How to play Half-Life: Alyx without VR

Half-Life: Alyx is the game that has shown everyone what VR can do. To date, it is the most refined full-length VI game and it has received Rave reviews from critics and gamers alike. But VR is really expensive and not all of us can afford it. So it was only natural that someone would come up with a mod to play Half-Life: Alyx with no VR.

And Valve was expecting that, and wanted to see how it would turn out. While there have been many non VR mod, this new mod by r57zone on Github is the only one that lets you play the entire game without VR. But it does not really provide the experience VR does, and there are bound to be a few bugs.

Taht being said, Here is how to get the Half-Life: Alyx no VR mod and install it (courtesy r57z0ne):

1. Go to this link here.
2. Unzip TrueOpenVR into the folder "C:Program FileTrueOpenVR"
3. Then head here and Unzip the driver "HalfLifeAlyx64.dll" into the folder "C:Program FileTrueOpenVRSettingsDrivers".
4. Run"TrueOpenVR Settings.exe"(C:Program FileTrueOpenVRSetttings), select"HalfLifeAlyx64.dll"there and click apply.
5. Install SteamVR.
6. Unzip the driver "TrueOpenVR.SteamVR.manual.zip" for SteamVR (bridge driver), in the folder "...SteamsteamappscommonSteamVRdrivers".
7. Change the settings in the configuration file "...SteamsteamappscommonSteamVRdriverstovrresourcessettingsdefault.vrsettings", "renderWidth" width, and "renderHeight" the height of the game resolution (for example, for a game in 1920 by 1080, you need to set renderWidth 1920, and renderHeight 1080, if the game slows down, then these parameters can be made smaller, for example, 1280 and 720). Also, "windowWidth" is the width of the window, and "windowHeight" is the height, these parameters must strictly correspond to the resolution of your monitor (see the resolution in the settings). You must also change the "Stereo" parameter from true to false. If you want to play 3D on a mobile VR headset from a smartphone, you can leave true, but renderWidth will have to be changed back to 1080. For PSVR helmets and other HDMI helmets working in the extended screen mode, you can change the"windowX"parameter to 1920 (resolution width the first monitor) and the window will be displayed on the second monitor.
8. Start SteamVR and in the SteamVR status window, click -> Room Settings -> Small Room -> Calibration -> 170 cm. The SteamVR tutorial can be closed, and SteamVR Home is disabled in the SteamVR settings.
9. For Steam, go to the game properties, click on the launch options and enter + vr_gg_gesture_pull 0. For a regular shortcut, go to the shortcut properties and add the same: "C:GamesHalf-Life Alyxbinwin64hlvr.exe" + vr_gg_gesture_pull 0. This is necessary so that the objects pulled up on one button.
10. Run the game, select the game and click on it, then press ALT + TAB and switch to the "Headset Window" and click. The SteamVR status window and SteamVR messages can be hidden.
11. In the game settings select "Movement: Sliding" (for smooth walking as in regular games) and turn off the rotation (so that the inscription use the rotation does not interfere).

The Github user has also given instructions manual on how to map controls for Half Life: Alyx  here. Do check out.