OpenVR Init flags

Questions & Answers
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Hi,

It is stated here and here that the HTC Vive controllers can be used without the headset if you change the hmdRequired parameter to false in the steamvr.vrsettings.json file (/config folder) and if you use a flag upon init:

VR_Init( &error, vr::VRApplication_Other )

Where is this function used? (I found the InitInternal function in the openvr_api.cs file, but can’t seem to find where it is used)

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For the record, while I haven’t yet figured out which is the correct way of using the controllers without the headset, I found these flags to appear as:

OpenVR.Init(ref error, EVRApplicationType.VRApplication_Utility);

in the files:

  • SteamVR_PlayArea
  • SteamVR_RenderModel
  • SteamVR_Utils