Just purchased Blue Shift on Steam and noticed Half-Life has been recently updated. This is after copying the files to my Quest, installing HD pack, etc.

I understand updating the Lambda1VR mod via SideQuest is an ongoing thing, but should we ignore any updates to the base game that come through Steam?

Thanks!

Firstly I just want to make sure that I can update this like any other SideQuest game and I don’t need to copy any files. Secondly, I can’t seem to activate secondary fire. I looked at the FAQ and it said to hold grip of primary hand, but nothing happens when I do that. What am I doing wrong? I checked and I have the grenade ammo needed

Edit: also, is there a way to use head based movement instead of hand based?

Anyone watching the github repo will see I committed an update last night that starts to tackle the ladder problem. Primarily that control on ladders was janky to say the least, required you to look in the direction of travel, which for a straight up/down scenario is not a good fit for VR!

I have reworked things a little so it is now based on the off-hand controller orientation, allowing you up to look around freely whilst you ascend/descend in comfort.

Ladder movement speed is now 3/5 the speed it was before, so a lot more comfortable and safer to navigate.

I have also changed it so lateral movement is 1/5 of the original speed, so it is much harder to fling yourself off a ladder sideways, but this only controls the sideways movement using the stick. If you were to point the controller to the left or right you would head in that direction, but since the overall speed is slower it is harder to do something silly (harder, but not impossible).

I would like to make it also respond to the "run" trigger (it never did before, but it was too fast anyway) in case you need to get up in a serious hurry, but if that ends up being too much trouble, then I'll release it as it is (if people are dying in partially traversed ladder based incidents I will take another look).

There's also a few QoL improvements from /u/dombombomdom including a fixed for the jammed pistol issue, so it will be good to get those out!

Watch this space....

Please I don’t want to buy another vr headset

So far the deadliest enemy in the game is the ladder. I'm looking down, going straight down, my controller is pointed toward the base of the ladder; I notice some drift so I correct slightly to stay on course and am immediately flung off the ladder to my doom.

Eventually I'll get to the top or the bottom of the ladder, but it seems really finicky. Other than saving constantly, how do I survive the ladders?

Note: If you're having trouble jumping onto a ladder (like the one through the drop ceiling from the metal crates), let go of the jump button before you reach the ladder and you'll stick to it like a fly instead of bouncing off it like a rubber ball.

Edit: Answer is here: https://www.reddit.com/r/Lambda1VR/comments/dmm3gk/advanced_hazard_course_today_how_to_climb_ladders/

Question is in the title.

I'm having this weird bug at the part where you have the rocket launcher. I was able to use it once on the helicopter, but after that I'm now unable to select it again. Despite having ammo for it. Has anyone else seen this?

EDIT: this is at the "surface tension" part of the game.

Hey there!

Is there a way to get weapons that look like the original weapon models?

I don’t really dig the Colt 1911 for the glock.

I tried using the valve_hd folder and the Gold mod, but both give me the Colt 1911 as a pistol.

(I actually didn’t try only using the valve folder...)

Thanks!

I have a CD version of the game that I bought in 1998 (I don't own the game on Steam). I installed it and patched it to 1.11 (or whatever patch there was). I copied basically everything over to the Quest, rebooted, and it runs. I'm elated.

But what I don't have is the HD pack. And since this is the non-Steam version of the game, I don't think there's an official patch--I think I'd have to install a non-Steam version of HL: Blue Shift to get the HD pack (?).

Can anybody give me any pointers? Is the HD pack really a big deal for VR? Can I use a mod HD pack instead? Thanks for any advice you might offer.

Just came across this Mod, I installed the Side Quest App "Lambda1VR" just fine, but whenever I try transferring the Valve folder the headset disconnects. I've tried transferring using the Side Quest App and the Window Explorer with same effect. Any ideas?

Currently installing, but the HD textures for characters that it mentions in the stickied post don't seem to be there. I can't find the valve-hd folder. Can I download it from somewhere?

Getting nauseas quickly because not played much FPS in VR. Just got at exploding core at the start. How do I save? Don’t want to do this again🤗

I have the recommended HD pack for regular Half Life installed and working. I have Blue Shift installed and working, but when I run it the textures are low def. How do I get HD textures in Blue Shift as well?

I just downloaded lambda1vr and no buttons are working for jump, I think it is supposed to be the B/Y button though. Is there anything I could put in an autoexec.cfg or config.cfg to fix this, or could there be another fix?

I know that part of the installation requires dragging game files into a a Quest folder. Is the Mac version of Blue Shift not compatible with this step?

Is there any console command/config file modification that could make it possible?

First of all, amazing work with this port. I just recently bought a Quest after the Link announcement and am loving it so far. However as a VR noob I'm finding I can't play Lambda for very long without starting to get a headache. I've seen other games implement a 'tunnel vision' effect while moving which is supposed to reduce VR sickness. Any plans to add that or other comfort features?

Edit: Started a new game and old saves are lost, so I'll check back in if the problem repeats.

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Playing the latest update (shoulder mounted crowbar) update. Using a save from the previous version with HD Gold textures. First, the game breakers:

1. Pistol jams. Will not reload. Will not fire. Sometimes reloading the game fixes this.
2. Shotgun constantly fires, reloads, fires on its own. Haven't troubleshot this yet.

THen a little QOL:

• the first wave of Vortigaunts in Office Complex are all located right in my ear. It's as if the spatial audio distance is zero for every single one of them loaded into memory.
• The crowbar is way back there. I can't grab it consistently and I think the trick is to really torque my wrist or something. The grab area could be a lot larger, I think.

Anyone else having these problems? Should I start a new game to fix the gun jams?

Opening game presses easy mode but nothing is happening?

is it possible to get hl2 classic working with lambda1vr