I see, thanks. Shame then, but they seem to be doing a decent job at sticking with his visual themes though so hopefully it won't feel too different in tone with the finished product.
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Half-Life: Alyx Announced
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I see, thanks. Shame then, but they seem to be doing a decent job at sticking with his visual themes though so hopefully it won't feel too different in tone with the finished product.
A little OT, but in Boneworks how do they restrict the length of your arm? If you stretch your arm longer than the designed length of the character arm does it telescope out? I know Star Trek Bridge Crew does this, but I cannot remember how it is handled in Lone Echo.
That's the whole point.
They are because they make sure that every hardware works with Steam VR, which they are developing. There is also more too this, you have to actively redesign how controlls work in the game because index, rift and wmr controllers have different options. It would have been so easy for them to lock out people from Steam VR and establish dominance for vive and index. But they didn't. Just like they aren't forcing devs to implement the steam controller. Instead they made sure that every controller works with Steam and can be used and remapped.
Point is: It's an active effort to make sure that everybody with VR can play this. A deliberate choice and not a coincidence because my rift works with Steam VR.
For the it's not on the oculus store argument. So what? I never had a problem with a publisher putting a first party, self funded and self developed title on their own launcher. I'm buying from oculus, from Ubi, from origin, I buy a lot from gog and Steam.
For the fed up with consoles argument.
They also stopped making single player games and now here we are with a new single player Half Life game. Things can change. Even EA can make a triple A, no bullshit single player game and publish it on Steam.
had the Index controllers together with the OG Vive since late summer. Works without any problems, you just pair the Index controllers with the HMD and all done pretty much.
Unfortunately you can't use the old Vive Wands for anything (unless you buy Steam Controller USB Dongles, and change the FW and so on), since the HMD can only pair with 2 controllers at a time.
Did you buy the Index controllers or something? Haven't heard anyone else reporting this. I sure didn't get it.
Nope all HTC Vive
Nope - Maybe because i have HL2 and the addons?
I've got all of that (I even pre-ordered the HL2 silver package and had redundancy copies from The Orange Box).
Did you buy it used? Is it possible you have a dev kit Vive or something?
I doubt it. It's doesn't show like that for me. What happens on the store page? Does is show as owned there?
No i bought it brand new when it released. The steam page says in german that i own the game.
Awesome deal for you.
Reddit didn't explode with this news, so I don't think it was a widespread policy.
Ok i found why i got the game - its not the HTC Vive -
Its " Valve Friends and Family Complimentary". I dont know why, but i got it.
EDIT:
Mac users who pre-ordered the Steam Controller were given the Valve F&F sub to apologise for Mac support being delayed, and Alienware has given away keys once or twice.
I dont own a mac or use any Alienware products/services.
Well i wont complain but nice to know why i got it(HL alyx).
I got one of these too for trying to use a Steam controller on a Mac once. You have access to all Valve developed titles going forward.
Edit: I believe if you ever even so much as logged into your Steam account on a Mac computer in its lifetime and also bought a Steam controller near launch they just gave you the key.
Wow. Best deal ever. Steam controller. Portal 2. Rocket League. HL:A. For what? 49.99?
If you've never used a Mac, then it's most definitely a key from an Alienware giveaway (if you didn't get one from the giveaway website yourself, then maybe a friend gave it to you or something), unless you toured Valve or went to some Valve-related event and they were handed out to attendees. Needless to say, as the name "Valve Friends and Family" implies, the sub isn't something you can get your hands on via traditional means.
I logged into steam once at work(Mac) to download Counter strike for a after work lan party. I guess thats how i got it? :D
Never bought a steam controller/link.
I had access to a Mac computer at that time too (iOS work). And I pre-ordered the Steam controller. I just never felt compelled to install Steam on the Mac. Whoops.
I ordered it and its just sitting here. I had to order an displayport to hdmi adapter for it. Headset is pretty sleek and comfortable. Outside of that I can't give anymore details yet lol.
