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[HL2: DM VR-FIX] Disable VR-Mode if you have installed SteamVR, without uninstall it!

By Allower ⁧⁧✔

If you start Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and go into OPTIONS menu and your game is automatically swiched to SteamVR mode, this guide is for you!

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Steps to FIX

Exit from Half-Life 2: Deathmatch
Go to Half-Life 2: Deathmatch root install directory folder
- Find game install directory:
  If you don't know where is your Half-Life 2: Deathmatch install directory is located, you can open Steam main window, navigate to LIBRARY > Right click on Half-Life 2: Deathmatch > select Properties… > LOCAL FILES tab > Browse… button
Find hl2mp folder and open it
Find gameinfo text file > right click and select Open with > , then find and select WordPad
In gameinfo.txt you need looking for supportsvr string, just change number 1 to number 0
- Example:
  "GameInfo" { game "Half-Life 2 DM" title "HALF+LIFE'" title2 "deathmatch" type multiplayer_only nomodels 0 nohimodel 1 nocrosshair 1 supportsvr 0 hidden_maps { "test_speakers" 1 "test_hardware" 1 } FileSystem
In WordPad's window click on File > Save, then close the program
Now you can start Half-Life 2: Deathmatch and see SteamVR is not start then you go to game OPTIONS

Conclusion

Hope you have exactly repeated all the above steps and no longer experience problems with SteamVR

If you find this guide helpful, please vote and comment, this is the best support for me. Good luck and have fun!

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9 Comments

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Allower ⁧⁧✔ [author] 29 Nov, 2024 @ 2:12pm

Not actual more, Valve fixed this in Half-Life 2 20 Anniversary Update!

Allower ⁧⁧✔ [author] 12 Oct, 2024 @ 6:57am

*it's

Allower ⁧⁧✔ [author] 12 Oct, 2024 @ 6:55am

Singleplayer have this problem too, like Half-Life 2 Update and Resistance Element

Allower ⁧⁧✔ [author] 12 Oct, 2024 @ 6:54am

@Ookidablobida , as i answer on realated guide for VR-FIX in Synergy:

It's because Source Engine version used in SynergyMod and other games (like: HL2: DM, HL2: Update, Resistance Element mod and etc.) using same common depots and gameinfo files. It's looks like these games/mods is based on Source SDK Multiplayer 2013 released after SteamPipe update since 2013-th year.

So mod/game developers must disable this function by itself. Because if Valve release any new feature on SDK 2013 this will apply to all games that based on this engine version.

In conclusion all games that created on Source Engine Base Multiplayer 2013 have this problemm so i'ts just Valve's mistake...

Ookidablobida 11 Oct, 2024 @ 1:50pm

why does vr mode show up and is there any way to use it?

Allower ⁧⁧✔ [author] 20 Nov, 2023 @ 1:49am

KaPTiiVaTE™ ,Oops, thanks, I didn't notice that typo. I'll fix it now! :)

Allower ⁧⁧✔ [author] 20 Nov, 2023 @ 1:46am

@xX_RaptorSc0pez_Xx ,I'm glad to hear that you found this guide helpful! Thank you for your comment!

ElliottEstates™ 19 Nov, 2023 @ 4:52pm

OPTINONS

xX_RaptorSc0pez_Xx 8 Apr, 2023 @ 5:22am

Thanks! It was super annoying having VR start up every time I opened HL2: DM

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