Working HLA gravity gloves with wrist pockets

v1.0.1·Updated 2026-10-09

Adds the gravity glove grab mechanic from Half-Life: Alyx. Also including functional wrist pockets

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Working HLA gravity gloves with wrist pockets

A faithful recreation of the gravity glove grab mechanic from Half-Life: Alyx. Also including functional wrist pockets.

How to use the grab

  • Point at an object with an open hand. The one you're pointing at glows.
  • Hold grip to lock onto it.
  • Flick your wrist, and it flies toward your hand in an arc. Catch it yourself when it reaches your hand.

Features

  • The objects will automatically rotate in the air to fit in your hand when it reaches it.
  • Includes visuals and sounds closely resembling those in Half-Life: Alyx
  • Extremely customizable settings for both the functions and visuals, for those who want that.

How to use the wrist pocket

  • Bring something you're holding to the pocket on your wrist and let go, then it goes in. A small copy shows what's inside.
  • To bring something out, reach to a pocket with an open hand and grab to take it out, it's held the way you put it in.
  • Bring something else to a full pocket to swap it, the old one drops out beside it.

Installation

If you're not using a mod loader you can install it by hand by putting Mods/GravityGloves.dll in BONELAB's Mods folder.

Credits

The sound that plays when hovering over an object is: "click-ui" from Kenney (kenney.nl), CC0.

Install & use Install: follow the bundled instructions

  1. Unzip the archive from playbuff and read the bundled readme / instructions first.
  2. Most mods rely on the game's mod loader — the usual route is a community mod manager (such as r2modman): pick this game, install, and it handles the loader and dependencies.
  3. For a manual install, put the mod files into the matching Mod / plugins folder inside the game directory.
  4. Launch the game to confirm it loaded; mods with listed dependencies need those installed as well.

Install locations vary a lot between mods — the bundled readme is the most reliable guide.

Dependencies

Install these first, or the mod will not work:

LavaGang-MelonLoaderbonelib-BoneLib

File & checksum

Filename
Working_HLA_gravity_gloves_with_wrist_pockets-1.0.1.zip
File size
1.4 MiB