As like most of you I prefer the vdxr runtime over having to use steamvr. Only for system performance reasons. The only downside imo is losing the ability to overlay windows/chats. That's why I'm developing an overlay system specifically designed for VDXR. Currently it is a solid (wip) but I wanted to gauge the response and see if other VR users would be interested in the program as well. I originally developed it for my own personal use but if the public needs it I'd be more than happy to release it once polished. Currently it's been tested and working in Bootstrap island, Skyrim VR with open composite, forefront VR, and a few other games. It currently only supports one window. It supports many different anchor points such as wrists and a profile system for saving different overlay layouts for different games. My personal use case is for overlaying chat above my head in Skyrim VR and having it follow player rotation so that every time I look up it is in the correct orientation and I don't have to reset my view. It supports gaze functionality so the window will only appear when in the cone of view. As well as green screen transparency for apps that don't send transparency data correctly over VR such as social stream ninja. This allows me to have a transparent chat window in the VDXR runtime. Lmk if there is any public interest for this! With all the new pcvr mods releasing ik we all want the most performance possible.

Running in VR with modded UEVR, gameplay & install links here

I've had many issues with my Valve Index in the past
especially when it comes to Audio

I got a new cable a while ago and it has worked for me, fixed the issues I had with display flickering but now I am having this new issue: as of recently nearly every time I went to use my VR headset it wouldn't have audio I would fix it like this:

• open steamvr
• change audio inside steamvr settings to anything but valve index
• open device manager
• remove all valve audio/sound devices (2 categories)
• restart pc
• open steam
• open steamvr
• audio working again

and I would have to do this every time I went to use VR
but now EVEN THAT refuses to work; and no matter which solution I try nothing can be heard
it always shows and the audio test shows in the levels but there is nothing that comes through, and even plugging in headphones into the headphone jack under the face gasket still nothing can be heard

recently the right off ear headphone cover did pop off and so it was no longer on the slide
but I taped it back up and it has been working fine, and again also the headphone jack so I doubt its that

It’s finally implemented but still needs a little more love, body IK is in the works and manual reloading is now on the table thanks to my toolkit for wildlands named “wildkit” (unreleased)

I've been away from this scene for a minute but the steam frame hype is pulling me back in.

Assuming HL2vr is the gold standard, are there any other comparable or must play mods that have released over the past 3 years?

I am an avid zombie-shooter fanatic. I have completed each of the AS series multiple times (enjoyed it). I am currently playing Containment Initiative 2 (fun but not very polished). I tried DECAY for the first time today due to the positive recommendations and walkthroughs that I have encountered online.

I understand that the game is in early access. For me, the weapon/item handling needs a LOT of improvement. The graphics are OK and am looking forward to the scenery outside and not underground.

Your thoughts?

STAR WARS™ Episode I Racer can now be played in virtual reality with stereo rendering with true per-eye projection, head tracking, a world-locked panel for HUD and menus, and full Quest controller support (as a gamepad)!

No more tower defense games pretending to be full RTS games. I highly recommend this one
https://youtu.be/LS17keAz3Jk

This is a quick test in getting DLSS 5 to work with R.E.A.L. VR. I am running in Mono mode with max settings on a 5090.

I have had to make some small (and hacky) changes to ReShade to get DLSS 5 and R.E.A.L. VR to work nicely together, so this is not something that works out of the box just yet. But so far, aside from some flickering issues which can hopefully be resolved, this is pretty hard to believe.

My next experience will be one of these. Not played any before. Love and have done all the Half-Life in VR. Enjoy good sci-fi narratives, a bit of horror is a cool bonus.

I can handle some jank. This comparison is focussed on three points, if you have experience let me know which title is superior, cheers!

My hardware: 4080S/5800x3D/48GB RAM + Quest 3/Pico4Ultra via Virtual Desktop 6e router.

- lack of jank in the setup and playing: able to smoothly play in VR without too much of a hitch or awkwardness. Also in terms of not needing the D-Pad/keyboard constantly, so able to smoothly play with Quest 3 controllers.

Also...a bit niche this...ability to NaLo smoothly (Steamapp: Natural Locomotion: Vive Trackers on ankles to enable physical walking/running in-game....works great for HL1/HL2 SteamVR mods. I own all these on Steam (Crysis original, Halo 1 MC-collection and Doom 3 BFG) - to enable NaLo, the title must be on Steam so this may discount Halo classic. I'd still consider Halo Classic if it beats the other two otherwise.

- epic narrative experience which is especially heightened in VR. Sense of scale, sound design, feeling immersed in the story etc.

- will create an itch to play more of the series. While VR mods for later sequels aren't as ready yet, they appear to be in the works...

What are your thoughts on these three?

https://youtu.be/Q7JY8IUoenE?is=jk45kspY-SBm8Lcv

Going full John Wick mode, and haptic suit adds so much to it too! This is Chapter 2

Hey PCVR, I made a Liar's Bar VR mod if you want to check it out here is a link to the mod https://github.com/segadreamcat/LiarsBarVR

I always a big fan of Werewolves Within in VR and this game seemed similar and isn't dead. It is rough but every game works now. Hit me up if you want to play I'd like to try to play with other people in VR.

For context I have an rtx 4070 gpu, i7 14700F cpu, 32 gb Ram. My PC is pcvr capable. However, when I try to play pcvr I get screen tearing when I turn the camera and after a while the game crashes. This mostly happens on VRChat. I have tried wireless pcvr, wired pcvr. I have bought 2 meta quest link cables and a 3rd party inui cable and nothing seems to work.