285034169
'kay.

>>285033516
never made a game before, i'd like to make a KBM mod for HLA.
i imagine a dual-wield setup where you can hold anything in either hand and your left hand is always raised to show the glove hud.

>>285034053
Alyx is not the evolution of FPS you stupid fucking faggot. We have had the evolution of FPS for a while now, Pavlov is immensely better as an FPS than Alyx. Saints and sinners, too. Boneworks even. Zero Caliber.
God you're so fucking stupid, dunnen kruger idiot.
Can't believe I just read "ALyx is the evolution of VR FPS" meanwhile it's taking like fifteen steps backwards, jesus god damn christ.

>tfw I'm further than everyone in the thread
kek

>>285031965
fuck off with this reddit shit

>>285034053
VR dev here.
Basedly said.
Alyx has a good balance with all this. Alyx is roughly:
>60% story
>30% shooter
>10% puzzle

Whereas Pavlov is 100% shooter. No story there, no need to balance with all these.

>>285034971
wow you must be a pretty shit vr dev then lol

>>285035183
Tell me, if you have a clear vision how things should be in VR, why don't you pick a tool of your choice and start making it happen?
With the steam you've got, once put in constructive use, you could get results in no time at all.

>>285034053
>Taking the basic FPS concept where you have very understood player capabilities (i.e. the weapons) against a collection of different situations.
On the other hand, it goes against an even more established understanding of capabilities, and that is that of reality. Not being able to drop an item in VR when you can do it in reality creates even more cognitive dissonance than a gameplay rule from a different genre (flatgames) not working. It's even worse when your frame of reference isn't flatgames, but other VR games where you CAN drop items.

Players new to VR are also much less used to what is and isn't possible in VR games, so they are open to learning new possibilities, new game rules.

I can't get steamVR to detect my headset. I'm using an Oculus Rift that works fine through its own launcher but Steam just keeps telling me "please plug in your VR headset." I've reinstalled steamVR, have it running off the beta version, disconnected and reconnected everything in different ports, reinstalled Oculus software, updated all my drivers, updated C++, and restarted my computer a dozen times. What else can I do to fix this?

>>285034971
Damn how did your genius VR dev powers develop a gun being duct taped to your hand? It's a genius mechanic, you should get a award or something like maybe a noble prize of peace because damn it's awesome.

>>285035362
Not everyone wants to make games, even if they could.

>>285035362
no

>>285035571
It has always been duct taped to Gordon Freeman's hand. Why should Alyx be free to drop her guns?
>just because she's a girl?

>>285035746
Yeah exactly, why reinvent video game? Dropping stuff is stupid, anyway, what would happen if I dropped it off a cliff or something? That's dangerous.

I turned on the vive wireless software and it completely fucked my PC. My mouse stopped working and no matter where I plug it in or even plugging in new mice does nothing. Please help there is nothing about this online. I have no idea what to do. Already restarted my PC several times.

>>285035827
this

>>285036079
Reloading is a hassle, we should just use a reload button.

Everything seems super over sized in half life alyx like the scaling is all wrong

how to fix?

>>285036307
unironically and without trying to be mean are you a manlet?

>>285033016
>VR game design
I don't fucking understand how VR game design is a thing, just make it comfortable and work like real life goddammit

>>285036395
genuinely i am not.. well im 6ft so manlet by internet standards but the cars seem fucking giant sized

>>285036532
No god damn fucking shit, that's why these VR devs toting teleporting and GUNHAND syndrome as good game design need to get corona

100 minutes in, Alyx is a pretty immersive mild horror game.

>>285036138
I think reloading should be hassle. It's hassle IRL too. :)

>>285036887
N-no... I-i'm a vr dev...

What the FUCK is the burst fire button for WMR controllers? I got it and still havent used it because I cant figure out the button

>>285036741
>three hours in, gonna jump back in for another two.
Sweet.

>>285036395
manlet here, everything seems to scale with my life, maybe he's really tall or something

Real life is a hassle. We should just do everything with a button.

>>285036887
i exclusively new york reload

Why even put the HMD on? That's kinda a hassle.

>>285036993
Have you tried reloading a gun IRL in panic? With your bullets in your pockets and fingers all frozen?
My great grand dad did that in Winter War. Told it was a bitch.

>>285017629
Wait, how do you put on a helmet? When I saw one, I tried to throw it on my head, but nothing happened.

>>285037250
Why didn't he just press the button?

>>285032589
>Honest question here, what is the big difference between physically placing the gun in a holster like Boneworks, or simply quickly snapping between equipment based on a menu?
Doesn't feel very VR at all. Game only has a few guns anyway.

>>285037306
There's construction hats all over the place early on. Just pick one up and place it on your head

Holy fuck the music really sucks. It's like they made it on the last week with some pack for fruity loops they found on the internet.

Quick turn is forced on from the start and setting it to OFF does nothing; it still snaps you to whatever degrees left/right you set it as.

Need solution ASAP.

>>285037965
there is no solution, this game is a beautiful experience with horrible gameplay choices

>>285037965
Yeah I noticed this. I hate using snap turning, playing like this is painful.

Is there a New Game+ or something? I don't think I'll want to replay it anytime soon after I beat it but not having to worry about the fucking reisin after maxing out the weapons wouldn't be bad at all.

>>285038149
kek

>>285037053
Try double clicking whatever is the slide release.

Alyx and Gordon have sex!!!

They were so close. Fuck current year developers.

I naturally hoarded toilet roll

Maybe VR just sucks after all.

>>285039065
The ultimate VR red pill is accepting that Beat Saber and VRChat are the only two things even remotely worth a damn. If neither are to your tastes, try again in 5 years (10 if you are feeling particularly pessimistic).

>>284999340
based

>>285039737
pavlov

>>285039737
Blade and Sorcery? Mods are finally getting good

>>285040070
if you like star wars maybe

the absolute state of this thread has become really fucking pathetic

Still waiting on my Index. Half Life 2 was long, boring and tedious. Should I play Episodes 1 and 2 or is it just more of the same? I don't understand why people hold this series so highly.

>>285040658
>Half-Life: Alyx releases
>People are asking questions about VR
>This is bad

Sorry for being insignificant, tranny. I will try to join your VRChat meetups and add you to watch anime instead of talking about VR games ITT.

>>285041162
not that, that one retard sperging about people enjoying HL:A is really fucking sad

>>285041245
Oh nooo don't criticise gun hand syndrome nooooooooo
Fucking retard

>>285041381
what are you even doing in this thread if you're too poor to afford a single VR game
go kill yourself fucktard

>>285041245
It's the same fuck that keeps shitting up the OP and has been making this thread awful for the past two years. We can't have nice things because this general has to babysit some obsessed schizoid autist that has consistently ran all new posters off.

>>285041875
Are you gonna say it? The J word?

this is just sad.

>>285041929
No but that doesn't matter because you're sure to come in and namedrop yourself like the discord tranny you are.

>>285042067
Why is it you believe everyone to be Jelly? Did you know, he did nothing wrong?

>>285041875
>He runs new people away straight into our Discord

Bullshit this is a tranny psyop to get more people to join so you can force them to watch you play flat games and shill Lavender.

I don't think it's possible to rebind which stick controls movement. None of the bindable controls make any sense. The best I can manage is switching to left hand for the gun.

Anyone have a link to the steam emulator from ali123? Need it for Alyx.

>>285042141
Every single time without fail. Namedropping hypocrite that you are. Fuck off back to discord nigger.

>>285012534
>gaming publications never not being biased shills

>>285041131
I felt the same about HL2 but loved Episode 1 and 2 and they are both pretty short

>>285042518
You already namedropped. Pointing towards someone but saying J or implying their existence is namedropping, stop pretending it isn't. You are, the discord tranny, after all.

>>285035434
Solved this by running steamapps/common/SteamVR/bin/win64/vrdashboard.exe as administrator.

So the based democrats are yelling at the republicans to make sure I get trump bux alongside my neetbux based. I'm starting to feel lucky
maybe I can buy some shit to alleviate my crippling depression and loneliness

black headcrabs are really really scary

>>285044136
FUcking niggers

>>285043463
That's good. I wanted to buy more VR stuff but the Republican version of the bill was going to give 500 billion dollars to corporations.

So I've only played 2 hours so far but I've not felt like the Index Controllers are utilised at all in this game. Boneworks did pretty much everything better so far.
If anyone without Index is waiting for an Index to play this - don't bother. Unless someone here can correct me and there's something I'm missing.

>>285044458
You need to file 2019 tax returns to get it, which people like me CAN and would be forced to do. That said, the retarded elderly couple downstairs would have no clue what the fuck to do there, so yeah.

The democrats are holding out until the Tax Return shits gone so us who are fucked income wise at the bottom don't get fucked AND for what you said, restrictions out the ass on corporate bailouts

Good:
Feeling like there is a scarcity to ammo, but you still don't have to worry about shooting people or can cut into funds to do so (Metro, Stalker)
Bad:
Reloading a save because you shot a box to see if it would have stuff in it, but wasted 20% of your ammo reserve- and you're 3/4th of the way through the game

>>285044543
Im actually surprised how well shitty vive wands are working. Trying to do multiple things at once like holding a gas canister, operating a flash light and also moving yourself - all with one hand is overwhelming though. Otherwise completely playable.

>>285045125
m8 you can just throw a box and break it

>>285044604
Imagine unironically defending democrats blocking Trump bucks to stick in racial grievance bullshit.

https://streamable.com/7hfls

half life alyx is a horror game

>>285044543
There's not really anything special to utilize on the index controllers anyway. I guess throwing grenades is more natural when the controller stays attached to your hand, but that's all I can think of.

Is SteamVR controller bindings the worst interface ever created?

>>285046343
Ok racist.

>>285039737
Beat Saber is alright, even if it's bland. VRChat and Pavlov are trash though. They do one thing right and hundreds others wrong.

>>285045353
most of them, you can't, this isn't boneworks
and no melee weapon meme

>>285047459
If you're talking about the supply boxes, yes you can break 'em easy by hand.
And if the box won't break there's probably not going to be something in it. I hope.

>>285047808
Give it to everyone. I only made 50k last year but I lost my job and I don't mind it going to NEET's. They are fellow brothers in the struggle.

>>285047692
It was the other ones, not the ammo crates

>>285046343
I really just want to see america collapse in on itself and the whole place burn to the ground desu senpai

about 3.5 hours into Alyx. It's fun. The AAA environment polish is great. It better be for a 48GB download, and it hasn't disappointed so for. Rustling around shelves for shit feels good, and the gravity glove mechanic feels good too, more so than the vanilla "force grab" that e.g. boneworks has, even though it's functionally equivalent. The sort of whip-like motion feels more dexterous than point and click. The hologram puzzles are cute, very escape-room-core mechanics. The new enemy is cool, neat mini-boss battle.

On downsides, the lack of full physical interaction is disappointing compared to boneworks. No melee. Having to teleport to hop gaps or jump, or the fact that you can only smooth move at a snails pace, so you pretty much have to teleport between cover in combat. I'm playing on normal difficulty, and enemies are pretty bullet spongy; maybe I'm shooting them wrong, i dunno. I respect valve's decision for just taking 2016-era VR mechanics and polishing them though. There's nothing fundamentally wrong, just like there's nothing wrong with a flat first-person game; it's just a different era of videogame interaction.

>>285049004
I want this for the whole world. Let's be real. America ain't collapsing any time soon.
>>285042067
>>285042518
Stop deleting one sides of a fucking off-topic shitpost argument, you retarded Jannie.

>>285027950
It plays like Seeeking Dawn, it was not meant to be played with smooth loco. Playing it with teleport movement feels soo much better.
HL:A is a great game, Boneworks was garbage.
Teleport around and use smooth only for fine movement in rooms etc. It was meant to be played like that, and it's great.

>>285050027
>I respect valve's decision for just taking 2016-era VR mechanics and polishing them though.
Why is this praise worthy? It's 2020
>>285050389
Just makes me dislike you discord faggots even more.

>>285050604
because no one reported that shit

>>285050684
i guarantee you people did.

>>285050604
So namedropping now is saying we have a dedicated shitposter?

>>285044543
Yes, the entire game in every aspect is complete trash because it doesn't have some gimmick to cater to your index controllers.

Those with Vive dildos:
do you need grip buttons for anything in HL:A? Mine are broken. Any advice on how 2 fix would also be appreciated

>>285050027
I think Alyx plays better then the smooth loco games.
Boneworks was trash, and if Alyx played like boneworks, it would be trash.
The lack of melee is annoying, but I don't feel that the enemies are bullet sponges.
They do deal alot of damage.

>>285050329
>HLA is great, Boneworks was garbage
confirmed smoothbrain, boneworks was the thinking man's vr sandbox

Alyx is pretty great but I wish there was a full body, and I wish I had more fucking room

>>285051401
Boneworks had garbage puzzles to be fair.

I want nu-/v/ to fucking leave. Go shitpost in one of the dozen meme threads being vomited up every second. Nobody here agrees with you except the other personality you keep replying to yourself with you fucking schizo.

Alyx was really easy to pirate. Just get the clean steam files and put a modded steam api dll. I refuse to pay for a game with no smooth turning

>>285051690
>I refuse to pay for a game with no smooth turning
Just turn in real life fatass. Why does everyone like smooth turning anyway? That shit is vomit inducing.

>>285044543
The index gimmicks are so arbitrary. Things like spray paint should be doable with WMR/Oculu controllers

>>285033417
Why not just attach the gun to a string on your hip like japanese cops?

Tyler was right

>>285033417
I would say smooth loco is pancake mechanics desu.
HL:A uses a mix of smooth and teleport that plays great. And the enemies are designed with teleport and moving yourself IRL in mind.

>>285052447
>teleport that plays great.
lmao

Can i run this on a wmr with a 1060, i5 6500 and 8gb ram?

>>285052345
Because it wasn't him. He was simply reporting on other sources, whether they were given only to him to filter through or others around the web. People who can't understand the source of information and just categorize the guy as a misinformation source are sheep. So are the people who take Tyler's words , bend it, and spread it around without source information.

>>285051871
The Odysey cables are too short and its going to be a month for my hdmi repeater to leave Wuhan

Alyx has a lot of bad design decisions, but it's surprisingly compelling to play. That puts it above Boneworks, at least.

>>285052883
>t. Tyler McNigger

>>285053476
That's probably because the story itself is more engrossing, especially to valve HL fanboys like yourself, I respect boneworks far more still

>>285044604
So we're going to have to wait until after april for our Yangbux? Wont the virus disappear by then?

can I change my screen brightness on Rift S? my eyes man

Half-Life: Alyx bad!

>>285054138
trump bucks*
And who knows

>>285054045
I didn't even like HL2. Boneworks just feels empty and doing anything is janky.

>>285053789
No need to shitpost. Look, the guy does make speculative claims and gets stuff wrong, but not always. The point is that sources are always important and sweeping generalizations are for retards.

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn tonight in VRChat at midnight EDT, about 3 hours from this post. Join the Fancy Cat Theater world.
https://www.timeanddate.com/countdown/generic?iso=20200324T00&p0=179&msg=+Birds+of+Prey%3A+And+the+Fantabulous+Emancipation+of+One+Harley+Quinn&font=cursive
https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7713068/

/vrg/

>>285055076
fixed

>>285055076
im on side schizo

>>285055002
But why

why is the magazine release button INSIDE a menu in Bonerworks? wtf?

Contrary to your belief, some of us are actually playing the new VR game.
t. black man

>>285055707
Jesus christ dal fuck off

>>285055659
place new magazine next to gun and he presses mag release automatically

>>285040658
>become
mfw people prefer forced drama

Only advice, don't fuck with headcrabs, they are really good at dodging around whatever you use to fight them off.

>>285055837
but I want to press it :(

>>285051352
you only need the grip button on your left dildo(assuming you are right handed) to open the pause menu, probably can rebind it easily

>>285055707
Literally signing your posts now. Jesus christ.

>>285055938
https://youtu.be/5IsSpAOD6K8
>actual vr enthusiast are playing hlA
>thread has manchild tantrum hours again
>speculation on how the VR game could be instead of the anons playing it getting a chance to say much
It never changes.

>>285056126
he wants to press it more

>>285056320
Dal, stop posting. We get it. You don't like him and think every post you dislike is him. Go enjoy your fucking VR and stop being a cunt in the thread. I'm sick of your shit.
>>285056361
Fucking lol

>>285055002
it's not the chinese cam bootleg? Im looking for a good rip. watching stuff in emuVR is hella comfy. I've been going through Fist of the North Star and the Fast & Furious series.
https://streamable.com/r7orj
https://streamable.com/0bovb

>>285056361
I'll share with my bodybro

>>285056448
>proceeds to get defensive
Whoa buddy never said anything. I am getting sick of somebody throwing daily tantrums however, kind of sick of that shit more then your obsession over the black man.

>>285056719
You mean yourself, nigger? You throw tantrums daily, yes, can't you throw your tantrums in your discord echo chamber? The thread was actually pretty okay until you showed up, got banned, ban evaded, and signed your post.

>>285056882
>gets even more rent free
t. another black man dumbass

>>285057012
Okay actual nigger. Stop samefagging.

I am the real Dal, whoever you are, please stop impersonating me.

>>285057156
Go back to discord.

>>285056320
I bought Boneworks, Stormlands, and Walking Dead at launch and only played throught Stormlands. Im having a lot of fun with EmuVR and that free pokemon game. I don't think I need to pay $60 for something I'm probably gonna uninstall in an hour.
>60% story
>30% shooter
>10% puzzle
video game stories are almost all pretty bad. Hack and tropey at best. Even shit like FF6 or Chrono Trigger was just a mashup of other sci-fi & fantasy stories.

>>285057265
this but unironically. Half-Life: Alyx is trash and you should all be ashamed of yourselves for shilling it so hard you disgusting valve drones.

>>285057265
Well you have a well rounded opinion then, I am talking about our residential party poopers evading nonstop to shit up the thread during the release of HLA. I can't imagine putting in this much effort to sully a thread that you supposedly care about during the biggest release of a VR game we will see this year. Sick of these leeches here.

>>285057265
>FF6 or Chrono Trigger was just a mashup of other sci-fi & fantasy stories
this is how I know you are retarded and don't understand the first thing about tropes or professional writing. You probably don't even know what a trope is or think it's something derogatory.

>>285057730
did the retarded vr dev defending gun hand actually shit on chrono trigger?

>>285056548
Not cam. It’s good quality.

>>285058308
based

So. The HalfLife Alyx ending makes my brain hurt.

Time to go over the Half Life timeline AGAIN.

I'm really turned off by the disparity in how much attention narrative experiences demand versus how much the actually use. It'd be cool if someone was screaming story at you while you were actually engaged with something
>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3wrjnMiBb0k
Valve storytelling seems to be Travel/Lecture/Travel/Setpiece. you might get a lecture during travel, if there's nothing going on, or it may go right from Lecture to Setpiece, for a change of pace. The target audience seems to be people who can't chew gum and walk at the same time.

can i play half life alyx in seated mode i am 290 lbs and my legs break if i stand up in also black

FOR PEOPLE WHO FINISHED ALYX, IS PLAYING THE ORIGINAL SERIES ESSENTIAL?

>>285055758
>>285056301
Jesus christ, jesus christ

>>285059871

>>285060031
YES. THERE'S PARTS IN THE STORY AND ESPECIALLY THE ENDING WHICH MAKE YOU RETHINK THE ENTIRE FUCKING STORY. SEE: >>285059851

IT'S BECOMING SOME REAL NIGGA MULTIVERSE HOURS.

>>285060031
just read the plot online

>>285059871
kek

>>285059871
based

>>285044543
boneworks is shittier in literally every other way though

if that's your main complaint kys

>>285057730
Professional writing is shit. There's a reason the same authors names come up more often than not. They have original takes on something, a way with language. People like Joss Whedon or Elmore Leonard are hack but entertaining and they sure as fuck aren't writing video games.

>>285060950

>>285056276
Grip button on the right dumps pistol mag

>>285060936
are you serious

>>285061349
yes, in terms of pure gunplay i would have to rate Pavlov or even Onward as better than Boneworks, the gameplay in Alyx is passable considering how insanely well crafted the overall experience is

Boneworks is not a bad game and it's a pretty good showcase for new innovative mechanics but Alyx shows how VR can make you feel, it sounds gay af but this is what people will remember more than "lel i bashed the guys head with brick!!!!11"

>>285061305
oh yea, then that person is fucked i guess

>>285061725
i sure do love teleporting

>>285060110
>>285059851
this is what I mean, it's just a narrative story with flat characters. A sequence of events, maybe with parts missing. It's not like a Grant Morrison or Tom Robbins story that dips into ancient religions or magical realism. It's not even epic in scope and it's barely out of sequence.

STOP POSTING SPOILERS REEEEEEEEE

>>284976289 (Cross-thread)
https://streamable.com/8dy3l

I was so surprised at the end when the G-Man took Alyx away!!

>>285062451
cringe

>>285062451
tranny

I didnt expect it to be G-Man in the combine vault instead of Gordon Freeman!

>>285062003
nice bait, 1/10.

>>285062117
There are none. None i've seen yet. There's no HUGE ones.

I an't believe alyx is gordon

>>285062864
I spoke too soon.

>>285057730
What makes those games good is the amount of time you spend with each character and the sheer number of stories they can tell about the world. None of them are very original but it makes it seem like a living place. GTA VC is very enjoyable but not an original story in the slightest. GTA V has a much more complex and original story but is nowhere near as entertaining. I forgot Xenogears has a pretty crazy original story that expands to an epic scale, so that's one. Front Mission 3 and Vagrant Story were pretty good. The first Parasite Evehad a nice story but it was based on a book. Dark Souls or Metroid, if you take them as a series. I can tell you're retarded because you can't argue with examples.

>>285062929
Ok but really, can you believe that Lazslo is Mossman and Eli's secret love child? No wonder he was the greatest mind of a generation.

so this is what a VR game with actual AAA production values feels like. how can I go back to indieshit after this

>>285063252
spoken like a true indexlet. Lone Echo came out 3 years ago.

>>285063446
It's hardly AAA if it had no advertisement.

>>285061725
More or less, yeah. I still remember the story from nier: automata and all the crazy shit going on in there. The gameplay wasnt anything awesome like metal gear rising but because of the story, it made the game memorable.

>>285063545
>keks all around.
I know video games require mass appeal to be profitable but don't people read Ender's Game or Dune in school anymore? Is Independence Day what passes for good scifi?

best part of the game so far

is there a link anywhere?

>>285064707
>Dune
And my eyes turned off.

Dunefags are honestly the most pretentious sci-fi hipsters.

>hlvr.exe has stopped working
yep, kino is back on the menu

Birds of Prey: And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn in one hour. Fancy Cat Theater world. Windows 10 only. https://www.imdb.com/title/tt7713068/

Alright lads, any other poorfags can tell me how bad driver4vr is and talk me out of buying it?

>>285056548
That looks super comfy. Are you using a separate controller for the games, or do you have them mapped to your VR controllers?

>been playing VR fine for months no problem, Boneworks, Beat Saber mostly
>today
>Half-Life Alyx
>immeasurable excitement
>update graphics drivers
>Oculus has an update too
>update them and reboot
>check my height setting to make sure it's set to my height and not my girlfriend's in Oculus
>set it to mine
>Boot up alyx
>oh shit the tracking is all weird one of my sensors must have moved a bit
>go to the oculus reset sensor tracking menu
>IT WON'T FUCKING WORK ON THE CONTROLLER STEP AGAIN
>it detects it and my holding the trigger just fine
>but then it said it timed out
>wtf
>check my devices
>one of my sensors got unplugged somehow
>plug it back in
>check drivers for all three to make sure theyre ok
>theyre ok
>reboot
>try sensor setup AGAIN
>says all three are USB2 even though two are plugged into USB3 and that's what it has always said before
>controller part of setup still timing out
>try playing a game i know works anyways like boneworks
>keeps losing controller tracking
>try replacing batteries
>still being a piece of shit

i seriously dont know what to do
i tried unplugging all the usb and the hdmi and replugging
i've tried turning off ALL screens in the room
i feel like i've tried everything i know and everything i could look up
it's just not working all of a sudden
and Alyx is standing there in fucking underwear teasing me like a fucking cunt like come on you know you wanna come get this
and i cant

>>285068056
Try removing something else that might be plugged in and eating BUS Bandwidth.
Like a USB mic or any other usb plugs.

Also close steamvr while you do this.

>on jeff
>throw bottle into freezer and lock him in, easy
>touching the valve makes him immediately respawn
>no idea how to get around what i can only assume is a bug

>>285068352
jeff is a nigger

>>285068324
only things i have plugged in are my keyboard, mouse, rift headset, and three sensors
tried unplugging everything, rebooting, starting oculus service and plugging things in one by one
still wont recognize usb 3 anymore and still wont do the sensor setup

>Playing HL Alyx
>Right side of O+ flickers in outdoor areas
>Apparently this is fixed in AMD's newest driver updates
>Can't update my drivers because every single driver since Adrenaline 2020 has completely broken VR on my system
Welp
And here I thought the shit drivers meme had died.

>>285069795
>>285068056 here on nvidia
maybe we're in this together bro
the only thing i can think of is the newest nvidia drivers completelly fucked me
holy shit even typing in chrome is moving at a snails pace

Has anyone here tried vorpx with New Vegas? Did it work out OK - New Vegas already as some issues with stability.

>>285066637
you can control with the motion controllers but the thumbstick and lack of buttons makes things a bit awkward. I just let them dangle as you're supposed to be holding a controller anyway. It transfers seamless. I use the motion controls for gun games otherwise you get "dicknose"
https://streamable.com/t1som

>>285065881
>still managed to reply though

>>285068056
>tinfoil hat shit
i really feel like 'they',nvidia especially, does a bunch of day 1 shit to push fomo sales. like how there are always AMD issues that go away pretty quickly. QA depts only have one job. I'm not sure how this sells Indexes since you literally can't get one.

>>284996658 (OP)
Alright /vrg/ tell it to me straight. How much would a gaming PC and a Vive run me in total? We don't need to get too specific, just a ballpark number. I can't hold out on it anymore.

>>285072751
what country anon?

>>285072945
Burgerland.

>>285072751
Like $1300 is probably a good ballpark for decent specs and a used headset.

>>285072751
I'd say 1500-2000 burgerbux. Depends on what you'd need to upgrade out of your current PC (if you have one) and whether or not you'd be okay with a secondhand headset. If you are building a PC from nothing AND want a new headset, you'll probably go over 2k.

>>285073018
That honestly doesn't sound as bad as I thought it would. I've always been kind of intimidated by the price but it seems pretty doable.

>>285073127
This sounds more daunting though. I don't have a gaming PC to work with. As far as headsets, I guess if it works and is cheap I would buy it but it's gotta be in good condition. I don't want anything busted, i'd rather spring for a newer headset if that's the case.

Thanks though for the help anons.

>>285072993
not sure about the price of the headset, but for the pc you'd probably be looking around ~1000 - 1400 USD? This is under the assumption you're wanting to play alyx. If you dont care about half life then you could get away with spending less. I'd recommend going for a 3600, b450 tomahawk max, 16gb 3600mhz, and as good of a gpu as you can

>>285073328
I do want to play Alyx, among other things. And thanks for the PC rec, i'm retarded about this stuff so it's helpful.

>>285073449
no problem lol :D

>>285073319
It might be a bit more expensive if you're buying something right now, since Corona has caused shortages. If you can wait, wait.

>>285073662
Yeah i'm thinking ahead, I can't do jack right now.

>>285073449
When you're actually looking at pricing things up, I HIGHLY recommend looking at resources like https://www.logicalincrements.com/
The "Very Good" specs there would be more than enough for Alyx on a Vive. Anything above that is just going to add futureproofing and handle higher-res headsets like Index better.

>page 9

>>285075465
Everyone is playing alyx in vr.

Hey /vrg/ Dem version of the bill is $2000 per individual with no means testing and no illegals or non residents.

I am going to buy two indexes with my Pelosibux!

Showing the last two Psycho Pass Sinners of the System movies tomorrow night at 10 EDT, I'll post details to join off when the world is up.

>HLA guns have to be set to right or left hand
>if you pick left hand it inexplicably maps movement to right stick and turning to left stick
>no clear way to reverse bindings on index controllers
What the actual fuck is this?

>>285069795
You can try switching the Mixed Reality for SteamVR drivers to the lkg_release branch. Supposedly that fixes it for some people.

>>285077110
>implying it'll get passed

>>285077827
Also, the latest drivers supposedly don't break WMR anymore, but you might have to do a clean install.

Road to VR hasn't been doing terribly high quality articles lately. They had a bunch of negative points with HLA but still gave it a 10/10. Honestly they've fallen for me. Still better than mainstream news outlets, but now they're only on the UploadVR tier of trustworthiness.

>>285075634
jokes on you, i'm not

I'm guessing Reverb G2 will basically be the HP Reverb but with Index speakers, IPD adjustment, and optional SteamVR tracking. $500 for the base headset, + $100 for WMR controllers, or + $500 for Knuckles and LH base stations.

For anyone who owned the Lenovo WMR headset and upgraded to vive/oculus/index.
Was the change massive or diminishing returns

>>285078918
I went from a Lenovo Explorer to an Index, and it felt like a pretty big change.

>>285078903
b-but they're hyping that it's going to be the next gen
eye tracking?

>>285078991
Can you expand a bit. Im just wondering if I should make the plunge or wait it out longer

>>285079037
Why would it have eye tracking when other companies that actually have real VR expertise haven't even done it? This will not be a generational leap over Index. Stop listening to marketing.

>>285079069
I'd wait for more details on the HP Reverb just in case it's something special. Bonus if Valve fixes the Knuckles thumb stick drift problem by then.

>>285079158
>haven't done it
they haven't released it for consumer, but eye tracking has been used in vr for a while. you can even purchase a vive with eye tracking right now if want to hand over the money

>>285079517
They will not put it into a consumer headset because it adds cost for a feature that won't be useful until years later when headsets on the low end have it and developers have an incentive to support it.

That fucking gnome

>>285079840
eye tracking is an extremely useful technology, i understand that marketing is all bullshit but i think it's short sighted to think eye tracking is years away from being in consumer tech

>>285080129
What's so great about it?

>>285079069
Visuals are better in every way. It's a lot clearer, the sweet spot is way bigger, the fov increase is really nice. 144Hz is nice when you can actually manage to push that.

The integrated speakers and mic are good too, and not having to wear earbuds with a mic is a lot less of a hassle.

Controllers take some work to get comfortable, but grabbing feels more natural when games do it right. Having more buttons on the controller like the Rift controllers do is good too. I'm still on my launch controllers, but the right stick is getting a little loose. The newest version of the controllers is supposedly more durable, but I don't think they've completely fixed the issues yet.

Tracking is better, not having to worry about what your hands are doing when they're out of your sight is nice.

Overall, it's just a much better experience all around. Index is hard to recommend to most people at $1000, but you can easily afford it and you spend a lot of time in VR, I think it's definitely worth it. If either of those aren't true though, I think a Rift S would still be a noticeable improvement.

>>285080129
Of course it's useful, but only if developers actually use it, and they won't if the Reverb G2 comes out and it's more expensive than Index.

>>285055002
yikes

>>285080256
Foveated rendering is probably the biggest advantage - being able to focus the detail in the area you're actually looking at and lower the resolution/processing in the peripheral vision.

>>285080256
the largest use case is foveated rendering, if the headset knows where your looking, it doesn't need to render what is in your peripheral at 100% which can save in processing power. even having the ability to understand another persons eye contact can be compelling for vr
>>285080392
i'm really just talking out my ass about the new hp headset having eye tracking, but why would they release a headset and claim it to be next gen if it's only a rehash of their last one

>>285077579
oh boy, I'm glad I actually like the controls, changing the inputs would fucking kill me if it wasn't done perfectly.

>>285080528
>>285080669
I always hear so much about foveated rendering and how great it is and etc., but if there's not really any headsets out right now that supports it, how can you know if it's actually good or not? Like in concept yeah, but does it, or can it, actually work in execution right now? I know there's the HTC Vive Pro Eye, but I've heard basically nothing about it from anyone.

>>285080784
the go and quest already use fixed foveated rendering, you need eye tracking for dynamic.
>I know there's the HTC Vive Pro Eye, but I've heard basically nothing about it from anyone.
>why don't i hear anyone talking about an enterprise headset?
the application also need to support FR

>>285080912
>why don't i hear anyone talking about an enterprise headset?
I mean it's only $1400. I'm sure someone here can spend that amount. Wasn't the original Vive Pro some insane shit like $1200 when it first launched?

You're right about the applications though, is there really any games that support it right now?

>>285080669
Because it's all relative and one person's definition of next gen is different from someone else's.

The ONE thing I'll give alyx is the graphics are good

>>285055707
Interesting, literally signs his post and gets away with it

>>285066395
horrible

>>285073127
>>285073018
You can get your pc parts for 800 you dumb faggots

>>285068056
>>285069921
>>285072502
Went back to my old drivers. Entire VR system works fine again. Alyx runs like butter.
The drivers explicitly FOR Alyx made my whole system run like shit on everything. Even fucking google chrome was running like ass.

>>285081940

>>285083597
three can play at that game

>>285077110
2000? Source?

Wtf alyx requires a lot of CPU? Im with a 2060 and a i5-4690k and runs well unless on open areas

>>285085031
I will overclock it from 3,5Ghz to 4Ghz, lets see how it works

Nice,

I like it

Literally me.

FBT collars when?

desu I'd probably play Counter Strike VR with Alyx mechanics. If it works consistently, it would be infinitely better than Pavlov. Teleporting is the only thing that would absolutely need to be removed, or at least disabled server side.

>>285089125
>alyx mechanics
The ones that dont exist and are stuck in 2016?

Where would I go about finding an inexpensive VR kit? I wanna try VR but not spend an absurd amount.

>>285089462
Odyssey+ if you have a PC
Oculus Quest if you want standalone and download all the pirated apks.

>>285051283
You might want to reread my post there, friend.

>>285089303
Yes. That is the point. I would take a downgrade in mechanics, so long as the game isn't broken.

Wasn't a false report you stupid jannie and mod faggots, there's literally a report option for "signature usage", neck yourselves good or have fun dying of corona.

>>285089718
Rise up.

>>285089653
>>285089718
>>285089764
>>>/qa/3163442

I'm well past half of the game and it just feels so soulless... Can't believe the there's only three fucking weapons and they all operate the same way. It's fucking Boneworks all over again.

>>285089876
haha

Anyone playing Alyx with the vive wands?
I'm getting no haptic feedback at all.

>>285089653
i wish i could say this was a new low, but you've been lower.

Finished Alyx. Lot of great moments and cool level design, but I thought it was almost ruined by all the hacking minigames. In some ways it reminded me of Sony's AAA PSVR game Blood & Truth, with the blend of cinematic yet immersive storytelling, shooting, and repetitive minigames. Of course, Alyx is still a much better game since garbage motion controllers don't limit its potential. Instead I think its potential is limited by being accessible (sucks how even in continuous movement you're forced to blink/shift for certain parts). Though my biggest complaint really were just the hacking minigames, mostly the ones where you're rotating the globe and aligning the balls for upgrade stations--but occasionally the electricity line ones too. They almost always sapped my enjoyment. Should've been spaced out more, or at least varied in more significant ways. Thankfully there's usually a better moment after those sections, but their existence affects the game's overall quality. Otherwise, I didn't mind the "simple" exploration and combat, since I still found it fun, and I especially appreciated the horror focus. Jeff was probably my favorite chapter.

>>285089462
> I wanna try
Order a Rift S from a place that does open box returns. Try it out. Return it.

How do I fix magical glued to my hand doors.

i've been sulking yesterday, but i think i'm slowly raping myself into liking this game. story/storytelling feels natural for the first time in VR, shotgun feels good to use, puzzles are often fun, overall it's a consistent experience. i'm still getting minor fits of autistic rage when i'm thinking about how devs decided it's more important to implement putting a bucket on your head than to calculate a damage/collision between enemy and a brick you're using to hit him, but when you're not thinking about it, it's pretty alright.

i never hated boneworks though, i always felt like it's unjustly hated here and i had a blast while playing it. boneworks is way more down my alley, despite all of the jank.

>>285090538
Does it not bother people that they are done less than a day later? Is there anything to do when you finish? Are straight up SourceVR mods coming? It's one of the most expensive VR games. I guess a lot of people got it free.

Say it with me, "Tech demo!"

>>285091286
It's the opposite, though. The tech is archaic, but it's an actual game.

>>285091216
What modern game can't be beaten in a day?

>>285091427
>modern game
That implies that game lengths have decreased with time.

>>285091516
How else do they sell DLC content?

>>285091684
Expansion packs have been around for more than 20 years.

>>285091216
Lets be real, the original half life could be beaten the day of as well. Besides, RPG and simulator games are the only ones that really go 40+

>>285091427
A lot of the games I still play. It's not so much beaten but there's nothing else to do but play through again. Sure, some people can speedrun Dark Souls in an 1/2 hr but not most on the day it came out.

>>285091786
There's a reason I say DLC and not expansion pack

>>285091913
RPGs and simulators

>>285091947
Half Life Blue Shift cost $30 and was about 3 hours long. They were always overpriced.

>>285092027
Half Life takes 30 minutes

People finished Alyx hours after release.

>>285092121
The fastest possible glitchy speed run is not the normal length. Blue Shift was literally 3 hours of playing normally.

>>285091892
the original HL wasn't 2x the price of similar games. Asgard's Wrath takes 25+ hrs with very varied gameplay. I'm not say that games can't be short, I'm just asking if it bothers people, mainly the ones who paid for it.

>>285092165
>>285092121
In-fact, 3 hours seems overly generous.

This is it. Just put down an order for the 64gb quest.
Why the fuck do I already feel the buyers remorse setting in?

>>285092576
Because you should have got a Rift S.

>>285092027
i didn't buy any of those and still haven't played them despite them somehow being in my library. Maybe I'm not a huge Valve fan. I guess I didn't like HL2. I played through it once. Played Ep1 and didn't feel the need to do anymore. I thought Portal was great but did about 1/3rd of Portal 2 before putting it down for good. I really don't like "wait here, while we talk at you" in games.

>>285092576
Why? You don't have a VR ready PC or you plan on upgrading later and using the Link cable?

>>285092607
But nigga, rift s doesn't have the beta features quest has. Plus I can always get a cheap anker cable to turn it into a rift s, right?

>>285092576
Because you spent money on something you didn't need

>>285092576
>>285092607
nah, Quest is the most exclusive headset.

>>285092737
I was thinking about getting a second hand rift along with building a new pc. But in the end just thought I'd settle for the quest since apparently, the visuals are supposedly better than first gen. And maybe I can try out some ultra low spec pc games via my rinky dink laptop.

>>285092778
But I thought I wanted it real bad though.
A-am I not fit to be a conzoomer?

lol

>>285092608
Opposing Force is worth playing.
>>285092759
Rift S is the better tethered headset.

>>285090538
Agreed, fucking hacking overstayed its welcome.

>>285092576
Because Quest is the gimmickiest out of VR gimmicks.
Just get a fucking Odyssey+ until there's anything worth playing - maybe in 2025.

>>285072751
>>285073319
Nigger, in burger land you could probably get a brand new Vive and build a decent pc for that price.
For sub 500 burgerbux, you can get a pc with 2x8gb ram(even a 3200 cas 16/15), a rx590/GTX 1660, ryzen 1600AF/2600, a decent ssd, psu, etc.

There are someone right now at this very moment that don’t give a shit about HL Alyx and probably was just lewding around in Vrchat while one of the biggest VR if not game titles was released.

Fucking coombrains. Wtf are you doing you guys don’t even care about VR just you fucking gay relationship!

>>285095268
whatever, hla is gay too

>>285095268
Most of /vrg/ is too lazy to play games that aren't gacha or MMOs. The prospect of standing, or even TURNING in real life terrifies them.

Ok fag.

>>285095631
Actually true. Why is /vrg/ so obsessed with autistic RNG games?

>>285095631
Before and after I played HL Alyx I legit saw the same people and the same streamers on the /vrg/ discord just sitting around and watching a leaderfag play minecraft or VRchat. And we aren’t talking just 4 people no it was legit 15+ just sitting around.

>>285095883
Low effort. Physically and mentally. They are the younger version of boomers who just watch TV all the time. Sad!
>>285095884
Most people just aren't here to play games. I didn't know we'd reached the level of watching people stream VRchat, though.

>>285095884
You called me a shitposter, yet here we are.

Alright, how many dicks did you draw?

>>285096342
Just one

Finally... I really AM Alyx Vance. The dream is real...

>>285095992
Oh it much worse than you think. It’s literally a twitch chat in voicechat now with different leaderfags streaming Minecraft, vrchat and other obscure games while a bunch of their underaged drones watch and “maybe even donate?”

>>285095631
You can play Alyx seated though

>>285096885
Thanks I couldnt afford ramen :)

Half Life Alyx was boring.

>>285096342
Just a windmill of peace.

>>285096885
How did it get like this? Why is a VR community being used for this purpose now?

Have you tried discussing vr instead of bitching about what a dozen people do in a hundreds large community?

>>285097201
We should've listened to Snowball... we could've built the windmill, bros...

>>285097667
This thread is dozens large at best, the discord is not /vrg/, fuck off.

>>285097667
>VR general
>hurh durh let people do their own thing even if it is watching someone play Minecraft or posting lewds in the thread.

>>285097690
What did you mean by this?

>>285098401
>He hasn't read Animal Farm

>>285098430
I haven't.

>>285098547
Uncultured swine.

>>285098567
Yes.

>bascially laid off because of china flu
>couldn't afford alyx because i've not had work for 3 weeks
>family share steam accounts with a friend
>Alyx is not avalible for family share
I tried to avoid pirating it you fucers but you drive me to it.

>>285099956
family share is piracy, also whys it not available

>>285100005
It's just a setting they can turn off and it looks like valve dosen't want us to share alyx with friends straight away

>>285092576
Excellent choice. It's the best headset I've used and I've owned Vive, Vive Pro (wireless) and Index. In addition I've tried Odysseys, Rift and Varjo.

I've been playing Alyx with Quest wireless mod today and it has worked perfectly. Autists would complain about the input lag, foveated rendering and video compression artefacting but honestly I just get immersed and forget about them. At this point all I care is having Touch controllers and wireless and rather trade off some visual fidelity, Quest is good enough.

In addition Quest has been invaluable during long flights and generally a cool toy to show around. Kind of useless for that now due to corona but really shows where the future is going.

The other headset I'd consider would be Index due to resolution, fov, mic, headphones and ease of setup for FBT. It's a real nice headset but doesn't support wireless which really hits you in the immersion.

I could consider Rift and Rift S if I needed to save a buck, even Odysseys+ but it has shit controllers and that's not really a thing I wanna save on.

>>285099956
Family sharing works just fine on my machine

>>285097201
>How did it get like this?
botnet.

>>285101453
Hmmm that's weird it won't show up in my games list maybe I have to download it while logged in as my friend and it will

>>285101690
Sometimes it does that and then makes you allow for family sharing again from the other account

>>285101792
I'll give that a try but everything i've just read on the discussions points to valve having actually disabled family sharing for alex

>I SAW AUTOMOBILES!

How do you get 2 resin out of there? Do you get inside later in the game?

>>285101994
Ok my bad. Valve actually gives you Alyx when you pre-order Index.

Literally you could go and pre-order Index right now, not pay anything, play Alyx and then just tell them that you don't wanna pay for the Index when they ask you to in 8+ weeks. They probably take Alyx back when you do that but who cares.

>>285101243
is that vive DAS attached to your quest

>>285102283
God I wish I wasn't stuck in the kangaroo country because i'd do that in a heartbeat

>>285102169
anon... I...

>>285102283
>>285102367
kikes

>>285102425
pls tell me otherwise my autism wont let me continue playing, gonna literally go back and load a save if i have to

>>285101630
I guess. There's essentially no barrier to entry to the server, so mass appeal tangential interests will grow relative to the core restrictive interest.

>>285102367
You could try switching regions. They get you by your payment method which you obviously don't need in this case they also let you use gift cards regardless

>>285102367
best bet is looking for a torrent but theres most likely no cracks yet

>>285102298
Yep, pretty popular mod since Quest strap is uncomfortable as fuck.

>Coronavirus economic impact ‘will be severe,’ at least as bad as Great Recession, says IMF
am i right to hear this as "if you don't buy VR hardware within the next month you won't be able to afford it for at least another year"

>>285102850
The original strap can be ok if you adjust it properly and your head isn't shaped like a potato.

>>285102883
Depends on how secure your finances are. This might be the best time to buy one as people have to panic sell their expensive shit to afford living

>>285103172
i'm on autismbux and gaming is my only hobby so i guess i'm ordering an index april 1st then

>>285102283
>Valve actually gives you Alyx when you pre-order Index.
You don't get it until you actually pay for the headset or controllers.
>>285102673
There were working pirate copies available almost as soon as the game got released.

>>285103479
I didn't pay yet and still have it. They only ask for payment when they ship.

>>285103549

>>285103479
Yeah I found a torrent for it with just a quick google search

>>285096342
>>285096470
Nice cock

>>285102169
pls respond

>>285104268
The games 6 hours long dont even worry about it

>>285104368
Took me 4h just to get to chapter 4. People who finished it in 6h must be teleport fags = subhumans.

>>285104482
Or you're walking around opening every single trash can and your puny normie brain is blown away collecting 2 resin that doesnt help you beat the game faster

>>285104531
Beating the game faster is not the goal, zoomie.

>>285104531
>noooo stop playing the game less 'efficiently' than me

>>285104606
>>285104615
haha wow that car door opens and nothings inside im so immersed

>>285104653
you sound like a psychopath

>>285104785
how

>>285104653
I bet you think flatFPS is conceptually better because aiming with a mouse is more precise.

>>285104972
No I just think Alyx is 4 year old vr game design that people are wanking over

>>285103172
This, considering most normies don't actually use VR headset more than few days, leaving it gather dust.

>>285104803
>plays games to beat them as fast as possible
>sarcasmposts about muh immersion in a fucking VR thread about a game explicitly designed to encourage the player to explore every bit of the environment for upgrades that literally make you more proficient in combat

>>285105153
I dont see how not checking every garbage can is speed running brainlet, sorry im not enamored by actual trash

>>285105179
guaranteed there was no actual running in your playthrough

>>285105265
no shit smooth locomotion doesnt have a run button, or a jump button.
these are features.
its amazing gameplay to tape a gun to your hand, open a trash can, find nothing, and then teleport jump over a fence

Is the reflex sight the most useless upgrade in the game? It's shittier compared to laser in every single way. Holy fuck all of the upgrades suck dick, can't believe there' sonly three guns too. Is there a way to Impulse 101 on the next playthrough so I can at least not worry about this reisin shit?

>>284996658 (OP)
Holy shit, just finished up HL:A after 10 hours and the ending was insane albeit expected. I'm honestly still blown away with how immersive and interactive everything throughout the game was and I'm hoping physics wise (at least) HL:A will become the new standard for all VR titles.

Now I'm also hoping that the workshop community gets to town with the updated hammer and making environments so that VRC will start sweating bullets and start taking some notes.