Descenders
Ride Descenders' bike trails in VR with a horizon-locked camera built for people prone to motion sickness.
Needs a gamepad. No motion-controller gameplay: you hold a controller (or use keyboard and mouse) and look around with your head.
The catch: No motion controls and nothing updated since May 2023.
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Launch Kit
Get Descenders running
Steps are general until you ; then the runtime step matches your headset.
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Set your VR runtime
This mod runs through SteamVR. Start your headset's PC link first (Quest Link, Air Link or Virtual Desktop), then start SteamVR.
General step from us -
Install Descenders (Steam)
Install it and launch it once in flat mode to finish first-time setup, then quit.
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Have these ready
BepInEx and HarmonyX (in the zip) · Gamepad or keyboard
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 1
Disable depth of field, bloom and vsync in game graphics, then quit.
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 2
Optionally back up globalgamemanagers.
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 3
Extract the mod zip into the Descenders folder, overwriting.
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 4
Add -vrmode Oculus or -vrmode OpenVR to launch options if needed.
From the creator's guide -
First launch in VR
Put the headset on, then start Descenders the way the creator's guide says. Calibrate your height in the first area.
General step from us
Stuck?
Steam version only
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Custom map UIs render only on the desktop mirror
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Some resource-hungry maps freeze the VR view
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Restart after changing resolution
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Black screen in the headset
This mod runs through SteamVR. Start your link (Quest Link, Air Link or Virtual Desktop) first, then SteamVR, and only then the game. If SteamVR shows the headset but the game is flat, close the game and launch it again the way the creator's steps say. General tip from us
Controllers don't show up
Start Link, Virtual Desktop or SteamVR before the game, and make sure the controllers are awake before launch. General tip from us
Stutter or low frame rate
Lower the in-game resolution or render scale first, then shadows and volumetrics. Close overlays you don't need. General tip from us
The mod didn't load at all
Recheck the game version against the creator's page; a game update is the most common cause. Then reinstall the mod files. General tip from us
Prefer a guide that talks back?
Copy a prompt for Claude Code on your PC. It asks before every download or change, and only uses the official page.