openvr VS OpenVR-AdvancedSettings

I have been using C++ for a while but never really touched on using a full on SDK and now I want to use this SDK from Valve but my issue is that it isn't clear to me how to use it. What I mean by this is that it comes with a lot of subdirectories and extra stuff but how can I make a hello world program and able to call functions from the header file included in this SDK? I have used .h files before so I understand how the linker and all that works but with such a robust SDK I am not getting how this works on VSCode or maybe that I shouldn't even be using VSCode?

1) I considered switching a while back, but I was already really far in by the time I realized that OpenVR was outdated. If you search for SteamVR, OpenVR comes up as the API to use, and the github site does not mention it being deprecated anywhere. It's generally not obvious unless you are specifically searching for confirmation of obsolescence. In any case, my question is API agnostic.

OpenVR is open to anybody writing a driver to support their equipment there. Anybody can do it. Always has been. Citation, for my point: https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr

This is awesome! I requested something similar back in 2019 (https://github.com/ValveSoftware/openvr/issues/1262) but Valve never delivered.

Thank you for this! I am familiar with Steam Depot and rolling back updates, but when I looked into it for SteamVR, it seemed like it required several Depots and I wasn't willing to go that ham into it just yet (before asking for help). Luckily my problem was fixed by simply removing OVRAS, but maybe your solution will help someone else, so I very much appreciate the effort you put into your answer as well!

VAFS Redux works well in VR in my experience and you don't need to use quick slots for activation since you can send keyboard hotkeys in VR using OpenVR2Key or OpenVR-AdvancedSettings.

Changing the Y axis here: https://github.com/OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings/raw/master/docs/screenshots/OffsetPage.png

For Steam you could probably use an Overlay app. Examples of this include https://github.com/dantman/elite-vr-cockpit, https://github.com/OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings and https://github.com/pottedmeat7/OpenVR-WalkInPlace (or Natural Locomotion)

I'm curious what you mean by MixedVR Manager is broken. After reading a lot of github it is sounding like the SteamVR room setup loop may be a bug / problem with OVR Advanced Settings...

I don't think OpenVR Advanced Settings does exactly what you're asking but you might be able to tweak it a bit to get what you want.

https://github.com/OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings/blob/master/docs/SteamVRInputGuide.md one guide for SteamVR's Input

"OVR Advanced Settings" Steam VR overlay (for moving perspective like your height under "Offsets" > Move Space [X,Y up-down, and Z]) - through Steam download (I use this one, it's kept up-to-date): https://store.steampowered.com/app/1009850/OVR_Advanced_Settings/ Or alternatively not through Steam (find the Installer under Assets to download): https://github.com/OpenVR-Advanced-Settings/OpenVR-AdvancedSettings/releases