Hard to imaging worse issues to eat whereas in VR. Do you actually need sticky fingers clutching your index controllers, melon juice splashing over your costly electronics? It’s in all probability for one of the best, then, that the one watermelon in Half-Life: Alyx is inconceivable to seek out in regular play – a candy, tantalising snack tucked away just for these courageous sufficient to interrupt out the cheats.
As demonstrated by Half-Life YouTuber MarphitimusBlackimus (through Kotaku), Alyx’ sole watermelon could be discovered early on, close to the basement from which Alyx gawks out on the numerous ankles of City 17. It’s inconceivable to view frequently, although. Only by activating cheats and enabling noclip are you able to view the tasty fruit, flying by the window to rummage in a stranger’s purchasing bag.
But when in comparison with fruit of Half-Life previous, Alyx’ melon disappoints. While it flaunts a higher-res texture, it doesn’t create satisfying melon gibs – merely vanishing in a puff of smoke when shot. Most felony of all, although, is that secrecy. Scarce as they have been, watermelons have been apparently a recurring secret in Half-Life 2 and HL2: Deathmatch. Huh.
If you wished to, you may in all probability run a melon-centric speedrun of Half-Life 2 – ensuring to hit each detour in pursuit of a candy fruity snack. Actually, wanting on the game’s extended categories on speedrun.com, it doesn’t appear to be that’s even been tried.
That’ll be me setting some world data after work.
I’m shocked that I didn’t know this was a factor. I’ve poured a whole bunch – if not hundreds – of hours into Half-Life 2’s map recordsdata. Can you even name a smattering of props a development? Is this merely a wierd obsession from a HL2 fan? Most necessary of all, although, the place are the starved, oppressed residents of City 17 discovering all this fruit – and why have they grown so fashionable within the time between Half-Life: Alyx and Gordon Freeman’s arrival 5 years later?
Sadly, there aren’t any melons in Half-Life 2’s episodes, nor briefly tech demo HL2: Lost Coast.
Of course, it’s arduous to inform how deliberate a homage Alyx’ elusive melon even is. This might fairly simply be a degree artist mucking about, placing groceries within the grocery bag at the same time as out-of-bounds partitions, flooring and gadgets flip invisible to optimise. Odd priorities, for certain.
But for those who do end up needing a lunch break throughout your VR expertise – effectively, it’s an choice.
