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Half-Life VR but the AI Is Self-Aware (sometimes shortened to Half-Life VR: Self Aware AI and abbreviated HLVR: AI) is a role-playing themed livestream and machinima series staged within a recreation of the video game Half-Life using a virtual reality version of Garry's Mod.
The predecessor to Sandbox, Garry's Mod, was first released in 2004 by Garry Newman as a mod for the game Half-Life 2 and, by extension, the Source game engine. In late 2015, Newman stated Facepunch was working on a Garry's Mod sequel with a focus on virtual reality . [ 6 ]
In July 2009, four developers working under the name "PixelTail Games" opened a Garry's Mod server called GMod Tower. GMod Tower was a network of servers, designed as a social media platform for users to play minigames with friends and socialise in a hub area. Within hours of the server's opening, the website for GMod Tower reached two million ...
Garry's Mod started out as a sandbox mode for tinkering in Valve's Source engine. Not truly considered a video game, [10] and more of a playground, the game takes assets from compatible Source engine games like Half-Life 2, Team Fortress 2, Portal, etc., and allows users to pose them with different tools offered by Garry's Mod. As of September ...
It was resurrected as a VR game but shelved again when Half-Life: Alyx eclipsed its development. [144] SimTrek: a virtual reality game developed primarily by the creators of Kerbal Space Program. It was cancelled during the development of Half-Life: Alyx. [144]
Original mod was called CnC Reborn. Tower Unite: Garry's Mod: 2009 July 7 2016 April 8 Tower Unite is the standalone version of GMod Tower by Pixeltail Games, which was a mod for Garry's Mod. Garry's Mod, in turn, was a mod for Half-Life 2. Tremulous: Quake III Arena: 2005 August 11 2006 March 31
In March 2023, fans released the "NoVR" mod, which allows players to play through the game without a VR headset. This also allows Alyx to run on less powerful devices, such as the Steam Deck. [55] [56] Reviewers found the mod removed the game's immediacy and that mouse-and-keyboard controls could not replicate the dexterity of VR controllers. [55]
The mod was well received by critics and fans alike. Matthew Byrd of Den of Geek called the mod "something that Half-Life fans should consider playing." [9] For the week of August 18, 2018, it was one of the biggest stories on Mod DB. [19] Liana Ruppert of Comicbook.com said that Echoes had "the compelling storyline, the intrigue - Echoes has ...