For those buying VR HMD’s just for Half-Life: Alyx, should also be pleasantly surprised with other VR content available to them. I think this is great timing with the amount of new wireless HMD’s now available and costs becoming cheaper, a March 2020 release for Half-Life: Alyx feels right. In-game options: Set the rendering API to Direct3D11, not Vulkan. Go into Task Manager > Details > OVRServer_x64.exe and Set Priority to Realtime. Long version: I have been struggling for MONTHS to figure out what had gone wrong with the performance in HL-Alyx. Something happened between my first playthrough on launch day and now, a year later. Eitherway, that PC is fine as is for quite a while. Good mid tier VR capable machine and above spec for Half Life: ALyx All that said, you do not have to buy an Index to play HL:A. You can buy much cheaper headsets to play it. all PC VR headsets are compatible (all of which put the PSVR to shame). They laid out an excellent foundation for a future Half-Life game here, but HL:Alyx feels too hamstrung by a limited budget, vision, and simply catered too much to the VR newcomers. Many of the mechanics in HL: Alyx were already dated by the time it arrived, especially with the release of Boneworks. Felt like two steps forward, one step back. The headset alone is $599 (was $799). The Vive Pro Starter Kit, which includes two SteamVR 1.0 base stations and two Vive controllers is $899 (was $1,099). The Vive Pro Full Kit, which includes However, at less than half the price of the Index, I guess that Rift S is a good option. Personally I wouldn't look at other options than those two, but that's just me. #8. LeftPaw Mar 29, 2020 @ 3:20am. Only 2 in the running and they are the Index and Rift S. So it's down to how much you want to spend on one. #9. We're still Alyx Vance, seemingly in the employ of G-Man, so the fan-made campaign might just pick up where Alyx left off. But without the crowbar. In other Half-Life news, a modder has managed to bring the PS2 exclusive spin-off Decay to PC. It was a co-op experience that has been ported before but, with it being a PS2 game, it has noticeably By all accounts, Half Life: Alyx is a phenomenal game.But because it’s VR-only, large swathes of gamers simply cannot play it due to the high costs of VR hardware and the computers to support it. Results may exclude some products based on. -66%. $9.99. $3.39. Half-Life: Alyx Soundtrack May 5, 2020. The official soundtrack to Half-Life: Alyx. Following the story and locations of Half-Life: Alyx, the soundtrack evolves and combines industrial, electronic, experimental and orchestral cinematic pieces, alternating between abstract Wt58n8J.