QuestCraft Makes Minecraft Java Edition Playable On Quest 2

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Minecraft VR (opens in new tab) has been available on Oculus headsets since 2016, however Microsoft's official app is based upon the Bedrock version of Minecraft. The Computer-unique Java edition of Minecraft, which nonetheless has a heavy person-base, has but to obtain any official VR treatment.



Step forward QuestCraft, a newly launched mod that allows VR compatibility for Minecraft Java. Announced earlier this week, QuestCraft's reveal was accompanied by a trailer exhibiting the mod in action. You may view the video under, however it permits full head-tracking in Minecraft, and adjusts UI options like menus to be functional in VR, ie, letting you move items around in a pop-up stock window. It additionally permits touch controls to a limited degree. You possibly can transfer your arms around, nevertheless it seems that interactions are primarily button-primarily based. Minecraft servers list



QuestCraft requires an current model of Minecraft Java to use, appearing as a 'wrapper' that launches Minecraft on your quest. It is currently in Beta, with efficiency reported as being not great by VR specialist site UploadVR. On the mod's github page (opens in new tab), the developers of the mod declare this is "as a result of Minecraft is a very badly optimized recreation".



You'll be able to obtain QuestCraft by way of the Github web page, which also provides instructions for installation. Truthful word of warning, the set up course of is kind of complicated, and requires a 3rd-get together mod-set up service like SideQuest or QuestToolBox. The Github web page also recommends a list of mods to help improve efficiency, resembling Cull Leaves (opens in new tab) and Lithium (opens in new tab)among others.



As for why you'd desire a slightly janky VR mod for Minecraft Java, somewhat than taking part in the official Minecraft VR app, the quick reply is that Minecraft Java supports a wide range of mods that both aren't catered for at all by the Bedrock version, or have to be bought individually. If you simply wish to play vanilla Minecraft in VR, then the official app is the one to go for. But when you have acquired your own Java-based Minecraft server customised with a bunch of mods, or simply don't desire to buy Minecraft again, then QuestCraft lets you step into that world and gawp at it in stereoscopic 3D.