SteamVR News

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SteamVR:

• Updated localization
  

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Compositor:

• Fixed timing issue for 40-series Nvidia cards.
  

OpenXR:

• Fixed a memory leak when using OpenXR with DX12.
  
• New dedicated OpenXR settings tab and ability to manually enable and disable implicit openxr api layers.
  
• Allow an OpenXR instance to be created even if there's no headset connected and the headless extension isn't enabled. This allows applications and tools to probe the SteamVR runtime for system information.
  
• Provide better logging of errors when multiple application connections are attempted (e.g. multiple OpenXR instances, combination of an OpenVR scene app instance and an OpenXR instance).
  

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SteamVR:

• Fixed a bug were hiding the dashboard and then calling IVROverlay::GetPrimaryDashboardDevice would return 0 instead of k_unTrackedDeviceIndexInvalid.
  
• Added a setting to disable gpu bus monitoring. (steamvr.vrsettings section "perfcheck" value "disableGpuBusMonitoring" type bool)
  
• Fixed missing font for many dashboard elements.
  

OpenXR:

• Implemented XR_EXT_active_action_set_priority.
  
• Fixed some issues with automapping Oculus Touch bindings to other controllers when no other bindings were suggested.
  
• Enabled Visibility Mask for Oculus/Meta devices.
  
• Fixed some haptic issues including pre-set minimum duration to resolve issue with Vive Wands not responding to xrStopHapticFeedback.
  

SteamVR has been updated with the following changes.

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

OpenXR:

• Improved the readability of subtitles rendered with quad layers placed with action spaces.
  

If you encounter issues with this update, please post in the SteamVR Bug Report forum. If possible, please include a system report to aid in tracking down your issue. Replies to this post are not tracked for bug reporting purposes. Please use the forum linked above to report issues.

OpenXR:

• Improved the readability of subtitles rendered with quad layers placed with action spaces.