Created by ‘Crementif’, the BetterVR mod for BotW promises to bring fully stereo-rendered, 6DOF VR support to the Cemu emulated version of the game, including full hand and arm support for things like wielding weapons, torches and Bokoblin arms.
Notably, the mod is designed for the Wii U version of BotW, which comes with the usual provisos of requiring a legal copy of the game—no game files are supplied in the mod. Additionally, because it’s using Cemu, the popular Wii U emulator for PC, the VR mod also boasts a large list of mod compatibility.
“While I put a lot of effort into this mod, not everything works. Expect some jank that’ll be resolved over time,” Crementif says. “AMD graphic cards might not be supported (at launch at least). During testing we could not get it to work on an AMD system due to a driver bug.”
Nintendo would kill this even if it became a VR hit and boosted Nintendo.
Would’ve been more promising if it was kept quiet among a diehard group of fans, IMHO… 🤞🏼🥹
Notably, the mod is designed for the Wii U version of BotW
Kinda feels like it would be better to base it on the Switch 1 version, which has semi-native VR already via the LABO kit. Then you’d have the foundation and only need to work in the proper VR controls.
Unless this mod is gonna be first-person, in which case there’s a bit more work involved anyway.
The CEMU Wii U version is much more open and moddable compared to the switch version which is likely how this is even possible
