Multiplayer on Steam

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Prerequisite

SteamVR has to be set as the runtime for OpenXR.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2925879629
(To use SteamVR runtime for running VR applications, you should open Steam settings -> Developer -> SET STEAMVR AS OPENXR RUNTIME. See the attached picture!)

Hosting a server

Steam in-game hosting and friend invitation
You can see the process on the screenshots.
The steps are:
- Choose "Multiplayer"
- "Host game on Steam"
- Select a level
- Invite your friends on the Steam menu that appears after the lobby scene started.
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2968871609
Wait for every invited friend in this Griff room and once everyone has joined, start the level by lowering the chain.
If someone doesn't reach the lobby room, they can't join the level later.
You can invite your friend from the Steam friend list (on the desktop app) any time as well.

Join a server

To join a Steam game to which you have been invited, you have to accept the invitation in the Steam client application:

• If you started Zephyrus already:
  You have to be at the main menu scene (sleeping dragon) to accept the other player's invitation. The game will drop you immediately into the Zephyrus lobby (Griff room) to your friends.
  
  
• If the game doesn't run and you accept the invitation:
  The game will be started by Steam and after the selection of the language and the avatar, you will be dropped to the Zephyrus lobby (Griff room) to your friends.