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− | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 15, 2020|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/546560/view/3758762298552654077|title= | + | {{Infobox game/row/date|Linux|May 15, 2020|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/546560/view/3758762298552654077|title=Half-Life: Alyx - The Half-Life: Alyx Workshop is now open - Steam News|date=2020-12-27}}</ref>}} |
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{{Introduction | {{Introduction | ||
− | |introduction = | + | |introduction = '''''{{PAGENAME}}''''' is a {{Glossary:singleplayer}} {{Glossary:first-person}} {{Glossary:shooter}} game developed and published by [[Company:Valve|Valve]]. It is part of the ''[[Series:Half-Life|Half-Life]]'' series. |
− | |release history = | + | |release history = The game was released on Steam on March 23, 2020. |
|current state = | |current state = | ||
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|notes = | |notes = | ||
|fan = | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Russian | ||
+ | |interface = hackable | ||
+ | |audio = hackable | ||
+ | |subtitles = hackable | ||
+ | |notes = Fan translation, by [https://www.gamesvoice.ru/alyx GamesVoice]. | ||
+ | |fan = true | ||
}} | }} | ||
{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
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{{L10n/switch | {{L10n/switch | ||
|language = Latin American Spanish | |language = Latin American Spanish | ||
+ | |interface = true | ||
+ | |audio = false | ||
+ | |subtitles = true | ||
+ | |notes = | ||
+ | |fan = | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | {{L10n/switch | ||
+ | |language = Turkish | ||
|interface = true | |interface = true | ||
|audio = false | |audio = false | ||
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|vr only = true | |vr only = true | ||
|htc vive = true | |htc vive = true | ||
− | |htc vive notes = | + | |htc vive notes = |
− | |oculus rift = | + | |oculus rift = false |
− | |oculus rift notes = | + | |oculus rift notes = |
|osvr = unknown | |osvr = unknown | ||
|osvr notes = | |osvr notes = | ||
− | |windows mixed reality = | + | |windows mixed reality = false |
− | |windows mixed reality notes = | + | |windows mixed reality notes = |
|keyboard-mouse = false | |keyboard-mouse = false | ||
|keyboard-mouse notes = | |keyboard-mouse notes = | ||
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===Middleware=== | ===Middleware=== | ||
{{Middleware | {{Middleware | ||
− | |physics | + | |physics = |
− | |physics notes | + | |physics notes = |
− | |audio | + | |audio = Steam Audio |
− | |audio notes | + | |audio notes = |
− | |interface | + | |interface = Panorama |
− | |interface notes | + | |interface notes = |
− | |input | + | |input = SDL |
− | |input notes | + | |input notes = |
− | |cutscenes | + | |cutscenes = WebM |
− | |cutscenes notes | + | |cutscenes notes = Used in video calls, TV spots and the Breencast |
− | |multiplayer | + | |multiplayer = |
− | |multiplayer notes= | + | |multiplayer notes = |
+ | |physics = Rubrikon | ||
+ | |physics notes = Valve's in-house physics engine | ||
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{{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>+muzzleflash_light 0 +r_muzzleflashbrightness 0</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=KingKrouch|date=2020-04-01|comment=Found by playing around with console commands.}}</ref>|fix= | {{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>+muzzleflash_light 0 +r_muzzleflashbrightness 0</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]|ref=<ref>{{Refcheck|user=KingKrouch|date=2020-04-01|comment=Found by playing around with console commands.}}</ref>|fix= | ||
{{ii}}This may be useful when the flickering light option is disabled and when the light sensitivity option is enabled, to further reduce the amount of flashing/flickering lights. | {{ii}}This may be useful when the flickering light option is disabled and when the light sensitivity option is enabled, to further reduce the amount of flashing/flickering lights. | ||
+ | }} | ||
+ | |||
+ | ===Running without VR=== | ||
+ | {{Fixbox|description=Use the [https://www.moddb.com/mods/half-life-alyx-novr NoVR mod]|fix= | ||
}} | }} | ||
Latest revision as of 01:09, 20 April 2024
Developers | |
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
Source 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 23, 2020[1] |
Linux | May 15, 2020[2] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 93 |
OpenCritic | 92 |
IGDB | 93 |
Taxonomy | |
Monetization | One-time game purchase |
Modes | Singleplayer |
Pacing | Real-time |
Perspectives | First-person |
Controls | Gestures, Point and select |
Genres | Shooter |
Art styles | Realistic |
Themes | Eastern Europe, Horror, Post-apocalyptic, Sci-fi |
Series | Half-Life |
⤏ Go to series page | |
Half-Life mods and fangames (series) | |
Half-Life | 1998 |
Half-Life: Opposing Force | 1999 |
Half-Life: Blue Shift | 2001 |
Codename: Gordon | 2004 |
Half-Life: Source | 2004 |
Half-Life 2 | 2004 |
Half-Life 2: Deathmatch | 2004 |
Half-Life 2: Lost Coast | 2005 |
Half-Life Deathmatch: Source | 2006 |
Half-Life 2: Episode One | 2006 |
Half-Life 2: Episode Two | 2007 |
Portal (series) | |
Half-Life: Decay (unofficial port) | 2008 |
Half-Life: Alyx | 2020 |
Warnings
- This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
Half-Life: Alyx is a singleplayer first-person shooter game developed and published by Valve. It is part of the Half-Life series.
The game was released on Steam on March 23, 2020.
General information
Availability
Source | DRM | Notes | Keys | OS |
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Steam |
- All versions require Steam DRM.
- The game is also bundled with Valve Index (headset only, full set, or just controllers) units indefinitely.
Essential improvements
Skip intro videos
Use -novid command line argument
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Game data
Configuration file(s) location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\game\hlvr\cfg\[Note 1] <path-to-game>\game\hlvr\SAVE\S*\personal.cfg[Note 1] <path-to-game>\game\hlvr\SAVE\s*\personal.cfg[Note 1] |
Linux |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\game\hlvr\SAVE\S*\[Note 1] <path-to-game>\game\hlvr\SAVE\s*\[Note 1] |
Linux |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud | Saves and some settings. |
Video
- This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
Graphics feature | State | Notes | |
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Widescreen resolution | |||
4K Ultra HD | |||
Windowed | See Spectator window resolution. | ||
Anisotropic filtering (AF) | Configuration files suggest texture filtering is being used. However, there is no in-game option that allows adjusting this setting.[3] | ||
Anti-aliasing (AA) | No in-game options, and always enabled by default. See Anti-aliasing (AA). | ||
Vertical sync (Vsync) | Forced on, cannot be toggled. | ||
60 FPS and 120+ FPS | Frame rate is capped at headset's refresh rate.[4] [5] |
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use launch parameters to adjust anti-aliasing setting.[6] |
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Disable volumetric fog
Use launch parameters to adjust volumetric fog setting.[6] |
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Disable dynamic resolution scaling
Use launch parameters to adjust resolution settings.[7] |
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Spectator window resolution
Use launch parameters to adjust the spectator window resolution.[8] |
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Input
Keyboard and mouse | State | Notes |
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Remapping | Uses SteamVR Input 2.0, which allows specific actions to be bound to buttons. Must be configured in SteamVR - there are no in-game remapping options. | |
Mouse acceleration | ||
Mouse sensitivity | ||
Mouse input in menus | ||
Mouse Y-axis inversion | ||
Controller | ||
Controller support |
Controller types |
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Tracked motion controllers | ||
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Button/gesture prompts | In-game prompts (such as tutorials) will change based on motion controller type, and the controller binding settings in SteamVR. |
Additional information | ||
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Haptic feedback |
Audio
Audio feature | State | Notes |
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Separate volume controls | "Master Volume", "Game", "Combat Music", and "Character Voice".[11] | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Includes options for font size, subtitle width, and subtitle speed.[11] | |
Closed captions | "Subtitles & Closed Captions" under the Subtitles options menu.[11] | |
Mute on focus lost | Only when SteamVR dashboard is opened.[12] | |
EAX support | Uses SteamAudio HRTF, DSP, and audio occlusion.[13] | |
Royalty free audio |
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
Czech | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Hungarian | ||||
Italian | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Polish | ||||
Portuguese | ||||
Brazilian Portuguese | ||||
Russian | ||||
Russian | Fan translation, by GamesVoice. | |||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Turkish | ||||
Ukrainian | ||||
Vietnamese |
VR support
- This game requires a virtual reality headset.
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | |||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | This game might be playable with the SteamVR. | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | This game might be playable with the Windows Mixed Reality for SteamVR. |
Devices | |||
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Tracked motion controllers | See Input for details. | ||
Traditional controller | |||
Keyboard/Mouse |
Play area | |||
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Seated | |||
Standing | |||
Room-scale |
Issues fixed
- Subtitles and closed captions will not be displayed when the selected Steam client language is not supported by the game.
Change Steam language to a supported one[14] |
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Copy subtitle file and rename it to match the Steam client's selected language[15] |
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Right eye rendering problems on wide FOV headsets such as Pimax
Disable culling and multiview instancing through launch options[16] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 | |
Vulkan |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows | |||
Linux |
Middleware
Middleware | Notes | |
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Physics | Rubrikon | Valve's in-house physics engine |
Audio | Steam Audio | |
Interface | Panorama | |
Input | SDL | |
Cutscenes | WebM | Used in video calls, TV spots and the Breencast |
Enabling the console
Command line[17] |
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Change size of spectator window HUD
Use the +hlvr_spectator_hud_size xx command line argument, replacing xx with the desired value.[19]
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Change FOV (zoom) of spectator window
Use the +vr_companion_window_zoom_level xx command line argument, replacing xx with the desired value.
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Change movement speed
Increase or decrease continuous movement speed. For example, to increase, use the +hlvr_continuous_normal_speed 200 +hlvr_continuous_combat_speed 200 command line arguments[20]
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Notes
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Disable weapon muzzle flashes
Use the +muzzleflash_light 0 +r_muzzleflashbrightness 0 command line arguments[21]
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Running without VR
Use the NoVR mod |
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System requirements
Windows | ||
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Minimum | ||
Operating system (OS) | 10 | |
Processor (CPU) | Intel Core i5-7500 AMD Ryzen 5 1600 |
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System memory (RAM) | 12 GB | |
Hard disk drive (HDD) | ||
Video card (GPU) | Nvidia GeForce GTX 1060 AMD Radeon RX 580 6 GB of VRAM |
- A 64-bit operating system is required.
- Official system requirements require Windows 10 and later, however, the game can be played on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1, with some minor performance issues (caused by outdated graphics stack [WDDM]) and vary by PCs.
- Total size after installation was nearly 71 GB since June 2022.[22][23]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 When running this game without elevated privileges (Run as administrator option), write operations against a location below
%PROGRAMFILES%
,%PROGRAMDATA%
, or%WINDIR%
might be redirected to%LOCALAPPDATA%\VirtualStore
on Windows Vista and later (more details).
References
- ↑ Half-Life: Alyx - Half-Life: Alyx is Now Available - Steam News - last accessed on 2023-09-18
- ↑ Half-Life: Alyx - The Half-Life: Alyx Workshop is now open - Steam News - last accessed on 2020-12-27
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-03-25
- Looked through config files, and found a variable called "r_texturefilteringquality" in "video.txt".
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-03-23
- Tested using Windows Mixed Reality headset.
- ↑ Half-Life: Alyx VR performance: How to get the best settings and the smoothest experience - last accessed on 2020-03-23
- ↑ 6.0 6.1 r/WindowsMR: Half-Life Alyx Blurriness - last accessed on 2020-03-29
- ↑ r/WindowsMR: Half-Life Alyx Blurriness - last accessed on 2020-03-29
- ↑ [[missing url] Why Fullscreen? I need Windowed! :: Half-Life: Alyx General Discussions] - last accessed on 2020-03-27
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-03-30
- Spectator window appears more cropped on a 2560x1080 monitor than gameplay videos with 16:9 aspect ratio.
- ↑ Half-Life: Alyx performance analysis (or: why low graphic settings produce a sharper image) - last accessed on 2020-06-06
- ↑ 11.0 11.1 11.2 Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-03-23
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-03-23
- Tested by opening the SteamVR dashboard in-game.
- ↑ HalfLifeAlyxTeam comments on We're developers from the Half-Life: Alyx team. Ask us anything! - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ are subtitles working? [FIXED] :: Half-Life: Alyx General Discussion - last accessed on 2020-03-27
- ↑ Half-Life Alyx: How to Fix Subtitles not working - SteamA - last accessed on 2020-03-27
- ↑ How to get Rid of Rendering Issues in Half Life Alyx WITHOUT Parallel Projection! - last accessed on 2020-07-01
- ↑ Streaming and Spectating Guide - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-04-01
- Checked by playing around with launch parameters.
- ↑ Streaming and Spectating Guide - last accessed on [unknown]
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Increase movement speed - last accessed on May 2023
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-04-01
- Found by playing around with console commands.
- ↑ Verified by User:KingKrouch on 2020-03-23
- No official storage requirements, but the Steam installation size for "Half-Life: Alyx" is approximately 60 GB.
- ↑ Verified by User:kr0tchet on 2023-04-01
- As of today, "Half-Life: Alyx" since the May 2022 patch (1.5.4) is approximately 70.3 GB
(Content (67.01GiB) + Windows binaries (901.39MiB) according to SteamDB).
- As of today, "Half-Life: Alyx" since the May 2022 patch (1.5.4) is approximately 70.3 GB