Half-Life 2: VR Mod (658920)

Compatibility Report

• Name of the game with compatibility issues: Half-Life 2: VR Mod
• Steam AppID of the game: 658920

System Information

• GPU: RX 6800 XT
• Driver/LLVM version: Mesa 22.1.7
• Kernel version: 5.19.8-arch1-1
• Proton version: 7.0
• HMD: Valve Index
• Controllers: Valve Index Controllers

I confirm:

• that I haven't found an existing compatibility report for this game.
• that I have checked whether there are updates for my system available.

Symptoms

The mod's menu cannot be used in VR. Using the computer and mouse to use the menu does work as a way to get around this but this isn't the end of it. The ability to grab items in this game does not work with the Index controllers. This makes progressing the game from the beginning impossible as you will eventually get stuck at Red Letter Day when you have to plug the teleporter back in.

Reproduction

1. Launch the game in SteamVR
2. Try to use the menu in VR. You cannot use it in VR
3. Use the menu by mouse to start a new game
4. Try to pick up any props to see that the grabbing functionality to be non-functional

Additional notes

The developer of this mod claimed that they did not do anything unusual with the controller input for this mod as far as they know. See comment made by 'cabalistic': https://feedback.halflife2vr.com/boards/bug-reports/posts/linux-with-valve-index-clicks-do-not-work

Log

steam-658920.log

Start by reproducing the issue in SteamVR with a Valve Index and review the attached steam-658920.log. Check the reported menu and item-grabbing failures, including the Red Letter Day progression block, against the linked Linux controller-input report. Done means the VR menu and grabbing work with Index controllers.