HTC Vive Tracker (3.0) & Vive Base Station

Hello

You have to add them as Controllers in SteamVR, but other than that, these trackers Just Worked™ on Linux after a small setup step.

I like that they last longer and I dance a lot in vrc so it really enhances my performance.

I hate the battery life but other than that there fun

Pros they work pretty well easy to set up and they help With immersion in some vr games bad news full body tracking isn’t supported for all games and it’s only a few that it is and they are expensive the battery life is meh but it works if you have an HTC or index where the controllers have the same battery life and then there are the rebuff packs which are 10 hour battery packs and the size and weight are really quite handlable as long as your over the age of 12 the only issue is price $100 per one is high and it requires base stations of some kind so sorry everyone using a normal cosmos or rift S / quest with link cable they are a cool flex to have but that’s about it hopefully they become relics as full body haptics suits become commercially acceptable

These trackers are tiny compared to the 1.0 vive trackers, not as bulky, they are way lighter and last way longer! They are 10/10 as a dancer these things are needed <3

The HTC Vive Trackers usually last me quite a while while in VR, theyre super light-weight and compact so it doesnt take up too much space. Id recommend buying this tracker instead of the 2018 Vive Tracker if you stay in VR for a while.

A worthy upgrade from the 2.0 trackers. I love them. Theyre smaller, lighter, and the battery life matches the Index controllers. USB C connectivity is also a massive upgrade. No more micro B cables.

They do a pretty good job of tracking feet and waist movement. I primarily use them for VRChat for full-body tracking. They can get a little jittery at times, and they are very sensitive to any vaguely reflective surfaces that might be in the room, so youll have to cover any glass or glossy flat surfaces to avoid drift and jitter. They have a recurring, really stupid problem with powering on, however. Oftentimes, they will seem not to power on at all, with no light, but it will awaken SteamVR anyway and act like the tracker is tracking. However, it actually isnt at all. You have to close SteamVR, plug the tracker into the PC, reopen SteamVR, repeat in various combinations until the light actually comes on and tracks normally. I have this happen nearly every time I use them, and its happened with all three of my trackers (though not usually at the same time). Its incredibly frustrating, and is apparently due to the latest firmware update that happened *two years ago*. So dont expect it to be fixed anytime soon.

Upgraded to 3.0 after I yeeted a 2.0 into the wall attempting to kick my friend in the face in VRChat. Just upgraded all to 3.0 and sold functional 2 to a friend. Noticed 2.0 base stations track better with these since they are smaller and have a smaller fov and the way 2.0 base stations track and scan is better.