r/OculusQuest

We decided to follow one of the Reddit suggestions
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We decided to follow one of the Reddit suggestions

It’s really really hard to release a game on meta quest right now if it’s not a free gorilla tag copy. I’m not quite sure I understand it, I know the meta ecosystem is a lot of kids, but there are a lot of adults too! They just don’t seem to want to buy games 🥺🥺. We spent a lot of time working on Daumier. (Like ALOT!) one recent Reddit commenter suggested we do a buy one get one (similar to “It takes two”) because it’s a coop puzzle game. So as we get ready to launch, we decided for the first month we will give a free copy to those who buy it, so they can give it to their friends and they can play together. The Meta backend is definitely not set up to do this, so we have to do it manually, but I feel like it’s worth it to get people in there. It’s a different type of game than you’re used to seeing. It takes place inside of a series of oil paintings, which is evidence by the art style. You work with your partner to uncover bits of the story, as you progress you learn more about what’s happening. We are quite proud with how it came out, so we are really hoping you’ll be willing to give it a shot too! If you’re still here, thanks for reading!

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u/VRGames4U — 6 days ago

Welcome to the future of SideQuest - No more developer mode, no more USB cable required. Hell you don't even need sideloading anymore, who would have thought!

Ok we have a huge update, probably the biggest update we have had since the very first day of SideQuest. Ever since I built SideQuest, we have always had a cumbersome setup process. We always tried to simplify it, and we managed to get it down to five steps.

This has been our life until now (Yuck!):

* Sign up as a developer
* Create an Organisation
* Enable developer mode in the Meta App (and again every time there was an update)
* Connect a USB Cable
* Probably fiddle with the cable a bunch

Finally connect to SideQuest and enjoy a world of content and tweak your headset settings.

From today onwards, this process has changed forever.

* Sign into your Meta Account
* SideQuest connects over bluetooth and enables Wireless ADB.

That's all!! No painful developer mode, no USB cable, no organisation setup, no entering your credit card or phone number, none of that stuff. You just connect and it installs SideQuest into your headset and that's it. You can do this from Desktop (https://sdq.st/get) or from your phone (https://sdq.st/go or Google Play rolling out now!), super simple.

SideQuest can install apps to your Quest library!

SideQuest in your headset has also changed, it can now add apps to your library in Quest, so you dont need unknown sources anymore! You can have one list of apps you can easily manage all in one place and launch from there! SideQuest has liberated your headset completely.

Install Steam game ports from inside your Quest

Traditionally you have had to install game ports from your PC. We have always tried to make that process as easy as possible, but most people still today find it to be a pain to have to drag and drop files onto your Quest and get the perfect combination of startup process for it to work correctly. We have made this process easier than ever before. Now you can just sign into your steam account from SideQuest in your headset and it will download the steam games for you automatically. To be clear, this will not make any steam game work on your headset, it will make it so that existing game ports that require files on steam can we installed waaaay easier!

You actually dont even need SideLoading any more!

Now with all that said, you really don't even need to sideload SIdeQuest at all anymore, you can just download it on your quest from the browser. You dont need a PC, or a phone or anything. Let me tell you how!

* Open the meta Meta Quest Browser and go to https://sdq.st/go - download the SideQuest apk.
* Open the Files App and find the SideQuest apk in your Downloads/Recent folder, click the three dots and select Open With > Package Installer, install SideQuest and then click Open.

Once you do that SideQuest will ask if you want to add it to your library - say yes.

Thats it! You can now install games and game ports (including steam games) from inside your headset with no sideloading needed. SideQuest without sideloading, who would have thought.

The only thing you cant do with this method is tweak headset settings. To do that, just follow the instructions above and your away!

Checkout a tutorial video on this right now: https://youtu.be/ByWjKGKMUfM

Game ports are coming in hot!

We have all noticed a tonne of new game ports and mods for Quest and PCVR. We have noticed it too and we plan to make it easier than ever to find and install all these game ports on SideQuest. You can also already install game ports from Inside your headset, but we are adding a full PCVR mod manager to SideQuest too so you can install all the latest PCVR mods too! Stay tuned for that!

Edit: I had a bunch of nice images to illustrate all of this, but when I made a tiny edit to fix some spelling mistakes, reddit got rid of them all and now will not allow me to add them all back. Sorry about that! If you want to see the full post as it was intended here it is: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/1wz9qnj/comment/peb1zkw/?context=1&screen_view_count=3

u/shakamone — 9 days ago

The old Quest Homes are back in the latest version, but so far only 2 homes (v2.9)

Have to be on version v2.9 and above, not everyone will have the feature right away you might have to wait!

u/lunchanddinner — 9 days ago

I Just Launched My Game!

Defend the Isles! Become THE WARDEN! Buy now on Quest

---- Solo Dev here. I've worked on this game on and off for many years now, first releasing a version on Steam way back in 2020. It has come such a long way since then, now with MULTIPLAYER, SKIRMISH mode, and a fully voiced NARRATIVE CAMPAIGN.

Lots more additions on the way. Would love for you to check it out!

Reviewers / Streamers, feel free to DM me for Keys.

Thanks everyone!

u/Beardlings_Games — 9 days ago
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I made Sega Rally (1995 arcade) playable in real 3D VR on a standalone Quest 3. Not a flat screen in a virtual room.

Recorded straight from the headset (the tilt is me looking around).

The arcade's own 3D world is redrawn for each eye with a custom Vulkan renderer: real depth, head-tracked cockpit, 120 Hz, HD textures. Everything runs on the Quest 3, no PC.

GitHub coming soon, link to follow it in the comments.

u/alloxrinfo — 11 days ago
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Play Astro Bot Rescue Mission on Meta Quest

I asked Claude to modify the shadPS4 emulator so Astro Bot Rescue Mission (the PSVR title) could be played on Meta Quest 3. It made two versions: one you can directly install on your headset and run the game locally, and one for PCVR.

The local build is very rough, but if you don't have a gaming computer and don't mind 3DS graphics, it's functional and the frame rate is reasonably stable. Concerning the PCVR version, you can reach a much higher resolution and frame rate.

Be aware, the project is still in progress, so you may encounter some bugs, and I've only tested the European release CUSA12392, version 1.00 with a Meta Quest 3, PS5 controller, and Virtual Desktop.

The PS5 controller fully emulates the PS4 one. You can do all the controller-specific actions such as blowing flowers, throwing water, etc.

Hope you like it!

Presentation video : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=20hsnzFcG1Y
Github : https://github.com/bigmak94/AstroQuest

u/Objective-Season684 — 11 days ago
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Halo CE VR standalone port

Following - and alongside - the Command & Conquer: Zero Hour VR tabletop version for Meta Quest 3/3S, I am now also working on a VR version of Halo CE based on the Halo Decomp project on GitHub.

I know there are already various Halo VR ports, but as far as I’m aware, there isn't one yet that runs standalone based on the original Xbox version.

A lot has already been implemented; local and online multiplayer (including matches against bots) are already up and running.

The video shows a few glimpses of a match against bots (they’re too good, or I’m just too bad ;)).

I hope to show more soon; from my perspective, the porting process is already well underway :)

A version for Steam Frame is also in the making.

Best regards and have a great weekend!

u/AnonymousAggregator — 12 days ago
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Quest 2 Half Life Alyx!

It's quite laggy, but it does run! I was very surprised.

Playable? Uhm.. I don't think so. It does run better when you're not recording, but it's still a very big struggle for this headset, especially in some larger areas. The opening scene of the game is also a struggle, where something like what is shown here (except at the end part) is pretty light it looks like.

I'm running it on V83, so I don't know if it works better or worse on 2.7

Soooooo cool that it works! Thanks Qualyx devs!

u/RaymondYouTube — 11 days ago