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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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Victor_1980
Honored Guest
I am interesting in this Mod too. Can you send me a PM?

TheMadMan007
Honored Guest
Hey Luke, I'd love to try this out too, can you send me the link as well? This is has always been one of my favorite games for PCs

neonridr
Explorer
Luke, I am so excited that someone decided to do a VR conversion for N.O.L.F.  So many fond memories of the original and the sequel on my PC back in the day.  I would love to check it out if you are still looking for people to give it some testing.

Keep up the awesome work.

KDLGates
Honored Guest
I'm a huge NOLF 2 fan from back in the day, and I would love to play it in VR!

I understand you may not be able to worry about Vive / ReVive / SteamVR support at this stage, however, I'd at least be able to reply back with feedback of how my experience went, in my attempts of course to pursue a proper playthrough of this wonderful game in stereoscopic 3D. 🙂

Thank you for your consideration.

Cheers,

    Kris Gates
    Avid Fan and Eager Prospective Tester

mattex39
Honored Guest
PLEASE SEND ME THE MOD! THANK YOU!

jcruze7
Honored Guest
I would love to have the link as well.  Loved this game and it would be awesome to visit it again with the Rift.

Please send me the link.

Anonymous
Not applicable
Guys, I'm overwhelmed by your enthusiasm  🙂

Due to the release being so close, sadly I can no longer accept new testers for the beta version. But hold on tight... it's coming!!!

Anonymous
Not applicable
Oh man, I've been looking for a reason to play through this again. I have a 1080ti and a Rift, can I please try this out?

TheMadMan007
Honored Guest
Of course as soon as I hear about this, the offer gets retracted. Bummer, As a IT vet of 20+ years, and a VR dev since 2014, I feel i'm more than qualified to beta test this. Hopefully it does come out soon, as that is a very vague description. Remember Valve said Episode 3 was coming "soon" too. 

jimrooney
Protege
Rock on man.
Looks like I missed the testing boat, but I've got NOLF2 ready when you are 🙂
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