OpenArena-VR 1.1.0 (PICO support)

OpenArena-VR v1.1.0 — PICO support

Standalone port of OpenArena 0.8.8 for Meta Quest (Quest 2 / 3 / 3S / Pro) and now also
PICO 4 / Neo 3. One APK covers both makes and has everything inside: no PC, no extra downloads,
no game files to copy.

New in 1.1.0

• PICO 4 / Neo 3 support (untested on PICO hardware): the game no longer requires Meta-only
  OpenXR extensions, and the PICO controllers get the same button layout as the Quest controllers.
  Reports from PICO owners are very welcome.
• Quest: no changes in gameplay; tested again on Quest 3.

Features

• Full OpenArena 0.8.8: all maps, characters, weapons and game modes
• Single player against bots, skirmish
• Online multiplayer on real OpenArena servers (official server list), including pure servers and
  mod servers (ratmod, Clan Arena, freeze tag, defrag, …); missing maps and mod files download automatically
• Quake3Quest VR controls: 6DoF weapon aiming, weapon wheel, comfort options, VR HUD
• VR crosshair coloured by health (style in Setup → Game Options)
• VR on-screen keyboard for player name and other text fields

Install

1. Install OpenArena-VR-v1.1.0.apk with SideQuest or adb install -r OpenArena-VR-v1.1.0.apk.
   SideQuest is a Quest tool, so on PICO use adb or whichever sideloader you already use.
2. Start OpenArena-VR (Quest: Library → Unknown Sources).
3. First start: allow file access when asked. The game data (~400 MB) is unpacked to
   /sdcard/OpenArenaVR/ once; this takes about a minute.

Updating from 1.0.0 keeps your settings and downloaded maps.

PICO notes

• Needs PICO OS 5.9.0 or newer.
• Untested: if the game does not start, or the controllers do nothing, please open an issue on GitHub.
  adb logcat -s Quake3:* shows how far it gets.

Multiplayer tips

• Multiplayer → Source Internet → Refresh.
• Servers running mods download their files before joining (ratmod is about 100 MB).
  The screen shows "0 of 0 bytes" for a few seconds before the progress appears.
  Downloaded files are kept, so the next join is fast.
• Mod servers run with the built-in VR game code: maps, textures and sounds of the mod
  work, special mod rules or HUD features may not.

Known issues

• Some servers refuse players with a high ping (e.g. US servers from Europe).
• Rarely, a ratmod server join fails with "CL_ParseSnapshot: Invalid size … for areamask";
  joining again or another server works.

Licences

Engine and game code: GPL v2 (ioquake3, Quake3Quest by Team Beef, OpenArena).
Game data: OpenArena 0.8.8 (GPL v2 / free licences, see openarena.ws).