its facing the wrong way

[Ponlets]

when i start any game in steam VR (using a dk2 with latest drivers) it has me facing 180 degrees the wrong way and i have to physically turn around to see the things i wanna see ... whats up with that and is there a fix (full specs here)

GTX 980ti (driver 365.10)
Intel i7 4790k @ 4.0ghz
32 gb RAM @ 1333 mhz
ASUS z97 plus
Windows 8.1 64bit
oculus DK2 driver 1.3.2.2
Oculus DK2 head set

[spec24]

The only way I know of is to rerun room scale setup and when it asks where your monitor is, point in the opposite direction of what you did the first time.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by spec24:

The only way I know of is to rerun room scale setup and when it asks where your monitor is, point in the opposite direction of what you did the first time.

but then the games that do work will be ruined ... i dont want to ruin the many games that work just to get a bugged game to work (and im talking about games that dont use steam VR)

[Pineapples]

I'm using a Vive and I've noticed games always seem to be oriented so that I'll face away from my computer, presumably so that I won't have to worry about the cable as much.
If you bring up the system menu(I don't know how you'd get to it with a DK2, though), there'll be an option in the settings to reset the sitting position.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Pineapples:

I'm using a Vive and I've noticed games always seem to be oriented so that I'll face away from my computer, presumably so that I won't have to worry about the cable as much.
If you bring up the system menu(I don't know how you'd get to it with a DK2, though), there'll be an option in the settings to reset the sitting position.

are you talking about the steam Vr system menu or the Oculus system menu

[Pineapples]

Originally posted by Deathman456:

are you talking about the steam Vr system menu or the Oculus system menu

SteamVR, yeah. Seeing as this is the SteamVR community discussions, I figured it was being used.

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Pineapples:

Originally posted by Deathman456:

are you talking about the steam Vr system menu or the Oculus system menu

SteamVR, yeah. Seeing as this is the SteamVR community discussions, I figured it was being used.

i honestly never went into the steam VR menu yet but imma give it a shot to see if i can tell it what im using

[KoolAid_Man]

I had this problem where my play area was set to 90 degrees from my Oculus sensors. To solve this, launch Steam VR, go to Steam VR pull-down menu-->Settings--> Developer--> Room and Tracking--> Then put your headset on the floor, centered in your play space and facing the sensors. Your play area should be correctly oriented now.

[Orogogus]

KoolAid_Man's answer is correct, but can't you quickly pop into the Oculus menu to reorient the forward position? I'm only familiar with the CV1, does the DK2 not have that option?

[Crankor]

I always assumed it did that so your not facing the monitor or tv to give a less chance to accidentaly punch it

[Ponlets]

Originally posted by Crankor:

I always assumed it did that so your not facing the monitor or tv to give a less chance to accidentaly punch it

dude no ... i was using an Xbox controller at the time with steam VR (it worked at the time i have not tested it lately)

[KinseliplierBro]

Originally posted by Orogogus:

KoolAid_Man's answer is correct, but can't you quickly pop into the Oculus menu to reorient the forward position? I'm only familiar with the CV1, does the DK2 not have that option?

dude im using an oculus quest 1 and although it has that option it dosent do anything for me. whenever i hold down my oculus button to reset position the little loading circle appears for a second but it dosent reset anything and im still facing the same direction. there is also an option in my oculus settings to reset postion but that also dosent reset anything. those options never work for me.

[KinseliplierBro]

Originally posted by KoolAid_Man:

I had this problem where my play area was set to 90 degrees from my Oculus sensors. To solve this, launch Steam VR, go to Steam VR pull-down menu-->Settings--> Developer--> Room and Tracking--> Then put your headset on the floor, centered in your play space and facing the sensors. Your play area should be correctly oriented now.

my steam vr menu dose not have this option. is this only for vive or rift? im on quest.

[ʟǟֆȶʟɨʋɨռɢքօɛȶ]

steamvr menu on desktop -------> reset seating position

steamvr vr menu ---------> circular button for resetting standing position

[Droopy The Dog]

Originally posted by Ponlets:

Originally posted by spec24:

The only way I know of is to rerun room scale setup and when it asks where your monitor is, point in the opposite direction of what you did the first time.

but then the games that do work will be ruined ... i dont want to ruin the many games that work just to get a bugged game to work (and im talking about games that dont use steam VR)

Some games use the room setup default forward orientation, and some dynamically adjust forward to wherever you're pointing the headset when they load. Flipping the room setup won't break the games that work if they work because they ignore the room default forward.

[SHUT IT DOWN]

Originally posted by Droopy The Dog:

Originally posted by Ponlets:

but then the games that do work will be ruined ... i dont want to ruin the many games that work just to get a bugged game to work (and im talking about games that dont use steam VR)

Some games use the room setup default forward orientation, and some dynamically adjust forward to wherever you're pointing the headset when they load. Flipping the room setup won't break the games that work if they work because they ignore the room default forward.

this is it. the arrow on my floor pointed away from my monitor after my initial setup. i was playing some stationary games in surround sound so this got annoying. yes, tools like OVR advanced let you turn the room 180 but that's a band-aid.

when doing the room setup, on the last part when it has you fine tune your "room scale" play area, you can turn it 180 degrees. if you read the setup, they actually say they "face you away" from your monitor for safety. that's the whole reason they have you look at the monitor. you could also look the opposite direction of the monitor for the initial click they have you do. doesn't matter, same result.

other games aren't "room scale" and when the game loads, your position is based on your HMD position at that time. most games have a bind for "reset position" and i believe steamvr has a bind itself for this. very typical of sim and stationary games.

you'll learn which games are which, and most room scale games say so on the store page.

i wish they fixed the annoying issue where it forgets your room setup constantly.