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I use the telepoter system. I like how you can plant your feet where you want to be next, and either turn your head to rotate, or use the left thumb stick to twist into your landing poition. Also, you can click in the right thumbstick to go into 'sitting on the sofa' mode as well... (Tactical spoiler not story spoiler ahead: Handy if you have a Combine bastard shooting at you and you need to duck  ). |
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Carlo 21,272 posts
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uiruki 5,196 posts
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Registered 17 years agoquadfather wrote:
Not sure - the continuous movement mode does give you access to teleport as well so it really is the best of both worlds. You can precisely move to where you want, slowly take in the scenery and blink away from enemies quickly.
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quadfather 36,597 posts
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Registered 10 years agoI think I've got it doing full locomotion - but when I approach a ladder, I have to raise my arm up and "pull" my body up, and then use my other arm to grab the next rung.
It's completely taken for granted in real life, but it's such a gamechanger in vr! -
uiruki 5,196 posts
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Registered 17 years agoYeah, works much better than it does in Boneworks, which has much the same thing but if the physics doesn't like you it then bounces your view back and forth as if your arms are made of rubber. In Alyx if it has trouble with the physics then it just teleports you to the top instead of trying to give you motion sickness. -
quadfather 36,597 posts
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Registered 10 years agoYeah, I heard that about boneworks - that might make me chuck -
Phattso 25,297 posts
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Registered 16 years agoquadfather wrote:
If that’s got you excited, you should probably play The Climb. That’s basically the whole game!
It's completely taken for granted in real life, but it's such a gamechanger in vr! -
quadfather 36,597 posts
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Haha, cool - I'll have to check it out! -
Phattso 25,297 posts
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Registered 16 years agoIt was stupidly overpriced at launch (as most VR is/was) so the majority just skipped it, but I thought The Climb was one of the very very best early examples of VR achieving immersion in a way a controller and a flat screen simply couldn't. See also: Eagle Flight. -
quadfather 36,597 posts
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Let's not have the eagle flight conversation again.gif)
Is it like climbing up a mountain then, or what? -
Phattso 25,297 posts
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Registered 16 years agoI'll let you Google it. Back the the Alyx chat! -
Fake_Blood 10,367 posts
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Registered 11 years agoIt is, you have a meter on each hand that goes down when you’re holding on with one hand, it recharges when both hands are on grips. If you the meter is empty you fall. It’s fun and it looks good, but yeah it’s only climbing. But it’s tiring for the arms and neck, because you’re constantly looking up and have your arms in the air. -
christourlord 2,766 posts
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Registered 15 years agoI didn't realise you could "climb" the ladders until right at the end of the game - maybe even with only one ladder left to climb. I've started a second playthrough now though and it's fun to mess around with. Definitely less awful feeling than Boneworks (for which I requested a refund after 20 minutes of unpleasant inverse kinematics experiments).
I adored Alyx though. A couple of parts I felt could have been more impactful, but I'm glad they chose to tick the HL lore & mechanics boxes they ticked -
Carlo 21,272 posts
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Registered 15 years agoChapter fucking 9 now, get in!
Got to say Jeff is one of my favourite chapters so far! -
Carlo 21,272 posts
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Registered 15 years agoOMG, that ending!
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grey_matters 5,264 posts
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Registered 14 years agoGlad they got this out quick:
The Half-Life: Alyx Workshop is now open -
ChrisOTR 1,630 posts
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Registered 19 years agoI finished Alyx a few days ago. Tremendous overall. The Jeff section was absolutely top class for me.
I played standing, continuous movement with only real-world turning (no joystick turning). That was the combo that clicked for me. -
Ror 20,080 posts
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Registered 11 years agoFUCKING LIGHTNING DOG BASTARD -
docrob 1,565 posts
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Registered 12 years agoEnjoying this, in relatively short bursts. Fortunately my VR legs kicked in after a few sessions and I am no longer getting motion sickness with smooth movement.
Just finished Chapter 3. I am sooooo slow. The his is why I have rarely, if ever, finished FPS games. -
Fake_Blood 10,367 posts
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Registered 11 years agoYou want to take it slow and basically look in every corner and drawer, because there might be resin and ammo there. Glad to hear you’re doing better in vr now. -
docrob 1,565 posts
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Registered 12 years agoFake_Blood wrote:
Thanks. Still having the occasional wobble - slightly dizzy right now after a session - but no nausea.
You want to take it slow and basically look in every corner and drawer, because there might be resin and ammo there. Glad to hear you’re doing better in vr now.
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Still need to play this just got it for £30 in the Steam sale just need to finish my custom pc for it just need a good case now.
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