A lot of Rockstar’s most beloved titles have by no means gotten correct VR help, nonetheless modder ‘Holydh’ has now launched a modified UEVR plugin for the PC model of GTA: San Andreas – The Definitive Version (2021) that brings the up to date 2004 traditional to PC VR headsets.
The mod, referred to as the ‘GTA San Andreas Definitive Version – 6DoF UEVR Plugin’ brings full first-person VR together with 6DOF movement controls to the Steam model of the sport. Holydh notes it doesn’t nonetheless work with the Epic Video games Retailer or Rockstar launcher variations.
Primarily based on the Unreal Engine VR (UEVR) plugin by ‘praydog’, the mod consists of quite a few new options that UEVR alone doesn’t. With out Holydh’s plugin, the sport’s digicam rotates by itself to comply with CJ’s strikes.
It additionally consists of all on foot actions (crouch included), all automobile driving (sure, additionally the jetpack), varied digicam consolation tweaks, auto-handling of UEVR digicam settings for cutscenes, in addition to movement controller-supported weapons. Sniper scopes additionally work, all of which permits the sport to be performed from begin to end in VR.
Take a look at the mod in motion beneath, courtesy Holydh:
You will get Holydh’s mod over on Nexus Mods at no cost, which solely requires a couple of hoops to leap by way of to make it work with the Steam model of the sport. Exterior of proudly owning a duplicate of the Steam model, you’ll additionally must Praydog’s UEVR Nightly 01042 construct, which is conveniently linked within the Nexus Mods web page.
As for required specs, some customers report NVIDIA RTX 2080s working effectively with the mod, though it does include a number of graphical settings to regulate too if you happen to’re operating an older GPU.
Whereas the venture is open-source, and out there for copy and/or modify through GitHub, Rockstar Video games’ dad or mum firm Take-Two is understood for having been pretty litigious with comparable mods previously. In 2022, Take-Two took down a slate of Luke Ross’ hottest Rockstar mods, together with VR mods for GTA 5, Crimson Useless Redemption 2, and Mafia Definitive Version.
Admittedly, the DMCA takedown wasn’t issued to Ross himself, however moderately to Patreon, because the prolific modder was successfully releasing early entry to the mods behind paid help tiers. That’s not the case with UEVR or Holydh’s plugin because it’s free, so it’s probably your greatest guess for long-term enjoyment of GTA: San Andreas on PC VR headsets.
In the meantime, GTA: San Andreas has been delayed “indefinitely” on Quest, so don’t rely on an official model coming to the standalone platform anytime quickly.
