Dishonored 2 VR 0.5.0 (beta)

Version numbering reset: 1.0.0 was labelled too early. 0.5.0 is newer than 1.0.0 and replaces it. The mod stays in beta until it has been played on more headsets and runtimes.

What is new

• Real 3D, on by default. Both eyes are now drawn from the same instant of the game, so depth stays steady while you move. 1.0's 3D drew one eye per frame, which made depth shimmer and ghost (it is still there as Stereo3D = 2; Stereo3D = 0 = the flat picture of 1.0).
• Faster 3D: each eye renders only its own field of view (about 20% fewer pixels) and keeps its own anti-aliasing, with the right motion for every moving object.
• Lower latency: the headset gets each picture with the head pose it was predicted for (the picture lags a fast head turn about half as much as before).
• Meta's ASW is turned off for this game on Link / Air Link (DisableMetaASW = 1). Below the headset's refresh it warped the edges of moving hands and of the world on fast head turns. Other runtimes are not touched; README.txt says where their smoothing setting is.
• Fixed from 1.0: in 3D the two eyes could be swapped and the per-eye anti-aliasing could switch itself off; the head pose of the picture was one frame late; opening the pause menu at the wrong instant could crash 3D.
• Canted displays (Pimax): the head's orientation comes from the headset's view space and each eye keeps its own.

Install / update

1. Download DishonoredVR-0.5.0.zip below.
2. In Steam: right-click Dishonored 2 > Manage > Browse local files.
3. Copy dinput8.dll, DishonoredVR.dll and DishonoredVR.ini next to Dishonored2.exe (replace the old ones; if you had changed your DishonoredVR.ini, note that Stereo3D = 1 now means the new 3D).
4. Set the game to windowed mode, start it from Steam and put the headset on.

3D runs at about half the frame rate of the flat picture. If it stutters, lower the resolution in your headset's PC app or RenderScale in DishonoredVR.ini, or set Stereo3D = 0.

Requirements

• Dishonored 2 on Steam (current build, 1.77.9.0). Not GOG, Microsoft Store / Game Pass or Death of the Outsider.
• Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit, and a PC VR headset with an OpenXR runtime. Developed and played on a Meta Quest 3 over Link / Air Link; other headsets and runtimes are expected to work but are less tested (see docs/STATUS.md).

Please report problems with DishonoredVR.log from the game folder.

SHA-256

80E9CE4B0BDA790774A50E22E145EA0F569D073D591A022077022432821A7C44  DishonoredVR-0.5.0.zip
53CE4AF1105E601F78C9480035503EC1D0E4754C2F4F0A4639952B89D7848048  DishonoredVR.dll
623962A2083B42A39853B20053081F7AC72931AF7ABD87655E5C6ADB4F73408A  dinput8.dll

Dishonored 2 VR 1.0.0

The first public release of Dishonored 2 VR: play Dishonored 2 in a PC VR headset with motion controllers.

Install

1. Download DishonoredVR-1.0.0.zip below.
2. In Steam: right-click Dishonored 2 > Manage > Browse local files.
3. Copy dinput8.dll, DishonoredVR.dll and DishonoredVR.ini next to Dishonored2.exe.
4. Set the game to windowed mode, start it from Steam and put the headset on.

README.txt in the zip covers setup, the controls, the settings and troubleshooting. To uninstall, delete the three files.

Requirements

• Dishonored 2 on Steam (current build, 1.77.9.0). Not GOG, Microsoft Store / Game Pass or Death of the Outsider.
• Windows 10 / 11, 64-bit, and a PC VR headset with an OpenXR runtime. Developed and played on a Meta Quest 3 over
  Link / Air Link; other headsets and runtimes are expected to work but are less tested (see
  docs/STATUS.md).

Highlights

• 6DOF head tracking; the left stick walks where you look; smooth or snap turning.
• Full arms with IK following the controllers; hands that grip what they hold.
• The sword strikes where you swing it; the pistol and crossbow fire where they point; powers come out of your hand;
  grenades thrown with your arm.
• Grab, carry and throw objects; carry bodies.
• Menus and the power wheel on a screen in the room; the HUD as a watch on the left wrist.
• Cutscenes you can look around in (hold A or X to skip); comfortable takedowns, climbing and sliding.
• Default settings: every power and weapon unlocked and infinite mana (ammo and health work as in the game). Change
  it in DishonoredVR.ini; note that the cheats are kept in your save once the game saves.

Known limitations

Windowed mode only; only the Steam build; mono picture by default (stereo 3D is experimental). The full list is in
docs/STATUS.md. Please report problems in the Issues with DishonoredVR.log from the game folder.

SHA-256

19AD4ABD243AB3B0DF7BE1FB58C34E7AFAA135B4199982B689BEE37BF9C301E6  DishonoredVR-1.0.0.zip
20082F0240FD1C1B7D45F80390D8EDDF35844653A0A776C9A14BC2C6E726634E  DishonoredVR.dll
B6E7A272B8A0D3FF423A190A1C1E3C0C4C5F5665342F6C055BC96617688AFED5  dinput8.dll