Please don't reset maxRecommendedResolution on every update

[The Iron Wolf]

maxRecommendedResolution in Steam\SteamApps\common\SteamVR\resources\settings\default.vrsettings gets reset to 4096 on every update, which caps horizontal res on Pimax headsets.

Alternatively, is there a way to override this setting?

[bendotcom]

Can you tell me what you see at the top of that file?

[The Iron Wolf]

Sorry about that :) I'll try to override it in user file.

[The Iron Wolf]

So, if I set this parameter in steamvr section of:
..\Steam\config\steamvr.vrsettings
It will take precedence? Thanks.

[bendotcom]

Yes, just make sure you get the syntax right: There must be a comma between items, but never a comma after the last item. Save a copy of your settings just in case.

[The Iron Wolf]

When I added it to the user vrsettings, value got removed the very next time I started Steam VR.

[bendotcom]

If there's a syntax error in the JSON, it won't load. Grab that backup copy you made and check it with: https://jsonlint.com/

[The Iron Wolf]

Jsonlint confirms my edits are correct, yet setting gets removed every time I start SteamVR:
{
"DesktopUI" : {
"pairing" : "1012,349,800,600,0"
},
"DismissedWarnings" : {
"DismissableWarning_RunTutorialAgain" : true
},
"GpuSpeed" : {
"gpuSpeed0" : 1380,
"gpuSpeed1" : 1376,
"gpuSpeed2" : 1379,
"gpuSpeed3" : 1379,
"gpuSpeed4" : 1346,
"gpuSpeed5" : 1399,
"gpuSpeed6" : 1379,
"gpuSpeed7" : 1380,
"gpuSpeed8" : 1381,
"gpuSpeed9" : 1377,
"gpuSpeedCount" : 10,
"gpuSpeedDriver" : "26.21.14.3086",
"gpuSpeedHorsepower" : 1379,
"gpuSpeedRenderTargetScale" : 0.69999998807907104,
"gpuSpeedVendor" : "NVIDIA GeForce RTX 2080 Ti",
"gpuSpeedVersion" : 2
},
"LastKnown" : {
"HMDManufacturer" : "Pimax VR, Inc.",
"HMDModel" : "Pimax 5K Plus"
},
"collisionBounds" : {
"CollisionBoundsColorGammaA" : 0,
"CollisionBoundsColorGammaR" : 255
},
"notifications" : {
"DoNotDisturb" : true
},
"power" : {
"pauseCompositorOnStandby" : false
},
"steam.app.365960" : {
"appName" : "rFactor 2",
"motionSmoothingOverride" : 2,
"resolutionScale" : 100
},
"steamvr" : {
"background" : "#FF000000",
"enableHomeApp" : false,
"forceFadeOnBadTracking" : false,
"installID" : "16328823420226300337",
"lastVersionNotice" : "1.5.9",
"lastVersionNoticeDate" : "1560551457",
"mirrorView" : 1,
"mirrorViewGeometry" : "-32000 -32000 199 34",
"mirrorViewGeometryMaximized" : true,
"motionSmoothing" : false,
"playAreaColor" : "#FFFFFF00",
"supersampleManualOverride" : true,
"supersampleScale" : 1.2000000476837158,
"maxRecommendedResolution": 8192 // this will be gone on SVR start
},
"userinterface" : {
"HidePopupsWhenStatusMinimized" : true,
"MinimizeToTray" : true,
"StatusAlwaysOnTop" : false
}
}

[bendotcom]

You sure it didn't just get alphabetized in between "lastVersionNoticeDate" and "mirrorView"?

[The Iron Wolf]

I do not think so:
"steamvr" : {
"background" : "#FF000000",
"enableHomeApp" : false,
"forceFadeOnBadTracking" : false,
"installID" : "16328823420226300337",
"lastVersionNotice" : "1.5.12",
"lastVersionNoticeDate" : "1561162887",
"mirrorView" : 1,
"mirrorViewGeometry" : "-32000 -32000 199 34",
"mirrorViewGeometryMaximized" : true,
"motionSmoothing" : false,
"playAreaColor" : "#FFFFFF00",
"supersampleManualOverride" : true,
"supersampleScale" : 1.2000000476837158
},


It should be easy to repro locally?
In all honesty, I wonder if Pimax Open VR driver interferes with some of the logic - I don't think writes to user config file, but it also has that max... setting in one of the files. However, I am pretty sure default.vrsettings trumps it, so I am forced to have those files opened in my editor and do checks before I race, which is not fun.

[bendotcom]

OH, did you ALSO set it to 8192 in the defaults? The settings file will never write out any setting which matches the default.

[The Iron Wolf]

Haha, thanks, let me try _that_ :)

[The Iron Wolf]

Thank you, that is solved. I'll spread the word.

While I have your attention, would this be possible? This game uses skybox for track load, it would be nice to be able to turn off "not responding" box:

https://steamcommunity.com/app/250820/discussions/3/1649919326319420263/