White Knuckle
Haul yourself up White Knuckle's climb with real grabs, jumps and throws mapped to gestures.
The catch: Item interaction is not physical yet and rendering is heavy.
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Launch Kit
Get White Knuckle running
Steps are general until you ; then the runtime step matches your headset.
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Set your VR runtime
Pick your OpenXR runtime: the Meta Horizon Link app for Link or Air Link, Virtual Desktop's VDXR for Virtual Desktop, or SteamVR for Index, Beyond and Pico. The creator supports SteamVR too; if a later step says "start SteamVR or your VR runtime", this runtime is enough and you can skip SteamVR.
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Install White Knuckle (Steam)
Install it and launch it once in flat mode to finish first-time setup, then quit.
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Have these ready
VR runtime (OpenXR or SteamVR) · Thunderstore mod manager
From the creator's guide -
Creator step 1
Install WhiteKnuckleVR through Thunderstore.
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Creator step 2
Activate your VR runtime, launch once in flatscreen, then close the game so config files are created.
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Creator step 3
Launch again with the VR runtime active.
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Creator step 4
To play flatscreen set activateVR to false in VRToggle.json.
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First launch in VR
Put the headset on, then start White Knuckle the way the creator's guide says. Calibrate your height in the first area.
General step from us
Stuck?
Physical item interaction is not implemented yet
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Held items are 2D sprites, not 3D models
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Multi-pass rendering is demanding; the renderScale setting can help
Reported on the creator's page or the linked sources. Known issue
Black screen in the headset
This mod uses OpenXR. Check the active OpenXR runtime matches how you connect (the Set your VR runtime step), then start Link or Virtual Desktop before the game. 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
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