Frustrating VR Experience

[HolyOrangeJuice]

I want something casual to play when I'm not using my racing rig for Iracing. I do not have performance issues running this in VR. What I do have a problem with is some very basic stuff that I can't seem to find anywhere in research.

I use a Quest 3.

1) Some trucks there is no way for me to move close enough to the steering wheel. It is even mentioned in the sticky steam thread for VR. No real solution. You can hit reset in Oculus software or in sim and it doesn't solve it. Why can't they just have a VR positional slider in game so you can move yourself anywhere you need to be planted.

2) The virtual HUD/UI is offset 45 degrees to my right. So the virtual mirrors and any mods to the GPS system are all not centered and off to my right. I can't seem to fix that.

Those two things would go a long way if someone can help out.

[James]

The best way to provide feedback/questions is probably on the SCS forum. I know there was a VR section there somewhere but can't find it right now. Remember that VR is not supported as a feature yet, although working very well on the vr-branch (I believe it's just a one person "hobby" to develop the vr on the side as of now).

1) Is it not enough for you to move way backwards (from screen) and then hit "reset"? That usually takes me back up to the wheel/correct position.

2) Have no idea. For me it sits correct in front of me. Although when "ESC" out to menus, info screen is slightly tilted (20 deg downwards) but that does not bother me.

(Oculus Rift here)

Also, have a look here and ask around: https://steamcommunity.com/app/270880/discussions/0/1480982971179620062/

[BoozeJunky]

The UI issue should be solvable by tweaking the config files. I'll leave that to someone else can give you the exact entries you'll need to adjust. For the seat position, you might want to look into the "Increased Seat Adjustment" mod. That will let you keep clicking and adjusting seat positions past their maximum in-game values. I use it for a number of modded trucks which don't have good default seat positions in VR.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=2330765384&searchtext=Increased+adjustment

[HolyOrangeJuice]

The UI tilt downward is on purpose as part of an update I believe. I did find people who posted old config values for those who don't like it.

The virtual mirrors and GPS stuff being off for me is definitely not meant to be.

I'll try this seat mod you posted. At least that solves half the issues.

[March]

Originally posted by HolyOrangeJuice:

1) Some trucks there is no way for me to move close enough to the steering wheel. It is even mentioned in the sticky steam thread for VR. No real solution. You can hit reset in Oculus software or in sim and it doesn't solve it. Why can't they just have a VR positional slider in game so you can move yourself anywhere you need to be planted.

2) The virtual HUD/UI is offset 45 degrees to my right. So the virtual mirrors and any mods to the GPS system are all not centered and off to my right. I can't seem to fix that.

Those two things would go a long way if someone can help out.

1) I've noticed this too in some trucks. Adjusting my seat in game helped some (F3 menu), but often my solution is to lean back (or scooch my real chair back) then hit reset and return to a normal position.

2) Virtual mirrors being off to the side is a function of the position of your VR sensors. I don't know how the Quest 3 does it precisely, as I have an Index. Unless my IR emitter is directly in front of me, the various UI elements like mirrors, pop up menus while driving, and the "saving..." element will be aligned with my IR emitter no matter what I do.

If the Quest 3 uses the room to decide your position, this could be more complex. You may need to recalibrate your setup or some such. I assume that there is a setting that decides what is forward. This may be what is causing that UI to be off to the side.

All that being said, there is some stuff you can do in your config file.

Open your config.cfg file (located in C:\Users\<username>\Documents\American Truck Simulator\ ) in something like Notepad++.

Look for these settings and adjust them to settings you like. The pitch, yaw, X, and Y settings are for the main menu. The same settings with "_game" after it are for your GPS position. My settings will place your GPS UI window almost precisely over your truck's GPS, with a slight angle for easier readability.

(NB: These are my settings, and may or may not be useful to others. Some are exclusive to my computer's capability)
uset r_manual_stereo_mirror_mode "0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_lod_bias "-0.25"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_mipmaps "1"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_buffer_scale "2.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_buffer_scale "1.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_pitch_game "0.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_yaw_game "-35.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_pitch "0.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_yaw "0.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_y_game "-0.1"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_x_game "0.55"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_y "0.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_x "0.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_static_fov "40"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_fov_game "100"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_fov "80"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_radius_game "0.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_radius "3.0"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_dist_game "0.8"
uset r_manual_stereo_ui_dist "0.9"
uset r_manual_stereo_in_menu "1"

[Kaine]

I made my own private mod that lets me add trucks for unlimited seat adjustment. It's just a simple copy of a folder with a seat.sii file in it, but if I add a new mod, I just find the def name (if the mod isn't locked or has a def file) and name a folder with that inside the mod and it works. I've been doing it for a few years now for VR and makes all the difference. I may publish it to the workshop soon.