vh0.7.0 - VH OSC Starter Pack Update Is Now Live!

vh0.7.0 - VH OSC Starter Pack! (2025-05-13)

Update Summary:

This update adds the long-awaited OSC chatbox and avatar parameter integrations! Proudly display to your friends in VR what game you are playing, or add a prop to your avatar that toggles with the handheld overlay! This update also introduces bug fixes, as well as an updated settings UI.

NEW OSC Chatbox:

+Display to your friends in VR that you are Playing on Virtual Handheld

+Share the title of the game you are currently playing on VH, with options on where to get the window title from and when it gets updated

+Preview the message that will be sent through the chatbox before applying, or have it be automatically updated on loop

NEW OSC Avatar Parameters:

+Includes various parameters that you can add to your virtual avatar for controlling animation, toggling props, swapping materials, etc.

+View the parameters' names, types, and values in the "Avatar" tab in the OSC Menu

+For advanced users, you can change the names of parameters on the right-hand side of the "osc_config" text file, which can be accessed via the "Show Advanced..." toggle in the "OSC" tab and pressing the "Open VH OSC Config Directory" button. You can also disable parameters by setting their name to empty ("") or null (without quotations).

VH Settings:

+Added "pulled out" action to menu tabs, making it more obvious which tabs are selected

+Added newly stylized transparent background to make the sidebar menu tabs appear to hang off the edge

+Added panels in various places for better text readability

Bindings Menu:

+Added footnote to Oculus Layout for Thumbrests: "This input is not available on Quest 1/Rift S"

*Updated explanations for VR controller sets and how to edit bindings

About Page:

+Added new artwork by Projekt Neoverse of VH mascot DJ Frog, inspired by the music video from Rollthered

+Added scrolling animation to credits

*Reworked the text and layout for clarity and readability

Fixes, Optimization & Misc.:

+Added Legal.txt file with disclaimer(s) plus free and open source license attribution (This is the same text as the EULA you now have to agree to before using VH)

*"In-focus (on top) window" had been replaced with Foreground Window, which is the window receiving input rather than being on top of the z-order. This fixes an issue where window/desktop overlay apps (such as the Discord overlay) would appear as being played instead of the actual game.

*Fixed bug where pressing the "Go Back" button below the "SteamVR Bindings UI" message would always take you back to the Bindings Menu. Now if you press the "Configure..." button next to "Enable Input Actions" in the General Menu, it will take you back to the correct menu.

*Fixed VR controller type in Bindings Menu still being updated when "Automatically update VR controller type on connect" is disabled

*Changed VR Resolution Scale notice to inform the user to make sure to toggle off the handheld before exiting VH to ensure that user settings are properly restored

*Atlased some of the sprites/UI graphics for better optimization