Valve index A button fix

Bug fix for Valve Index users of Skyrim VR. Without a fix, going to the SteamVR Overlay breaks A-Buttons. This mod will be fixed along with Steam Workshop controller rebinding.

This is a workaround for the A-Button issue that many people have discovered when using Valve Index controllers to play Skyrim. It works with the Steam Workshop's Valve Index A-Button Fix keybinding.

Install:

(1) Install this mod using the mod manager of your choice.

NOTE: It is not compatible with any other key rebinding module. If you also want to rebind the keys in some way, you'll need to manually map the A/X buttons on the Oculus Touch controllers to their respective keys. See "How it Works" below to learn how to remap things differently.

(2) Go to the SteamVR overlay. Select "Settings" as the rightmost option of the four options at the bottom. Select 'Controller Binding'. Select Skyrim VR as the application whose binding you want to change. Find the A-Button Fix (Mod Needed) controller binding set and make it active.

run:

(1) Before starting Skyrim, always make sure your Index Controller is started and paired. If your controllers are asleep or turned off when started, they will not function.

(2) Run Skyrim using your mod manager.

How this works:

This mod replaces your Data/Interface/Controls/PC/controlvr.txt file. It reinstalls each Oculus Touch A-Button press into an Oculus Stick-Button press. If you change the valve index to emulate Oculus Touch and bind the valve index A button to Oculus Stick-Buttons, then: pressing the A button will trigger the oculus stick button emulation, it will now trigger the A- button inside where it should be. So we get around the fact that binding the valve index to the A button doesn't work.

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This is a workaround for the A-Button issue that many people have found when using Valve Index controllers to play Skyrim. It works in conjunction with the Valve Index A-Button Fix keybindings on the Steam workshop.

Installing:

(1) Install this mod using the mod manager of your choice.

NOTE: It is not compatible with any other key-rebinding mods. If you want to also rebind keys in some way, you will need to manually map the A/X buttons on the Oculus Touch controllers to their respective stick presses. See 'How it works' below to get an understanding of how you might remap things differentlyif you so choose.

(2) Go to the SteamVR overlay. Select 'Settings' as the rightmost of the four options at the bottom. Pick 'Controller Binding'. Choose Skyrim VR as the application you want to change the bindings of. Find the A-Button Fix (Mod Needed) controller binding set and make that one active.

Running:

(1) Always make sure your Index controllers are started and paired before starting Skyrim. If your controllers are asleep or off when it starts, they will not function.

(2) Run Skyrim using your mod manager.

How it works:

This mod replaces your Data/Interface/Controls/PC/controlvr.txt file. It rebinds every Oculus Touch A-Button press as an Oculus Stick-Button press. If you change your Valve Index to emulate an Oculus Touch and bind the Valve Index A-buttons to Oculus Stick-Buttons, then: Pressing an A button will trigger the oculus stick button emulation which will now trigger what was supposed to be the A-button internally. Thus we bypass the fact that binding the Valve Index to an A button doesn't work.