New ‘Half-Life 2’ VR Mod Lets You Dual-wield Gravity Guns (or any other weapon)

Amp up your Half-Life 2 VR experience with the new HL2VR Unleashed mod

A recently released fork of one of the premier VR mods for Half-Life 2 (2004) has introduced exciting features that will make you feel like a legendary action hero. The unofficial fork, called HL2VR Unleashed, created by modder Vittorio Romeo, takes the immersive VR experience to new heights.

Turning players into Combine-killing machines

HL2VR Unleashed offers unique VR interactions that include dual wielding, universal melee attacks, and a virtual stock for customizable shouldering positions. These features transform players into unstoppable agents like John Wick, ready to take on the Combine with style and precision.

Modder’s previous work in the VR space

Vittorio Romeo, the creator of HL2VR Unleashed, is known for his contributions to the VR modding community. He also developed a VR mod for the classic shooter Quake (1996) and worked on the indie arcade game Open Hexagon (2021).

The complete list of features in HL2VR Unleashed

The HL2VR Unleashed mod is available for free and comes with a handy installation guide. Here are the exciting features you can expect:

1. Universal Melee
   • Allows physical melee attacks with any weapon, or even with empty hands.
   • Can be toggled in the tweaks menu. Damage levels can also be adjusted.
2. Physical Jumping
   • Translates physical jumping into in-game jumping.
   • Can be toggled in the controls menu.
   • Jumping threshold can be fine-tuned via the hlvr_control_physical_jump_threshold CVar.
3. Dual Wielding
   • Allows each hand to independently equip and operate a weapon.
   • Requires specific actions to be bound on both controllers in the SteamVR bindings menu, including “Fire,” “Alt Fire,” “Eject Magazine,” and “Open Weapon Selection.”
   • Recommended rebinding of “Toggle Menu” to avoid interfering with left hand “Alt Fire.”
   • Obtaining a weapon makes it usable by both hands, enabling dual wielding.
4. Virtual Stock
   • Interpolates two-handed aiming with the player’s approximate shoulder position, providing more stability when aiming down sights.
   • Can be toggled in the tweaks menu. Shoulder position is adjustable.
5. Grip-Holster Mode
   • Automatically holsters weapons when the grip is released, and equips the last holstered weapon when the grip is held.
   • Any hand interaction takes priority over equipping the last holstered weapon.
   • Recommended for dual wielding as it simplifies the reloading process.
   • Compatible with the “Toggle grab” option.
   • Can be toggled in the controls menu.
6. Difficulty Tweaks
   • Allows fine-tuning of damage, recoil, and bullet spread.
   • Both inflicted and taken damage can be adjusted for a challenging yet fair gameplay experience.
   • Recommended adjustments to recoil multiplier for dual wielding automatic weapons.
   • Can be tuned in the tweaks menu.
7. Miscellaneous
   • Manually tweaked the offset of every weapon to improve aiming consistency.

Download the HL2VR Unleashed mod and experience the enhanced Half-Life 2 VR gameplay with these incredible new features. Get ready to unleash your inner action hero and take on the Combine like never before!

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