HowToFishXR
Full 6DoF PCVR for How to Fish with tracked hands, physical fishing and reeling, two-handed guns, roomscale movement, full-body IK, VR UI, and multiplayer pose syncing.
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| Dependency string | J_axon-HowToFishXR-1.0.1 |
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This mod requires the following mods to function
BepInEx-BepInExPack
BepInEx pack for Mono Unity games. Preconfigured and ready to use.
Preferred version: 5.4.2305README
HowToFishXR
HowToFishXR brings full 6DoF PCVR support to How to Fish, including tracked hands, physical fishing, two-handed weapons, roomscale movement, full-body IK, VR-ready UI, and multiplayer pose syncing.
This is a Windows PCVR mod. It is not a standalone Quest or PICO APK.
Requirements
- How to Fish on Windows/Steam.
- A PCVR headset and active OpenXR runtime, such as SteamVR, Meta/Oculus, PICO Connect, or Virtual Desktop.
- BepInEx 5.4.2305. The mod manager installs this dependency automatically.
Controls
| Input | Action |
|---|---|
| Left stick | Move; steer and control throttle while driving |
| Left stick click | Sprint |
| Right stick left/right | Snap or smooth turn |
| Right stick up/down | Previous/next inventory slot |
| Right stick click | Crouch |
| Right trigger | Fire, use, punch, reel in, or click/drag menus |
| Left trigger | Secondary use; hold and release to cast or reel out |
| Right grip | Pick up, interact, or enter/exit the boat |
| Left grip near a gun | Two-handed aiming |
| Left grip near a fishing reel | Physical reeling |
| A / right primary | Jump |
| B / right secondary | Switch bait |
| Hold left grip + B | Drop; hold B to charge and release to throw |
| X / left primary | Reload |
| Y / left secondary | Pause/unpause |
| Left grip tap | Inspect held item |
| F1 or both stick clicks | Open VR Settings while a menu is visible |
| F2 | Recenter view |
| F3 | Calibrate height and body |
Only the right-hand laser controls menus. The right hand is always the primary tool and weapon hand.
Features
- Physical rod casting and reeling while preserving the game's fishing behavior.
- One- and two-handed gun aiming with physical sights, muzzle-correct firing, recoil, and support-hand steering.
- Physics-aware fish, food, item, creature, and dead-body handling with improved throwing.
- Full-body IK or Hands Only mode, roomscale movement, physical crouching, and snap or smooth turning.
- VR-converted HUD, menus, dialogue, character customization, item markers, death screen, water, damage effects, and UI blur.
- Correct VR handling for TNT, brass knuckles, punching, scopes, boats, and held-item animations.
- Multiplayer VR body, hand, tool, and fishing-pose synchronization between modded players.
- VR or flat-screen startup without uninstalling the mod.
Multiplayer
HowToFishXR provides full multiplayer pose syncing between VR and flat-screen players who have the mod installed. Modded players can see VR head, hand, body, tool, and fishing poses. Some VR-player movements or interactions may still look inaccurate or bugged to other players; those remaining sync issues are actively being patched.
Fishing
Hold the left trigger, swing the rod from the side like a baseball bat without swinging too fast, and release slightly early as the rod comes forward.
To reel physically, hold the left grip near the reel and rotate your hand around the crank. You can switch freely between physical reeling and holding the right trigger.
Gun handling
Guns support physical one- and two-handed aiming. Hold the left grip near the weapon's foregrip to let both hands influence its direction and stability.
VR Settings
The in-game VR Settings menu includes body mode, turning mode, snap angle, smooth-turn speed, roomscale movement, sprint mode, crouch mode, HUD scale, death view, and calibration.
Hand placement, right-hand primary controls, HUD distance, native player height, and VR visual behavior use permanent tested values.
Installation
Mod manager
Install HowToFishXR through the Thunderstore Mod Manager or r2modman. BepInEx will be installed automatically as a declared dependency.
Manual
- Install BepInEx 5.4.2305 using the instructions on its package page.
- Download and unzip the HowToFishXR package.
- Copy its
BepInExfolder into the folder containingHow to Fish.exeand allow the folders to merge. - Start your OpenXR runtime, then launch the game.
Headset support
HowToFishXR supports major PCVR OpenXR headsets and controllers, including Meta Quest 1/2/3/3S over PCVR, Rift/Rift S, Valve Index, HTC Vive, Windows Mixed Reality, HP Reverb G2, Meta Touch Pro, and PICO PCVR.
Open source and support
HowToFishXR is free and open source under Apache 2.0. Source code, issue reporting, and build instructions are available on GitHub.
Donations are entirely optional. The mod is free and nothing is locked behind payment. If you would like to support development, visit Ko-fi.
Credits
- Created and directed by J_axon.
- Testing by mrbub, VernalWitch, Feesh, Wake, Aeolian, and supersaiyanslyr.
