BaronyVR 1.0.0 - First Public Release

BaronyVR 1.0.0 — First Public Release

The first full public release of BaronyVR: accepted GA21 native OpenXR gameplay with an update-enabled launcher.

Install

Download BaronyVR_1.0.0_Windows.zip, extract it completely, and run Setup.cmd. Confirm the retail Barony folder and select Install launcher. Use the BaronyVR desktop/Start menu shortcut afterward; it launches BaronyVR.exe.

Earlier prerelease users must run this installer once to get the corrected updater. Existing calibration and saves are preserved. Default calibration credit: ResidentMonster.

Launcher

• Checks published stable releases without a GitHub login. Drafts, prereleases, and source-only commits do not update players.
• Offers Update and play and Play without updating, including offline play.
• Verifies GitHub asset digests and package file hashes before activation.
• Retains the prior runtime for rollback.
• Keeps two managed runtime versions and cleans completed/abandoned updater work within bounded retention.
• Migrates the recognized old beta shortcut to BaronyVR and reuses the existing Barony icon.
• Preserves retail EXE/DLLs, artwork, calibration, settings, and saves.

This build fixes Windows PowerShell's non-enumerated release-array handling. The failed Beta 2 publication remains a draft; its history/tag were not rewritten. Public version 1.0.0 uses internal update sequence 3 and update protocol 1.

Compatibility

Windows x64, Steam Barony build 22630456, an active 64-bit OpenXR runtime, and the Microsoft Visual C++ x64 runtime are required. Quest 3 with SteamVR/OpenXR is the verified development setup. Other headset/controller combinations are unverified. This is PC VR, not a standalone Quest app. The package is unsigned.

Existing GA21 physical shortbow, multiplayer, offhand presentation, and first-run story limitations are unchanged. See the repository README for details.

Validation

Windows updater tests cover verification failures, rollback/retention, unsafe archives, owned shortcut-backup cleanup, offline state preservation, and the hidden-window message loop. Gameplay and normal exit were tested; exit code 0, two retained runtimes, zero temporary folders, and removal of obsolete installer/launcher folders were verified. This publishing kit additionally tests the exact REST array response shape, stable-only updates, shortcut migration, and the actual public download/apply/rollback path.