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Force SteamVR instead of Oculus API (Meta)
By omnomnam
This will allow Oculus/Meta users to use SteamVR instead of the Oculus API in the game, allowing access to the SteamVR overlay and 3rd party VR overlays also.

Note that the game will feel more sluggish when using SteamVR instead of the Oculus API. I've seen people who use SteamVR native headsets complain about this in the Discussions, so unfortunately this seems to be an issue with using this version of the game.

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FYI: This guide was originally written in 2020, so this method might not work from update to update. Check the comments below for confirmation if this method still works. Or try for yourself and report your findings.
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Forcing SteamVR 
Rebinding Controls 
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Forcing SteamVR
1) Go to SteamApps\common\TWDSaintsAndSinners\Engine\Binaries\ThirdParty
2) Rename the "Oculus" folder to something different, such as "Deactivate Oculus" for example.
3) Go to %LOCALAPPDATA%\TWD\Saved\Config\WindowsNoEditor\
4) Open GameUserSettings.ini
5) Locate & change the line "bEnableOculusSteamVR=False" to "bEnableOculusSteamVR=True"
6) Save & close GameUserSettings.ini
7) Launch the game. It should be using SteamVR now, but the controls may need to be rebound.
Rebinding Controls
1) Open up the Steam Overlay.
2) Go to "CONTROLLER BINDINGS"
3) Set "Active Controller Binding" to "Custom"
4) Select "CHOOSE ANOTHER"
5) Activate the Official Bindings
6) Back out of everything & you're done.

It should look like the following when you've chosen the appropriate controls.

28 Comments
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Wolfensteine 5 May @ 11:40pm 
I have a pimax Crystal so need to force steam. Just bought twd 5/5/2025 have renaming oculus now gives me an opening screen but for the second part under saved there is only steam cloud! %LOCALAPPDATA% is not in the steam file. can anyone please please help?
TTV.Slimmoo 16 Feb @ 2:53pm 
The official binds don't work for me as well, the controls were fine through oculus, but steamVR they don't work and I haven't found bindings that do. I had to change to one binding to get through the "reset your hmd with ..." cause none of the oculus buttons did anything. Then I had to change it back to be able to play the game and I still can't sprint.
Rhikter_937 30 Aug, 2024 @ 2:15pm 
One of the developer bindings worked for me. I had to find one from the community that worked.
Rhikter_937 30 Aug, 2024 @ 12:04pm 
For me the official bindings didn't help. I can't navigate past the first menu. Nothing happens when I point at an option and pull the trigger, or when I press any other button.
LunarFirestorm 24 Apr, 2024 @ 5:07am 
@тетеря, блин OVR Toolkit, FpsVR, also SteamVR has way more settings than the Oculus dashboard. I personally like to use the Oculus Dash Manager to skip the Oculus dashboard entirely and boot straight into SteamVR because the Oculus Dash kinda sucks feature wise.
Grayeed 19 Mar, 2024 @ 10:08am 
I have managed to get the ovr toolkit to appear but the oculus controllers do not work, I put any profile but the joysticks do not work, but if I press a button it will crouch, for example if it works. someone help me. quest 2.
LadyLucoaVR 28 Nov, 2023 @ 4:02pm 
This works with the Quest 3 as of November 28th 2023 This saved my stream! Thank you! Happy hunting yall!
Shuri 4 Jun, 2023 @ 9:34am 
is there a work around the game not running and a pop up box saying Oculus Rift and Rift_S only supported in native mode. Please install Oculus VR software to use Oculus hardware.
Twin_Nature 30 Mar, 2023 @ 6:09pm 
Hey, just wanted to let you know that this guide works again!
тетеря, блин 15 Jan, 2023 @ 1:56pm 
why someone would like to use steam api instead of the native one for your headset? I do the exact opposite of it, always try to enable the native api with every game possible.