The game never explicitly tells you this, so you would be forgiven for never realizing - just as our own Half-Life: Alyx reviewer Jamie didn’t, even after two playthroughs (which he is very embarrassed about)! Comfort Barnacle Options
The shotgun, unlike many conventional shotguns in video game history, can be loaded with up to seven shells at once. Because of that, they can be very easy to miss and don’t stick out as much compared to pistol ammo. While these are sometimes found in a package of 3 or more, you’ll more often find one or two shells sitting by themselves. You’ll want to keep a particular eye out for shotgun shells.
These can be thrown on the ground and smashed open, often containing ammo. You also might recognize wooden crates that take visual cues from Half-Life 2. There are some storage boxes that open to reveal ammo inside, likewise with filing cabinets and drawers. Shooting a barnacle will also sometimes reward you with ammo, but not always. While it’s rare for you to get stuck with no ammo, you might get alarmingly low especially if you favor one of the three guns in particular.Īmmo can be find lying around the environment, on shelves, the ground and even on some dead bodies. Ammo is not infinite by any means in Half-Life: Alyx. On a similar note, always be on the look out for ammunition. Make sure to push boxes out of the way on shelves and check under desks you’ll often be rewarded with something. If you can tell the game wants you to walk one way, take a minute to look to stop and look in all directions. You can also find resin without straying for the main path - you might just have to look in a certain direction. In almost every area of Half-Life: Alyx, there’s a main path that will progress you through the plot, and an area that is probably a dead end but has some ammo and resin. You’ll want to make sure you’re finding and collecting as much resin as possible when moving through the chapters, so that you have enough for upgrades when needed.Īs a general rule of thumb: if you think a room might have some resin in it, it probably does.
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The game is linear, meaning you’ll only get a few opportunities to upgrade you weapon. Resin is the game’s currency, used on your weapon at Combine Fabricators found in select locations across the campaign. You can also use it to ensure that enemies you’re walking past really are dead, saving you a horrid jump scare or two. This is essential for picking out zombies that hide growths that will kill them in one hit. Not only does it make it considerably easier to aim down the sights, but the scope highlights enemy weak spots in orange. The Reflect Sight, available for the pistol and machine gun, is an essential tool for surviving Alyx. If you’re wearing them, they’ll protect you from one attack from a barnacle and a headcrab respectively. If you pick these up, you can actually wear the hard hats and attach the gas masks to your face. You’ll often see hard hats and some gas masks, particularly in the underground sections. There are some items that you can find that will protect you and act as armor - but we wouldn’t blame you if you never realized, as the game doesn’t tell you. Make it a physical experience it’s designed to be played that way and you’ll have more fun. Only move between cover points when you feel a break in the enemy’s attack patterns is coming. When you get into a firefight, choose good spots to hunker down behind cover somewhere you can lean out and get a good vantage point on the enemy. But doing that would be a disservice to the action, which has been built specifically around VR. You could, feasibly, play the game on a lower difficulty setting with Continuous movement and just run and gun through every area, firing from the hip. To get the best out of Half-Life: Alyx, you’ll have to commit yourself. Just open up the menu and it’s the top option.
Get into the habit of saving often again. This isn’t because you’ll be dying an awful lot (especially not on lower difficulties) but the game has perhaps a few less autosave slots than you’re used to in modern AAA titles. Save OftenĪlthough there are some autosaves, you’ll want to save often. So, we’ve collected all the tips and tricks that UploadVR staff picked up on during our own playthroughs.īut don’t worry – we won’t post any story spoilers here, just stuff about gameplay and mechanics that we wish we had known earlier or before we started our own playthroughs. It’s here! Valve’s flagship VR game Half-Life: Alyx finally released across the globe today.īefore you dive right in, you might want a few handy tips that will help you in your playthrough.
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