How to Install VR Mod to Lethal Company

Source: Lethal Company, Developer: Zeekerss

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Sometimes, magic happens and a game that suddenly appears blows up to huge proportions. Obviously, I’m talking about Lethal Company that entered Early Access by the end of October 2023, and not only got nominated by the players for Game of the Year in the Steam Awards, but also won in the Better with Friends category. Since it became so popular, fans just can’t wait to get more content, but currently the title is developed only by a single person. As always, modding community comes to the rescue, creating many amazing projects. One of them deserves special attention as it brings LC to Virtual Reality. Installing this mod is a bit more complicated than the rest of them. Here you will learn how to install the VR Mod.

Installing VR Mod in LC

Moving a game to Virtual Reality is not an easy feat as it requires redesigning the whole controls system. There is, however, a modder who created VR Mod, yet it’s worth noting that the modification is still unfinished (at the time of writing this article). That doesn’t mean though, that you can’t play it. Making it work requires extra effort so buckle up!

It is very important to follow the steps below exactly, as they can be tricky:

1. If you haven’t played with mods already, go to github page to download BepInEx (In the Assets section of that page, you can select the zip file that is compatible with your system. In most cases it will be “BepInEx_x64_VersionNumber.zip”). Unpack the archive and put it in the game’s main directory. It is important to open the game with BepInEx in the LC’s main location at least once before proceeding!

1. Just to be on the safe side, download and copy files of LC API to the main game folder. It may not be necessary, but some mods require it even without stating that.
2. Go to LCVR Mod github page. There, click on the green button labeled “<> Code” and select “Download ZIP” option. Unpack it to a separate folder.
3. The downloading phase continues, as you will have to download LCVR Reps files from mediafire site.
4. Now comes the hardest part, as you will have to download a free version of Microsoft Visual Studio (you can do that here – make sure to hover over “Download Visual Studio” button and select “Community 2022”) and install it.
5. With that done, open the main game directory, then go to “Lethal Company_Data” folder. Next, enter “Managed” directory and copy 2 files named “Assembly-CSharp.dll” and “DissonanceVoid.dll”. Put them in the “Libs” directory in previously unpacked LCVR Mod folder.
6. If you thought that the worst is behind you, we’re just getting started. Open Microsoft Visual Studio, click on “Create a new project” and then create a blank solution. The name does not matter.
7. Now, move (drag-and-drop) the whole LCVR mod folder, where you previously copied the 2 dll files, into the Visual Studio.
8. On the right-hand side you should see Solution Explorer. There will be LCVR C# script. Right click on it and choose “Build” option.

1. After the project is compiled, in the LCVR Mod folder there should be a new directory called “Bin”. Enter it, then proceed to “Debug” and next “netstandard2.1” folder where you should find “LCVR.dll” file – copy it.
2. Navigate LC’s main folder, enter BepInEx directory and then “plugins” folder (if there is no such folder – create it). Here, make a new directory called “LCVR” and put the “LCVR.dll” file. Do not exit this directory just yet.
3. Create a new folder here called “RuntimeDeps”. Put there all the dll files from previously downloaded and unpacked “LCVR Reps” folder (3rd step of this guide).

Congratulations! You’ve made it to the very end of this complex mod installation. Now you can open Lethal Company and you should see a message to restart your game in order to load it in VR. Being fully aware that this is a complicated operation, there is a great video prepared by zappier, where you can review all the steps.

As a side note, after the author of the mod finishes the project, it should be a lot easier to install the LCVR so keep that in mind.