HL2 with Rift support is supplied as part of the SteamPipe beta branch and as such you’ll have to ‘opt in’ to receive this new version. Please do let me know if there any errors or anything you think should be in the guide. This guide, like this experimental mode, is very much a work in progress. Note: At present I have been unable to get Episode one of the story to work properly, Episode 2 and beyond seem to display as expected however. For easy reference we’ve summarised these steps as part of the article.

We posted earlier the basic steps supplied by Oculus on how to at least activate the experimental VR mode in Half-Life 2. However, getting the game working optimally is currently a minor challenge, for those of you unwilling to pour time into config tweaking we run through the basics.

Compared with unofficial mods and hacks, the experience (once working correctly) is incredibly compelling and impressive. A couple of days ago, Oculus announced that Half-Life 2 now has official support for the Oculus Rift, albeit in an early beta form.

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