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Rift Rangers for windows instal1/24/2024 ![]() ![]() Steam DOES has a shortcut to take screenshots, namely the F12 button. Note: This does not work on the Oculus Quest (with either Oculus Link, ALVR or Virtual Desktop)! Standard Screenshot in Steam: Useless in VR with an Oculus Quest After a few seconds you will see a notification informing you that the screenshot was taken. Standard Quick Screenshot in SteamVR: System Button and Right TriggerīillKills974 pointed rightfully out that SteamVR has a standard method to take a quick screenshot by pressing the system button and trigger button simultaneously for 1 second. This trick makes use of the excellent VR companion for SteamVR users: OpenVR-AdvancedSettings, a must have for all SteamVR users. – this is originally intended for use with the Oculus Quest since the standard method conflicts with assigned button functions. – but it will not work for Oculus Quest native VR games – only for games and applications running in SteamVR. Valve Index, Oculus Rift, HTV Vive, etc, etc). – it will very likely work with other SteamVR compatible HMD’s as well (eg. Note: This is a tweak/setting for SteamVR! ![]() In this article, geared towards to Oculus Quest, I’ll show you how I managed to get SteamVR (!) managed to bind taking a screenshot, to long pressing the Joystick in the Left Controller of my Oculus Quest – anywhere in the game (or anywhere in SteamVR for that matter). The annoyance became even worse when I got Half-Life: Alyx (highly recommend it for VR players!) where I wanted to share screenshots of funny things I found or did in the game. Quite a poor user experience if you ask me. The user either has to jump through several hoops to get a mediocre screenshot, or the user has to blindly figure out where the heck his or her keyboard it, in order to press the screenshot button. ![]() ![]() One thing that has disappointed me, in VR in general, is how poorly applications and games seem to handle taking screenshots. ![]()
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