Wrong controller angle?

[vicvr]

I'm using RoboRevive with the free RoboRecallModKit and the hands are pointing about 45° downwards compared to the Vive controllers.

Now, since this is a mod-kit, I've managed to half-ass fix it for some cases (empty hand, pistol, shotgun) by re-positioning the controller mesh, but I have no idea what I'm doing and I couldn't find where the mesh is parented to the controller position for a more generic fix (as it doesn't seem to be in the VR_Pawn). Any idea how to do this properly?

Examples of my poor hacks to make this a bit less crappy:

[CrossVR]

I indeed want to correct the angles together with replacing all instances of Touch Controllers with Vive Controllers. But so far I haven't had time for it yet, so if you want to give it a shot feel free to submit a PR with your suggested changes.

[xnurt]

For now, you can play on revive and adjust controller angles easily with the menus in OpenVR Advanced Settings.

I'm using something like: "TouchPitch" : -24.0, "TouchRoll" : 0.0, "TouchYaw" : -0.5

I think I modified Z & X very slightly too.

I suggest turning on hybrid grips so you can hold a gun without holding down the side buttons.. then open the steam menu, and you can see the ghost of the gun and vive wand at the same time. Makes it pretty quick and easy to line things up.

[vicvr]

@Armada651 not sure how to do that, as I've modified game assets (e.g. \RoboRecallModKit\RoboRecall\Content\Prototype\Game\Gun_Pistol.uasset) and I have no idea if they can be packaged inside a mod. Simply recreating the folder structure from the base game inside the mod folder didn't seem to do the trick. Again, I have no idea what I'm doing, first time touching UE4 :)

[xnurt]

You have to play it through steam, using Revive. And openVR. When you go to the steam menu, there's an advanced tab, then a revive tab in the advanced menu. It'll let you configure those settings for control angles & position (as well as the hybrid grip option, which I love using for this game).

[CrossVR]

@xnurt I think he was referring to my comment, not yours.

[SeanPhaphui]

@xnurt Is there a way to use Revive with the Unreal Editor Version, or do we have to buy it on the Oculus Store?

[CrossVR]

@SeanPhaphui The Editor version only has the first mission, if you want to play the full game you need to buy it from the Oculus Store.

[CrossVR]

@vicvr I now got around to try and fix this problem and I too am running into problems overriding base game assests like BP_DefaultHand. I'll be looking into this further, if I can't override these assets I will patch the SteamVR plugin itself to offset the angles coming from the controllers.

[CrossVR]

Okay, I figured it out, you can only override BP_DefaultHand by creating a custom VR pawn. And according to the forums:

Pawn mods only take affect inside missions launched from the mod menu. When you're in the starting menus or hub, you won't see the affects take place.

Basically the same problem as those early teleportation mods.

[CrossVR]

Good news, I was able to fix it by creating modded weapons for Revive. As long as Revive is an active mod this will work even outside of the mod menu as it does not touch the VR pawn.

Fixed in commit d7598efb53b48af163ed5943ba2b3e95ba07324c.

[duke4e]

After trying out the v1.0, I must say that this just doesnt feel right.

[CrossVR]

@duke4e For the pistols the controllers should now be aligned with the gun handle, trigger and barrel. But since everyone holds their controllers differently it's hard to find angles that are comfortable for everyone.

For example, some people prefer the guns be rotated slightly inwards because they don't hold the controller straight ahead. Or they prefer the guns be pitched slightly more downwards because they're holding the controller handle straight up.

In a future version I'll probably make these angles customizable, for now though just make sure you are holding your controllers right.

[duke4e]

@Armada651 Thanks for your reply and thanks for giving hope for future updates.

I completely understand the idea behind the angles, and was looking forward to try it out until I actually tried it. From my personal observation, old angles were more in line with any native Vive shooter (Serious Sam, etc...). Even the laser pointers for menus seem counter intuitive as opposed to Steam VR pointers.

As you said, the best solution would be to make this customizable.

For now I'll stick with older version of RoboRevive, since it mostly works as I prefer (except not being able to access the menu).

Keep up with great work!

[CrossVR]

@duke4e It's definitely true that the laser pointers have the wrong angle now, but that's because I can't differentiate between the laser pointer and the guns without modifying content. Naturally I prioritize the gun angles.

The old angles were definitely not in line with any native Vive shooter that I know of. The handle of the controller is supposed to match the grip of the gun which it does with the new angles. Though I did notice I messed up a translation offset, the gun is a bit too far forward.

Anyway, I can't imagine anyone preferring the old situation where you needed to point the Vive controller handle straight ahead to shoot straight.