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--- misc:how_to_vrchat [2025/06/07 22:34] – [Respawn if lost] natalie
+++ misc:how_to_vrchat [2025/06/08 22:24] (current) – natalie
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 ==== Install the client ====
 Get it on Steam, it's free. Launch the client and you'll be at the login screen.
+=== Linux ===
+Proton. More details here, luna has a [[https://l4.pm/wiki/Personal%20Wiki/vr%20stuff/linux%20vr%20setup.html#desktop-mode|guide]] to fix video players using a Proton fork.
 ==== Create an account ====
 There are two types of account in VRChat: native VRChat accounts and platform-linked accounts. Platform-linked accounts let you sign in via Steam. Typically I recommend using a native VRC account, but there's nothing wrong with platform-linked accounts and they can be merged into full native accounts later on.
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-It will ask for your birthday. You can enter any value you want, but make sure the value places your age as over 18. (Note: VRC supports ID-based age verification too, but that's separate and //not necessary.//)
+It will ask for your birthday. You can enter any value you want, but make sure the value places your age as over 18. (Note: VRC supports ID-based age verification too, but that's separate and not necessary.)
 VRChat are kind of yahtzees about IP addresses and email providers. Specifically they block signups from VPN IPs and they block protonmail 💢. If either of these pose a problem for you, let me know and I can hook you up with an account. Note they do not block VPNs from //using// VRC, it is only the signup process.
-It may throw you into a tutorial. It definitely used to, but I couldn't get it to trigger while writing this guide. If it does, just go along with the tutorial, it pretty much just teaches you how to press WASD.
+It may throw you into a tutorial. It definitely used to, but I couldn't get it to trigger while writing this guide. If it does, then go along with it, it pretty much just teaches you how to press WASD.
 ==== Add me to friends ====
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 ==== Microphone ====
-On desktop, the primary way you interact is via voice. If your microphone is quiet or messed up, you will naturally feel left out in conversations. Hit ESC, click the speaker icon at the bottom, then scroll down to Microphone. Adjust the settings as appropriate to send a strong mic signal. When speaking normally, you want the bar to be reaching at least halfway up.
+On desktop, the primary way you interact is via voice. If your microphone is quiet or messed up, you will naturally feel left out in conversations. Hit ESC, click the speaker icon at the bottom, then scroll down to Microphone. Adjust the settings as necessary to send a strong mic signal. When speaking normally, you want the bar to be reaching at least halfway up.
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   * **R** - Expressions menu
   * **V** - Microphone control - push-to-talk, mic toggle
+  * **Y** - Text chat
   * **IJKL, UO** - Rotate held object
   * **Scroll wheel** - Move held object
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 If you wandered away or got stuck somewhere, hit ESC and click the Respawn button.
-==== If you got separated and we went to another world ====
+==== If we went to another world and you got separated ====
 Just follow the steps to join me again. Also typically if someone is still online but sitting in the last world, I'll shoot them an invite just in case.
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 ==== Menu types ====
-VRChat has three main types of menu. I encourage you to explore these yourself, but here's a quick reference just so you know which menu we're talking about.
+VRChat has three primary types of menu. I encourage you to explore the menus yourself, but here's a quick reference just so you know which menu we're talking about.
-  * **Quick menu** (QM) - brought up by hitting ESC. Contains quick functions and settings.
+=== Quick Menu (QM) ===
-  * **Main menu** (colloquially, "big menu") - click the expanding arrow icon at the top right of the quick menu. More functions and settings. Almost everything is in here.
+Brought up by hitting ESC. Contains quick functions and settings.
-  * **Expressions menu** - **R** key, avatar settings and tools.
+{{ :misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_162528.png?400 |Quick menu}}
+=== Main Menu (colloquially, "big menu") ===
-{{ :misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_162528.png?400 |Quick menu}} {{ :misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_162621.png?400 |Big menu}} {{ :misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_162653.png?400 |Expressions menu}}
+Brought up by opening the Quick Menu, then clicking the expanding arrow icon {{:misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_183921.png?24|}} at the top right. This contains more functions and settings. Almost everything is in here. The "Quick Links" on the Quick Menu are just shortcuts into sub-menus here.
+{{ :misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_162621.png?600 |Big menu}}
+=== Expressions Menu ===
+Brought up by pressing the **R** key. Avatar settings and tools can be found here.
+{{ :misc:screenshot_2025-06-07_162653.png?300 |Expressions menu}}
 ==== Manually showing avatars ====
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   * In our hangout group, taking photos is almost always OK, but please ask before recording video
   * You can work around desktop mode's limited fidelity of expression by doing little things like looking towards the person you are addressing, etc
+===== PC hardware =====
+Desktop mode is not too demanding. A friend of ours on an i7-3770K, 16GB RAM, and GTX 1660 2GB has acceptable performance in almost all situations on desktop. Even a modern integrated GPU should be somewhat usable with the graphics settings decreased.
+For VR, you basically want the most powerful machine you can possibly get. Even on a flagship GPU you won't reach the framerate cap in many worlds. That being said, an RTX 3060 class GPU should be //acceptable// for basically everything in VR and will be kickass for desktop.
+VRAM is king. VRChat also loves big CPU caches so the AMD X3D chips are great.
+[[https://tupper.notion.site/The-Current-Best-PC-For-VRChat-2-0-1b578366d93a805a912bc1740fe02508#1b578366d93a80738c24c25ac35710eb|Tupper's build guide]] is an OK reference for VR
 ===== Finally, feel free to ask questions =====
 Myself and several others are multi-year veterans and are happy to answer any questions you may have, no matter how basic, whether about getting the client set up or how to use some function of it.