What I did that helped tremendously is tape a line of small fishing weights along the back, just enough that the headset can balance on one of my fingers.
I think I'm gonna make a back-weight, how much did you add to balance it correctly ?
All of these features and enhancements will become available throughout the week of March 23, 2020.
Guardian
- Guardian setup has been updated with new animated instructional clips to help you create safer playspaces.
Oculus Link
- Test your connection
- You can now test your connection during Oculus Link setup. During setup, clicking Test Cablewill tell you:
- Whether or not your connection is compatible
- The available bandwidth
- The connection type
- You can access your Link setup at any time by selecting Quest and Touch from the Devices menu when your headset is hooked up to your PC.
- Please note: This feature requires both your Quest headset and your PC software to be on software version 15 to work properly.
- Fixes
- Fixed an issue that sometimes caused the experience to become stuck in a black screen on launch where audio and tracking is still functional.
- Link now detects your headphones and Mic separately. This means that if you run into any issues, you'll see more specific error messaging to help solve it.
- Fixed an issue that impacted volume controls when certain connected devices were disabled.
- Additional fixes and updates for stability and reliability.
Social
- You can now remotely join a Party through party invitation notifications on the Oculus mobile app. Once you put on your headset, you'll be able to confirm that you wish to join the party and immediately begin socializing in VR.
- You'll now be notified if you are joining a party which includes a user who you've blocked or who has blocked you.
- If a user you've blocked is added to your party, they will automatically be muted for you by default.
- Some pop-up dialog messages have been brought slightly closer to the user to improve design consistency.
- Chats have received updated icons and labeling to improve consistency and clarity.
System Software
- In-VR notifications now have an updated look and are no longer head-locked.
- A speech-to-text option has been added to the in-VR keyboard, allowing you to enter text via voice instead of typing. Please note that this feature is only available to a percentage of users at this time.
Experimental Features
- Passthrough Shortcut - You can now enter Passthrough to see your real world surroundings at any time. Once you've enabled the feature, double tap the side of your headset to enter Passthrough. When you're finished, double tap again to return to VR.
- Redesigned Universal Menu - We've redesigned the universal menu to be more efficient and effective when navigating in VR. Highlights include:
- Allowing you to access your universal menu without leaving the app you're using, if the developer of the app has enabled this option
- Surfacing your most used apps and experiences first
- Putting system apps like Explore, Store, Browser, and TV in one central location
- Adding "Quick Actions" to your settings panel for easy access to key system settings like volume and brightness
- Multiple Window Support for Oculus Browser - Multitask to get more done and stay connected. Watch a video to crib gameplay tips in one window, check out your friends' latest Facebook updates in another, and catch up on the day's news in a third. You can open, close, and rearrange windows from a new control box above the window. Support for multiple windows will first come to Oculus Browser, with support for more 2D apps like Chats and Store coming later.
Additional Bug Fixes
- Fixed an intermittent bug that prevented all items from displaying in Storage Manager when more than 40 items were present
- Fixed a Chats bug that would sometimes cause the 'Start Chat' button to move locations
- Additional bug fixes and stability improvements
That's great... I wonder what they are talking about when saying double tap on the side of the headset? Are they talking about the power button or is there an actual capacitive surface there that I wasn't aware of?So I finished my first Alyx playthrough completely over Link, I definitely had stuttering but it didn't bug me enough to detract from overall enjoyment. After I beat it I tried starting a new game with Virtual Desktop's newest beta and holy moly it runs a lot smoother, almost zero stuttering. The only issue is it doesn't look nearly as clear visually as I remember it being on other titles, and changing between the stream quality levels doesn't seem to do jack.
I'd love to experience the whole thing again without stuttering but I just can't deal with the compression artifacts I'm seeing over VD and there's definitely less feeling of presence due to the latency. Hoping to find a middle ground here with troubleshooting to at least improve the IQ, it also looks like its running at a lower res than over Link.
EDIT: Seems I forgot to select HEVC from the codec drop down on the desktop streaming client, looks much better now!
In other news Quest is getting a new update this week and next, hopefully rollout is finally smoother this time, the feature I'm looking forward to is the cable latency test for Link, plus a double tap on the side of the headset for passthrough sounds great:
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That's great... I wonder what they are talking about when saying double tap on the side of the headset? Are they talking about the power button or is there an actual capacitive surface there that I wasn't aware of?
I think it's capacitive, I know in Espire 1 for instance you can use it for activating a vision mode to show infrared laser fields in game, and you just lightly touch the side of the headset to activate it.
There was another game that had some mechanic like this that also used the tap feature but can't remember what it was.
They had this in the GearVR too but that had grooves in the shape of a d-pad for menu navigation without the need for a controller, and you'd tap the center of it to select whatever was highlighted.
Huh... The more you know!It's a motion gesture, you can activate it by tapping the headset anywhere with anything. I tested it out, works well.
It is through Oculus Link or Virtual Desktop. But no, not natively.
Have you ever played VR before if not I would start withManaged to pick one of these up online in the UK this morning. Been looking for weeks and they're always out of stock. Really excited for it to arrive tomorrow, seems the perfect thing for Self Isolation. Any tips for games to pick up etc?
——Managed to pick one of these up online in the UK this morning. Been looking for weeks and they're always out of stock. Really excited for it to arrive tomorrow, seems the perfect thing for Self Isolation. Any tips for games to pick up etc?
I have to think the visuals would have to take a huge hit in order for it to run on the Quest.
Shouldn't the tracking be the same since it is still the Quest doing the tracking in both cases? Are you playing in the same location with the same lighting when you use the Link?Has anyone noticed BoxVR tracking *way* better in Link than in the native Quest app? Have been getting frustrated at missing punches in Quest and tried Link and at first look it seems a lot better...latency and all!
If this is the case...are there other games that are the same?
Shouldn't the tracking be the same since it is still the Quest doing the tracking in both cases? Are you playing in the same location with the same lighting when you use the Link?
Oculus links to the recommended alternative here:What whats the recommended cable to use for Link (thats not the official cable)?
What whats the recommended cable to use for Link (thats not the official cable)?
I currently use these two together:
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Probably better starting from scratch. You use BMBF I think. I have no idea if it still works with the latest update though.I haven't played in probably 6 months, and my daugher wants new songs in beat saber. Has the system changed a lot - am I better off starting from scratch with side quest etc?
It doesn't. I just tried setting it up on Friday for the first time only to find out it hasn't been updated yet.Probably better starting from scratch. You use BMBF I think. I have no idea if it still works with the latest update though.
thanks
Is it not best to have a cable that is at a right angle to help with stress on the connection on the headset?
I haven't played in probably 6 months, and my daugher wants new songs in beat saber. Has the system changed a lot - am I better off starting from scratch with side quest etc?
Yep, played for an hour and change earlier. I think it's one of my favourite games on the machine, and easily one of the most polished. Apparently it's like 6+ hours long too. Shotgun feels amazing if you're into that. If you're into the art I'll just say right now that the art SUPER delivers, too.Anyone played Lies Beneath yet? I love the EC comics Mignola-esque art style. But would like to read some feedback before dropping $30.
Virtual Desktop has had massive gains very recently for me at least. When I tried it two months ago lag/stuttering varied game to game and several had some major tracking bug or such that made it impossible to play. At it's best it was very playable but a noticeable step down from Link. Still liked having it just because I don't really have a proper play space near my computer so it was nice to be able to take it into the living room for specific games or to demo something.
But in the most recent couple of betas it's been pretty great. Everything I've tried is playable and most of the time I really can't perceive whatever difference there actually is. And if I use HEVC encoding the image quality actually looks better in dark areas than the link did, where I could notice a lot more compression or some kind of visual artifacting. The Developer clearly works hard on it if you check the discord, on there all the time updating on fixes.
Actually makes me happier with the Quest purchase, as I was a little mixed on if I should have just gotten a Rift S.
Yes, it's much easier to use for streaming and the quality is better. Plus I do actually use it to for it's main purpose of using my computer in VR from time to time. You can always try it and get a refund if it's not worth it to you.
Alright thanks ! I'll give it a shot !Yes, it's much easier to use for streaming and the quality is better. Plus I do actually use it to for it's main purpose of using my computer in VR from time to time. You can always try it and get a refund if it's not worth it to you.
The streaming stuff needs to be activated using SideQuest. So you need to buy VD then install an alternate build which includes the streaming function with SideQuest.
How is the latency on the new VD for games like Asgards Wrath and Alyx?
Wow. I refunded Asgard's Wrath because I suffered from that awful stuttering in the Tavern Area. I thought it was my PC but sounds like it might actually be link ? I have a GTX1070TI, an i3-6100 and 16 gb RAM. I was playing on a hard drive and on low settings. I know it's hella weird to have an i3-6100 with the rest of that set up but I actually managed to get a nearly new 1070ti for 300$CAD which is why it's there with the rest of the budget build haha.To my eyes Link still has better latency in Alyx vs VD but haven't tested Asgard on the latest Link/VD version, though I had pretty spotty performance of it over Link and AWFUL stuttering in the tavern area, whereas VD had much smoother performance for Asgard.
Wow. I refunded Asgard's Wrath because I suffered from that awful stuttering in the Tavern Area. I thought it was my PC but sounds like it might actually be link ? I have a GTX1070TI, an i3-6100 and 16 gb RAM. I was playing on a hard drive and on low settings. I know it's hella weird to have an i3-6100 with the rest of that set up but I actually managed to get a nearly new 1070ti for 300$CAD which is why it's there with the rest of the budget build haha.
I tried it last week and just couldn't get Virtual Desktop working well enough, for long enough. I'm using 5GHz wifi and such and generally have a great connection with everything but virtual desktop was just a bit too much for it to handle I guess.How is the latency on the new VD for games like Asgards Wrath and Alyx?