SteamVR Mods for VRCHAT

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OVR-SmoothTracking
yuumu.booth.pm/items/4018006
LuxVR
store.steampowered.com/app/73...
OVR Advanced Settings
store.steampowered.com/app/10...
Turn Signal
store.steampowered.com/app/68...
Intro Song 1:
Zander Noriega - Article 160 Section 2
Intro Song 2:
3xBlast - Free as a Bird
Dance Song:
fluffclipse - Come on Dance
Outro Song
3xBlast - Just Add Synths

[@JesseBlueFox]

Omg, I look so good on the big screen ♥️

[@TahvoStudio]

Thank you for your demo and keep up dancing!

[@IBims1Mark]

OwO

[@bishopvick6373]

Yooo! :D

[@errr7656]

Furry💀

[@gr3yhem]

@@errr7656What about it? I know they’re a furry!

[@ATJStellar]

We definitely need a part 2 ^^

[@TahvoStudio]

👀

[@Bacon676]

Remember that OVR smooth tracking is a local-only thing. With VRC the smoothing is only something you will see on your end. Within VRC they already smooth out what everyone else sees on their end, the software just lets you see what they see. It's good for recording and steaming, that's about it

[@lunamellowie]

The tracking smoothing is such a life saver omg!!! Loved the video, super useful

[@NiftyYeen]

super useful information and well organized! wish I had this video when I first got into VR.

[@TahvoStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@Just_a_commenter]

Definitely great to see some nice quality of life mods are still an option for people! Also, congrats on doing well to improve your sub count - you've more than tripled the amount shown in your previous video! Nicely done. c:

[@TahvoStudio]

Appreciate the support

[@laur4620]

this was genuinely super helpful, had no idea about the first two. thanks!

[@CloudyHusky]

Super well done and informative as always!! Loving the awesome content, Tahvo, keep it up!!!

[@TahvoStudio]

Thanks a ton!

[@K_Safe538]

Yes, this is a good sign, we’re finding new ways to get around EAC and soon we’re (the vrc community) will be able to share or create quality of life “mods”

[@TahvoStudio]

We do what we can

[@Skullkid16945]

@@TahvoStudio Do you know if VRCX is supported as a SteamVR plugin? It has an avatar search function in it as well so I feel like that would be helpful for people, Oculus Quest or PCVR.

[@LunaStar666]

@@Skullkid16945 I would use VRCX if I were you because you can get banned for using it.

[@kuromiLayfe]

@@Skullkid16945VRCX is allowed and will not get you banned from using it as it does nothing that the website doesn’t or that you can’t do with commandlines inside vrchat properties.

[@l33tster]

So happy to've found this video :) just recently started using OVR smooth tracking myself as someone who loves to go wild dancing in VR. Ecstatic about Jesse being featured here, what a pleasant surprise!

[@TheDoomLordd]

This was a great video and actually instantly downloaded the first two plugins and instantly hopped on to setup the OVR Advanced Settings!

[@TahvoStudio]

Good luck!

[@coolvr]

PLEASE, MORE VIDEOS LIKE THIS. Thank you for making a helpful video 😇

[@lethalsword628]

You deserve way more subscribers!!❤❤❤❤

[@swell_the_otter6253]

Lovely video as always tahvo!!!

[@TahvoStudio]

Thank you otter fren

[@FlameIsExisting]

The smooth tracking will be nice. Didn't know about it until now, thanks.

[@TahvoStudio]

Good luck!

[@jimmyallgood781]

Beautiful list, yes to all the above! While the full version isn't free: OVR Toolkit I would also put as a great general VR add on to any game, not just to improve VRchat itself. I always have it running in the background just for the simple "wristwatch" feature to tell the time lol Perfect tool if you want quick access to your PC ingame. Perfect tool for VR streamers Some people have found more success with other SteamVR overlay programs such as XSOverlay, but I've not tried it.

[@therakshasan8547]

Thank you. Informative , and a general assistance to all VR users .

[@TahvoStudio]

Glad it was helpful!

[@VaffinVR]

This was very helpful 👍

[@TheDiamondHit]

Great video, the smoothing seems interesting that I'll try out. I've been using OVR Toolkit and OVR Advanced Settings, sadly it seems like having both open tends to crash steamvr more consistently. But very great.

[@kaikios]

Very well made video, this will be really helpful to new vr users 👍

[@TahvoStudio]

Thanks for the clip!

[@kaikios]

@@TahvoStudio no problem! 😁

[@vapor2325]

Lets Goo tahvoo :)

[@theonecommenter]

another great program OVR Toolkit ($9.99) if you use fullbody, its a life saver ovrtoolkit acts as a monitor for your computer and vr devices it uses a wrist watch type overlay where it can display, time, music/media controls, controller/puck/headset battery percent's it also comes with a desktop display overlay so you can see your desktop in vr along with the full 100% keyboard, with function keys and a question mark (steam vr keyboard does not have a question mark)

[@TahvoStudio]

Agreed

[@bartman156.]

for the playspace mover, I have it set for one of the controllers using the menu button but have disabled that menu button in VR chat so It doesn't interfere. I also set my left grip button to toggle gravity when double clicked and my right grip button to reverse the gravity while held.

[@jimmyallgood781]

Yaass OVR Advanced settings play space mover has been invaluable for ease of use for the average VR player, for non-FBT players once set up just simply pull the air to laydown, crouch down or stand up (or whatever animation stance your avi does at those heights) in one quick motion if you're just chilling out sitting down IRL. Any crouch height you want! You're no longer stuck with your play space/guardian dictating your height position or avatar limitations, & you're no longer having to click into the hand menu to change between seated/standing/seated/standing/seated/standing! Before I knew about OVR settings I was just changing my height in the settings menu as I was crouched, which makes the crouch stance lower as the height number increases, the problem with that is that is your avi hands become abnormally huge the taller you change the setting lol.

[@TwiceVR]

Great video!

[@TahvoStudio]

Thanks!😮

[@Greybell]

I've been using OVR Smoothing for a month now and it's super helpful when I want to type in VRC/Steam VR. The controllers are always too shaky for me to accurately and quickly but the smoothing helps a lot. Oh also, since controllers are smoother now, I can "fine tune" how smooth I hold VRC camera since it's not customizable in game.

[@TahvoStudio]

Great to hear!

[@zero8034_]

ovr toolkit is definitely my go to for using my pc in game adjusting settings or watching videos. heck even if i connect my phone to be controlled by my pc i can then bring it into vr with me via ovr toolkit. adjustable screen size, curve, tilt, opacity, frame rate, touch screen capabilities,dockings to hand head or environment, its got everything youd hope holograms to be. more so i like it for the unobtrusive watch letting me know the time, date and status of battery life on controllers. its wonderful for on the fly audio adjustments in voice meter. there are alternatives, but for me, ovr tool kit takes the cake

[@juulus9117]

not me searching through steam to find smooth tracking for like 2mins while watching the video until you said its on booth💀

[@legocreator768]

OVR Toolkit is useful, like being able to quickly look at my wrist for time, usage stats and be able to open windows for applications

[@TahvoStudio]

It is good. I wasn’t sure about including it because it’s mostly a desktop viewer but I guess even just the wrist functionality is useful in VRCHAT. Might compare XS Overlay vs OVR Toolkit

[@legocreator768]

@@TahvoStudio both developers are really nice and fun fact, Xiexe is the one who works on XSOverlay. They're the same person who make the XiexeToon shader that's extremely popular. They kinda seem to help each other with each other's overlays (for example, Curtis implementing XSO's OSC functionally) though OVRT does seem to be getting faster and more frequent updates. Xiexe did give an update about why they haven't been updating their app for a while. I would recommend really going deep into both apps and possibly even seeing what the communities have to offer and such because they look similar but do have differences. ^ ^

[@ODISeth]

This is the EXACT kinda video I wish I’d known about years ago ahha

[@TahvoStudio]

That’s the goal Seth, let’s help out everyone who gets vr headsets for Christmas

[@davpro1792]

@@TahvoStudio or who doesn't 🙃. i have to wait till im 18 to get a job and my own apartment first then buy one 🤣

[@20Nik]

I acutally made a video on how to add OVR SMOOTH TRACKING. Its PRETTY GOOD! great vid as always :)

[@TahvoStudio]

Cool, thanks!

[@mossen98]

These are nice ty

[@TahvoStudio]

You’re welcome 😊

[@RonOverdrive]

The AprilTag Hip Locomotion driver for SteamVR. It allows you to change movement in VR from tracking your head to tracking your hip for a much more natural form of movement in VR. Doesn't work on all games, but it works in VRChat. Also there's Desktop Portal (paid app) and the free alternative Desktop++.

[@vgaggia]

The smoothtracking one is like magic o_O

[@AuspiciousLynx]

In Germany (BMW‘s Homecountry) we call it Bring Mich Werkstatt, would translate directly in to Bring Me Workshop. (Yes the Gammar isn’t right but it is the same in Germany, that’s the fun)

[@reyluna0]

Thaaanks

[@TahvoStudio]

You are welcome

[@GabrielMccredi]

lmao didnt know lux made a vr mode yes time to sleep in vr without destorying my eyes :3

[@TahvoStudio]

I don’t know if it’s by the same dev but it’s the same concept

[@TimeWisely]

Hey, you seem to know quite a lot about modding in the SteamVR, I wanted to ask if you don't mind, would you know of any SteamVR mods that allow for playing while laying down? Kind of like what VRChat supports natively, "Horizon Adjust" I'm handicapped, and I've got a bad spine, I'm currently looking around to see if I can find a driver that supports what VRChat supports, do you know of any good recommendations?

[@c1r0c_21]

People seeing this video as of 2024, OVR Advanced Settings will no longer be free on April 15th 2024, so make sure to get it now while it's free.

[@poisonouscarnage2289]

Thx

[@VivSlakes]

YES! let everybody know ovr smooth! its so wonderful, but barely anyone uses it

[@ElectroPopsicle]

clicked for the fellow Regulus avatar, stayed for the content

[@8ZEN0N8]

I know this is a year old. But ovr advanced settings also has a rotational awareness setting in chaparone

[@luisrosado7050]

aged like wine

[@hoangvuification]

aw a cute doggy

[@Snooty1]

Oh geez

[@padmethecataedynallee1684]

Man at least if one of these was like for Quest 2 pacifically I would be so happy

[@Briggsby]

Gotta love that rift-s microphone

[@TahvoStudio]

My mic is fiiiiine but my friend is rocking that Q2

[@Xenith0100]

love the apple garageband music

[@TahvoStudio]

What track? The dance music? 😂

[@Xenith0100]

@@TahvoStudio yeah

[@Pennyfalke1]

Nice, aaand is there a way to improve the graphics, i use the Index with rtx 3070 and in one Video of VRchat i saw that Somebody had some really nice raytrazing, i dont know If it was because of the map but i really enjoyed it.

[@miner28_3]

What about VRCX ? VRCX is VRChat addon directly, if setup correctly it shows you various notifications in VR and gives you a nice Wrist menu.

[@ITRSeiryu]

ovr toolkit slaps

[@zucful7708]

clients came back the day after eac came out

[@greaseballasmr]

is OVR SmoothTracking safe to download?

[@LizzieTheRose]

Ah- I was hoping there may be a couple ones for desktop users. ;w; I'm too poor to buy a VR headset atm, so I play using desktop.

[@Toys0126]

Since I saw no one giving this recommendation out. Desktop+ it's on steam It's like ovrtoolkit in which gives customization of desktop view and mouse control but also free and open source. Major issue with it is that it's learning curve is hard but I believe with good tutorials would go a long way.

[@TahvoStudio]

Hey at least it’s free

[@spriteman1925]

You can mostly only mod on quest for free now

[@Axyierl]

Ever since that dumb update I can't play VRC at all on my pc. I used mods for optimalization, my pc isn't too good so I had to use these, the same with mods for anti-crashing....

[@CupOfNoodlesMusic]

Does ovr smooth tracking work with imu-based trackers? The benefit would be huge if so 🙏🍺

[@TahvoStudio]

I’m not sure!

[@CupOfNoodlesMusic]

@Tahvo imma test it when I get home and will let you know. Imus track at a lower and choppier fps, and its over wifi/bluetooth. so giving some extra virtual ticks between the real data would make it look soooo much better and way less janky if it does work 🙏🙏🙏

[@vortexdelta1706]

I am thinking in the future to buy a tower computer and a virtual reality headset to play Vrchat. I'm still not sure which PC and headset I should buy. Since I started in the fandom, I wanted to be a furry Vrchat youtuber but I still have a long way to go.... It must be a great experience but I think I won't achieve this goal. It is truely expensive and I do not know even what to do. Good video, I will take into account these tips and honestly you deserve more subs.

[@TahvoStudio]

Thanks! I would suggest looking up some videos on PC/VR advice. If it’s too expensive you can try making videos with a PNGtuber to see if you like making videos. Good luck

[@DFX2KX]

If you've already got a Quest or Quest 2, those can also be used as PCVR headsets. Oculus Link or Virtual Desktop being the free/paid options to pair them. While having a super beefy PC *helps*, for VRChat and some of the lighter VR games it's no strictly required either. You can get an old workstation PC that's quite new for surprisingly cheap. Those usually use low-profile graphics cards, so they're a little finicky to upgrade. But one of the nicer AMD R5 or R7 4GB low-profile cards can be found on the cheap and would handle *most* of VRC if you're modest with the graphical settings. And if you grab a full-tower Thinkcenter/Optiplex instead than you've got tons of headroom for like $300ish bucks, full width graphics cards being cheaper and more abundant too. PCVR-dedicated headsets *are* super expensive, but if you're handy enough, getting one that isn't working and replacing whatever broke is an option that cuts the cost in half. Also the older 64gb Quest 2's are super cheap now because that model doesn't even exist anymore. As a PCVR user, the limited storage doesn't (usually) affect me. For about the price that Valve charges for it's Index kit, you can put together something that'd handle a VRKET world without too much hassle. (edit: to note I'm talking PC & Headset together costing less)

[@momfiethehunter504]

@@DFX2KX would like to add to this. Nvdia alternatives to those graphics cards would be the gtx 1070 and up. I dont know about the 1650 1660 cards how well they perform. An older 2 3 or 4 gen intel i5 or i7 cpu will work for pc gaming on the cheap. Have atleast 16gb of ram and a ssd of atleast 240gb and a 1tb hdd

[@DFX2KX]

@@momfiethehunter504 Yep. the main reason I didn't mention the Nvidia offerings being that the LP formfactor cards can be *super* hard to find. but if you're building out of a full tower there are there and they can be had on the cheap. SSD is a good additional recommendation, fortunately those are $40ish bucks these days instead of many hundreds if it's a more modest size.

[@momfiethehunter504]

@@DFX2KX I think ssd prices are really dependent on your location, i can buy a good budget ssd the crucial bx500 240gb for about €29 including shipping. There are cheaper options but you risk your data and your pc by buying a cheap Chinese ssd

[@certifiedmonky]

VRchat furries have to be the most helpful ones

[@discontinued5297]

4:21 2 words: Mirror simulator.

[@sukoHAHA]

4:10 HOLY FUCKING SHIT IVE BEEN LOOKING THIS FOR MONTHS. this is in my recommendation, i’m hopping on vrc right now. i don’t care if it’s 3 in the morning.

[@sukoHAHA]

im so dumb i’ve seen a friend on ovr setting on discord i should’ve known

[@TahvoStudio]

Glad you found it lol

[@CalbDoesStuff]

Good video. Thumbs up from me

[@TahvoStudio]

Thank you 👍

[@EzylrybSoren]

It's not free but FBE is useful for fill body without spending loads on trakers but does brake games like sniper elite vr

[@salty4life]

If only VRChat didn't add EAC so that I can run their game with lower frametimes with OpenVR FSR

[@jnuy764]

Nice 👍 UwU

[@thejfkexperience_]

Is that a Regulus model? I’d love to know where you got the commission from!!

[@TahvoStudio]

It is a Regulus model. I modified it myself with a Kepler hoodie, new texture and custom glasses.

[@tw1l1ght75]

sweet... OVR smooth-tracking only works locally tho, net-ik gets smoothed anyways - but locally I for example can actually position the cam-lens now, even as I'm rocking a heavy tremor in both hands

[@tw1l1ght75]

that has been a jittery patience-test for me up until now

[@tw1l1ght75]

also my legs dont look to me/in my local recordings like I'm constantly twitching while dancing anymore using smoothing

[@lucyl697]

VRchat desperately needs a workshop

[@KaiCheetah]

I hate how it killed my OSCVRC that I use for info in my chatbox

[@369solomon]

when is FSR mod coming back to increase fps for VRChat? :C

[@Auugh69]

wait a min didnt 3rd party companys made like a wireless dongle for the index?

[@Fel1xVR]

does this work if you use oculus vr, but still play games on steam?

[@NF-pk5mo]

Yes

[@Fel1xVR]

@@NF-pk5mo thanks :)

[@Smarti0101]

1) I can mute my Discord with my VRCOSC 😁 2) A (static) screen opens in VRC when I activate OVR toolkit (or xsoverlay). So everybody can see that I'm busy. (also OSC)

[@Computieeeee]

arf arf

[@annelibowden]

get him to ten mil

[@briannowaye]

Those that was getting mad about the anti-cheat.. getting CRASHED all the time was absolutely WORTH IT

[@oclexe]

EAC didn't change a thing with crashers tho....

[@Wixovr]

i got ovr advanced settings for free how? i got it a while ago when it was free

[@kor4754]

Still sad that vrchat was ruined by EAC when modders did nothing wrong. The fact that ripperstore is still up and working proves that EAC did NOTHING right.

[@nendashi5444]

Vrcx?! Rtx voice

[@holly-spy]

does these work on quest

[@callielover1018]

If your quest is connected to a pc, yes If your quest is standalone, no

[@MightyRobot3347]

Can someone please tell me the malicious mods VRC devs was talking about?

[@TahvoStudio]

Basically stuff like avatar rippers and crashers. Don’t do that.

[@Volcano22207]

other than some rare stuff that was either an inconvivence or already could get you banned ..... nothing that mattered

[@DJPON369]

thats it?

[@ChristianGuzman-yd5io]

I'm not smart at setting vrchat as vr user 😭😭😭

[@LunaStar666]

Smooth Tracking is only for YOU and no one else. So it is pointless.

[@Bladex2105]

Is the software Voicemod voice changer a mod?

[@DiamondDepthYT]

I'm 3 weeks late, but no, it is not!

[@mtdewdragon1]

It means i going to oof all kinds of found

[@meep.472]

can't believe one of the songs in the vid is a GarageBand example song 💀💀

[@filhodokeneshitakeda]

SIGMA🇵🇫

[@trashcowew]

turn signal causes pretty bad lag with me in vrc

[@TahvoStudio]

Fair enough. I didn’t notice any but I have a pretty beefy PC.

[@trashcowew]

@@TahvoStudio yeah i can only notice it it in worlds that are very full

[@SophiePastelz]

osc scripts i suppose. also xsoverlay has osc stuff in it

[@TahvoStudio]

I could do a whole video on cool OSC stuff

[@SophiePastelz]

@@TahvoStudio thatll be cool 👍

[@mtdewdragon1]

I am going to oof all kinds

[@BerriMura]

What does that mean???

[@mtdewdragon1]

​@@BerriMura I going to oof your kinds means I am going to oof all kinds of you

[@mtdewdragon1]

@@BerriMura I am going to oof all furry

[@mtdewdragon1]

We are war of the furry john me to oof all kinds of furry

[@mtdewdragon1]

Be amazing

[@XV456v1]

Ill stick to my client i guess

[@GamesforCykits]

Yea no just doesnt help me, guess never going to play it again

[@thatbeetus1912]

he's thicc but also annoying

[@NVProlog]

Step 1: delete furry talk and chill

[@Handler_of_the_clowns]

yeah I don't think that'll change anything

[@NVProlog]

@@Handler_of_the_clowns delete furry

[@Handler_of_the_clowns]

@@NVProlog and what's so wrong about them? I sware, the most sane seeming people I've encountered on VRC are usually furries

[@NVProlog]

@@Handler_of_the_clowns because they need to enter a door that goes to an outdoor place

[@mercy1865]

ofc its a furry

[@fuelsfornerds]

furry

[@xXRenaxChanXx]

The biggest problem I still have is the complete inability to protect yourself from malicious players that have been totally unaffected by EAC. They won't even let you protect yourself with a VPN ffs.