Half-Life: Alyx

Half-Life: Alyx

The Undertow
Dormin  [developer] 14 Oct, 2022 @ 9:10am
Walkthrough Video
If you're stuck and unsure how to progress you can reference this full playthrough video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ac77Kc0tt7o

I recommend not watching past where you are in the level, so as not to spoil things. If you did get stuck somewhere, please let us know! It's super helpful feedback for us.
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TrickTrigger 21 May, 2023 @ 2:47am 
I got stuck at the prison cell part. I tried knocking the lock away with the bottle on the ground, then I tried the chair, which actually worked. The door didn't open, and when I checked the walkthrough and found you could actually STAND on the chair, I used that to grab the gun, got the ammo off the guard - but I could no longer open the door, and the game didn't auto-save. I GIVE UP.
Dormin  [developer] 21 May, 2023 @ 12:20pm 
Originally posted by TrickTrigger:
I got stuck at the prison cell part. I tried knocking the lock away with the bottle on the ground, then I tried the chair, which actually worked. The door didn't open, and when I checked the walkthrough and found you could actually STAND on the chair, I used that to grab the gun, got the ammo off the guard - but I could no longer open the door, and the game didn't auto-save. I GIVE UP.

Thanks for letting us know about this bug, there should be an autosave or two before that point. I'm not sure why they didn't trigger. Will look into this issue, in the meantime the workaround would be to try again but to shoot open the lock with the gun. That will trigger the door to open, sorry about the inconvenience.
TrickTrigger 21 May, 2023 @ 6:30pm 
Originally posted by Dormin:
Originally posted by TrickTrigger:
I got stuck at the prison cell part. I tried knocking the lock away with the bottle on the ground, then I tried the chair, which actually worked. The door didn't open, and when I checked the walkthrough and found you could actually STAND on the chair, I used that to grab the gun, got the ammo off the guard - but I could no longer open the door, and the game didn't auto-save. I GIVE UP.

Thanks for letting us know about this bug, there should be an autosave or two before that point. I'm not sure why they didn't trigger. Will look into this issue, in the meantime the workaround would be to try again but to shoot open the lock with the gun. That will trigger the door to open, sorry about the inconvenience.
Okay, turns out it actually DID auto-save, but when I checked the menu, it was totally blank? Well, I found after quitting and reloading the game itself the autosave worked properly.

The rest of the map went swimmingly. I feel using zombies as patrons was kind of odd and didn't really sit right, that was just bizarre, but everything else was good, the environment design, Deadeye's character, the voicework, the combat, both endings, it's all very well crafted. The story was actually better than I thought it was going to be, with the plot twist at the end. I thought it was all an excuse for the setting and set-pieces until that part.

The whole thing with the main dance hall and elevator coming back into play, I didn't actually see that coming, either. And the third act was a real curve-ball, too. Do I sense some influences from the Far Cry series in that head-trip?

Still, maybe redesign that bit with the chair? It's way too hard to figure out, I had to check the video for that. The rest of it was alright, though, it's just that part.
JBambieze 3 Jun, 2023 @ 9:04am 
Similar issue in the cell, could only sort off grab the chair with right hand, not with the left at all, actually can't hold anything with the left hand at all, so can't load the gun after you figure out how to get it and the ammo off the guard. Exited game and came back to current save point, jail door was off the hinges and lock was on the floor, door seemed to be connected to me as I moved around it did as well. Still couldn't load the gun with the one hand only and even though the door was off could not walk past the plane of where it should be while locked. At one point both my hands literally fell onto the floor in a kind of that can't be good for gameplay thing. I clicked at them and them came back up, but Ummmm what the heck? Kind of a messy un-fun feel to it so far. I'll try loading an autosave and do it again.
Last edited by JBambieze; 3 Jun, 2023 @ 9:06am
Dormin  [developer] 3 Jun, 2023 @ 9:34am 
Originally posted by JBambieze:
Similar issue in the cell, could only sort off grab the chair with right hand, not with the left at all, actually can't hold anything with the left hand at all, so can't load the gun after you figure out how to get it and the ammo off the guard. Exited game and came back to current save point, jail door was off the hinges and lock was on the floor, door seemed to be connected to me as I moved around it did as well. Still couldn't load the gun with the one hand only and even though the door was off could not walk past the plane of where it should be while locked. At one point both my hands literally fell onto the floor in a kind of that can't be good for gameplay thing. I clicked at them and them came back up, but Ummmm what the heck? Kind of a messy un-fun feel to it so far. I'll try loading an autosave and do it again.

Sorry to hear you ran into this issue it sounds really frustrating. Do you have any other addons enabled? Sometimes playing with other addons can cause compatibility issues. If not, then I'd say your best bet is loading an older autosave, or restarting the addon.

Might also be worth turning your controllers on and off if you're unable to pick anything up with your left hand.
JBambieze 5 Jun, 2023 @ 12:25pm 
No add-ons except this one enabled, I always disable other add-ons. It persisted until I went back to an older auto-save and then was able to move past the cell scene and both hands were working again.
Clairvius 24 Mar, 2024 @ 7:34am 
wow this mod helps my day thanks:pseudopost::steamthumbsup::steamhappy:
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