Oculus Runtime Switcher v3

For the DK2: Lets you switch between the old runtimes at the click of a button, to play those old, unsupported games in VR!

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Overview:

 

For Troubleshooting, see included readmes

 

Only works with the DK2

Video Guide: https://youtu.be/rIq3M0U05GQ

 


Play all your old incompatible games! Space Engine, Euro Truck Sim, Alien Isolation...Download a portable Runtime Switcher with GUI above. Contains all the scripts and files you need (apart from the old Runtimes themselves).

Simply extract and run. Stays in the system tray if you close it, can be closed by right-clicking the system tray icon.

Instructions:

  • Install the latest Oculus Runtime (currently 1.3) and leave in default install location
  • Install whichever older runtimes you want to use (rebooting as necessary etc.) - when you install make sure you change the installation path DURING installation as follows:

    For 0.5 install to c:\program files (x86)\Oculus_0500
    
    For 0.6 install to c:\program files (x86)\Oculus_0600
    
    For 0.7 install to c:\program files (x86)\Oculus_0700
    
    For 0.8 install to c:\program files (x86)\Oculus_0800
    
    
  • Run the switcher and click whichever option you wish

READ ALL INSTRUCTIONS ABOUT CHANGING INSTALL PATHS. Read instructions about getting 0.6 working. All inside.


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Trying to find the old SDKs? If you have an oculus account, the SDKs should be downloadable from here:https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/pc/0.5.0.1-beta/Oculus_Runtime_for_Windows/https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/pc/0.6.0.1-beta/Oculus_Runtime_for_Windows/https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/pc/0.7.0.0-beta/Oculus_Runtime_for_Windows/https://developer.oculus.com/downloads/pc/0.8.0.0-beta/Oculus_Runtime_for_Windows/

Created by Dr. Kaii

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Based on scripts by reddit user vaanen here:https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/3paivl/rtu_package_to_switch_between_oculus_07_and_05/ Based futher on instructions by reddit user billtt: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/4cizue/scripts_to_switch_between_oculus_home_final/

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