Difference between revisions of "Half-Life: Alyx"
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==Issues fixed== | ==Issues fixed== | ||
===Subtitles and closed captions not working=== | ===Subtitles and closed captions not working=== | ||
− | {{ii}} | + | {{ii}} Subtitles and closed captions will not be displayed when the selected Steam client language is not supported by the game. |
− | {{Fixbox|description=Change Steam language | + | {{Fixbox|description=Change Steam language to a supported one|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamcommunity.com/app/546560/discussions/0/1861616237338483119/|title=are subtitles working? [FIXED] :: Half-Life: Alyx General Discussion|date=2020-03-27}}</ref>|fix= |
− | * Change Steam | + | * Change Steam client's language to one supported by the game, e.g. English. |
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− | {{Fixbox|description=Copy subtitle file and rename it to match | + | {{Fixbox|description=Copy subtitle file and rename it to match the Steam client's selected language|ref=<ref>{{Refurl|url=https://steamah.com/half-life-alyx-how-to-fix-subtitles-not-working/|title=Half-Life Alyx: How to Fix Subtitles not working - SteamA|date=2020-03-27}}</ref>|fix= |
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\game\hlvr\resource\subtitles\}} | # Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\game\hlvr\resource\subtitles\}} | ||
− | # Copy desired language for subtitles e.g. {{code|closecaption_english.dat}}, copy it into same folder and rename it into | + | # Copy desired language for subtitles e.g. {{code|closecaption_english.dat}}, copy it into same folder and rename it into the Steam client language, e.g. {{code|closecaption_finnish.dat}} if the Steam client language is in Finnish. |
# Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\game\hlvr\webui\localization\}} | # Navigate to {{code|{{p|game}}\game\hlvr\webui\localization\}} | ||
# Repeat the process, copy e.g. {{code|hlvr_english.json}} and rename copy to e.g. {{code|hlvr_finnish.json}} | # Repeat the process, copy e.g. {{code|hlvr_english.json}} and rename copy to e.g. {{code|hlvr_finnish.json}} |
Revision as of 07:14, 30 March 2020
Developers | |
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Valve Corporation | |
Engines | |
Source 2 | |
Release dates | |
Windows | March 23, 2020 |
Warnings
- This game requires a virtual reality headset (see VR support for details).
⤏ 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 |
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] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/546560/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game data location
System | Location |
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Windows | <path-to-game>\game\hlvr\SAVE\S*\[Note 1] |
Steam Play (Linux) | <Steam-folder>/steamapps/compatdata/546560/pfx/[Note 2] |
Save game cloud syncing
System | Native | Notes |
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Steam Cloud |
Video settings
Input settings
Audio settings
Localizations
Language | UI | Audio | Sub | Notes |
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English | ||||
Simplified Chinese | ||||
Traditional Chinese | ||||
French | ||||
German | ||||
Japanese | ||||
Korean | ||||
Russian | ||||
Spanish | ||||
Latin American Spanish |
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 | |||
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[1] |
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Copy subtitle file and rename it to match the Steam client's selected language[2] |
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Other information
API
Technical specs | Supported | Notes |
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Direct3D | 11 |
Executable | 32-bit | 64-bit | Notes |
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Windows |
Middleware
- No middleware information; you can edit this page to add it.
Enabling the console
Command line[3] |
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Increase movement speed
Use the +hlvr_continuous_normal_speed 200 +hlvr_continuous_combat_speed 200 command line arguments[4]
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Notes
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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 |
- Total size after installation at March 23, 2020 was 68 GB.[5]
Notes
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 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). - ↑ 2.0 2.1 File/folder structure within this directory reflects the path(s) listed for Windows and/or Steam game data (use Wine regedit to access Windows registry paths). Games with Steam Cloud support may store data in
~/.steam/steam/userdata/<user-id>/546560/
in addition to or instead of this directory. The app ID (546560) may differ in some cases. Treat backslashes as forward slashes. See the glossary page for details.
References
- ↑ 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
- ↑ Streaming and Spectating Guide
- ↑ Steam Community :: Guide :: Increase movement speed
- ↑ Verified by User:BesuBaru on 2020-03-23
- No official storage requirements, but the Steam installation size for "Half-Life: Alyx" is approximately 68 GB.