This isnt a real fix if you use the oculus rift.
C:\Program Files\Epic Games\4.8\Engine\Plugins\Runtime
I removed the oculusRift folder, and now im up and running. Hopefully they fix this as I am using the rift for developing.
Awesome! Thanks yulaw2k! I am also trying to develop on the Rift as well, but at least this will get me up and running. I’ll have to test it tomorrow. Since you develop for the Rift, have you had any issues getting the VR preview to consistently work? I feel like I can only get it to work with UE4 occasionally. Mostly it is grayed out. I was hoping for a fix with this new 4.8.
The oculus needs to be plugged in and turned on before starting up the editor, otherwise the VR preview may be grayed out. I have done this a few times myself. I hope this information helps.
Hello Rudy, Thank you for your response. It’s actually been an ongoing issue for about a week now since I’ve installed the Oculus DK2 on my machine. I can’t speak for yulaw2k, however to answer your previous questions:
Yes, every time.
Rebooting has not solved the problem.
All I did, was install 4.8 from the launcher, then verify, then launch. It crashes at 79% consistently. I actually uninstalled it once and then re-installed and verified just to be sure.
As far as the VR Preview issue. Yes it is plugged in, yes I started the runtime prior to opening the editor. It always reads “Ready” in the utility before I even run the launcher. I’ve been combing through various posts on this and still haven’t found a solution. It occasionally does work, which is why I don’t understand. I haven’t found a pattern yet, so frankly I don’t even know what questions to ask. I would say it works 2 out of 10 times. Here is a link to my previous post on the issue.
Everytime. I did try restarting my computer.
Could it be that I have the old version of occulus installed? (New versions wont work for me…)
STEPS:
Uninstall 4.7
Install 4.8
Click Launch (89% i think it crashes everytime)
So there really are no steps besides installing and clicking launch.
College Finals are today, Will be reinstalling windows tonight and let you know if that worked (I do it every few months, not doing it to fix this problem)
And im on Windows 8 64bit. i7 3630qm, GeForce gtx 670mx. But that probably dosnt help…
I am happy that you have it working for you. If this issue occurs again please provide any additional information that you may have and we will be more than happy to assist you further. I did have one more question, did you try verifying your engine? This has been met with some success with similar issues.
So is this the only option available, or are you guys still working on a solution to this? I’m on Win. 7 and a fresh install isn’t an ideal situation for me at the moment. Do you guys recommend moving to 8.1 in a fresh install?
I have the same crash issue. I am on win7, use Oculus DK2 (with drivers 0.4b because somehow I wasn’t able to make some games and demos run with 0.6b) and I have a systematic crash on UE just before the UI appears. I didn’t test with an Oculus plugged because it isn’t easy to work all the time with it plugged.
The installation of UE4.8 has been verified and is ok.
Could you tell me the exact version for the runtime that you are using? There is a known issue with older versions of the runtime being used on the latest versions of the engine.
I am using Oculus runtime 0.4.4. It is working with UE4.7.3.
I had troubles with their drivers 0.6 and probably have to go dig in it again soon to know eaxacly what is going on.
After doing a bit more digging I was able to find that this issue is a known issue (UE-16177) and that it has already been sent to the developers for further consideration. Thank you for your time and information.
I went ahead and double checked for you and it turns out that this issue has been resolved internally. This solution will be available in a later release of the engine.
