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Quick Tips / faq
Q - How to use the app?
Each game has prerequisites and these are listed within the app as **First Steps** or can be found in the app under support
Q - How to use Discord?
Please go to our #welcome page and assign roles for the channels you require
Q - I can’t see the overlays?
Make sure you have followed those **First Steps** and please ask in #i-need-help (Without tagging as we will read it when we can)
Q - Why can’t I click through the overlays?
The overlay is locked for positioning, to unlock it; click the padlock :lock: within the app or press CTRL+SHIFT+L
Q - Can I hide the overlay so I can see what’s behind them?
Yes, you just can hide it temporarily using
CTRL+SHIFT+H - Press this combination again to show them.
Q - Does the app support full screen mode?
No, you will have to run your game in windowed or borderless window mode. Depending on the game we have explained how to set this up under support in the app
Q - Does Racelab work in VR?
Yea, Natively through SteamVR and fully supported by OpenKneeboard for OpenXR
More help can found or discussed in #virtual-reality -- Quest VR headset users can use my own setup video
NOTE: The current VR Beta allows overlays in VR without SteamVR
Q - How do I stream the overlays?
Copy the URL from the overlay or layout streaming options into your streaming software as a browser source, ticking the browser options to auto refresh.
Q - I’m still stuck, I need help
Not to worry, most users have different PC setups and different configs, we fully understand.
Please report potential bugs in #report-bug but for assistance and support please post any questions in #i-need-help if Istvan is not around we have community help that maybe able to solve your issues - please do not tag Istvan as this channel is monitored when we can to assist.
Q - Where can I suggest new features or improvements?
All ideas are welcome and can be discussed in #suggestions-ideas and all ideas can be placed and tracked here https://roadmap.racelab.app/
*"Info above provided by Stuart Pearson"*
Q - How to configure Overlays?
Click this link for that info
Q - When using VR the TAB key does not work to enter VR Edit mode.
- If using iracing, join a session and click options. Click option again. You will see a section relating to Split / Delta timing. It uses TAB key as a default hot key. Be sure to change the TAB key assignment to another key.
- If your wheel software requires it to be run as Administrator, you will need to also run your sim game, and Racelab as administrator. Or, if the game for some rerason is run as administrator, Racelab must also be run as administrator. Normally, that is not required.
Q - Some overlays are not seen at all in VR -->> How to edit Overlayconfig.xml if required for VR use?
Click this link for that info
Q - VR with Quest 2, Quest3, Reverb G2 Basics
Q - Overlays show on screen but not in VR
- There can be many reasons for this. First check your graphics card ports. Are the monitors plugged into the graphics card?
- Some users of newer GPU such as RTX-4090 want to run 4 monitors and VR headset that require a display port. They then plug third and fourth screen into motherboard graphics ports. You must set one of the monitors that is connected to the Graphics card, to be your default monitor in Windows display setting, or overlays will not be seen in VR.
- Remember this can only be done, if your CPU has built in graphics capabilty, as some do not include graphics support.