Jekyll2024-02-04T15:34:24+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/feed.xmlHalf-Life 2: VR ModHalf Life 2: VR Mod is a third-party mod for the 2004 PC gaming classic by Valve Software. It allows players to experience the world of Half Life 2 in virtual reality.Source VR Mod TeamDecember update - Provolver support, physical hands and dxvk stutter fixes2023-12-09T00:00:00+00:002023-12-09T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/december-update<p>A new update has been released for Half-Life 2 VR and the episodes. With this update, your hands now physically collide with the environment and can no longer pass through walls. We’ve also added support for the ProVolver haptic pistol and updated our dxvk build to address potential stutters experienced on AMD cards.</p>
<p>For the full changelog, head over to the <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/658920/announcements/detail/3890610441350937985">Steam announcement</a>!</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamA new update has been released for Half-Life 2 VR and the episodes. With this update, your hands now physically collide with the environment and can no longer pass through walls. We’ve also added support for the ProVolver haptic pistol and updated our dxvk build to address potential stutters experienced on AMD cards.Nominate Half-Life 2 VR for the Steam Awards!2023-11-22T00:00:00+00:002023-11-22T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/steam-awards<p>Unlike last year, it appears that Valve is allowing mods to be nominated for the Steam Awards 2023.
Therefore, we ask for your support in nominating Half-Life 2 VR at the Steam Awards!</p>
<p>You can nominate Half-Life 2 VR for the “Labor of Love” award <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/658920/announcements/detail/3891734982319032033">here</a>.</p>
<p>And you can nominate HL2VR Episode Two for the “VR Game of the Year” award <a href="https://steamcommunity.com/games/2177760/announcements/detail/3898490381762137349">here</a>.</p>
<p>Thanks for your support!</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamUnlike last year, it appears that Valve is allowing mods to be nominated for the Steam Awards 2023. Therefore, we ask for your support in nominating Half-Life 2 VR at the Steam Awards!The Making Of Half-Life 2 VR2023-08-14T00:00:00+00:002023-08-14T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/making-of-half-life-2-vr<p>Last month, our lead developer cabalistic gave a presentation on the making of Half-Life 2 VR at
the <a href="https://www.bigtechday.com/en/talks#3xtVtGzo76UzSm5bXp3ftD">Big Techday 23</a> in Munich.</p>
<p>If you are interested in some background on the (long) history of the mod and how we approached
turning a classic flatscreen game in VR, there is a recording available on Youtube for you to watch:</p>
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<p>Have fun!</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamLast month, our lead developer cabalistic gave a presentation on the making of Half-Life 2 VR at the Big Techday 23 in Munich.Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode One is now available!2023-03-17T00:00:00+00:002023-03-17T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/episode-one-released<p>Hello everyone,</p>
<p>since the release of <em>Half-Life 2: VR Mod</em>, we have been hard at work behind the scenes to bring the episodes to VR, as well. Today, we can finally bring you Episode One, and we hope you will enjoy the experience as much as we enjoyed preparing it for you!</p>
<p>So, without further ado, go ahead and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2177750/HalfLife_2_VR_Mod__Episode_One/">download Episode One for VR</a>. You need to own (but not install) the original <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/380/HalfLife_2_Episode_One/">Episode One</a>; in case you do not, now is a great time to buy it as it is heavily discounted thanks to the Steam Spring Sale. In fact, you might want to grab the Orange Box or the Valve Complete Collection to, well, complete your collection while you are at it! :)</p>
<p>And once you have completed Episode One, you will be pleased to know that the VR Mod for Episode Two is not far behind and will release on April 6th, just in time for the Easter weekend. Go ahead and <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2177760/HalfLife_2_VR_Mod__Episode_Two/">wishlist it now</a>!</p>
<p>Have fun!</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamHello everyone,Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode One will be released on March 17th2023-02-06T00:00:00+00:002023-02-06T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/episode-one-store-page-live<p>Hello everyone!</p>
<p>Episode One VR is scheduled to release on March 17th! The Steam store page is live, check it out:
<a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/2177750/HalfLife_2_VR_Mod__Episode_One/">Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode One on Steam</a></p>
<p>Please do us a favour and wishlist the game on Steam, it helps us a lot!</p>
<p>See you soon in the Citadel,</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamHello everyone!Half-Life 2: VR Mod - Episode One is scheduled to release in Q1 20232023-01-23T00:00:00+00:002023-01-23T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/episode-one-announcement<p>Hello everyone!</p>
<p>We have been hard at work behind the scenes getting the episodes ready for release, and today we are finally ready to announce
the upcoming release of <em>Episode One</em>! It is scheduled to release in Q1 2023, fingers crossed!</p>
<p>Please enjoy our announcement trailer over on our Youtube channel:</p>
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</div>Source VR Mod TeamHello everyone!Half-Life 2: VR Mod is now live on Steam!2022-09-16T00:00:00+00:002022-09-16T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/public-beta-released<p>The day has come! <em>Half-Life 2: VR Mod</em> is live on Steam, and you can download
the public beta if you own a copy of the original <em>Half-Life 2</em>.</p>
<p>What are you waiting for? Head over to Steam and download it!</p>
<p><a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/658920/HalfLife_2_VR_Mod/">Half-Life 2: VR Mod on Steam</a></p>
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<p>Oh, and if you like what we did with the VR port and want to express your gratitude,
you can buy as a coffee :)</p>
<p><a href="https://ko-fi.com/sourcevrmodteam">Donate to Source VR Mod Team on Ko-fi</a></p>
<p>Excited to see you in the game!</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamThe day has come! Half-Life 2: VR Mod is live on Steam, and you can download the public beta if you own a copy of the original Half-Life 2.Half-Life 2: VR Mod releases September 16th on Steam!2022-08-26T00:00:00+00:002022-08-26T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/steam-page-live-release-september-16<p>Great news, everyone! Our Steam page finally went live, and we can hereby confirm the release
date for our public beta is <em>September 16th, 2022</em>!</p>
<p>Check out <a href="https://store.steampowered.com/app/658920/HalfLife_2_VR_Mod/">Half-Life 2: VR Mod on Steam</a>,
and please spread the news!</p>
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<p>We will see you soon :)</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamGreat news, everyone! Our Steam page finally went live, and we can hereby confirm the release date for our public beta is September 16th, 2022!Public beta will release in September, but might not make it onto Steam2022-08-09T00:00:00+00:002022-08-09T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/release-in-september-maybe-not-on-steam<p>Good news, everyone! The wait is nearly over - the <em>Half-Life 2: VR</em> public beta is launching in September.
And yes, we do mean this year :)</p>
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<p>A project as large and ambitious as <em>Half-Life 2: VR</em> is never truly finished. There is a lot that we
still want to do, and still want to improve on, to make it the best VR experience we possibly can.
You can find the most important areas we are still working on in our <a href="/roadmap/">Roadmap</a>.</p>
<p>However, the overwhelmingly positive feedback from our private beta testers over the past few weeks has
convinced us that the game as it is now can not only be fully completed from start to finish, but it’s also
very enjoyable to do so, and we wish to give you the opportunity to experience it for yourselves. So go
and retrieve your crowbars from storage, and we will see you soon!</p>
<p>We do not have an exact release date yet, and will update you when we do, but it will likely be a Friday.
The mod itself will be free of charge, but you do need to own a copy of the original <em>Half-Life 2</em> on
Steam.</p>
<p>Unfortunately, at this point in time, we do not know if the initial public release will happen on Steam.
We are still waiting for approval by Valve, and we do not know how much longer that will take.
If our Store page gets approved by September, we will launch on Steam as planned. If not, we will
prepare an alternative launch outside of Steam. Either way, we are excited to have you play the mod in
September!</p>
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</ul>Source VR Mod TeamGood news, everyone! The wait is nearly over - the Half-Life 2: VR public beta is launching in September. And yes, we do mean this year :)July progress update2022-07-19T00:00:00+00:002022-07-19T00:00:00+00:00https://halflife2vr.com/news/july-progress-update<p>Our developer cabalistic has posted another progress update about the work that’s been going on
during the private betatest. Read the entire update on Reddit:
<a href="https://www.reddit.com/r/hlvr/comments/w32kyl/halflife_2_vr_july_progress_update/">July progress update</a></p>Source VR Mod TeamOur developer cabalistic has posted another progress update about the work that’s been going on during the private betatest. Read the entire update on Reddit: July progress update