How to turn off steam Theater mode

[Cosmologist]

Im trying to play GTA 5 with a VR mod and steam keeps putting me in the theater mode its unusable becasue when i move my head its just the sides of the theater and the camrea moves in gta but i cant see it

[Turd Ferguson]

It's both ETS2 and ATS also. Headset is a HP Reverb G2. Prior to Steam VR updating on Friday morning it ran like this https://youtu.be/otBH9eRw2D4?si=csIBX7jaV9KJc56x Now it's jittery, probably less than half the framerate than in this video. Makes it totally unplayable.

[Agathos Deimon]

Both ATS & ETS2 suffer unusuall GPU and CPU frametime spikes. Using Valve Index and lauchend with "-open VR" option i had smooth gameplay with 80 Hz setting on RTX 4070, with rare drops to 40fps before.

Now i have constant stutter and GPU/CPU frametime spikes in the orange and reds in both games.

I have checked FPS and frametimes using fpsVR. And where before the GPU line was a steady green line most of the time, it now shows regular spike into the orange and red. CPU went from steady green line, to almost steady orange with spikes into red.

Seems something in the new SteamVR version causes massive performance losses.

EDIT: Additional info, the visual quality also suffered without a change to my steamVR or the game settings.

EDIT2: Should also note, Steam VR 2.0 worked fine with ATS/ETS2. Trouble only started yesterday after i hadnt been in town and hadnt played both games for about 10 days.

[snow]

引用自 aaron.leiby：

Same issue here, games that were previously flawless in VR have become extremely laggy.

Which specific games are you having problems with? If any mods have been applied, please list those as well.

Also provide which headset you are using and if applicable, streaming software.

There was a report of Euro Truck Simulator 2, for instance. I tested this with Quest 2 over QuestLink using the oculus beta branch of the game, launched with “-openvr” option, on a 2080, but it ran flawlessly, locked to 72Hz (the default hmd refresh rate using that method).

After the new theater screen update (SteamVR 2.1) Assetto Corsa is unplayable for me in VR, other games work fine. Here's a frametime graph to show how bad it runs https://imgur.com/a/wtZcL3r. I'm using Custom Shaders Patch 0.2.0 with OpenVR rendering mode. It all ran fine until the desktop theatre related update. I think there needs to be an option to disable it completely rather than just not showing it on startup? maybe it does put load on the gpu somehow. I have the "Present Non-VR Applications on Theater Screen Upon Launch" set to off and theres no difference.
Headset is Valve Index

[𝙏𝙧𝙞𝙖𝙣☢]

引用自 aaron.leiby：

Same issue here, games that were previously flawless in VR have become extremely laggy.

Which specific games are you having problems with? If any mods have been applied, please list those as well.

Also provide which headset you are using and if applicable, streaming software.

There was a report of Euro Truck Simulator 2, for instance. I tested this with Quest 2 over QuestLink using the oculus beta branch of the game, launched with “-openvr” option, on a 2080, but it ran flawlessly, locked to 72Hz (the default hmd refresh rate using that method).

All flat2vr games! Rtx 4090, 5800x3d , 32gb ram, Pimax crystal. Absolutely all games. Huge spikes, lags, fps drops, any of those games. Few days ago everything was ok. For example, all resident evil 2,7,8

[MAME-FAN]

In headset: VR settings, dashboard, bottom option to turn off theater

[petermeansrock]

引用自 aaron.leiby：

Same issue here, games that were previously flawless in VR have become extremely laggy.

Which specific games are you having problems with? If any mods have been applied, please list those as well.

Also provide which headset you are using and if applicable, streaming software.

There was a report of Euro Truck Simulator 2, for instance. I tested this with Quest 2 over QuestLink using the oculus beta branch of the game, launched with “-openvr” option, on a 2080, but it ran flawlessly, locked to 72Hz (the default hmd refresh rate using that method).

• Game: Resident Evil 7
  
• Mod: praydog REFramework VR mod[github.com]
  
• Headset: Meta Quest 3
  
• Steaming Software: Virtual Desktop

Disabling theater mode in VR > Dashboard settings does not fix frame rate issues.

[aaron.leiby]

Disabling theater mode in VR > Dashboard settings does not fix frame rate issues.

Thanks, I found the issue with games like praydog REFramework VR mod. A fix should go out with the next Steam client update. This should hopefully address most flat2vr type mods.

[Agathos Deimon]

引用自 aaron.leiby：

Disabling theater mode in VR > Dashboard settings does not fix frame rate issues.

Thanks, I found the issue with games like praydog REFramework VR mod. A fix should go out with the next Steam client update. This should hopefully address most flat2vr type mods.

Will this also affect ATS / ETS2?

[Scorpio]

Same here with MSFS. Before: 45fps in flight. Now (with theatre already off), no other mods, api´s etc.: 7-9 fps. CTD. 7800X3d - 4080RTX - HP G2. Lag begins in menu. You even cannot maneuver your mouse. CPU / GPU is only on appr. 15% load then. No matter if 2d or 3d. Only starting without steamvr (off) leads to former normal 2D performance.

[DaemoNPro]

How to pernament disable vr theater mode? When i play some vr same launched from steam vr and launching soundpad(non vr app) steam force close active vr game and start showing soundpad in virtual envrimoment. I have 2.* version of steamvr and i cannot find option for disable annoying steam vr theater. How To?

[MAME-FAN]

引用自 DaemoNPro：

How to pernament disable vr theater mode? When i play some vr same launched from steam vr and launching soundpad(non vr app) steam force close active vr game and start showing soundpad in virtual envrimoment. I have 2.* version of steamvr and i cannot find option for disable annoying steam vr theater. How To?

In headset: VR settings, dashboard, bottom option to turn off theater

[KawaMizu]

I have similar problem

Game: Devil May Cry 5
Mod: praydog REFramework VR mod[github.com]
Headset: Oculus Rift S
Steaming Software: Virtual Desktop

The game basically overlaps, it looks like there are 2 games, 2 different screen sizes and if I close one, both of them close. Also frikkin theater mode, no one needs that

"In headset: VR settings, dashboard, bottom option to turn off theater "
And this doesn't work with mine

[Zvejkyn]

Game: Euro Truck Simulator 2
Mod:
Headstet: Quest 3 connected via cable/USB
Streaming Software: Steam VR / Oculus link

The game runing only on my monitor in "theather mode" not in my headset. Previous version of SteamVR worked fine.
"VR settings, dashboard, bottom option to turn off theater " - does nothing :(

[Turd Ferguson]

引用自 KawaMizu：

Also frikkin theater mode, no one needs that

Couldn't agree more.

Thanks for looking into it @Aaron.leiby hoping the fix goes out soon

[Turd Ferguson]

I have found a bit of a workaround in ETS2, I'd expect it'd work in ATS and maybe other games too. I have the theater set to off in the Advanced dashboard settings and when I load ETS2 it's very juddery however if I save the game it goes back to normal again I have just run from Exeter to Cardiff with no issue, When I go back into the menu it starts stuttering again but hit save in the Save/Load screen and it's back to normal again.

Baffled as to why this would be the case but during the driving portion of the game, for me at least it's very smooth again.