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@alextreumer alextreumer released this 23 Oct 23:08
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Balatro in VR 1.0 – the first full release.

Balatro in VR

Play Balatro in virtual reality. Balatro keeps running on your PC as usual; a small mod (BalatroVRBridge) sends the whole game to a VR client built with Godot, which shows it around you in a virtual casino:

  • your cards in your hand – grab them, play them on the stake chip, throw them over your shoulder to discard
  • jokers as 3D models on the table, booster packs to tear open, a reroll machine with a lever
  • a shop counter where you grab what you buy, a real Wheel of Fortune, boss blinds that change the room
  • a score tower and chip mountains that grow with your run
  • the casino table as the main menu, Solatro – a solo card game on the table – and VR achievements
  • the casino can be completely replaced with a green Background, makes it suitable for VR Passthrough, combined with Handtracking the whole game is playable without Controllers (except resizing the Game-Items)

Watch the Showcase Trailer here: https://youtu.be/jdWvll1mY_0

You need your own copy of Balatro: the client takes all card art, sounds and the font from your installed game while it runs – no game files from Balatro are included here. Fan project, not affiliated with LocalThunk or Playstack.

Install

You need Balatro (Steam, Windows) and a VR headset (e.g. Meta Quest with Virtual Desktop or Quest Link, or SteamVR, I couldn't test it myself but a beta tester managed to run it natively on SteamFrame, but needs a recompilation, will gather more feedback).

  1. Lovely: download lovely-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.zip from lovely-injector releases and copy the winmm.dll inside it into Balatro's game folder (Steam → right-click Balatro → Manage → Browse local files).
  2. Steamodded: download Steamodded (Code → Download ZIP) and unpack it into %AppData%\Balatro\Mods\.
  3. Balatro in VR: download the zip from the Releases page. Copy its Mod\BalatroVRBridge folder into %AppData%\Balatro\Mods\ and the Balatro in VR folder anywhere you like.
  4. Play: start your VR software, then Balatro in VR.exe, then Balatro. Both find each other by themselves.

The zip contains INSTALL.md with every step in detail and help if something does not work.

Start-Up Things to set up

The Mod should be ready to go, but there are some Settings you might Consider:

Left Hand Mode - press X on the Left Hand to open the VR Menu and Select "Switch Hands", everything will be flipped (I am no Lefty myself , feedback is welcome :)
Adjust VR Layout - Every Item is movable in Position , Rotation and Size. In the VR Menu select Adjust VR Layout , the Yellow Balls can be grabbed and placed. while being grabbed, Thumbstick Up/Down Resize the Item, Y gets everything back to default. Layout is saved for Right and Left Hand Mode as well as Sitting and Standing Mode
Spectator Mode - Default is OFF, if you want to record gameplay, for a smoother View select Specator Mode: Eyes or Tripod, Room and Shoulder are more gimmicky but maybe you find a creative Way :)
Passthrough Probaly Only doable with Virtual Desktop , in the VR Menu Select Background: Green. In VD go to STREAMING - 90 fps , then check "Environment" -> Configure. Red 0 , Blue 0, Green 255. Similiarity 35% ; Smoothness 10% , Opacity 100% (That gets rid of neary all Green Edges, although a few Jokers might be transparent as well)
Annoying Sounds and Items Feel free to turn off Casino Sounds and Jimbo.
Achievement Rewards , Once you unlock a VR Achievement the Reward will be automatically activated as well, some Color Options like the Laserpointer or Table Felt can be set up in the Achievement Menu, make sure to check there often. Wanna know my favorite Achievment Reward? Play 3 Glass Cards at once ^_^

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