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Nicholas Ewalt edited this page Jul 9, 2020 · 19 revisions

Preface

There are a number of alternative versions of OVRdrop, some of which are intended for Compatibility purposes, others add additional experimental features, or fix small bugs which may or may not be mentioned in the change log.

You can access the public alternative builds through Steam, although some may require an access code to appear.

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Accessing Alternative Builds

To select an alternative build, follow these steps:

  1. Locate OVRDrop in your Steam Library.

    • You can get here by Right-Clicking Steam in the System Tray, then clicking Library.
    • You can quickly locate OVRdrop by utilizing the Search feature in the Upper Left corner.
    • You may have to switch to Software, VR, or Installed, to see OVRdrop. It does not appear on the Games list.

  2. Right-Click OVRdrop, and Click Properties. This will open the Properties Window.

    Properties

  3. Navigate to the Betas Tab along the top of the window.

    Betas Tab

  4. (Optional) Enter your Desired Access Code and click Check Code.

    • Please Note: You may have to restart Steam if the build was added since you logged in.

    Code Entry

  5. Select your desired build from the Dropdown, then close the window and allow Steam to download the new build.

    Build Select

Access Code List

Despite the fact these are secret access codes, some were created for public usage. Those codes are listed here, but be warned these are likely more experimental than normal, which is why they have access codes enabled.

Build Code Notes
v1.0.3 [0]
experimental [1]
experimental_2 experimental [2]
farinhir farinhirfarinhir [3]
v1.0.5p8 ELfDQ39UtGRm Link
v1.0.5p13 SjN3DjtGq47c Link
v1.0.5p22 vp7D5BpyKTcu Link
v1.0.5p23 T9EmNH5XFVwV Link
v1.0.5p24 uy3gxLv8zNfv Link
v1.0.5p26 fkxKQnkn4jM9 Link
v1.0.5p32 ZzypsJAz2EsZ Link
v1.0.5p85 XWRjzN6UPaLg Link
v1.0.5q7 u6tVX6wXj9CV Link
v1.0.5q10 yH47ZVmRTQSJ Link
v1.0.5q26 3cmp7VKaDEeS [4]

[0] = For users who experience the gray/white screen issue. This is caused by undetermined differences between the v1.0.3 and v1.0.4 capture drivers, so v1.0.3 is still around for users whose system still rejects the new driver :/. Can you help?

[1] = Public experimental build. Directly upstream from main. Builds on this branch are being tested for final stability before becoming the default build.

[2] = Private experimental build. Directly upstream from experimental. Builds on this branch are likely to have lingering minor bugs and issues which the typical user would not expect, and is likely to encounter. Only use if you are prepared for the chance of unexpected issues.

[3] = Same as experimental_2 -- for users who lose access due to an unidentified Steam bug.

[4] = Undocumented for now (Sorry!), adds experimental Tracker support, causes some issues with device auto load.

Please Note: You may have to restart Steam if the build was added since you logged in.

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