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In reply to: Rarely works requires too much effort
It’s not possible to ‘inject’ the game resolution. For quite a few games however vorpX can automatically apply a suggested resolution via the vorpX Game Optimizer in the config app. This suggestion can’t be be more than a suggestion since just as it is the case with playing games on a monitor the best resolution depends on your individual PC, more precisely on how fast it is. The faster the PC, the higher the best resolution.
It’s fairly easy though to choose a resolution: 1280×1024, 1600×1200 or 1920×1440 depending on performance is a good rule of thumb.
Apart from resolution: if you want to jump right in without having to care about configuration, you can use the “1-2-3 Game Setup” described in the help. A quick and dirty method that usually isn’t the best possible way to configure a game, but it’s very easy and works with almost everything the same way.
In reply to: vorpx never work
There is no profile for Battlefield 1 yet. vorpX requires game specific profiles to work, unless that is the case, a game may or may not work.
In general please familiarize yourself a bit with how vorpX works before you start.
The most important thing to do once for each game is addressing the field of view (FOV), which needs to be higher than on a monitor. How that is done varies from game to game. Sometimes you can do it in the game’s options directly, for other games the vorpX Game Optimizer may be able to do it or you may need an additional tool like Flawless Widescreen. In the worst case a non-perfect workaround may be required.
You can find a full list of options in this regard in the Essential Hints Guide in the vorpX help. This guide also explains two other things that are important to understand before starting with vorpX.
The help also contains a quick and dirty setup (“1-2-3 Game Setup”) that describes a way to get most games running within seconds, although usually not in the best possible way.
In reply to: VorpX Config wont launch
If you are using an Oculus, which is the preconfigured device, you can use vorpX right away without access to the config app. There are a few things that you don’t have access to this way (most notably the Game Settings Optimizer and cloud profiles), but the base vorpX functionality does not require the config app at all.
As soon as vorpX is running (indicated by a tray icon in the task bar), vorpX hooks into games when you launch them and loads profiles for known games. For this main functionality the config app is not required.
For games that have Game Optimizer support for adjusting the FOV, there is a bit more manual work involved in this regard though, e.g. editing an .ini file manually or using Flawless Widescreen.
If possible you can often find specific instructions for adjusting a game’s FOV in the PC Gaming Wiki. In cases where there is no way to do this, please use one of the workarounds described in the vorpX help (e.g. the quick and dirty “1-2-3 Game Setup”).
Not ideal, but this way you can use vorpX almost entirely without access to the config app.
If you are using a Vive, there is an additional manual step required first:
1. Open C:\Users\[User]\AppData\Local\Animation Labs\vorpX\vorpX.ini in a text editor
2. Change sDeviceName=OculusRiftCV1 to sDeviceName=HTCViveCV1Trying to get two steam games that are on the supported list to work and they are failing to start. I have both vive and oculus rift cv1 head sets to test with and both give the similar results. The games in question start ok without vorpx running. Read through the troubleshooting options in vorpx and the post on the forums, disabling antivirus, aero and other windows services, no other overlay apps running, no steam overlay, tried changing many settings in game outside of vorpx to see if that helps, swapping out of cinema mode and cycling between the 3d modes – geometry/z/z adapt doesn’t help. Recently upgrade from a GTX780 to 1080 but same results on both video cards.
Risen – this starts ok in cinema mode but shows all black screen. Never renders game. Switching out of cinema mode and cycling between the 3d modes – geometry/z/z adapt doesn’t help, display stays black.
Dark Messiah of Might & Magic – this crashes to desktop on start consistently after showing the main game menu scene with the character rendered, seems to want to work but then just crashes.
System info:
Windows 7
ASUS nVidia GTX1080 Founders Edition
Intel i5 2500k
24GB RAM
Windows defender / Microsoft security essentialsGames that I have tested to work for me currently:
Fallout4
Skyrim
Oblivion
Dirt 3
Torchlight 2
Bastionhi
i installed dirt3 and optimized dirt3 setting in vorpx config.
after opening the game this message apearing and nothing then.
sorry dirt3.exe is taking a while to load.if this issue persist please take off your headset and check this apps on your computer
what should I do?
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thanks.The most important thing you have to adjust is the field of view (FOV), which has to be higher than for playing on a monitor in full VR mode (120° for Vive).
For some games the Optimizer does that, for others you have to do it in the game’s option menu, the vorpX ingame menu (Skyrim for example has an “Adjust FOV” button in the vorpX menu). If none of these is available an external tool like Flawless Widescreen or Widescreen Fixer might help.
If you didn’t do so already, please read the Essential Hints guide in the vorpX help, which explains this and other noteworthy things. The help also contains a quick and dirty setup “1-2-3 Game Setup” that always works, but doesn’t provide the best possible result.
If games open in Virtual Cinema Mode there usually is a reason for that. Third person games for example ar better played that way. First person games however open in Full VR mode per default. You can disable Virtual Cinema Mode in the vorpX ingame menu (press DEL), but for third person games it’s usually the better choice.
Ark and SC2 are not supported games, they might or might not work.
In reply to: Far Cry 4 doesn't work right
As with all games you have to adjust the field of view for a proper looking image, otherwise it looks zoomed in.
For Far Cry the Game Optimizer should be able to take care of that, but if that fails for you, you can also do it manually. The optimizer only can work correctly for this game if there is only one Far Cry 4 player profile, so that might be the issue.
The second option would be to use the quick and dirty general setup from the vorpX help (“The 1-2-3 Game Setup”).
The below steps are the better solution though:
1. Navigate to: [Documents]\My Games\Far Cry 4\[Profile Dir]
2. Open GamerProfile.xml with a text editor
3. Search for “FOVScaleFactor”
4. Change the value to 1.81 (Rift DK2, Vive) or 1.67 (Rift CV1)In reply to: Is there one game?
Do not tweak too much. While there are many options available, the only two things that absolutely must be addressed are field of view (FOV) to get a natural image and head tracking sensitivity for proper 1:1 tracking.
Popular games that are usually considered working well are for example: Bioshock Infinite, Skyrim, Fallout 4 (G3D probably too slow on most PCs though), Borderlands 1 + 2, Portal 2.
In general you should be able to get almost any first person game working to a satisfactory level by adjusting FOV and head tracking sensitivity.
The vorpX help also has a short guide describing a quick and dirty setup that works with almost everything very quick (“The 1-2-3 Game Setup”). It usually doesn’t provide the best possible result, but gets everything to a playable state.
I have a DK1 and Runtime 8. Today I tried to use vorpx like normal and I noticed it was starting very slowly. It eventually popped up a message that it was updating as a newer version was available. The update completed and I tried to start vorpx. I noticed it takes a long time for vorpx to start and I mean a long time. Like in the area of 2-3 mins from the time I click start to the time the program shows up in the tray. I then tried to run Dirt3 and a error message pops up saying vorpx failed to initialize Oculus. I tried portal2 which worked well before and the same error.
Are the DK1 and runtime 8 still supported? If no can I get a version that wont auto update until my CV1 arrives in a couple of months?
In reply to: noob questions
Please check the Essential Game Hints guide in the vorpX help. It explains the various options you have in regard to field of view (“zoomed in”). What can be done varies from game to game.
The help also contains a quick and dirty three step procedure called “The 1-2-3 Game Setup”. This works with basically every game, but does not provide the best possible result in most cases.
In reply to: Please share step by step instructions.
Please check the Essential Game Hints guide in the vorpX help. It explains the various options you have in regard to field of view (“zoomed in”). What can be done varies from game to game.
The help also contains a quick and dirty three step procedure called “The 1-2-3 Game Setup”. This works with basically every game, but does not provide the best possible result in most cases.
Does anyone have step by step instructions for some games? I tried searching the forum and only come up with some old stuff for DK2, and I have the CV1.
Alien Isolation, and Left 4 Dead 2, both give me super zoomed-in menus where I can’t see anything properly.
Then, once I got into A:I the motion was reversed. I move my head left, screen goes right. Then, the height is all weird.
I thought this $40 purchase was touted as the “plug and play” version of this kind of software…. what happened?
I would think that each game would already have a sticky, where people can go and just follow the steps. Or a wiki or something.
Anyway, please share some got simple, step-by-step instructions for Left 4 Dead 2, Alien Isolation, Witcher 3, Star Citizen, Assetto Corsa, Dirt Rally, Project Cars, Vanishing of Ethan Carter, Dear Esther.Thank you!
In reply to: Dirt 2 and 3 are not lauching in the rift
Dirt 2 and Dirt 3 are in ‘excluded’ list for some reason.
Adjusting FOV is crucial for a good experience. If the optimizer fails for some reason or there is no optimizer entry, please either check for tutorials online (google FOV + Game) or use the workarounds that vorpX provides if that also fails.
The link below for example explains how to bind the FOV command to your W key in Portal 2 if the Game Optimizer fails for you.
There also is a quick and dirty setup described in the vorpX help, called the 1-2-3 Game Setup. While not providing the optimum possible, this essentially works with every game within seconds, supported as well as unsupported. You can find it in the config app.
Portal 2 FOV:
http://pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/Portal_2#Field_of_view_.28FOV.29That is intentional. If you are 100% sure that a game can maintain 90fps rock solid on your PC, you can disable FluidSync on the display page of the ingame menu. Otherwise leave everything as it is or you will get heavy judder.
Ok I ran the benchmark of Dirt3 with the lowest settings and got 130 minimum fps score. Then I started the game using vorpX and disabled fluid sync but this resulted in 45 fps for both, game fps and for the HMD itself. :(
I have played with the other settings on this settings page but no combination resulted in higher game fps.
@hapisko
Because low fps results in motion sickness for me I currently ignored the stereoscopic 3D mode.