While it is not exactly the direct sequel that many fans have been waiting for,Half-Life: Alyxwas a smash hit for the legendary FPS franchise. Now, a modder has set out to makeHalf-Life: Alyxplayable for all of theHalf-Lifefans out there without a VR headset.
Half-Life: Alyxrevived theHalf-Lifeseries 13 years after the series' previous entry,Half-Life 2: Episode 2, was released. It was a huge success that raised the bar for VR first-person shooters andHalf-Life: Alyxwent on to be one of the best-reviewed PC games of 2020and helped sell developer Valve’s own VR headset, the Valve Index.
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Modder SoMNst, however, is working to completelyunshackleHalf-Life: Alyxfrom VR. The mod is looking to “flatten” the game’s toolset to make it play a lot more similar to a traditional FPS, and is having a tremendous amount of success. A new update video on the mod’s progress was uploaded today to the SoMNst YouTube channel, on top of updates that come from the mod’s Patreon page. The mod is not ready to be released to the public just yet, but SoMNst has floated around the idea of releasing an early alpha build for Patreon backers.
What is shown of the mod is technically impressive. It transformsHalf-Life: Alyxseamlessly to a traditional FPS, and even translates the game’s iconic gravity gloves so that players can still grab objects from far away. The most recent update video comes nearly a year after the previous one, marking a large step of progress, with the camera and character controls being tightened up significantly to make controlling Alyx more enjoyable. While the mod isdefinitely noHalf-Life 3, the look at a more traditionally styledHalf-Lifewith modern graphics and assets does make the imagination run wild about whatHalf-Life 3could look like.
Half-Life: Alyxhas grown a sizeable library of modsfor fans that can’t get enough of its stellar VR gameplay with a wide variety of experiences available for fans, and it is great to see this mod working to make the game more available toHalf-Lifefans. The mod also has a lot of potential to be further built on to makeHalf-Lifeexperiences that are able to use the higher fidelity and more modern assets present inHalf-Life: Alyx. Hopefully,Half-Lifefans will not have to wait long for an official conclusion to theHalf-Lifestory, but until then, this mod seems like a solid option for fans who don’t have a VR headset while they wait.
Half-Life: Alyxis available now on PC.
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