Alone in the Dark - Let's Play HALF-LIFE: ALYX - Ep3
0Doing some ballsy trick shots on head crabs!
Got OpenVR working for OBS, which means direct capture of the VR feed instead of Spectator Mode. Slightly wider FOV.
Also turning off snap turning based on feedback that it was a bit jarring to watch.
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Half-Life: Alyx is a virtual reality (VR) game and supports all PC-compatible VR headsets, including the Valve Index, HTC Vive, Oculus Rift, Oculus Quest and Windows Mixed Reality. As the gameplay was designed around VR, Valve said they have no plans for a non-VR version. Half-Life: Alyx also supports user mods via the Steam Workshop.
The game takes place before the return of Gordon Freeman in Half-Life 2. Players control Freeman's ally Alyx Vance as she and her father Eli Vance fight the Combine, an alien empire that has conquered Earth. Designer David Speyrer said Alyx was not an episodic game or side story, but "the next part of the Half-Life story", around the same length as Half-Life 2.
Players use VR to get supplies, use interfaces, throw objects, and engage in combat. Like the gravity gun from Half-Life 2, the gravity gloves allow players to manipulate gravity. Traditional Half-Life elements such as exploration, puzzles, combat, and story are to return. Every weapon can be used one-handed, as Valve wanted players to have a hand free to interact with the world at all times.
The previous Half-Life game, Episode Two, was released in 2007, ending on a cliffhanger. Valve made several attempts to develop further Half-Life projects, but each faltered. Valve eventually abandoned episodic development, finding it contrary to their growing ambition with new instalments. Additionally, as developing Half-Life 2 and the original Source engine simultaneously had created problems, Valve decided to complete its new engine, Source 2, before beginning development of a new Half-Life game. Prior to the announcement of Alyx, three key Half-Life writers, Marc Laidlaw, Erik Wolpaw, and Chet Faliszek, left Valve. Journalists took this, coupled with Valve's support for other franchises, as an indicator that new Half-Life games were no longer in development.
Alyx entered full production in 2016. The team, comprising around 80 people, is the largest in Valve's history and includes Campo Santo, a studio Valve acquired in 2018. Valve's new Source 2 engine includes better support for VR and collaborative level editing, and Valve plans to release a new Hammer level editor for Source 2. Valve also plans to release a partial Source 2 software development kit (SDK) for the updated features at a later date, with the focus at launch on shipping and supporting Alyx.
The writers include Jay Pinkerton, Sean Vanaman, and Wolpaw (who rejoined Valve as a contractor). Laidlaw, who co-wrote the original Half-Life games, provided consultation. Mike Morasky, composer for Portal 2 and Team Fortress 2, composed for Alyx in consultation with Kelly Bailey, composer for previous Half-Life games. Alyx is voiced by Ozioma Akagha, replacing Merle Dandridge of the previous games, as Valve wanted a younger voice. While previous games used silent protagonists, Valve found that having Alyx speak improved the storytelling. Additional actors include James Moses Black as Eli, replacing Robert Guillaume who died in 2017, and Rhys Darby. Returning actors include Tony Todd (Vortigaunts), Mike Shapiro (the G-Man), and Ellen McLain (Combine broadcasts). Team members stressed that Alyx is "a full-fledged entry in the Half-Life series" in terms of both content and narrative.
Valve revealed Half-Life: Alyx in November 2019. It was free to owners of any Valve Index hardware purchased by 2020. To promote the game, all prior games in the Half-Life series could be played for free on Steam from January 2020 until its release on March 23, 2020. When asked about plans for future Half-Life games, designer David Speyrer said the team was willing but were waiting for the reaction to Alyx. According to Walker, "We absolutely see Half-Life: Alyx as our return to this world, not the end of it."
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