SteamVR Controller Key Events Not Triggered

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Hi there,
I’m now working on a project with integration of SteamVR, but all of a sudden those key pressed events don’t fire anymore.

Here’s some clarification:

  1. It actually happened after I updated some codes of AI character and built my project, but I thought it hadn’t anything to do with the SteamVR part.

  2. I tried some other projects (all using UE4.10) and found the key pressed events for SteamVR wouldn’t fire either. Those projects didn’t have code update for weeks and could trigger key events correctly last time I ran them.

  3. I also tried some Unity projects and the menu function (in which I may check with key events too) and they worked fine. Therefore it’s not hardware issue.

  4. The keys I mainly used were MotionController L/R Grip 1 & MotionController L/R Trigger, which were mapped to grip & trigger keys of the SteamVR Controller. I didn’t update my engine version or SteamVR api so I supposed those key mappings didn’t change.

  5. If I change my key bindings (to keyboard keys or mouse buttons) in input setting panel, those action functions will get triggered as usual. Then it’s not a issue of my coding.

  6. I’ve tried restarting my Unreal Editor, rebuilding my codes as a whole, or restarting all my SteamVR hardwares, but with no luck. I cannot restart my PC these days due to some reason so I didn’t try this yet (and I’m not sure if that may help).

Any suggestions? Thanks in advance.

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Hello ,

I have a few questions for you that will help narrow down what issue it is that you are experiencing.

Quick questions:

  1. When you say that you have tried this in other projects, does this mean that you can reproduce this issue in a clean project?
  2. If so, could you provide a detailed set of steps on how to reproduce this issue on our end?
  3. Could you provide any code and/or screen shots of any blueprints that may be involved?
  4. If you have a clean project that reproduces this issue, would it be possible for you to provide it?
  5. If you provide a project, could you provide steps to reproduce the issue in the provided project?
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I finally give my PC a restart and all things go on well now… Sorry I’m not able to reproduce this bug… Thanks a lot for your following my question and maybe I’ll send a sample project next time I meet with this kind of issue

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I am happy to hear that you have things working on your end. I will be marking your last comment as the answer to this post for now. If this issue returns please feel free to reopen this thread with a reply that includes any additional information that you may have.

Make it a great day