How To Launch Custom Half-Life: Alyx Maps!

This guide will walk you through on how to launch custom Half-Life: Alyx levels that don't use the Steam Workshop.

Step One: enabling the developer console.

To start, we'll enable the developer console. This lets you type in various commands that will allow you to enter your maps.

First, right click Half-Life: Alyx in your steam library, and select "properties" from the drop-down menu that appears.



Next, select "Set Launch Options" on the properties menu that is created.


Finally, type "-console -vconsole" into the launch options, then hit "OK."

Step Two: Installing your level.

Now we are going to install the level you've downloaded into the game.
Open the properties of Half-Life: Alyx again and go to Local Files, then select "Browse Local Files."




Now Navigate to \SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Half-Life Alyx\game\hlvr and open a new file explorer window where you have your downloaded map file.



Drag the map file into the folder called "maps."

Step Three: Launching the map.

Finally, we'll launch the map.

First, launch Half-Life: Alyx to the main menu, then press the ~ key. (it's above TAB)



A window called VConsole2 will apear.



Type in the area labeled "Command" : map [map file name].

Your map will now start loading and you'll be on your way to gaming.

Be sure to join the HLA: Modding Hub discord for maps and map creation! https://discordapp.com/invite/cvGYF2H

[Skummeh]

11 months later this came in handy as a refresher for me as I'm checking out the old maps made with bootleg tools. Thanks!

[Elevna]

nibba you think i read that shit I wanted to know how to launch the "huge c**k" map I just downloaded

[Xtraflux]

the description of the guide literally says "that don't use steam workshop"

[Elevna]

or was this from before the workshop update?

[Elevna]

you forgot to add where the maps/VPKS downloaded from the workshop are.