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===Configuration file(s) location=== | ===Configuration file(s) location=== | ||
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===Save game data location=== | ===Save game data location=== | ||
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− | === | + | ===Change FOV (zoom) of spectator window=== |
− | {{Fixbox|description= | + | {{Fixbox|description=Use the <code>+vr_companion_window_zoom_level xx</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line argument]], replacing <code>xx</code> with the desired value.|fix= |
+ | {{ii}} By default, this value is set to either <code>1.2</code> or <code>1.4</code> depending on the "Zoom" value in Spectator menu. However if higher FOV is desired, this can be further decreased. Setting value too low may result in artifacts at the edges of the screen. Thus the recommended value would be between 1.05 and 1.2. | ||
+ | {{ii}} Changing this value below <code>1.4</code> may result in spectator smoothing being disabled, because it works via post-processing using that extra frame data to stabilize roll. | ||
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+ | ===Change movement speed=== | ||
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+ | {{Fixbox|description=Increase or decrease continuous movement speed. For example, to increase, use the <code>+hlvr_continuous_normal_speed 200 +hlvr_continuous_combat_speed 200</code> [[Glossary:Command line arguments|command line arguments]]|ref=<ref>[https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2034658445 Steam Community :: Guide :: Increase movement speed]</ref>|fix= | ||
'''Notes''' | '''Notes''' |
Revision as of 00:41, 25 June 2022
Developers | |
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
Source 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 23, 2020 |
Linux | May 15, 2020[1] |
Reception | |
Metacritic | 93 |
OpenCritic | 92 |
IGDB | 93 |
Taxonomy | |
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).
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] |
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] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
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.[2] | ||
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.[3] [4] |
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Use launch parameters to adjust anti-aliasing setting.[5] |
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Disable volumetric fog
Use launch parameters to adjust volumetric fog setting.[5] |
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Disable dynamic resolution scaling
Use launch parameters to adjust resolution settings.[6] |
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Spectator window resolution
Use launch parameters to adjust the spectator window resolution.[7] |
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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".[10] | |
Surround sound | ||
Subtitles | Includes options for font size, subtitle width, and subtitle speed.[10] | |
Closed captions | "Subtitles & Closed Captions" under the Subtitles options menu.[10] | |
Mute on focus lost | Only when SteamVR dashboard is opened.[11] | |
EAX support | Uses SteamAudio HRTF, DSP, and audio occlusion.[12] |
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 | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish | ||||
Ukrainian | ||||
Vietnamese |
VR support
- This game requires a virtual reality headset.
Headsets | State | Notes | |
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SteamVR | Also native Valve Index support. | ||
Oculus VR (LibOVR) | Through SteamVR, no native Oculus SDK support. | ||
Windows Mixed Reality | Through 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[13] |
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Copy subtitle file and rename it to match the Steam client's selected language[14] |
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Right eye rendering problems on wide FOV headsets such as Pimax
Disable culling and multiview instancing through launch options[15] |
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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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Audio | Steam Audio | |
Interface | Qt | |
Input | SDL |
Enabling the console
Command line[16] |
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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.[18]
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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[19]
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Notes
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Disable weapon muzzle flashes
Use the +muzzleflash_light 0 +r_muzzleflashbrightness 0 command line arguments[20]
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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, however, the game can be played on Windows 7 or Windows 8/8.1.
- Total size after installation on March 23, 2020 was 68 GB.[21]
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
- ↑ Steam News: Half-Life: Alyx - Workshop is now open - 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
- ↑ 5.0 5.1 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
- ↑ 10.0 10.1 10.2 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!
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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
- ↑ 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 68 GB.