[Gear VR] Player's view angles on the device don't match view angles in the Editor

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I just noticed that no matter how I turn player’s character in the Editor, on the device it always spawns looking into a particular direction (at first I thought it was 180 deg., but I don’t think that’s the case).

In the Editor:

http://s16.postimg.org/5s0m2b7md/gearvr_spawn1.png

http://s18.postimg.org/vsztla3ux/gearvr_spawn2.png

On the device:

http://s13.postimg.org/h24b6tkzb/gearvr_spawn3.png

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Bump!

I checked it last night, and no matter how I orient my player in the scene, I will end up in the orientation seen on the last shot.

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Hello ,

Could you try using the Reset Orientation and Position node on begin play and let me know if this helps?

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This one? Reset Orientation and Position | Unreal Engine Documentation

Do I simply add EventBeginPlay into level BP and plug it into Reset Orientation and Position node with some set angle?

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Tried it - doesn’t do anything. Even in the editor.

Here is how I used it (top contraption; maybe I didn’t use it correctly):

http://s17.postimg.org/tj6if101b/ue4_gearvr_reorient_node.png

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Just realized the image can’t be expanded full screen :confused:

Here is a link to higher res version: http://s17.postimg.org/tj6if101b/ue4_gearvr_reorient_node.png

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I was able to reproduce this issue on our end. I have written up a report ( UE-28914) and I have submitted to the developers for further consideration. I will provide updates with any pertinent information as it becomes available. Thank you for your time and information.

Additional information: The issue appears that the player has a default rotation that does change to meet the rotation that is given to it (this is basically what I put in the report). This means that the player will always spawn in facing the same direction. I confirmed this by rotating the entire scene 180 degrees. I then rebuilt the level and found that the player faced the correct direction.

Make it a great day

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Thanks for looking into this! I thought I wasn’t using the node you told me about correctly.

Rotating world around player isn’t an option. It’s a temporary workaround perhaps, but definitely a wrong way to go about it.

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hi, did you already solve this issue? The scene component works fine for the camera location, but neither for the character rotation nor the camera rotation.
thank you!

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Nope, it hasn’t been resolved. I don’t know if Epic will be looking into it for 4.11 hot fix or not :frowning:

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Hope you guys are working on this issue (for almost a year) because I experience it with Google Daydream too.