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No One Lives Forever 2: A Spy in H.A.R.M.'s Way - Cate Archer lives again in VR!

Anonymous
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Edit: it's out!
*** Update Feb 13: Third release, with some improvements and localized versions also for the Vive!
*** Update Feb 2: The mod now works correctly on the HTC Vive thanks to the magic of Revive!!!
*** Update Jan 16-25: All localized versions released!

Grab it while it's hot at https://github.com/LukeRoss00/nolf2-real-mod/releases

Instructions are included with the release. Let me know (preferably here so it can help other users, but a PM is fine too) if you find any problems or if you get any joy!!!

THANKS to all of you who tested the mod and reported back, and also thanks to the many others who volunteered. Although I did my best to fine-tune the release, I don't expect everything to work perfectly for everyone, so your feedback will still be very important.

SweViver has made a fun gameplay video ("Come here, lady: I'm gonna slice you with my katana!"):

https://youtu.be/hJhE84R74_0

Have fun kicking H.A.R.M.'s butt  


Original post:

Hi folks!

No One Lives Forever 2 is one of my favorite games of all time. In my mind, there was only one way to make it better (apart from a much awaited sequel, that sadly looks like it's never going to happen): a total VR conversion!

The VR community has given a lot to me. Amazing mods like Doom 3 BFG - VR, Jedi Knight II: Jedi Outcast VR, the MotherVR mod for Alien: Isolation, the very existence of affordable devices like the Rift and the Vive: I really wanted to give something back. I also desperately wanted to play NOLF2 in VR, and... nobody else was doing it, so I decided to step in.

In honor of the traditional bent for acronyms that pervades the NOLF universe, I couldn't restrain myself from naming this the "R.E.A.L." mod. I have done my best to preserve the magic of NOLF2 by keeping the VR conversion as close as possible to the original feel of the game, in every aspect that I could think of.

I believe that the mod is basically ready for release, and now I am looking for testers to make sure there are no glaring problems before making it available to the whole community.

If you are willing to experience Cate Archer in VR and you don't mind the occasional rough spot, reply here or PM me and I will send you a link to download the mod. Of course you will need the original game in order to play. It is best if you have some time to spend on this in order to go through the full game and report on any bugs that you might find, but even if you can just play a level or two, your help is precious to ensure that the community will be able to enjoy a quality release.

On my system (Oculus Rift, GeForce GTX 1080 Ti, Xbox One controller) the mod works very smoothly and runs at 90 fps with 2.0 supersampling, 4x antialiasing and all the graphics options maxed out. The game still truly is a beauty to behold, keeping in mind that 15 years have gone by since it was originally released. Ideally, I would like to have some testers that can report to me how (and if) the mod works on different configurations: for instance AMD graphics cards, Logitech controllers, and so on.

Even though this is obviously not the right forum to ask, if anyone also has a Vive available, it would be good to know if everything works correctly through Revive.

Thank you for reading this, and I hope that you will enjoy playing the mod as much as I did coding it!!!

Update Dec 12:
Depending on your system configuration, you might run into problems if you install the original game inside "Program Files (x86)" (trouble unpacking the mod files, game doesn't save, etc.). When NOLF2 came out in 2002, Windows wasn't protecting the Program Files folder yet, so the developers decided to put the saves inside the program's directory, as was customary at the time. To avoid trouble, it's best if you choose a normal folder during installation: for instance, tell the No One Lives Forever 2 installer to put the game in C:\MyGames\NOLF2.

Update Dec 11:

If the mod is crashing for you and/or you don't see Cate Archer's welcome animation at the title screen, you might have conflicting versions of the game's effects library. In your installation folder, you might find a subfolder named "Game", and inside that, a file named "CLIENTFX.FXD" (there's also a "CLIENTFX" folder, but I'm talking about the file). Either delete just this specific "CLIENTFX.FXD" file, or delete the whole "Game" subfolder altogether, which will save you 1,75 GB of disk space. Don't worry about the contents of the "Game" folder: they're all duplicate files and old versions, and they were needed only for working with the level editor.
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Anonymous
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Thanks @cercata! I'm so happy that you are enjoying the game.

Zoom in VR (cutscenes, movies, etc.) is certainly something of an acquired taste. You are right that some of the depth is lost, especially when the focal length is very high. The same effect can be seen in "normal" 3D movies when the camera zooms in on people's faces. I see that you have already found the toggle, but for other testers, it can be accessed under Options -> VR -> Cinematic camera zoom.

When behind corners, you will lose your "hidden" status as soon as the game detects that you are moving rapidly. You can stay hidden by crouching in game (button B on the controller) or by toggling the "always run" status (click the left stick). Then you will be free to move your head.

cercata
Expert Protege
I undestand the feature you did for hidding, but I think it needs some balancing, head movements of 1mm/s you don't even realise you are moving, and you get out of hideout
Edit: Ok, if I'm in sneak mode this doesn't happens, so it's ok.

Now I'll go for chapter 2 ...

BuckleBean
Explorer
Oh wow, I'd greatly appreciate access to this. Sounds incredible!

Anonymous
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Are you still accepting testers for this? I actually pulled out NOLF2 and started re-playing it just a few months ago, so would LOVE to give it a try in VR. Thanks!

Syndroid
Heroic Explorer
Awesome project! would love to become a tester too 

Anonymous
Not applicable
It's great to see many fellow spies willing to join UNITY's cause  B)

I have sent you PMs with the link. If everything goes well, I'm hoping to publish the mod in a few days, so do let me know how it works for you!!

Syndroid
Heroic Explorer
Just briefly tested it.
First impression; amazing!. I don't have much to complain.
The controlls need to get used to, but it works good enough. 
As for the cinematics; I would suggest that you make "user controlled camera pitch" and " cinematic fov -no-"
the default setting. Otherwise people might get turned off quickly.
I was actually surprised how well the cutscenes work after I changed these settings.
no-headbobbing should be a default setting as well ^^


cercata
Expert Protege
WOW, chapter 3 is so awesome !!!!!
The rabit is more realistic than in Skyrim VR :open_mouth:
And the snowbike is fun in VR !!!!

No problems so far, only minor glitches that I guess are from the original game.

I had an Issue in the first 2 chaptes, It gave eye strain, and then headache ...
It happens to me in half of the Oculus games, I guess its because of the glare when there are high brightness areas.

Anonymous
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@cercata: Awesome to see that you're enjoying the mod!!! Have you tried walking around in the "paused" snow?  😉

cercata
Expert Protege
@LukeRoss yes, pause is awesome, specially with snow.

Chapter 3 finished, its amazing how this keyboard+mouse shooters play so well with xbox controller + head aiming.
I don't know why some people only wants touch controllers in VR ...