Twitch2DCS - Simple twitch chat UI inside DCS

[Delta99]

I wonder if @Jabbers is actually still supporting this. I know he wasn't that keen on it considering he can use Oculus Dash. However, I think this is still a great utility and some of us can't even get dash working properly at all. I can get my entire desktop working in Dash but cannot pull out a separate window. Plus its not always all that great to have a window floating around in the VR space.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing this utility continue to be supported. Is it open source @Jabbers (scratch that - I see that its on GitHub)?

Edited August 20, 2018 by Delta99
Answered my own question at the end

[Pikey]

You betcha. Dash is rubbish for the pit. Got it working but to park it somewhere uninvasive its too small.

 

I wonder if @Jabbers is actually still supporting this. I know he wasn't that keen on it considering he can use Oculus Dash. However, I think this is still a great utility and some of us can't even get dash working properly at all. I can get my entire desktop working in Dash but cannot pull out a separate window. Plus its not always all that great to have a window floating around in the VR space.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing this utility continue to be supported. Is it open source @Jabbers (scratch that - I see that its on GitHub)?

[spiritXkeeper]

Delta,

 

I believe pulling individual windows out on the dash is now considered a "beta" feature after they went full dash for all users. If you open the menu that appears with the left touch controller in Oculus Home, there is a tab there with the option to select "pull out individual programs/windows" something along that line, and it should allow you then pull out one specific window by holding "a" and then using the grip to pull it. Hope this helps!!

[Delta99]

It has been for ages, just never worked well if at all. Or it was problematic on a subset of systems or something. Sometime in the last month or so after some update it started working better for me.

 

Delta,

 

I believe pulling individual windows out on the dash is now considered a "beta" feature after they went full dash for all users. If you open the menu that appears with the left touch controller in Oculus Home, there is a tab there with the option to select "pull out individual programs/windows" something along that line, and it should allow you then pull out one specific window by holding "a" and then using the grip to pull it. Hope this helps!!

[Jabbers_]

I wonder if @Jabbers is actually still supporting this. I know he wasn't that keen on it considering he can use Oculus Dash. However, I think this is still a great utility and some of us can't even get dash working properly at all. I can get my entire desktop working in Dash but cannot pull out a separate window. Plus its not always all that great to have a window floating around in the VR space.

 

I wouldn't mind seeing this utility continue to be supported. Is it open source @Jabbers (scratch that - I see that its on GitHub)?

 

I support it still, but forgot to flag this thread to notify me of comments so lost track of it till now. I still use it to this day, infact just reinstalled it with no issue to my surprise :)

 

Delta,

 

I believe pulling individual windows out on the dash is now considered a "beta" feature after they went full dash for all users. If you open the menu that appears with the left touch controller in Oculus Home, there is a tab there with the option to select "pull out individual programs/windows" something along that line, and it should allow you then pull out one specific window by holding "a" and then using the grip to pull it. Hope this helps!!

 

Not a fan of this method, its intrusive, pain to setup for every stream I do.

 

It has been for ages, just never worked well if at all. Or it was problematic on a subset of systems or something. Sometime in the last month or so after some update it started working better for me.

 

Ya I had lots of problems with it in the past, even if its fixed now, its still really intrusive.

[Delta99]

Oh damn. I thought it stopped working a while back. Or maybe it has for me or I don’t have the latest. So I just have been waiting for an update. I will double check things and see if I can get it going again.

[Salsam]

Anyone used this with Restream?

I mean does it work with the Twich chat part within Resteam or does it ONLY work directly from Twitch?

Hard to explain but hope you understand what Im after :-)

[Jabbers_]

Anyone used this with Restream?

I mean does it work with the Twich chat part within Resteam or does it ONLY work directly from Twitch?

Hard to explain but hope you understand what Im after :-)

 

It hooks directly into the twitch api only

[Strikeeagle345]

I got this installed, but the windows stays up at all times and does not communicate with my Twitch account (follow instructions and entered my code). I also cant hid the windows with the default ctrl+shift+. key either, it just says on my screen.

 

any pointers would be appreciated.

[Jabbers_]

I got this installed, but the windows stays up at all times and does not communicate with my Twitch account (follow instructions and entered my code). I also cant hid the windows with the default ctrl+shift+. key either, it just says on my screen.

 

any pointers would be appreciated.

 

Need to look at your twitch2dcs.log file (be aware your oauth key might be logged in it, so dont post it directly here). You can PM me, hit me up on discord as well, take the oauth key out of the file before sending, or something, i need to remove that from the logging in the future for this reason.

 

Additionally did you reboot DCS after you entered the code? As for it not hiding, not sure, i'd have to try, i know ED made some changes to the MP chat window (which this is based on) in 2.5.4 so need to investigate when i get time, perhaps something broke.

[Strikeeagle345]

Need to look at your twitch2dcs.log file (be aware your oauth key might be logged in it, so dont post it directly here). You can PM me, hit me up on discord as well, take the oauth key out of the file before sending, or something, i need to remove that from the logging in the future for this reason.

 

Additionally did you reboot DCS after you entered the code? As for it not hiding, not sure, i'd have to try, i know ED made some changes to the MP chat window (which this is based on) in 2.5.4 so need to investigate when i get time, perhaps something broke.

 

Copy. I will give it one more whirl and if not, i will fire it your way. Thanks my man.

[Strikeeagle345]

Jabbers,

 

OK, got it working, but I am still unable to Hide / Show the window. it is always on. Let me know what you find, as it gets in the way when I am not streaming, and uninstalling the mod over and over is a little cumbersome.

 

Thank you sir.

[=Panther=]

Let me know what you find, as it gets in the way when I am not streaming, and uninstalling the mod over and over is a little cumbersome.

 

Thank you sir.

Just disable it in the module manager section of the settings page. The same area you put your OATH key in at.

[Strikeeagle345]

Just disable it in the module manager section of the settings page. The same area you put your OATH key in at.

 

oh man, now i feel dumb. Thanks!

[Strikeeagle345]

Just disable it in the module manager section of the settings page. The same area you put your OATH key in at.

 

just disabled it and the window still remains open :(, will need to uninstall it.

[=Panther=]

Odd, but did you restart DCS after disabling it?

[Strikeeagle345]

Odd, but did you restart DCS after disabling it?

 

yeah, was still there.

[=Panther=]

Okay, I'll test my install this week. Very likely something changed with 2.5.4, I have noticed that there is a very noticeable box around the chat now, where as before it was completely transparent.

[Jabbers_]

For the hotkey I think the default is numpad period, not regular period

[Jabbers_]

Okay, I'll test my install this week. Very likely something changed with 2.5.4, I have noticed that there is a very noticeable box around the chat now, where as before it was completely transparent.

 

Ya ED changed the skin background I need to investigate a fix

[Strikeeagle345]

FYI, the hotkey is working now. i dont know what i was doing, but its working now all of a sudden.

 

ctrl+shift+. (keyboard period not num period)

[chase]

tried installing per the instructions but no dice.

I didn't edit any files because I am assuming the latest beta 1.0.3 Beta no longer requires that...

 

I unzipped the file and placed the folder into the saved games dcs folder. I then started DCS and went to settings. I did not see anything related to Twitch user name or pw. I did follow the instructions and was able to obtain oauth key. So I have that put away for when ever I get this figured out.

 

I also looked in the module manager and didn't see anything related.

 

I am using the latest beta of DCS World. DCS 2.5.4.28841

So possibly this version of Twitch2DCS isn't compatible with the current version of DCS...

 

The attached JPG is a ss of the file structure where I dumped the file into the saved games.

 

Thanks.

 

Chase.

[=Panther=]

Open that Twitch2DCS-1.0.3Beta folder and drag the Mods and Scripts folder out to that directory where the Twitch2DCS folder resides. Once that is complete delete that Twitch2DCS folder.

 

Mods and Scripts should reside in /Saved Games/DCS/

[chase]

Open that Twitch2DCS-1.0.3Beta folder and drag the Mods and Scripts folder out to that directory where the Twitch2DCS folder resides. Once that is complete delete that Twitch2DCS folder.

 

Mods and Scripts should reside in /Saved Games/DCS/

 

What Mods and Scripts folder?? lol

 

I opened the zip and inside the folder i found the pictured files. Docs and LUA.

 

I moved those files and and the others and still no joy. SS attached.

 

Thanks for the reply. I'll figure this out yet lol.

 

Chase

[Jabbers_]

What Mods and Scripts folder?? lol

 

I opened the zip and inside the folder i found the pictured files. Docs and LUA.

 

I moved those files and and the others and still no joy. SS attached.

 

Thanks for the reply. I'll figure this out yet lol.

 

Chase

 

You downloaded the wrong files, you need to download from the Release tab on GitHub, not the source code directly

 

https://github.com/jeffboulanger/twitch2dcs/releases

 

Direct download here:

https://github.com/jeffboulanger/twitch2dcs/releases/download/v1.0.3-beta/Twitch2DCS-1.0.3Beta.zip