A Shocking Manor Lords VR Mod Is Even Impressing the Sport’s Developer

Manor Lords, the medieval-themed technique recreation launched in early entry final week, not too long ago bought a mod that permits it to be performed with a VR headset, and it is even caught the eye of the sport’s developer.

Flat2VR, a neighborhood of modders and builders aiming to port “flat” video games into digital actuality, introduced on X/Twitter that there’s now a VR mod for PC gamers trying to play Manor Lords on a digital actuality headset. Flat2VR notes that the mod at the moment makes use of mouse and keyboard controls and that “it really works completely” in six-degree-of-freedom VR (6DOF VR). It is made attainable because of UEVR, a mod that permits builders and modders to make VR mods for video games powered by Unreal Engine.

Wow I don’t know the way it’s carried out however I am impressed it really works https://t.co/G1W6l5oDcq

— MANOR LORDS (@LordsManor) April 29, 2024

A video shared by the modding group caught the attention of Manor Lords developer Slavic Magic, who responded with awe that modders managed to get a VR mode working.

“Wow I don’t know the way it’s carried out however I am impressed it really works,” they replied.

Manor Lords has been out for lower than every week and it already has becomer an enormous hit on PC. Just a few days after its early entry launch, writer Hooded Horse revealed that Manor Lords not solely offered over 1,000,000 copies in a day, purchase it additionally hit a peak Steam participant concurrent out of 173,178. Manor Lords is the most recent indie of 2024 to interrupt out within the trade, becoming a member of the likes of Pocket Pair’s open-world survival recreation Palworld and Arrowhead’s shooter Helldivers 2 to find success exterior of AAA improvement.

In our early entry evaluate of Manor Lords, IGN wrote: “Manor Lords is a beautiful medieval city-builder that saved me occupied for hours constructing my good, cozy hamlets, nevertheless it undoubtedly feels very early in its Early Entry improvement.”

Taylor is a Reporter at IGN. You’ll be able to observe her on Twitter @TayNixster.