Half-Life 2: VR Mod Finally Getting Public Beta After 5 Years

When you have a VR setup and wish to play extra Half-Life after Half-Life: Alyx, you may quickly have the ability to play Half-Life 2 because of the Half-Life 2: VR mod launching its Open Beta in September 2022. Whereas the sport is completable from begin to end and all gameplay parts will likely be obtainable, that does not imply it is full. It is apparently actually enjoyable to play, which for a lot of will likely be all that issues once they dive into the Half-Life 2: VR mod subsequent month.

What else ought to I do know concerning the Half-Life 2: VR mod?

Half-Life 2: VR is a fan undertaking that has been in growth by the Supply VR Mod Workforce for the final 5 years. “Overwhelmingly constructive suggestions” has satisfied the event workforce to launch the mod in Open Beta, and whereas there is not an actual launch date but, it would seemingly be on a Friday, which implies September 2nd, ninth, sixteenth, twenty third, and thirtieth are all seemingly launch dates. 

Based on the roadmap, the 2 Half-Life 2 episodes would require a separate construct for the mod. They’re going to come ultimately, as apparently “the vast majority of the episodes already works very nicely in VR”, and after the Public Beta launch, the event workforce will work on getting the episodes absolutely supported as quickly as attainable. 

As for the VR expertise itself, the weapons have been absolutely transformed into VR, which implies handbook reloading, two-handed weapon dealing with, and elective laser sights are in. There’s additionally room-scale motion help together with overhauled maps, property, and textures. The event workforce appears to be doing their utmost to make sure that the 18-year-old title will look and place the most effective it could possibly in VR.

If I’ve whet your urge for food for extra, VR mods have been a factor for fairly some time now. Off the highest of my head, there’s the Resident Evil 7 VR mod, the Cyberpunk 2077 VR mod, and the Red Dead Redemption 2 VR mod at the moment obtainable. With Half-Life: Alyx reviving the sequence so efficiently, it was solely a matter of time earlier than we acquired a VR mod for Half-Life 2. Will we ultimately get a VR mod for the primary Half-Life? Who is aware of! We’ll maintain you posted both manner.

Wish to see the Half-Life 2: VR mod in motion? Take a look at the Public Beta Announcement Trailer beneath!

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