How to disable the damn SteamVR blue circle??

[Weird Potato]

As title?
SteamVR options have Chaperone bounds off.
God I hate SteamVR. Oculus SDK all the way.

[w2121]

No teleport option in the game?

Chaperone bounds off:
Delete all text in the file C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\config\steamvr.vrsettings
Add only this and save

{
"collisionBounds" : {
"CollisionBoundsColorGammaA" : 0,
"CollisionBoundsStyle" : 4
},
"steamvr" : {
"allowReprojection" : true,
"background" : "C:\\Program Files (x86)\\Steam\\steamapps\\common\\SteamVR\\resources\\backgrounds\\viveNight.png",
"basestationPowerManagement" : true,
"mirrorViewGeometry" : "0 0 1080 600",
"playAreaColor" : "#FFFFFF00",
"renderTargetMultiplier" : 1.0
}
}

[Maffen on Linux]

Originally posted by Farkenel:

Thank you w2121. Ill try this. Not sure that it's the actual chaperone system though. Can't even imagine what good it does to have a blue circle at your feet...grrr

The blue circle at your feet is an indication from the chaperone system to let you know where you are approximately in your play area. If you correctly center your headset before playing, you can always look down at your feet ingame and readjust your position without taking off the headset.

[ymo1965]

You can turn it off using the 'Developer' setting in Customize screen I think, but you do run the risk of bumping into things. You can also change the colour of the boundary so it's there, but very faint. Best of both worlds!

[Gonzaxpain]

Originally posted by Farkenel:

I understand the point of it but its stupid that it should always be there. Totally unecessary and immersion breaking

Agreed 100%

Did anyone manage to get rid of that circle? it's the stupidest thing I've ever seen. It makes me not want to buy any other vr game on Steam ever again. I don't have a "developer" option, only "beginner" so that suggestion did not work for me.

[Mr. Bastard]

I've been searching for a solution to this but it's difficult because most of the information out there is about chaperone settings. The blue circle is only shown when you run room setup as "standing only". I understand that there are safety/legal concerns with turning this off but I really think there should be some way to do it, especially for seated experiences.

[Gonzaxpain]

I found the solution in one of the threads, basically you need to modify one of the .ini files changing some values and that will get rid of that stupid thing for good.

I can't tell you the values right now as I am at work but send me a private message if you want and I can email you the file for you to paste it and get rid of the circle.

[Mr. Bastard]

I've found that the SteamVR Media Player and I Expect You to Die don't show it. There must be some application specific way to do it but if you know how to get rid of it permanently please post it! (I couldn't figure out how to send you a PM).

[Gonzaxpain]

Originally posted by Mr. Bastard:

I've found that the SteamVR Media Player and I Expect You to Die don't show it. There must be some application specific way to do it but if you know how to get rid of it permanently please post it! (I couldn't figure out how to send you a PM).

check this out: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/138739-how-to-remove-the-annoying-immersion-breaking-blue-circle/

this is what you need to do (taken from the previous link):

1) close all steam VR applications

2) make a copy of the file "chaperone_info.vrchap" in your "steam/config" folder for safety reasons.

3) then open the file "chaperone_info.vrchap" and remove all Content in the line "collision bounds" within the brackets.

for example:

when the Content in your file Looks like this:

"collision_bounds" : [
[
[ -0.49999994039535522, 0, -0.50000005960464478 ],
[ -0.49999994039535522, 2.4300000667572021, -0.50000005960464478 ],
[ -0.49999997019767761, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
[ -0.49999997019767761, 0, 0.5 ]
],
[
[ -0.49999997019767761, 0, 0.5 ],
[ -0.49999997019767761, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
[ 0.49999991059303284, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
[ 0.49999991059303284, 0, 0.5 ]
],

then remove all Content until it looks like this: "collision_bounds" : [],

the next line has to be: "play_area" : [ ……. and so on ]


That's what I did and it worked perfectly. Open that chaperone_info.vrchap file with notepad, remove all the numbers and that's it.

I keep a copy of the original and also a copy of the modified file. That way in case you ever reinstall steam you can get rid of the circle again by just dropping the modified file into the config folder.

[Mr. Bastard]

I'd also found that but it didn't work for me, probably because I'm on SteamVR Beta (because Knuckles). I wouldn't be surprised if this work-around stops working the next time they merge beta into the master. The good news is that I found another method that works; just go into the developer settings and click "Quick Calibrate"! I chose "Large Space" but the other settings work as well.

[Gonzaxpain]

Originally posted by Mr. Bastard:

I'd also found that but it didn't work for me, probably because I'm on SteamVR Beta (because Knuckles). I wouldn't be surprised if this work-around stops working the next time they merge beta into the master. The good news is that I found another method that works; just go into the developer settings and click "Quick Calibrate"! I chose "Large Space" but the other settings work as well.

Good to know, I wouldn't be surprised if the other workaround stops working with the next update either. I hate the f*** circle.

[James8x]

Originally posted by Mr. Bastard:

I'd also found that but it didn't work for me, probably because I'm on SteamVR Beta (because Knuckles). I wouldn't be surprised if this work-around stops working the next time they merge beta into the master. The good news is that I found another method that works; just go into the developer settings and click "Quick Calibrate"! I chose "Large Space" but the other settings work as well.

This worked for me, thanks Mr. Bastard. Just wanted to post to confirm and 'upvote' your solution, so to speak.

(at the time of this post, I am using HTC Vive Pro, SteamVR Beta 1.3.23)

[Bioosspen]

Originally posted by Gonzaxpain:

Originally posted by Mr. Bastard:

I've found that the SteamVR Media Player and I Expect You to Die don't show it. There must be some application specific way to do it but if you know how to get rid of it permanently please post it! (I couldn't figure out how to send you a PM).

check this out: https://forums.x-plane.org/index.php?/forums/topic/138739-how-to-remove-the-annoying-immersion-breaking-blue-circle/

this is what you need to do (taken from the previous link):

1) close all steam VR applications

2) make a copy of the file "chaperone_info.vrchap" in your "steam/config" folder for safety reasons.

3) then open the file "chaperone_info.vrchap" and remove all Content in the line "collision bounds" within the brackets.

for example:

when the Content in your file Looks like this:

"collision_bounds" : [
[
[ -0.49999994039535522, 0, -0.50000005960464478 ],
[ -0.49999994039535522, 2.4300000667572021, -0.50000005960464478 ],
[ -0.49999997019767761, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
[ -0.49999997019767761, 0, 0.5 ]
],
[
[ -0.49999997019767761, 0, 0.5 ],
[ -0.49999997019767761, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
[ 0.49999991059303284, 2.4300000667572021, 0.5 ],
[ 0.49999991059303284, 0, 0.5 ]
],

then remove all Content until it looks like this: "collision_bounds" : [],

the next line has to be: "play_area" : [ ……. and so on ]


That's what I did and it worked perfectly. Open that chaperone_info.vrchap file with notepad, remove all the numbers and that's it.

I keep a copy of the original and also a copy of the modified file. That way in case you ever reinstall steam you can get rid of the circle again by just dropping the modified file into the config folder.

Cheers mate works like charm!