OpenVR support

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  1. RaceRoom

    RaceRoom game.raceroom.com Developer

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    How to start RaceRoom in VR mode (using SteamVR):

    - In your Steam client library, right click RaceRoom and select "Properties".
    - In the Properties pop-up window, under the "General" section, click the "Set Launch Options..." button.
    - In the dialog box that opened, just type in "-vr" (without the quotation marks) and it will use the default value for render target multiplier, which we currently have set to 1.5.
    - To experiment with different render target multipliers, you can simply add the desired value after the argument, for example: "-vr 2.0" will start the game with the multiplier at 2.0. This multiplier can go as low as 0.5 and as high as 4.0 which is very high, so we recommend small steps here.

    VR_Startup.png


    Asynchronous Reprojection

    We recommend to allow asynchronous reprojection in the SteamVR settings, like so:

    SteamVR_Settings.png


    In-Game tweaks before going on-track!

    -- We recommend that you start with LOW graphic level preset, then enable graphic options one by one in the order of priority to you. Doing so will allow you to find the sweet spot balancing resolution / graphic options and performance.

    -- Certain graphic settings are not available while in VR mode:
    • Depth of Field
    • Field of View
    • Motion Blur
    • Contact shadows under the cars are currently disabled
    • vSync
    • Resolution (done through startup argument)

    Settings / Options

    In the Control Settings, under "Secondary Functions", you will find a set of controls you can map that are VR specific:
    • VR Reset Position - Once sitting comfortably in your driving position, hit this button to make the in-game camera placement reset to its default position
    • VR Increase World Scale - Increases the separation of the eyepoints to make you feel bigger
    • VR Reduce World Scale - Decreases the separation of the eyepoints to make you feel smaller
    • VR Reset World Scale - Resets the separation of the eyepoints to its default value
    • VR Toggle Monitor View - This will spawn a new game window that you can use to stream/record in-game footage, or show to bystanders on a standard monitor. It will use the resolution set for the game while outside of VR.
    • Adjust Seat Forward - Use these controls to adjust the in-game seat position, in fact translating the default camera eyepoint position
    • Adjust Seat Backward
    • Adjust Seat Up
    • Adjust Seat Down
     
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  2. Rodent

    Rodent Well-Known Member Beta tester

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    Wow, you guys really pulled it off. Well done lads! Raid Sonats beer stash, you've earned it.
     
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  3. mr_belowski

    mr_belowski Well-Known Member Beta tester

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    Awesome, well done fellas :D
     
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  4. DrMabuse1963

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    Yipppiiii : )
     
  5. Paul Jeffrey

    Paul Jeffrey Well-Known Member

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    Great stuff guys, bravo!
    Looking forward to giving this a bash. I've quickly become a VR whore and simply find it impossible to play on three screens anymore. Been waiting for VR for RaceRoom to finally get back involved in the sim in a serious way.

    Looking forward to this one a hell of a lot!
     
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  6. fbiehne

    fbiehne Well-Known Member

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    Great news!
    Finally a sim, which has VR and offers quality racing against AI, Assetto lacks in that department and Iracing is of course without AI. I’ll give that a try tomorrow! Thanks for the effort.
     
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  7. Thomaso

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    Thanks. Going all in if there is a "deal" going on. Thumbs up!
     
  8. Mtze_h3h3

    Mtze_h3h3 Active Member

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    2,8 gb loading right now
     
  9. Hell-Fiend™

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    Anyone managed to make VR Work? in the menus are good everything is smooth as butter as soon as you can into the race shit hits the fan
    it starts flashing choppy then it crashes
    my specs are i5 4670K 4.4 16 Ram 980TI i should be able to run this.. anyone else having this issue?
     
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  10. Thomaso

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    Yes. Its working BUT I need world movement set to zero. Cant find a setting anywhere? Its MotionSickness with the world bumping with the car...
     
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  11. Jynn

    Jynn Member

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    Very nice, now please can you also throw us triple screen guys a bone and support triples too!
     
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  12. Tortue G

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    Thanks for this !
    It's that I waited for coming back in Raceroom :)!
    I will test this tonight...
     
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  13. DrMabuse1963

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    Wonderfull Work , thx : )
    Very nice is the "Trackfly" , love it .
    First Try with GTX970@1450 GPU with 1,5 is good , try now 2 .

    2.2 works good , VRam Load ~3,2GB , @3.0 Vram Load is ~3,7GB , not nice with GTX970 ; )
     
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  14. heppsan

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    It's really demanding on the system.
    I have start up argument to 2.0 and graphics settings on low, except for track detail that I have on medium, and I also have car shadows on.
     
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  15. Nockitsch is back

    Nockitsch is back Member

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    A big thanks to you guys. I didn't start R3E for weeks now after i got my Occulus. Since i got everything i want to drive i will buy something for the garage to support you and to show my appreciation :)
     
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  16. The Iron Wolf

    The Iron Wolf Well-Known Member

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    Thanks for the update. I'll reinstall R3E some time soon and try VR myself, but i am curious if it is possible to launch R3E not from steam VR room?
    Also, would like to hear what multiplier GTX 1080/CV1 owners use and what AA.
     
  17. Magus

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    I'm using a Rift CV1 and atm it is a blurry mess, is this just the state of the current VR build or is something wrong at my end?
     
  18. heppsan

    heppsan Well-Known Member

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    A blurry mess doesn't sound right.
    What's your system specs and settings?

    If you have the power for it you can try to increase the resolution.
    In start up type:
    -vr 2.0
    -vr 2.5
    -vr 3.0
    -vr 3.5
    or -vr 4.0 to get a clearer view.
     
  19. tonypdb

    tonypdb New Member

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    Fantastic Update! but i cant get it to work in VR. Just get a black screen. anyone can help? thanks.
     
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  20. heppsan

    heppsan Well-Known Member

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    Take a look in the first post.