A complete UEVR profile for playing Shenmue III in first-person VR with motion controls from Tensai37
This release adds motion-controlled mini-games and DLSS 5 support.
What’s New in v1.1
- Fixed extreme blur that occurred during some cutscenes and combat.
Features
- First-person view with automatic switching to third person when needed.
- Gesture-based motion-controlled combat with haptic feedback.
- Motion-controlled mini-games.
- DLSS 5 support that works correctly in both eyes in VR.
- Full motion controls: press Right Grip to interact with items, open doors and drawers, pick herbs, and perform many other interactions.
- The Left Trigger opens the menu and also works as a search control when near searchable objects or areas, excluding herbs and herb maps.
DLSS 5 Performance Notice
DLSS 5 is extremely demanding in VR.
A GeForce RTX 5090 or GPU with similar performance is required to use DLSS 5 at playable VR performance.
Less powerful GPUs may experience severe frame-rate drops, stuttering, or other performance problems.
Required UEVR Version
You must use UEVR nightly version 01127:
Other UEVR versions may cause problems.
Clean Installation Required
Before importing this release, delete any existing Shenmue III UEVR profile.
The existing profile is normally located here:
%APPDATA%\UnrealVRMod\Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping\
If that folder exists, delete it before importing the new profile.
How to Install
This release contains the following two ZIP files:
- put these in the game folder.zip
- Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.zip
Install the Game Files
- Download put these in the game folder.zip.
- Open the ZIP and copy every file and folder inside it to:
Steam\steamapps\common\ShenmueIII\Shenmue3\Binaries\Win64\ - Allow Windows to merge folders and replace files if prompted.
Import the UEVR Profile
- Download UEVR nightly version 01127.
- Exclude UEVR from Windows Defender if necessary.
- Delete any existing Shenmue III UEVR profile.
- Download Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.zip from the Releases section.
- Do not unzip Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.zip.
- Make sure Windows has not renamed it to something such as:
Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping (1).zipShenmue3-Win64-Shipping (2).zipShenmue3-Win64-Shipping (3).zip
- If a number has been added, rename the file back to:
Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.zip - Open UEVRInjector.exe.
- Set UEVR to OpenXR if it is not already selected.
- Click Import Config.
- Select Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.zip.
- If UEVR displays a DLL warning, click Yes.
- Start Shenmue III.
- Wait until you reach the main menu after the “Press any key” prompt.
- Select Shenmue III from the UEVR game list.
- Click Inject.
- After injection, press in both joysticks to close the UEVR menu.
Do not inject before reaching the main menu.
Combat Controls
- Elbow attack: bring either controller up beside your headset.
- Uppercut: perform an upward punching motion.
- Punch: punch straight forward.
- Block: bring both controllers up in front of your headset.
- Haptic feedback confirms when an action has been executed correctly.
Important
- The profile is designed to be played standing during combat.
- You can sit while exploring and during other parts of the game.
- If B is your main select button, enable the option stating that you use B in the UEVR script UI.
- This is a one-time setting and takes effect immediately.
- Players who use A as their main select button do not need to change anything.
Bug Reports
When reporting a problem, please include:
- Your headset
- Your GPU
- Your UEVR version
- Whether you use A or B as your main select button
- Where the problem occurred in the game
Credits
- KenzoGames – Original Shenmue III DLSS 5 mod.
- praydog and the UEVR contributors – Development of UEVR.
Support Future Development
This mod is free. If you enjoy it, you can support future updates and VR mod development through Patreon or Ko-fi.
❤️ Support Tensai37 on Patreon
Support is optional and greatly appreciated.
Downloads / ダウンロード
- put these in your game folder.zip — 148 MB
- Shenmue3-Win64-Shipping.zip — 2.15 MB

