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<body> <div id="header"> <span class="left"> <span class="back"><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT"><span class="image mobile_back" title="Back"></span></a></span> <span class="image mobile_logo" title="Beehive Forum Logo"></span> </span> <ul> <li> <a class="reply_all" href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.0&return_msg=42587.1"> <span class="image mobile_reply_all"></span><span class="text">Reply to All</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="navigation" href="#"> <span class="image mobile_navigation"></span><span class="text">Show messages</span> </a> </li> <li> <a class="main" href="#"><span class="image mobile_menu" title="Menu"></span> </a> </li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu main"> <ul> <li><a href="lthread_list.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Messages</a></li> <li><a href="lpm.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Inbox</a></li> <li><a href="lsearch.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Search</a></li> <li><a href="llogon.php?webtag=DEFAULT">Login</a></li> </ul> </div> <div class="menu navigation"><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1">1–10</a><a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.11">11–20</a>…<a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.31">31–32</a></div> <div id="page_content"> <h3 class="thread_title"><a href="index.php?webtag=DEFAULT&amp;msg=42587.1">Half Life: Alyx</a> </h3> <div id="messages" data-navigation="42587_1_32_10"> <a name="a42587_1"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_1"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">23 Mar 2020 20:31</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: ALL<span class="message_count">1 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1">42587.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I've just emerged from 2 1/2 hours in Half Life: Alyx on the Vive. It's everything it had to be to justify the hype and more. A beautifully flowing succession of jaw-dropping moments and heart-stopping action.<br /> <br /> As intuitive an interface as has yet been designed for VR, with effects like the Gravity Gloves that make picking up supplies not just easy, but cool.<br /> <br /> It also has the HL feel, with the same technology, friends and foes, but all modelled and animated in exquisite detail. I'm only resting because the bridge of my nose is sore...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.1&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.1"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_2"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_2"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">23 Mar 2020 23:52</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 09:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">2 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.2">42587.2</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_1" target="_self">42587.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Those head crabs though... shit scary in VR. Especially when the lights go out and you've only got the torch to light them up. <br /> <br /> I was expecting good things from Valve, but this really is something special. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.2&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.2"> <span class="rating">+1/1</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_3"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_3"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: milko<span class="message_time">24 Mar 2020 10:19</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 09:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">3 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.3">42587.3</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_1" target="_self">42587.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> I'm so torn on this one. Choice paralysis with headsets (I own none at the moment), quite a small computer room so can't really take advantage of roomscale moving about stuff beyond about a step in each direction, plus investing that sort of money feels a little risky given that the virus has more or less chopped out 90% of my company's income indefinitely so I might find myself with cut hours and pay one of these days.<br /> <br /> But I wants it!</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.3&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.3"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_4"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_4"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: graphitone<span class="message_time">24 Mar 2020 10:47</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 09:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">4 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.4">42587.4</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_1" target="_self">42587.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Is this Half-Life 3 in all but name? <br /> <br /> Is it a continuation of the story from where Episode 2 left off?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.4&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.4"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_5"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_5"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">24 Mar 2020 17:47</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 12:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">5 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.5">42587.5</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_3" target="_self">42587.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Oh man, that sucks <span class="emoticon e_cry" title=":'("><span class="e__">:'(</span></span><br /> <br /> Most games have options for room scale or a standing position, but the more room you've got the less likely you are to hit things (and physically moving around is definitely more immersive). My room is just big enough for room scale and I've punched the wall and hit the telly once.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.5&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.5"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_6"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_6"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">24 Mar 2020 17:48</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: graphitone <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 24 Mar 2020 19:27"></span></span> <span class="message_count">6 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.6">42587.6</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_4" target="_self">42587.4</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Alyx is in the time between Half Life and Half Life 2. </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.6&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.6"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_7"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_7"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: william (WILLIAMA)<span class="message_time">24 Mar 2020 23:57</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 09:12"></span></span> <span class="message_count">7 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.7">42587.7</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_1" target="_self">42587.1</a></div> <div class="message_body"> So, a question to you and Chris. If I was more of a gamer than I am, which kit would you recommend?</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.7&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.7"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_8"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_8"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">25 Mar 2020 09:22</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Chris (CHRISSS) <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 09:42"></span></span> <span class="message_count">8 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.8">42587.8</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_2" target="_self">42587.2</a></div> <div class="message_body"> And the head crab zombies. That bit in the pit when you're learning how to use the shotgun *as* they're breaking down the walls...</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.8&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.8"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_9"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_9"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Manthorp<span class="message_time">25 Mar 2020 09:23</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: milko <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 25 Mar 2020 12:46"></span></span> <span class="message_count">9 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.9">42587.9</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_3" target="_self">42587.3</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Although the room scale works well, the turny-clicky teleporting is well implemented too, so an Oculus would be fine.</div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.9&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.9"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div><a name="a42587_10"></a><div class="message" id="message_42587_10"> <div class="message_header"> <div class="message_from"> From: Chris (CHRISSS)<span class="message_time">25 Mar 2020 12:41</span> <div class="clearer"></div> </div><div class="message_to">To: Manthorp <span><span class="image post_read" title="Read: 27 Mar 2020 17:23"></span></span> <span class="message_count">10 of 32</span><div class="clearer"></div> </div> </div> <div class="message_links"> <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.10">42587.10</a> In reply to <a href="lmessages.php?webtag=DEFAULT&msg=42587.1#a42587_8" target="_self">42587.8</a></div> <div class="message_body"> Clever little puzzle to get the shotgun too. It took me a while to work it out though. I was standing in just the wrong place as one of the zombies popped up behind me </div> <div class="message_footer"> <div class="message_footer_links"><a href="lpost.php?webtag=DEFAULT&reply_to=42587.10&return_msg=42587.1" class="reply"><span class="image post"></span>Reply</a></div> <div class="message_vote_form" data-msg="42587.10"> <span class="rating">0/0</span> <span class="image vote vote_down vote_down_off" title="Vote Down"></span> <span class="image vote vote_up vote_up_off" title="Vote Up"></span> </div> </div> </div></div> <div class="message_page_footer"> <ul> <li class="right_col"><form accept-charset="utf-8" method="get" action="lmessages.php" target="_self"><input type="hidden" name="webtag" id="webtag" class="bhinputtext" value="DEFAULT" dir="ltr" /><input type="hidden" name="msg" id="msg" class="bhinputtext" value="42587.11" dir="ltr" /><input type="submit" name="submit" id="keep_reading" value="Keep reading…" class="button" /></form></li> </ul> </div> </div> </body>