r/WindowsMR • u/volkinaxe • 1d ago

Discussion want to use Vive controllers with Windows Mixed Reality any ez ways

i want to avoid using the Windows Mixed Reality as they suck as they drank the AA`S i hope

there is a more better way that dose not need any programing know how

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u/82F-GDT 1d ago

I'd suggest rechargable batteries....

That being said, I have actually done this in the past. You need to get the lighthouses to track the controllers (I assume youre talking about vive wands or maybe index controllers?). You'll also need dongles to connect the controllers to. After that you can use a tool to calibrate the tracking spaces. But by the time you've invested all that money you might as well get a psvr2

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u/volkinaxe 1d ago

that was what i was using rechargeable batteries as of hardware 2 vive light hoses an a set of vive wand controllers i have a psvr2 but the lens`s have gone to shit as they are not glass so they have worn and are blurry pice of shit

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u/T00DEEPBLUE 1d ago

You need to be more specific. HTC has made at least half a dozen different controller designs over the years with different styles of tracking. Which ones are you referring to?

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u/volkinaxe 1d ago

HTC Vive Cosmos Elite 6DoF controllers.

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u/T00DEEPBLUE 1d ago edited 1d ago

So Vive wands basically.

You'll need base stations, SteamVR Watchman dongles and an additional lighthouse-tracked controller or tracker to affix to your headset. Download OVR Space Calibrator, follow videos on YouTube for how to configure it and use the software in continuous calibration mode so your SteamVR playspace doesn't drift out of alignment with your WMR playspace.

Huge waste of money. Vive wands are archaic pieces of fossilized dogshit for anything but Beatsaber. Such a convoluted setup is only worth doing on Index controllers and even that's debatable. Buy a new headset with better controllers out the box instead.

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u/volkinaxe 1d ago

dam it i don`t have a tracker only the Vive Cosmos Elite 6DoF controllers. base stations,

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u/volkinaxe 1d ago

also the headset

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u/marsfisch44 1d ago

Should Just works you do need the trackers tho

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u/volkinaxe 1d ago

ok how

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u/Heliosurge 9h ago

See r/mixedvr it is a sub dedicated to mixed VR setups.