In case you have ever wished to stroll in Gordon Freeman’s sneakers, quickly you may. Half-Life 2: VR is a fan made VR implementation of the now 18-year-old sport. This launch is designated as a mod and would require gamers to personal a replica of the unique Half-Life 2 as a base. Created by the Supply VR Mod group, this mod appears to implement head monitoring, and movement controller monitoring to offer an immersive VR expertise within the award-winning video games title that, at its preliminary announcement, folks known as the “worst saved secret in gaming.”
The mod idea was initially greenlit on Steam in 2017, however growth was a wrestle and the undertaking was practically deserted. The group recruited some recent expertise in 2021 and the undertaking picked again up. The mod has lately been present process closed testing.
YouTube of Half-Life 2: VR Public Beta Trailer
There may be excellent news for VR Players, although, as a result of the mod’s beta is slated to be launched in September of this 12 months. The event group factors out that every one parts of Half-Life 2 are playable from starting to finish. As with every sport’s growth, they’re sure there are bugs they have not been capable of catch themselves, in order that they hope a public beta will discover them. The event group has additionally identified that Half-Life 2 Episodes will not be presently supported, primarily as a result of the engine construct of the episodes is a unique model of the Supply Engine. Because of this, in the intervening time, solely the unique story will probably be playable along with your favourite headset.
Screenshot of Half-Life 2: VR With Pistol
The group behind Half-Life 2: VR, the Supply VR Mod Workforce, has acknowledged that in the intervening time Half-Life 2 itself is not going to be getting a “remaster” however they do intend to offer some common visible enhancements sooner or later. They’re additionally conscious that a number of gadgets, like stairs, will not be notably easy and this may create a jarring expertise for VR gamers, so they’re actively engaged on it. There’s a ton extra info on the undertaking at their web site, in addition to YouTube movies of personal beta impressions. In the meanwhile it doesn’t seem like this mod will get a Steam launch at launch because it requires further approval from Valve which they might not have in time. By no means say by no means although, as many mods typically get Steam releases nicely after their preliminary launch.
