Sorry if this is a silly question. I normally use scriptplayer and Heresphere to play a downloaded vr scene with a matching script running off a shared folder on a network drive. Is this something that I can now do on just Heresphere running off my quest 2 with the most recent update?
If youāre using the Handy, Kiiroo Keon, or FL Launch, then HereSphere can control them directly on the Quest 2. For the Handy, input your connection key. For the Keon or FL Launch, press the scan bluetooth devices button in the synchronized peripherals menu. Make sure the script is in the same directory as the video, and has the same file name except for the file extension.
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Thank you so much! Heresphere is the best purchase Iāve made for my quest 2.
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Awesome update! I will test that asapā¦
I tried out the bluetooth interface with my launch and it was a great experience. Wonderful not having to relocated a laptop. My only issue is when I try to swap between videos I frequently get an SMB not found error. It only happens when changing videos after one has already been running. Probably something to do with how I set up the SMB.
Exiting Heresphere and then re-entering allows me to access the SMB again. Quirky, but easy to work around.
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This is a really great update! The manual oscillation mode and being able to adjust the range right in the app is one of the best features thatās been added!
- Does bluetooth connectivity not work with the Handy when itās switched from wifi to bluetooth mode? The couple of times I tried it, this did not work for me.
- Is this the update that fixes the playlist issues? It still crashes for me when creating playlists, but I have not tried to do an uninstall and fresh reinstall of Heresphere.
- This is something thatās annoying, but isnāt the most important thing for me at the moment (shuffle play and a gap filler are much further at the top of my wishlist). I like to listen to my spotify account on the web browser. If I play a video and then play something from the browser everything works fine. If I then open the menu back up, go through my files to select a new video, and then open the browser again with my spotify account, the browser refreshes the page which stops the music and takes a while for everything to load again. As I said, this isnāt at the top of my list, but if thereās a way to stop this from happening it would be really nice.
- Bluetooth for the Handy isnāt supported yet. They use protocom, which is going to take quite a lot of work to integrate into Unreal Engine, and I donāt have experience working with protocom, so Iāve put off implementing it for now. The Handy also plays scripts better (more accurate and responsive movement) when the entire script is uploaded to the Handy, rather than sending individual movement commands over bluteooth.
- The scanning folders/subfolders and adding to playlist issue wonāt be fixed until the UE5 update later this summer. This update will basically be a rewrite of the entire app, so many things will change.
- Better web browser multitasking is one of the goals with the UE5 update.
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SMB can be quirky sometimes. It depends on so many factors. If you continue to experience issues, Iād recommend looking into setting up XBVR, which works quite well with HereSphere.
Thanks for the response. What exactly does UE5 mean? I just want to know what to look out for so I donāt keep bugging you about this feature. 
BTW I really like the way the script autoloads when you turn off the manual stroking function. 
Is there currently any way to prioritise the fallback directory over scripts direct from sites? Like if an official script is inferior?
UE5 is short for Unreal Engine 5. Unreal Engine is the game engine used to make HereSphere. Currently, HereSphere uses UE4, an older version of the engine. The new version of the engine supports more features, like pass through, eye tracking, hand tracking, etc, so I plan on updating to the new engine by this summer. Itās going to require a significant rewrite of most of my code, so Iām using the opportunity to rewrite the UI/UX, thread management, data structures, and other stuff as well. The playlist issue youāre having is due to thread management issues, so itāll be fixed along with the other major changes.
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Yeah, I can add a toggle to prioritize the fallback directory.
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That would be great, thanks.
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HereSphere update v0.9.1 for Quest2 is now available. This update has some quality of life improvements and bug fixes. A free demo is available on itch.io.
Quality of life improvement:
- When using the HereSphere web API, the fallback script directory for synchronized peripherals will be searched before using the script provided by the web API. This allows the user to force the player to use an alternate script than the one provided by the website.
Bug fixes:
- Fixed subtitles not loading properly when the projection mode is changed on opening a new video.
- Fixed issue with manually selecting a different script with the web API.
- Fixed issue with the Handy script playback speed not getting changed if a file has been previously opened.
- Fixed issue with thumbnails disappearing when scrolling in the media library or playlists.
- Possible fix for Onyx+ bluetooth connection issue?
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Greetings @HereSphere Any chance there is an update to enable DLNA, I have been waiting to purchase for this feature. Thank you.
Handy support no longer in the demo version? the settings for the handy have vanished from user settings?
Near the upper left corner of the seekbar, press the icon that looks like a play button with radio waves to access the handy settings.
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Iām still working on adding DLNA. Itāll probably be included in the next update.
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Does Heresphere also works out of the box with a handy on an old oculus rift? If so, whatās the best way to buy it for oculus?
Regards
Thereās a PC version of the app available on Steam. You can try out the free demo. Look for the link on the right side of the Steam store page.
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