Current Events > A couple hours into half life Alyx.

(+) Yeah! (+)

This is incredible so far tbh. Absolutely worth
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I knew we could trust Gaben

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Two hours inside her is barely scratching her surface.

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I'm not buying a 1000 head set for a 2 hour game

Fuck off valve

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Whats the total cost to play if one doesnt have VR already?

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Real shit is this a prequel or actual sequel to half-life 2?

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What is good about it?

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The Oculus Rift is $599

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mach25687 posted...

The Oculus Rift is $599

Not even that, The Rift S is $400.

I've heard great things about the Samsung Odyssey but have never used one. The Rift S is very solid. I have a Vive, but I haven't used the Rift S enough to really form an opinion on which is better. I wasn't a huge fan of the Rift's controllers though

VR is now worth the price if it interests you. If you aren't super interested I wouldn't bother, but if it's something you've been considering for awhile, consider buying a headset soon. There are tons of little free tech demos that are just super immersive and cool, and now there are major games like HL: Alyx, Asgard's Wrath, Stormland, and other great games. There are tons of great shorter games too

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I'm I the only one that get motion sickness when using a vr set.

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Is it true that Half Life Alyx is a prequel?

Master_Happosai posted...

Is it true that Half Life Alyx is a prequel?

Yes

mach25687 posted...

I'm I the only one that get motion sickness when using a vr set.

It takes a little getting used to. A good portion of people can't just jump into a heavy motion game like a first person shooter, but it gets easier over time. Just recognize when you feel like you're getting sick and stop, and continue playing when you start feeling better. Also use an FPS monitor to make sure you're hitting a constant 90fps, because if you drop lower, that could cause motion sickness. Eating ginger or taking ginger root supplements helps a lot!

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Rida_Go_To_Bed posted...

It takes a little getting used to. A good portion of people can't just jump into a heavy motion game like a first person shooter, but it gets easier over time. Just recognize when you feel like you're getting sick and stop, and continue playing when you start feeling better. Also use an FPS monitor to make sure you're hitting a constant 90fps, because if you drop lower, that could cause motion sickness. Eating ginger or taking ginger root supplements helps a lot!

Going to try that after beating this going straight to Doom vr since I had that forever.

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DarthAragorn posted...

Yes

Thanks.

Only thing truly stopping me is the price

Even the reported best value Rift S is 20% more expensive than my predator xb1...

Can you atleast use a rift s like a normal monitor? That would make the price more worth it to me.

Or other fun gimmicks

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I spent all my money on Doom Eternal...

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Can't wait to dip my toes into it tonight with my trusty Windows Mixed Reality headset I got for cheap.

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I played the test room demo at my friend's house last week, and the level of detail is absurd. Just the textures alone are incredible.

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SuperVegitoFAN posted...

Only thing truly stopping me is the price

Even the reported best value Rift S is 20% more expensive than my predator xb1...

Can you atleast use a rift s like a normal monitor? That would make the price more worth it to me.

Or other fun gimmicks

You mean like, using the headset to browse your desktop and stuff? You can definitely do that!

Another fun gimmick that I like showing to friends is this app called Bigscreen VR. Basically, someone hosts a room, it can be a lounge room type thing, a movie theater, and a few other scenes, and the host's desktop screen is mirrored onto a big screen in the host's virtual room, so you can invite friends/strangers to watch movies/TV shows together. It works really well and it is super fun.

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There's something extra magic about playing games your familiar with in VR.

There's some dumb Halo VR tech demo thing in Windows 10 but holding these weapons I've been familiar with for years and looking up to Master Chief still felt weirdly special?

Really looking forward to returning to Half-Life in VR. Especially the oppressive atmosphere of City 17.

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Rida_Go_To_Bed posted...

You mean like, using the headset to browse your desktop and stuff? You can definitely do that!

Another fun gimmick that I like showing to friends is this app called Bigscreen VR. Basically, someone hosts a room, it can be a lounge room type thing, a movie theater, and a few other scenes, and the host's desktop screen is mirrored onto a big screen in the host's virtual room, so you can invite friends/strangers to watch movies/TV shows together. It works really well and it is super fun.

So i could, as a random example, boot up Black Mesa in Bigscreen VR and play that whilst letting other people watch?

I was primarily just interested in another video output (leaves a bit more headroom for where i can use my desktop as i wont need to move my 27inc monitor around)

If so, thats even more inticing.

Enough so, that im seriously starting to consider it now

It wont be this year, but 2021 maybe..

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SuperVegitoFAN posted...

So i could, as a random example, boot up Black Mesa in Bigscreen VR and play that whilst letting other people watch?

I was primarily just interested in another video output (leaves a bit more headroom for where i can use my desktop as i wont need to move my 27inc monitor around)

If so, thats even more inticing.

Enough so, that im seriously starting to consider it now

It wont be this year, but 2021 maybe..

Yes. I'm pretty confident it's built into Steam VR.

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I've seen a couple clips that look crazy. One of them is the player holding a stool. When a headcrab jumps at them, they catch it with the legs of the stool and throw it out of a window. The other is much more impressive. A streamer finds a window with markers and an eraser. He's able to draw a dick on the window and then use the eraser.

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would you say it's a good game without VR?

SuperVegitoFAN posted...

So i could, as a random example, boot up Black Mesa in Bigscreen VR and play that whilst letting other people watch?

I was primarily just interested in another video output (leaves a bit more headroom for where i can use my desktop as i wont need to move my 27inc monitor around)

If so, thats even more inticing.

Enough so, that im seriously starting to consider it now

It wont be this year, but 2021 maybe..

You could! Just keep an eye out on new releases and stuff, there is a lot of great stuff now for VR, a lot of people keep writing it off as a fad and they're just ridiculous.

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fohstick posted...

would you say it's a good game without VR?

I think this is like asking if Mario 64 is a good game without being in 3D

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