It’s a little bit like the ghost system featured in Dark Souls. Put simply, each player is playing through their own version of the game, only now they can see each other in real-time.

According to the development team, player two is unable to interact with the host players’ world the interactions aren’t synched.

Unfortunately, the mod comes with several major limitations. need to have a VR device, The mod, allows you to port up CS:GO maps in Source 2 Film Maker and other software, including Half-Life: Alyx. Player two is represented as a City Scanner, one of the in-game enemies featured throughout the campaign. The mod works by tracking a players’ head position and rotation and sending that information to the host game as a second player. That being said, wouldn’t be nice if you had a companion to keep you company on your journey? A group of modders (DerkO, Lyfeless, 2838, Kube, and more) certainly agree, so much so the team developed a new mod that introduces multiplayer support to Valve’s record-breaking VR game, albeit with a catch.Īvailable now as a free download, alyx-multiplayer allows players the opportunity to experience the entirety of the HL:A campaign alongside a buddy, sort of. a 13-year gulf between Half-Life 2: Episode 2 and Half-Life: Alyx. Throughout the entirety of the roughly 15-hour campaign, players are on their own as they navigate their way throughout a post-apocalyptic cityscape, solve puzzles, and battle a seemingly endless army of horrific creatures. (Or Hotdogs Horseshoes and Handgrenades) Right now I have so far made 2 Find GIFs.