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Oculus TrayTool - SuperSampling profiles, HMD disconnect fixes (hopefully)

Oculus Tray Tool  
current version: 0.87.3

What is it?
In short; It’s a free application that helps you get the most out of your Rift. It is developed by me, ApollyonVR, with the support of the community for beta testing. Please note that this application is not an official piece software from Oculus, I am not affiliated with Oculus in any way. Any issues you
have with this application should be reported to me and not Oculus support. You can reach me here on the forums or by contacting me at *REDACTED*

Oculus Tray Tool (OTT) has many features that will hopefully help you get the very best VR experience. It has options that help you automatically switch audio and microphone to the Rift and back, handle the Oculus runtime service, voice commands, batch import Steam games (added to OTT by the awesome headkaze over at http://headsoft.com.au), replace icons for your games and more.

It’s primary feature however, is the ability to create “Profiles” for you VR Games and apps.
Within these Profiles, you set how Asyncronous SpaceWarp (ASW) should act, increase the perceived resolution by using Supersampling and increase the CPU Priority of a given app to get the most juice out of your system for that specific application.
Once a Profile has been created for a game or app, OTT will detect when it is started and apply the
profile for it, without the need for taking your headset of.

If you want to have a peek at all the things OTT can do for you before installing the application, check the User Guide pdf. The latest version of this application will always be right below this intro, but the app also checks for available updates on startup.

Enjoy, have fun and please report any issues, suggestion or feature requests to me using the above mentioned methods. Oh, and feel free to buy me a coffee by using the PayPal button in-app. 🙂
 
The very nice people over at Guru3d.com have been kind enough to host some mirrors for the setups, so make sure to pay them a visit!
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UPDATE 03/08

Hi all!
It's been a while since i released a new version, but now the time has come! 😃
I'm looking for ppl who want to test the new version before public release.
There are primarily changes for the Quest but anyone is welcome to test it.
Just drop an email to *REDACTED* and i'll get you a download link
and some instructions. Also include what type of headset (Rift or Quest)
that you are using.

 

Also, i now have a proper domain for the website, so swing by www.ApollyonVR.com
and check out the new Forum! If you have questions, comments or suggestions

that is the place to post them. 😃

 

Below are the release notes for the new version. Please note that this is a Beta version

for testing the new features. If you just want to use a stable version of OTT then head

over to www.apollyonvr.com and simply download the latest version.

 

Version 0.87.7
* Oculus Dash will now use the same CPU Priority as what you set for OVR Server.
* Added a "Comments" option to Profiles.
* Implemented Paolod29's code for a permanent AirLink (https://github.com/pd29/oculus-airlink-enabler).
* Added more choices to the Quest Link settings for "Bitrate" and "Encode Resolution".
* Added option for "Force Mipmap generation on all layers" on the Game Settings tab.
* Added option for "Offset Mipmap bias on all layers" on the Game Settings tab.
* Added option for "Force Mipmap generation on all layers" to Profiles.
* Added option for "Offset Mipmap bias on all layers" to Profiles.
* Added option for "Encode Dynamic Bitrate" on the Quest Link tab.
* Added option for "Dynamic Bitrate Max" on the Quest Link tab.
* Added "FOV Multiplier" to Profiles. Setting this to a value lower than 1, for example 0.8,
will increase FPS due to less pixels being drawn at the expense of lower FOV.
* When creating a brand new Profile, the current settings from the Game Settings tab will be used.
This will make it even easier to create a new Profile! Simply experiment with different settings
on the Game Settings tab, and when you have found the perfect combo for a given game those
settings are copied over when you click "Create new Profile".

* Added option to Disable profiles.

* Redesigned the Profiles window a bit.
* Fixed some bugs.

 
Cheers!
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Honored Contributor
September 26, 2020

xeno3d said:

Hey there, I know this isn't a big deal or making the tool non functioning, but why doesn't the app remember window position?


One thing I found is that if you move the OTT window you need to exit it and restart it again.  It should then startup in the same spot.
9800x3d, rtx5090, X870E MB w/wifi7, 64Gb 6000 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11pro, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
October 18, 2020
Any chance this function will be added to the next tray version?: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/jbtron/adjustment_for_better_link_quality/
Honored Contributor
October 18, 2020

keem85 said:

Any chance this function will be added to the next tray version?: https://www.reddit.com/r/oculus/comments/jbtron/adjustment_for_better_link_quality/


For now I think it's best to just control Quest Link Quality with the Oculus desktop app/settings/device/Quest.  You can pick hi, balanced, low, depending on your GPU.  Also many games have in-game graphics settings as well.

I think that Link software will be coming out of beta soon and may include improvements like 90Hz refresh for the Quest 2.  Given that Oculus will be doing a lot of development work on Q2 firmware and Link software over the next year I'm not sure if OTT improvements are going to be useful for a while.

Personally, I use and love OTT for my Rift cv1 and always use it.  However, for Quest Link I do not currently use it at all.
9800x3d, rtx5090, X870E MB w/wifi7, 64Gb 6000 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11pro, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
October 18, 2020
You're probably right. Best waiting a little to see what their update brings.. I sold my Rift S and bought a Quest 2, and I am really disappointed by the image quality, even when supersampling through OTT or debug tool. The Link cable must be bottlenecking severely.
Honored Contributor
October 18, 2020

keem85 said:

You're probably right. Best waiting a little to see what their update brings.. I sold my Rift S and bought a Quest 2, and I am really disappointed by the image quality, even when supersampling through OTT or debug tool. The Link cable must be bottlenecking severely.


Actually with the latest Oculus v21 update my Quest 1 with the official link cable is looking pretty good without OTT (so no OTT SS) and using the Oculus desktop app settings/device/Quest/ high quality setting.  Given the higher res of Quest 2 (I'm supposed to get mine tomorrow) I don't think you really need to apply any SS right now.  I've found that the OTT SS settings (or ODT) do not always seem to do anything anyway, and sometimes make thing look worse (like lots of artifacts/stutters).

Maybe try just using the Oculus app by itself and select the quest quality setting and see how you go.
9800x3d, rtx5090, X870E MB w/wifi7, 64Gb 6000 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11pro, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
Honored Contributor
October 24, 2020
Ok, now I've had my nice new Quest 2 headset with the official link cable for almost a week now I'm starting to play around with OTT setting a bit more with PCVR.  With the current final v21 Oculus update (not v23 beta) I'm finding that using the Oculus app settings/device Q2 = Quality,  OTT  Quest setting Encode Res = 3664, OTT global SS = 1.2 (currently without any game profiles), and ASW = off (rest pretty well disabled) this is working very well.  Everything looks almost a good as my Rift cv1 with 2.0 SS. 

I still find that even with global asw = off my main flight sim x plane 11 still seems to turn it on, even if I use a game profile to turn it off.  I'm still able to turn it off in-game by pressing ctrl+num1 though.  So, maybe OTT is no longer properly allowing asw OTT settings?

I see that the latest v23 beta allow you to increase the Quest bitrate from its current default of 150mbps to up to 500mbps using ODT.  It would be nice if the next update of OTT could also include this option in the Quest Link tab.  Thanks.
9800x3d, rtx5090, X870E MB w/wifi7, 64Gb 6000 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11pro, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
October 29, 2020
Does anyone know what the difference is between ASW Auto and Adaptive mode?
Honored Contributor
October 30, 2020

Juter said:

Does anyone know what the difference is between ASW Auto and Adaptive mode?


The two are not related.  ASW refers to Oculus ASW method of inserting an extra frame to allow lower end pc's to maintain a smooth fps.  There are a number of ASW options, including Auto.  Auto does what it sounds like = automatically switches on if you cannot maintain your headset's native fps (= 90fps rift cv1, 80fps rift s, 72fps Quest).  Native fps is related to the headset's refresh rate.  I have a fairly powerful pc with gtx1080ti so I mainly turn ASW = off and I'm still able to run most apps with 2x super sampling with my rift cv1 and 1.3x SS with my Quest 1 or 2 with Link.

Adaptive GPU option has to do with your GPU.  It basically tries to change your resolution in order to maintain a steady fps.  I have not found this very useful so far and I currently disable it globally and in all my game profiles.

Please refer to the latest OTT manual (086.5.1).  Reading this is very worthwhile and would have answered your question imho.  It is located in the folder you installed OTT to.  Usually C:\Program Files\Oculus Tray Tool.  At the bottom you will see the pdf file.
9800x3d, rtx5090, X870E MB w/wifi7, 64Gb 6000 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11pro, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers
October 30, 2020
Just fyi latest version is 0.86.6.0.
Honored Contributor
October 30, 2020

dburne said:

Just fyi latest version is 0.86.6.0.


Ya, I realize that Don and that's what I'm using.  However, the latest manual included with this update is still 86.5.1.  So, probably no big changes in the actual manual imho.
9800x3d, rtx5090, X870E MB w/wifi7, 64Gb 6000 ram, 2x2TB SSD, 1000W PSU, Win 11pro, QPro, Q3, w/Link and Air Link, Vive Pro1 with 2x2.0 base stations, Etsy lens mod and Index Controllers