THIS VERSION IS FOR STEAM DECKS ONLY
Today our team is proud to launch the first of many animation updates for Half-Life Alyx No-VR. This is the largest of any of the animation updates as we add Alyx's arms, hands and proper gun viewmodels to the first person perspective. Along with many game-wide updates, bug fixes and improvements!
Animation Update Details
THIS VERSION IS FOR STEAM DECKS ONLY
So what does the update include? We have full patch notes located here if you want all the very specific details of what the update adds. Here is a brief overview:
- Alyx's arms and hands fully modelled and animated
- Weapon firing animations for all 3 weapons
- Weapon idle animations for all 3 weapons
- Reload & draw animations for all 3 weapons
- Upgrades for all 3 weapons
- Visually see each upgrade as you add each one using the Resin you find
- Updated HUD with animated hearts (feature not available on Steam Deck)
- Bug fixes and other updates game wide
- Updates to various enemy/boss encounters for a smoother experience
- Multi-tool (can be equipped and is animated but currently not functional)
We are updating the mod daily on GitHub!
Check out the public Git for regular mod updates: Github.com
Frequently Asked Questions - Please Read Me!!!
We have created a Google Doc that we will be regularly updating that contains everything you need to install the mod, known issues, bugs, workarounds, how to post issues and more. Please see the link below!
Please check it regularly as we update it with new issues, bugs and more. Please read it fully before using the mod!
HLA-NOVR-Script
NO VR Script for Half-Life: Alyx
INSTALLATION INSTRUCTIONS
HLA-NoVR
NoVR Script for Half-Life: Alyx
Installation
Install the official launcher for easy updates.
You can also get the NoVR Map Edits addon for smoother traversal and less out of bounds glitches.
Controls
To change the controls/rebind buttons, edit game\hlvr\scripts\vscripts\bindings.lua in your main Half-Life: Alyx installation folder.
If you get stuck try to move back or crouch! In case that does not help you can enable noclip with V.
Keyboard and Mouse
Left Click: Select in Main Menu/Throw Held Object/Primary Attack
W, A, S, D: Move
Space: Jump
Ctrl: Crouch
Shift: Sprint
E: Interact/Pick Up Object
T: Inspect Weapon
F: Flashlight (if you have it)
H: Cover your mouth
F5: Quick Save
F9: Quick Load
M: Main Menu
P: Pause
V: Noclip (if you get stuck)
C: Console
Official Discord Server
Discord.gg
Old installation method
If the launcher doesn't work, then you can try the old installation method:
Copy the game folder into your main Half-Life: Alyx installation folder (e.g. C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Half-Life Alyx
Then start the game with the launch options -novr -vsync +vr_enable_fake_vr 1
Special Thanks
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- JJL772 for making the flashlight and jump scripts: Github.com
- Withoutaface for making the amazing HUD: Github.com
- FrostElex for Storage script from his tools package: Github.com
