That is already done in greater difficulties

Playing on Story mode, Still pretty tricky, One or 2 shots to the grunts head, Can you decrease head damage?

No, I can´t

can you make strider harder

will this work on campaign+?

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I'm playing the No-VR mod, so I don't have the luxury of poking my head out like in VR. When I come out of cover, I'm dying from just three bullets from the Grunts. x)

With that said, is there a way to reduce the damage of the Combine Soldiers to match the ratio of Normal Difficulty? I don't want to lower the difficulty because I want to keep the reduced damage that the player inflicts on enemies in Hard difficulty.

I found that the damage Alyx inflicts on Hard and the damage the Combine inflicts on Normal is the perfect balance of challenging and fun. Alyx doesn't die instantly, but at the same time, we can't just fool around.

But thats just a detail, this mod is amazing! You made fighting the Combine feel like it should man. I wish Valve had the same respect for the enemy NPCs in their games as you do here. =D

Best wishes

Really fun, I recommend for experienced players!

I figured it out. To do it in NoVR, the command is addon_play [map name]

I have the mod enabled but there is no option to start a new game with addons on NoVR.

Someone posted you have to start from second chapter with addons

This isn't working with NoVR. :'(

I have, I usually like playing normal/hard both with and without this mod. On easy it's still easy to get killed very quickly from gunfire.

Thanks Eddieboy. Have you tried playing on an easier difficulty? I made this addon that hard because vanilla gameplay was too easy.

I love everything about this mod except for the combine damage. Getting two tapped by a grunt is more annoying than challenging. Frequently reloading in alyx because of this is quite demotivating.

If possible would you be willing to do an alt addon that has everything except maybe don't go so severe on the combine damage.

Thank you so much for this work. Now the game is as it should have been originally

Oh! I thought I remembered something about that but when I checked the page I wasn't sure, lol. It's been a while since I've played. Nevertheless thanks for responding! :)

Thanks likon :D

Hi Beastmdode, the merciless mod already includes this! The grenades explode faster with this addon.

Hi Cuser! I haven't seen a mod for this yet but it's a small thing that's always sort of bugged me in Alyx.

The grenades that the grunts throw at the player take an absurdly long time to explode and I wish that it would be faster by a couple of seconds or so. Do you think that this is possible using modding tools?

If it is possible could it be a separate mod or would it need to be merged into the merciless collection to work? Thanks as always!

Start from second chapter with addons.

does the mod work in hla no vr? i have an option in the menu "addons" and it says that its enabled but i havent noticed any difference in zombies and headcrabs, maybe i have to start a new game while its enabled? pls help :D

Chargers instantly shoot you when you come out of cover which makes it very unfair, besides that excellent mod

Increased speed for manhacks is a cool idea for sure. This reminded me that one other change I might want to see is to increase the headshot damage to Suppressors (at the very least on Merciless Hard which is what I'm used to). I often face some long distance battles with lone Suppressors and they get very tedious to kill with the pistol, and it breaks up the fast-pace play that makes this mod so much fun.

A must have for every playthrough. My only suggestion would be increasing fly speed for Manhacks and lower their health to 2-3 pistol shots, if the first one even possible.

Awesome job on this mod!

@Negaversa Fantastic! Alyx Plus with Merciless is a great choice. The ammo scarcity in HLA Plus pairs well with the reduced ammo but higher accuracy requirements. Enjoy!

@Skummeh Thank you so much! I was super frustrated with it freezing and being unable to progress

@Negaversa That's an issue with HLA Plus and not Merciless. Merciless never causes AI Disabled bugs, as those are created via map logic issues on load. Follow my guide here to fix the issue whenever it occurs: https://psteamcommunity.yuanyoumao.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2830812479

Hello, I am playing half life alyx PLUS with merciless installed, when I die and reload, all the enemies are frozen. Can anyone try to replicate this?

Thank you very much!

Man this mod is so good. Vanilla Alyx on hardest difficulty was way too easy and clearly made as baby's first VR game. With this the combat is way more brutal, i love it. As other said, this is how the game was meant to be played. Kudos to you!

Hey, many thanks for your kind comment. I hope you enjoy playing with this addon.
I don't think I will be doing more addons though, I stopped working on them some time ago.

Hey-- I know we've never met, or spoke; I just wanted to chime in and say (not that it affects anything) that I absolutely love this idea for an addon!

Much like a lot of 'seasoned' VR players: I've got my legs for it, and I don't really get motion sick anymore.

I'm always looking for something new and exciting to do in HL:A [44+ hrs.] and this looks really nice! I agree whole-hearted with what @ex-dee said;

"How I imagine the game was intended to be played, if it didn't have to be dumbed down for beginners to VR.".

I just wanted to say that you did a fantastic job, and I hope to see more addons in the future! You really have a knack for what you're doing! :D

Thank you very much, gonna try it out!

It should feel much more challenging in my opinion.

And how does it feel? More challenging than hard overall?

I made this addon to be played on normal difficulty.

Hey is this meant to be played on normal difficulty or on hard? I finished the game on hard, i'd like an extra challenge but i wouldn't want my enemies to become bullet sponges.

Can someone make a mod that makes it so that enemies die in 1-4 hits, i hate the tankiness

I have always thought the same. There should be a vanilla difficulty option with this kind of gameplay changes and more advanced ones. It would be easy enough to make.

this is how i imagine the game was intended to be played, if it didn't have to be dumbed down for beginners to VR. should be added to the main game as a difficulty option

Thanks! I didnt know that movie, I will have to watch it.

after watching patient zero, I needed a mod that made wallhammers as aggressive and threatening as they were in that short film, and this did fantastically! Thank you for making Combine combat even more fun than it already was

Thanks!

Thank you for this mod. Wallhammers are genuinely terrifying now as they should be. I was getting bored of workshop maps just because they weren't challenging and this makes the game exciting again.

@vee https://pastebin.com/5i1UUWgi

@lop: what are the values to tweak? I'd like to give it a go, also making body shots quite effective (3-4) hits. A pastebin diff of your changes would be greatly appreciated as a starting point.

@vee i downloaded/extracted the mod myself, and then installed it manually into my game rather than steam. Then you just edit the skill.cfg file and you're able to mess with health values. I personally made it to where everything can 1-2 tap me, but I can one tap headshots back. Body shots I made rather challenging though...

@melc311 you have to nail your headshots to see the benefit. On Merciless Normal most enemies die in 2-3 headshots, chest shots are unchanged, and hits on extremities do less damage.

just turns enemies into even bigger bullet sponges, which was already annoying in HLA.