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OVR Advanced Settings

OVR Advanced Settings

OVR Advanced settings is a program that lets you do MORE FUN COOL STUFF! Read ahead for more infos. OVR Advanced Settings button within Steam Overlay This is the back button that you must hit. Activate settings for Index (For example_ Installing OVR Advanced Settings Step 1: Download OVR Advanced Settings in Steam. Step 2: Launch OVR Advanced Settings AND whatever game it is you want to play. (Please note that you will not see OVR Advanced Settings open.) Step 3: An OVR Advanced Settings button will appear within Steam Settings. (See image on the right) PlaySpace Mover Playspace mover is a way of "Faking" your current height / width in VR. It is useful for when you are sitting down but want to appear full height, or for clipping through walls in certain games/areas. You can also use it to "climb" higher than normally possible in VR. People still refer to it as Playspace Mover, however it is now embedded in OVR Advanced Settings on Steam. Step 1: Select "Motion" setting. Step 2: Select "Left Hand" or "Right Hand" under Space Drag. (Most people use left hand.) Step 3.5: OPTIONAL: If you want to move faster than default, select 2x or 3x speed. Step 4: Go back to the OVR Advanced Settings menu, and select "Bindings." Step 5: HIT THE BACK BUTTON IMMEDIETELY. I know this doesn't make sense, but I DID NOT PROGRAM THIS PROGRAM. You HAVE to hit BACK button FIRST. (See picture at the right.) Step 6: Scroll down to find settings appropriate to your headset, and click "Activate". I am on Index, so I use this one: "XENOX_lostcase's "For Index"" Settings. If you are on Quest, Vive, etc, you will have different options. If you are a Quest/Vive/etc user, please update this page with what it is called for those headsets. Step 7: Exit out of Steam Advanced Settings and now press a button (usually A or B), HOLD IT DOWN, and drag your controller up/down. Your body should now move up or down. Step 8: Step 9: Profit OVR Advanced Settings - MISC You can do all sorts of fun stuff with OVR Advanced settings. Here are some highlights! Chaperone - Set off a buzz, a vibration, or a menu opening when you get "too close" to things. It is NOT reliable though! Offsets - Manually move your character up/down/back/forth Motion Settings > Gravity - Make it so instead you move permanently up/down/etc, it makes it so you can "jump" with gravity. Neat! Space Fix - If your face is in the ground, or if something just isnt lined up right, put one controller on the ground, and fix your space! Woo! Audio - Enable push to talk (doesnt work well), or changes audio input/output source for Steam. (For example, if you wanted to use a MOD mic instead of the headset mic.) Video - Darken or brighten your screen as well as RGB color offsets. Utilities - Visual Alarm clock / Virtual Keyboard / Media Player Controls Statistics - Cool stuff for nerds Bindings - Used to customize your controler / enable playspace mover Settings - Enable autostart

Hardware

Controller Mods

Mamut Grips for Rift S/Quest1/2 - Makes the controllers "grip free"

Oculus/Meta

Oculus Go

• $250 new on Ebay (as of 7/2022)
• Works withtout wires
• VERY limited on what it can do
• VERY limited controller
• Just don't

Oculus Rift

• $350 new on Ebay (as of 7/2022)
• Needs base stations
• Connects to computer to run
• Old technology
• Decent cheap option for just starting to get into VR

Oculus Rift S

• $550 new on Ebay (as of 7/2022)
• Requires Displayport or Mini Displayport adapter on PC
• Doesnt need base stations
• Needs light to function
• Connects to computer to run
• Basically a non-wireless Quest 1
• Firmware awful and doesn't work half the time
• Can order prescription lenses

Oculus Quest / Quest 2

• $299+ retail
• Completely wireless, doesn't need a pc
• Needs light to function
• Can hook to computer for EXTRA power via Airlink
• Quest 2's power > Quest 1's power
• Quest = Black, Quest 2 = White
• Comes in several sizes of storage
• Can order prescription lenses
• Needs bulky Oculus software open to run
• Can skip bulky software using Virtual Desktop

Meta Quest 2

• $299+ retail
• Believe it or not, this is just a rebranding of the word "Oculus" and currently does not have any differences

Valve

Valve Index

• $999 for the kit retail
• Requires Displayport or Mini Displayport adapter on PC
• Uses base stations
• Connects via PC
• Very powerful
• Can order prescription lenses
• Manually adjust eye-width
• Knuckles controllers track finger proximity and does not require to be held all the time
• Has glare in eyepieces for some users

Valve Index 2

• Currently patented
• Rumored to be wireless, similar to the quest

Vive

Vive

• $499 retail
• Uses base stations
• No built in audio

Vive Pro

• $1,399 retail
• Uses base stations
• Backwards compatible with Vive base stations

Vive Pro Eye

• $1,599 retail
• Same as Vive Pro, but with eye tracking

Vive Cosmos

• $699 retail
• No base stations needed
• Uses your computer wirelessly (Like Quest's Airlink)
• Tracking issues

Vive Cosmos Elite

• $749 retail
• Wireless
• Can connect to PC for more power
• Less tracking issues

Vive Pro 2

• $799
• Uses base stations
• Connects to pc
• Needs Vive Console and Steam VR open to run Steam VR games

Vive Flow

• Completely wireless, doesn't need a pc

Avatars

• In VRChat you need to rank up before you can upload avatars. You can speed it up (unsure if its instant?) if you buy VRC+
• Creation Compendium How2Guide
• Reina's 90 Page How2Guide
• Madjin's Awesome VRChat How2Guide
• Sippbox's Videos

Unity

• How to upload an avatar to Chillout VR from a .unitypackage - By Mondocat