Unreal Engine VR Plugin v3.0.6

Demo Project + Plugin Repository

Unreal Engine Virtual Reality Pawn and Components plugin for common VR mechanics. Can be used for either Blueprint or C++ VR projects. All nodes (Blueprint) and Functions (C++) have a range of parameters for full flexibility and compatible with the VIVE Motion Controllers/Room-Scale VR projects.

Also available in the Unreal Engine Marketplace

Supports both SteamVR/Vive & the Oculus Rift

IMPORTANT:

For a plugin only repo (without demo project) CLICK HERE

For a UE 4.21 compatible project CLICK HERE

For a UE 4.20 compatible project CLICK HERE

If you need an empty starter project: https://github.com/1runeberg/RunebergVR_TESTMAP

Latest Release Notes (UE 4.22)

3.0.6

• Hotfix for Teleport Component not working properly if BeamHitNavMeshTolerance is set beyond FVector::ZeroVector

3.0.5:

• Add Nav mesh checking ability to 360 movement (6 DOF) mechanic

3.0.4:

• Fix Oculus Teleport custom height offset not being applied (Teleporter)
• Set default pawn spawn collision to ignore any colliding assets within the level (VRPawn)

3.0.3:

• IWYU Compliance

3.0.2:

• Gaze category fix, change default rift height offsets, minor refactor

3.0.1.1:

• Minor bug fixes & refactor (Gaze component)
• Max Step Rate for Uneven Terrain by MrBigToe (VR Pawn)

3.0:

• New Teleport Fade In & Out Options (Teleport)
• New Configurable beam/arc boundary object types (Teleport)
• New Option to have target mesh indicator to face player camera (Gaze)
• New Configurable grabbable object types - not auto attached (Grabber)
• New Radial trace grab, allows main Grabber component to act like the SimpleGrabber component (Grabber)
• New Base content - hand, beam, whiteboxing shaders (Plugin)
• Fixed HMD location offset issue (Teleport)
• Fixed issue with Front Gaze Variable struct members not properly accessible in Blueprint (Gaze)
• Fixed compiler warnings (Plugin)

2.73:

• Bugfix Teleport HMD Type check causes crashes when no HMD device is available

2.72:

• Allow Grabber origin to respect Relative Rotation and Location defined in the Components Tab (Grabber)
• Added Acceleration to Gravity's influence (VRPawn)
• Added StepUp Rate in Uneven Terrain Pawn Z/Height adjustments (VRPawn)

2.71:

• Removed remnants of SteamVR specific references in code base

2.7:

• Enable VR Pawn to react/move properly through uneven terrain (VRPawn)
• Dedicated node for 360 movement with thumbstick/thumbpad of Motion controllers (Movement component)
• Various fixes and polish for Gaze, Movement and VR Pawn

2.65:

• Migrated to UE4.17

2.6:

• Automatically set HMD Tracking Origin (VRPawn)
• Added gravity (VRPawn)
• Customizable target mesh (Beta, Gaze Component)
• Full 360 Yaw Movement Freedom for use with thumbstick input (Beta, Movement Component)
• Fix for Oculus height offset issue (VRPawn)

2.5:

• Added Gaze interaction mechanic (new)
• Added function to check if HMD is currently worn (in VRPawn)
• Automatically set camera FOV to 110 to suit current released hardware, overridable (in VRPawn)

What you get:

• Pre-configured VR Pawn
• Gestures Component (Record & Recognize custom VR Gestures)
• Movement Component (free axis, locked axis, dash/timed motion, bounce from VR bounds & optional use of Nav Mesh bounds)
• Teleport (Arc, Ray, Blink)
• Grabber (precision, lock, scan only, grab sky/sun with cycle day and night)
• Gaze interaction
• Scalable meshes
• Climb

Preview:

https://youtu.be/0Z49S7Q5lpw

Tutorials:

Playlist

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLngZ5l9HmlOQBtL8dzDD1lTAdXhsVEm4g

1. Setting up a new VR project & enabling VR in existing projects

https://youtu.be/BOPFAYPeCAo

2. Movement / VR Locomotion Component Deep Dive

https://youtu.be/QulxyAc2E08

3. Teleport Component Deep Dive

https://youtu.be/kNZZf6j6T2M

4. Grabber Component Deep Dive

https://youtu.be/cdUKwm9HesU

5. VR Gestures Component Deep Dive

https://youtu.be/z78CMOwGWxM

6. RunebergVR Plugin v2 - Gaze Component Deep Dive

https://youtu.be/tkYi9lnHbVw

7. RunebergVR Plugin v2 - Pawn Gravity, Uneven Terrain, Thumbstick 360 Movement

https://youtu.be/73Y1tcBl_Lw

Support Channels:

a. UE4 Forums: https://forums.unrealengine.com/showthread.php?109058-VR-Ready-C-Blueprintable-Pawn-with-common-VR-functions-Also-good-as-a-SteamVR-project-template

b. GitHub: https://github.com/1runeberg/RunebergVRPlugin/issues

c. Reddit: https://www.reddit.com/r/Vive/comments/4yx3q1/ue4_vr_components_plugin_easily_call_common_vr/

Completely free for personal and commercial use under the [MIT] (https://opensource.org/licenses/MIT) License

... more tutorials to follow!

Credits (for assets in the demo project)

Most assets made by: Ty Hegner

Surfboard model: Zaurian868 https://free3d.com/3d-model/surfboard-31485.html

Sword: lucasfalcao http://www.blendswap.com/blends/view/70259

Voice: http://onlinetonegenerator.com/voice-generator.html

Other Third Party:

1. SFX by Freesound.org
2. UE4 Starter & Sample Content
3. UE4 Demoes:Kite, Elemental
4. UE4 Particle Effects Project
5. UE Landscape Project
6. Sonniss.com GDC Bundle + Bulk SFX Samples for Fruity Loops
7. Earth Satellite pic from NASA

To the best of my knowledge, all art & sound assets used in this project are provided either royalty-free or are in the public domain - contact me for any questions.