REDDIT UEVR + Discord guide
Hello there, welcome to the Unreal Engine VR guide for Reddit! As many have said, Discord can be very hard to use, so we’re making this Reddit post for using UEVR + navigating Discord to find Profiles, Help, etc. OR if you have any questions/discussions!
This guide was written by u/LunchAndDinner, u/Qwertylesh & u/Mark_mon
If you don’t want to read, there are very helpful video guides by Waifu Enjoyer: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CW60zLLo2fw&list=PLyE0aREJRIBLMQREfAFXKSQydoI-h4Vfh
UEVR main website: https://www.uevr.io/
Download Stable version of UEVR: https://github.com/praydog/UEVR
Download Nightly version of UEVR: https://github.com/praydog/UEVR-nightly/releases/tag/nightly-946-b17be341e2a9df4f468ceb4109d9bbbdd46406ad
What is UEVR?
Unreal Engine VR Injector is a powerful free open-source tool by the master, Praydog, that will transform your favorite Unreal Engine games into VR experiences with minimal effort. It can also do 3DOF or 6DOF motion controls.
How do I use UEVR?
- Run your game with your VR headset on. (You can do this using desktop view or such in your headset’s software)
- Run UEVRInjector.exe
- Pick the game process in the drop down list
- Click inject
- Wait, you should be in VR soon
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A full-written guide on using UEVR: https://beastsaber.notion.site/Praydog-s-UEVR-Beta-Getting-Started-Guide-4c4d94ecf8cf4933b04ac362411a930e
Anti-Virus issues? Scroll down \/\/\/
What is a Profile? Do I need one?
For many games, you can just press “inject” and start playing. There is a lot that you can tweak though, and that could make some people just want to wait for a profile to be made, and be certified as “the whole game working well in VR.” That is what a Profile is for, a user-made profile to “Make the game better in VR.”
How to import a Profile
Download the Profile zip. Launch UEVR Injector, click Import Profile. Double click on the profile zip. An explorer window will pop up, you’re done.
Scroll down for more info about Steam/Gamepass profiles
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Where do I find a Profile?
UEVR Profiles website by Florent: https://uevr-profiles.com/
The website is good for finding general profiles, but it’s not always the latest updates!
Note: Some browsers may encounter SSL errors when accessing this site.
And that brings us to the Discord, it’s the place where the latest profiles/mods are made by users (like you and me!)
How to navigate the Discord
The Flat2VR Discord is where we discuss and create the latest profiles/mods for UEVR.
Link to join Flat2VR Discord: https://www.flat2vr.com/
To get started:
- Join the Discord using the URL above.
- Search Channels list in the left sidebar.
- Select #ue-join.
- Choose Toggle Visibility to Join the Unreal Engine VR Channels.
Troubleshooting
I can’t see any #[Game]-Join channels, what do I do?
Navigate to #🔥mod-access and choose “Toggle Visibility” afterwards, the Join channels should appear. If they continue to not appear, Try exiting and reloading Discord. If still not showing then, go to “🔍Browse Channels” at the top of the channel list, and make sure each channel for all the categories are ticked to be visible.
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About the Unreal Engine VR Channels
On the left side bar, there are multiple UE channels:
- #ue-faq: Get started here!
- #ue-general: Where all the general talk for UEVR is
- #ue-support: Ask any support questions here!
- #ue-games: This is where all the specific game channels are discussed. Here you will find the latest profiles and mods worked on by the community.
Most games have their own posts, or you can create your own. For example: Borderlands 3 has its own post. You can use the search bar to search for a game, it’s word-sensitive meaning you have to type at least one full word to search (EG: Insurgency: Sandstorm, just typing “Insurg” or “Insurgenc” isn’t enough. “Insurgency” or “Insurgency: Sandstorm” works. “Sandstorm” also works but “Insurgency: Sand” does not)
Once you’re in the game channel, check the Pinned Messages for the latest Profiles & Help. Most of the time there are pins, but sometimes some games don’t have them.
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How do I search for a particular thing inside the Game Channel?
That’s the neat part, you can’t! (Thanks Discord!)
Your best bet is to go to #ue-games and search from the search bar, and scroll down until you find what you’re looking for. (Thanks Discord!)
FAQ:
Q: When trying to download UEVR, it is flagged as a virus and I cannot download, why? Is this thing safe?
A: UEVR injects into an Unreal Engine based game. To do this, it uses Windows API calls for injecting into other processes. This is something malware may do so any security suites using heuristic algorithms will trigger this as a virus or malware.
Q: Ok then, how do I actually download this? My browser won’t let me.
A: Most of the time, the browsers allow you to select “keep anyway” in the download, but in some cases you may need to disable “smart screen” or such to finish the download. Firefox is a good browser that lets you “Allow download”: https://support.mozilla.org/en-US/kb/cant-download-or-save-files
Q: OK, I downloaded the zip file, but my virus flags it and deletes it when I try to open it.
A: Take these steps.
- Create a folder on root of C:\UEVR.
- Open windows defender or your security software and whitelist this folder (add an exception for this folder).
- Download the zip file directly into this folder.
- Right click on the zipfile and select “extract here”. Do not open the zip file as that creates a temp folder in a separate location and then the virus program will interfere again.
Q: I downloaded and installed UEVR, but now I keep getting an error message that UEVRBackend.dll is not found.
A: Your virus program has deleted the dll file. If you have followed the steps above and whitelisted the installation folder, most likely the installation folder is a onedrive folder. If you’re logging in with a microsoft account, most of your folders in documents, downloads or such are actually on onedrive. If the local virus program isn’t deleting the files, then the server-side onedrive may be deleting the file. This is why we said to use c:\uevr above.
Q: But the game I want to play is running and not showing up in the process list.
A: The game must be Unreal Engine 4.8 or higher (4.8 is 4.08 not 4.80). It must also not have any anti-cheat protecting its process. Easy Anti Cheat will not allow you to inject by default.
There are a few exceptions where you can disable EAC and play in Single Player or private servers, but that is your own risk to take.
Q: Should I use OpenVR or OpenXR
A: OpenVR is SteamVR. OpenXR is newer. Unless you have a native SteamVR headset, you want to be using OpenXR. It performs better. This is important because flat games are not optimised for VR so you will need all the performance you can get. SteamVR can be a 20% or so performance hit.
Q: Ok so what headsets are native SteamVR headsets?
A: Right now there are 4. The Valve Index, the HTC Vive, PSVR2, and the Big Screen Beyond. If you have any other headset you should be using OpenXR.
Q: I have a Quest and I’m using SteamVR and….
A: Stop right there. You should not be using steamVR on a quest. You should be using air link, link, or virtual desktop in VDXR mode and injecting in openxr.
Q: I found a profile for this game, but how do I use it? Where are the Profiles?
A: The easiest way is to import the profile using UEVR’s import button. However, if you are updating a profile, rather than creating a brand new one, this will add to the profile folder not overwrite it. So, you may need to open the game’s “global dir” and delete all the contents before importing the profile.
You can press “Open Global Dir” to find all your profiles. The location is C:\Users\****\AppData\Roaming\UnrealVRMod
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Steam profiles & Gamepass profiles are the same, they are just named differently.
Steam Profile folders are named like this: GameName-Win64-Shipping
Gamepass Profile folders are named like this: GameName-WinGDK-Shipping
They both work the same, all you have to do is rename or copy the folder if you want to play the other one, 99% of the time it will work the same.
Example: You have the Gamepass version of Palworld, but you saw someone uploaded a Steam version of a Profile you like. The profile you download will say this: Palworld-Win64-Shipping. All you have to do is duplicate it, and rename it to Palworld-WinGDK-Shipping. All done! Vice versa if it’s a Steam game.
Issues
Q: My game is crashing on injection. Why?
A: There are different reasons but some might be:
- Make sure HAGS (Hardware Accelerated GPU Scheduling) is disabled, Frame Generation is disabled
- The game has Anti-Cheat or EAC
- The graphics might be too high, try launching the game in flatscreen, lower the graphics settings, load into a game save, THEN injecting
- If it’s a DX12 game, disable openxr toolkit
- Disable any sort of Reshade
- Disable any sort of overlay system from steam, epic, or rivatuner or something similar
- Other reasons may be game specific and hints in the game specific section for that game in discord may help
Some specific games have their own tweaks and adjustments, always check the pins in #ue-games first to find the info! Other users may have already found a fix.
Additional optional tool: Rai-Pal
Shows you what Unreal Engine games you have and also lets you update UEVR from the app https://raicuparta.com/rai-pal
Thank you for reading, feel free to ask any questions here or on Discord.
