SteamVR has been updated with the following changes. This is the same build that appeared in the beta on March 29th.

General:

• Removed legacy enableDistortion user preference

Oculus:

• Fixed an issue making Touch controller triggers unresponsive during room setup.

Developer:

• Always show both Enable and Disable DirectMode buttons in Settings regardless of what mode we think the headset is in.

Desktop Theater:

• Added aspect fill option to remove or reduce letterbox effect
  
• Widened virtual screen to better fit wider aspect ratios
  
• Hide UI when not looking at it instead of remaining persistently visible
  
• Fixed timing issue with left/right eyes occasionally being out of sync
  
• Fixed lighting issue in room environment

Linux:

• Added preliminary developer support for Linux
  
• This release includes many pitfalls and known issues that are detailed in the new SteamVR for Linux Github repository

Drivers:

• Fixed issue with resource paths in drivers

Compositor

• Fix aliasing in textures used in SteamVR workshop environments, controllers, and base stations caused by mip maps being disabled

SteamVR has been updated with the following changes. This is the same build that appeared in the beta on March 29th.

General:

• Removed legacy enableDistortion user preference

Oculus:

• Fixed an issue making Touch controller triggers unresponsive during room setup.

Developer:

• Always show both Enable and Disable DirectMode buttons in Settings regardless of what mode we think the headset is in.

Desktop Theater:

• Added aspect fill option to remove or reduce letterbox effect
  
• Widened virtual screen to better fit wider aspect ratios
  
• Hide UI when not looking at it instead of remaining persistently visible
  
• Fixed timing issue with left/right eyes occasionally being out of sync
  
• Fixed lighting issue in room environment

Linux:

• Added preliminary developer support for Linux
  
• This release includes many pitfalls and known issues that are detailed in the new SteamVR for Linux Github repository

Drivers:

• Fixed issue with resource paths in drivers

Compositor

• Fix aliasing in textures used in SteamVR workshop environments, controllers, and base stations caused by mip maps being disabled

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.

General:

• Removed legacy enableDistortion user preference
  
• Change handling of supersampled frames to match what is in the release version of SteamVR. A future update will offer more options to users for how supersampled images are filtered.

Linux:

• Fix bug where GL shared textures and overlays could get inadvertently deleted

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.

General:

• Removed legacy enableDistortion user preference
  
• Change handling of supersampled frames to match what is in the release version of SteamVR. A future update will offer more options to users for how supersampled images are filtered.

Linux:

• Fix bug where GL shared textures and overlays could get inadvertently deleted

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following change.


HTC Vive:

• Fixed Vive HMD going into standby mode while in use.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following change.


HTC Vive:

• Fixed Vive HMD going into standby mode while in use.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following change.

General:

• Further fixes for issue with controllers turning off while in use.

Note: This fix may have also fixed the problem with the screens going black on the Vive while the headset is in use, but we aren't sure because we haven't been able to reproduce the problem. If you see that issue after this update, please capture a system report and post it with the approximate time that the screens went black.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following change.

General:

• Further fixes for issue with controllers turning off while in use.

Note: This fix may have also fixed the problem with the screens going black on the Vive while the headset is in use, but we aren't sure because we haven't been able to reproduce the problem. If you see that issue after this update, please capture a system report and post it with the approximate time that the screens went black.

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.


General:

• Fixed issue that caused Vive controller to turn off while they were being used.

Linux:

• Fixed an issue where SteamVR would hang/close when selecting 'Pair Controller'
  
• VR Tutorial: Fixed an issue where closing the system menu did not resume the tutorial

The SteamVR Beta has been updated with the following changes.


General:

• Fixed issue that caused Vive controller to turn off while they were being used.

Linux:

• Fixed an issue where SteamVR would hang/close when selecting 'Pair Controller'
  
• VR Tutorial: Fixed an issue where closing the system menu did not resume the tutorial