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    Ralf
    Keymaster

    26/01/13 | vorpX 25.1.5 has been released

    Another maintenance update. Addresses a couple of input glitches, comes with a rewritten host-exit that better handles exit crashes with Meta’s OpenXR since a recent Meta Link update, makes alternative hooking usable for more games, fixes a rare DX9 issue, has a bunch of profile fixes/updates and more.

    Click here for a list of noteworthy changes

    • vorpX: keys wrongly blocked in some DirectInput games (e.g. Fallout 3/NV).
    • vorpX: the tracking center hotkey also ensures foreground and input focus.
    • vorpX: ALT+TAB and back could occasionally confuse key state tracking.
    • vorpX: fixed cursor clipping in some older games (e.g. Metro 2033).
    • vorpX: headset audio device switching did not work anymore.
    • vorpX: D3D9: better unhooked surfaces handling, e.g. Venetica ALT+TAB crash.
    • vorpX: improved host exit, cleaner in various games and with Meta OpenXR.
    • vorpControl: folder exclude handles symlinks (e.g. latest EA Desktop).
    • vorpControl: minimize runtime windows option supports latest Quest Link.
    • vorpControl: alternative hooking working for more games.
    • Cyberpunk 2077: improved sync between mod-portion and vorpX.
    • Tron 2.0: .ini changes weren’t applied anymore since a while.
    • Dishonored 2: scalable HUD added.
    • Dragon Age Origins: deal with GOG version 2-core lock.
    • Dragon Age II: deal with GOG version 2-core lock.
    • Farming Simulator 25: Fixed a Z3D issue related to vehicle mirror count.
    #221816
    Ralf
    Keymaster

    26/01/13 | vorpX 25.1.5 has been released

    Another maintenance update. Addresses a couple of input glitches, comes with a rewritten host-exit that better handles exit crashes with Meta’s OpenXR since a recent Meta Link update, makes alternative hooking usable for more games, fixes a rare DX9 issue, has a bunch of profile fixes/updates and more.

    Click here for a list of noteworthy changes

    • vorpX: keys wrongly blocked in some DirectInput games (e.g. Fallout 3/NV).
    • vorpX: the tracking center hotkey also ensures foreground and input focus.
    • vorpX: ALT+TAB and back could occasionally confuse key state tracking.
    • vorpX: fixed cursor clipping in some older games (e.g. Metro 2033).
    • vorpX: headset audio device switching did not work anymore.
    • vorpX: D3D9: better unhooked surfaces handling, e.g. Venetica ALT+TAB crash.
    • vorpX: improved host exit, cleaner in various games and with Meta OpenXR.
    • vorpControl: folder exclude handles symlinks (e.g. latest EA Desktop).
    • vorpControl: minimize runtime windows option supports latest Quest Link.
    • vorpControl: alternative hooking working for more games.
    • Cyberpunk 2077: improved sync between mod-portion and vorpX.
    • Tron 2.0: .ini changes weren’t applied anymore since a while.
    • Dishonored 2: scalable HUD added.
    • Dragon Age Origins: deal with GOG version 2-core lock.
    • Dragon Age II: deal with GOG version 2-core lock.
    • Farming Simulator 25: Fixed a Z3D issue related to vehicle mirror count.


    25/12/20 | vorpX 25.1.4 has been released

    This maintenance update mainly focuses on an annoyance affecting mouse/keyboard players in some games that upscale the image to the monitor size. Under certain circumstances that can lead to vorpX’s stereo cursor being shown at a wrong position, making it difficult to hit buttons in menus etc. Various reasons for this super annoying glitch are now covered. The remaining will follow later.

    Apart from that there have been a few more fixes and a new profile for Farming Simulator 2025 with automatic FOV and a scalable HUD.

    Click here for a list of noteworthy changes

    • vorpX: Improved stereo cursor rendering in games that upscale their output.
    • vorpX: Z3D could break in some games after taking off the headset.
    • vorpX: some games could crash with Windows display scaling set to 150/175.
    • vorpX: some games could crash on audio device change (25.1.3 regression)
    • Farming Simulator 2025: new profile with HUD scaling and DirectVR FOV.
    • Farming Simulator 2022: DirectVR FOV update.
    • Fallout 4: DirectVR FOV scan was broken after a game update.


    25/12/16 | vorpX 25.1.3 has been released

    Another maintenance update, mainly addressing various issues and annoyances that came up since 25.1.2. Aside from the fixes there is a subtle improvement in regard to how the game/desktop images are sampled before sending them to the headset. Power users can also configure the sampling method now with expert settings enabled.

    Click here for a list of noteworthy changes

    • vorpX: Battlefield 2 could crash on map load.
    • vorpX: some games could crash on CPUs with more than 12 cores.
    • vorpX: different image sampling methods for screen/FullVR modes.
    • vorpX: image sampling method user selectable (expert setting).
    • vorpX: option to improve FPS in games that limit core count (e.g. Witcher 1 GOG).
    • vorpX: back to OpenXR 1.0 due to outdated runtimes (eg. Valve, Virtual Desktop).
    • vorpX: relaunching games with another graphics API could fail.
    • vorpX: DX9: (rare) 64-bit DX9 games ran at roughly half the supposed FPS on Win11.
    • vorpX: DX9: some FPS lost since quite a while have been reclaimed (eg. Skyrim).
    • vorpX: DX11: Z3D did not work anymore in several games (e.g. COD Black Ops III).
    • vorpX: DX12: fixed an (currently unused) Z3D method that didn’t work at all.
    • vorpControl: hook helper install auto API detection didn’t work anymore.
    • vorpControl: creating desktop shortcuts did not always work anymore.
    • vorpService: fallback for virtual display/desktop viewer not working on some PCs.
    • vorpService: The virtual display didn’t always get disabled on standby as intended.
    • vorpService: Quest Link detection not working anymore after a recent Link update.
    • Just Cause 3: depth buffer detection could fail occasionally.
    • The Witcher 3: DirectVR: camera position was broken, second position added.
    • The Witcher 3: DirectVR: auto EdgePeek for menus, cutscenes etc. didn’t work.
    • Elder Scrolls Online: shader parser to detect future UI changes automatically.
    • F1 2019: restarting with DX11 didn’t work anymore.
    • F1 2020: restarting with DX11 didn’t work anymore.


    25/09/12 | vorpX 25.1.2 has been released

    Another maintenance update with about a dozen noteworthy changes and fixes.

    Click here for all changes

    • Head tracking mouse emulation did not work anymore in desktop viewer.
    • Messages shown in some games on start could become unresponsive.
    • Mod component install with the virtual display failed due to an unclickable prompt.
    • Some games did not exit cleanly since vorpX 25.1.0.
    • Workaround for 32-bit games that use too much RAM on CPUs with many cores.
    • Potential workaround for old games that assign small stack sizes (untested).
    • In games with .ini and mem-scan FOV, ini-controls weren’t shown before scanning.
    • Avoid more annoying virtual monitor related Quest Link self-restarts.
    • Communication between the service and 32-bit vorpControl was broken.
    • The service could use an entire CPU core after lock/unlock, standby/resume etc.
    • Custom sync selection in the vorpX menu selected different options than shown.
    • Trouble shoot data now includes all relevant log files.
    • Better service handling in the installer.
    • Elder Scrolls Online: HUD shaders updated (again).
    • Cyberpunk 2077: mod components updated for CP2077 2.31
    • As always numerous smaller fixes and optimizations.


    25/08/30 | vorpX 25.1.1 has been released

    This maintenance update brings some OpenXR improvements, carves out more precious GPU memory, enhances Quest controller support with SteamVR and fixes a bug where Z3D became heavily pixelated after switching 3D modes.

    Auto-updating from 24.1.0 and 25.1.0 will likely fail (sorry!), you may have to reinstall manually with your web installer. If you didn’t keep it, you can get one here: click

    Click here for all changes

    • GPU memory usage reduction due to headset sync optimizations, ~150 MB at 4K.
    • Auto judder protection when a VR runtime throttles the headset framerate.
    • Rendering the start room could produce glitches/DX errors.
    • DX11/DX12 Z3D could become heavily pixelated/after switching 3D modes.
    • SteamVR: emulated start/back gamepad buttons on Quest controllers now working.
    • OpenXR: deal with outdated OpenXR runtimes (e.g. Valve, WMR)
    • OpenXR: VR controllers were rendered upside down since an OpenXR lib update.
    • OpenXR: resetting the renderer in case of an error could cause a crash.
    • OpenXR: head rotation felt wobbly in immersive screen/cinema mode.
    • OpenXR: don’t use Valve’s broken OpenXR, use SteamVR if set as OpenXR runtime.
    • OpenXR: auto switch to Quest Link or SteamVR if no active OpenXR runtime is set.


    25/08/28 | vorpX 25.1.0 has been released

    This update reunites the regular and the ‘cutting edge’ branches. For those who until now used the regular version it brings three major new features: motion controller gestures, a rewritten desktop viewer and a virtual monitor.

    Those who already used the cutting edge build can skip to the full changelog at the bottom of this post to check what has changed since then.

    Motion Controller Gestures

    You can now map predefined motion controller gestures to key presses and gamepad actions. Aminig down sights, reloading, melee combat, steering wheels and a lot more gestures are available to turn flat games into more immersive VR experiences. While not every game benefits from gestures in the same manner, some (e.g. first person shooter games) can actually feel close to native VR that way. Even seated just a handful of gestures can tremendously improve immersion compared to playing with a gamepad or mouse/keyboard.

    Various profiles already have gestures predefined, try e.g. Cyberpunk 2077, Starfield, Titanfall 2 or Aliens Colonial Marines. More will follow. For other games you can easily define gestures yourself. Be amazed how easy that is and how well it can work. Check the video below for a brief introduction.

    Desktop Viewer Rewrite

    The rewritten desktop viewer now handles high GPU load a lot more stable and also addresses a bunch of annoyances the old desktop viewer had, e.g. the inability to display Windows admin rights prompts.

    If vorpX can’t hook a game, try the new desktop viewer. Especially in tandem with the third new feature the vorpX desktop viewer now is the ultimate VR flat game cinema.

    Virtual Monitor

    The new virtual monitor finally makes running games at higher resolution than your actual monitor allows a breeze. All important resolutions are predefined, and you can easily add more if you want in the config app.

    Added benefit for desktop capturing and playing games unhooked with the desktop viewer: the virtual monitor always runs at the refresh rate of your headset, which removes any form of micro stutter that normally is the result of capturing e.g. a 60Hz monitor and displaying it on a 90Hz headset.

    The easiest way of using the virtual monitor is launching the vorpX desktop viewer and putting on your headset. Per default vorpX will then switch to its virtual monitor.

    Full Changelog

    Biggest changes from official (21.3.5) to last cutting edge build (24.1.0)

    • Motion Controller gestures that easily let you map VR controller gestures to key/button presses. vorpX gaming as close to native VR as never before.
    • A virtual monitor has been added that lets you play games at arbitrarily high resolutions and always has the exact same refresh rate as your headset, which is especially great in cunjunction with the desktop viewer. The smoothest VR desktop experience ever.
    • Desktop viewer rewritten to minimize CPU/GPU usage, get rid of a few annoyances, and work great with the new virtual monitor.

    Biggest changes since 24.1.0

    • Redesigned rendering/post-fx pipeline that significantly reduces the amount of GPU memory used by vorpX at high resolutions.
    • Custom memory manager that keeps memory allocated by vorpX separated from game memory as much as possible. Improves general stability everywhere, most notably when using high resolutions with some 32-bit games, e.g. Dragon Age Origins, Venetica.
    • Special treatment for 32-bit games able to handle more RAM than the usual 32-bit 2GB limit. vorpX can now detect and directly utilize the extra memory. If you encounter crashes with 32-bit games at high resolutions, check the internet for tools that make them ‘large address aware’. Note that trying that with modern 64-bit games has no effect, those can use all your RAM per default.
    • Major (ongoing) spring cleaning continued: lots of internal changes and refactorings that improve general stability and/or help keeping the developer of this Tower of Babel happy.

    Noteworthy smaller changes/fixes since 24.1.0

    • Optimized texture sharing between game and vorpX threads. Fixes DX12 black screen caused by nVidia driver 580.88+ and in general may/should be a bit smoother under high GPU load.
    • Improved cursor tracking. Fixes cursor flicker e.g. in AC:Valhalla/Odyssey.
    • Cinema mode uses reduced lightmap sizes in 32-bit games that aren’t large address aware to squeeze out some extra GPU RAM for higher resolutions.
    • DX9: Some rarely/never encountered StateBlock related stuff handled. Just in case.
    • DX9: Hooking related changes that may improve hooking reliability in some cases.
    • DX9: Generic 3D/Headset modes did not work on some AMD GPUs
    • DX9: Fixed an issue that could cause games to hang on device creation.
    • DX9: Fixed an issue that could cause games to crash on display mode change.
    • DX9: Fixed an issue that could cause games to crash on load (e.g. GTA IV).
    • DX9: Fixed an issue that could cause games to hang fullscreen (e.g. Splinter Cell 3).
    • DX9: The start scene had some weird render glitches in ‘Generic VR headset’ mode.
    • DX10: Potential exception on init (e.g. Crysis DX10)
    • DX11: Support some rarely used DX11 features (e.g. WoW non-legacy DX11)
    • DX11: Improved G3D performance, up to 300%! Don’t get too excited though, that is an outlier. Usually expect anything from 0%-15%.
    • DX11: More efficient multithreading. Improves FPS in some games (e.g. Elex 2).
    • DX11: Image was garbled in some games, e.g. ArmaA III (24.1.0 regression).
    • DX11/12: Optimized shader bookkeeping. Can save >200 MB of RAM (e.g. HZD).
    • DX12: More efficient resource bookkeeping. Up to 20% better FPS (e.g. Uncharted 4).
    • DX12: Fix for hiccups/uneven FPS in some games (e.g. The Last of Us/Uncharted 4).
    • DX12: display mode switching/window resizing failed for some games (e.g. Far Cry 6)
    • DX12: various authoring hotkeys did not work.
    • Tracking: The jump/crouch detection didn’t work correctly anymore.
    • vorpX control: App could crash on startup (24.1.0 regression).
    • vorpX control: App could crash after installing hook helpers.
    • vorpX control: App could hang after running for a while.

    Game Profile Changes/Fixes since 24.1.0

    • Cyberpunk 2077: support for latest game version.
    • Dark Souls III: scalable HUD didn’t work under some circumstances.
    • The Elder Scrolls Online: shader fixes for latest game version.
    • The Witcher 3: The profile’s mod part could activate itself without vorpX running.
    • World of WarCraft did not work anymore after removal of the old D3D11 renderer.
    • Abzu: ini changes were applied on each launch instead of just once.
    • Hellblade: ini changes were applied on each launch instead of just once.
    • Observer: ini changes were applied on each launch instead of just once.
    • Prey (2006): resolution wasn’t set as intended due to a typo.
    • Conarium: improved DirectVR memory apply on/off check
    • Deus Ex: Human Revolution: various fixes.
    • The Surge: motion blur hint added.
    • Morrowind: MGE shader chain could become unavailable.
    • dgVoodoo2: shader parser for versions 2.7+
    #220994
    cappsgrad
    Participant

    Sorry to necro this post but I have it working in full Z3D.

    I uploaded a Dragon Age: The Veilguard profile but if you want to make one choose a Dx12 game profile (I chose Resident evil village) it hooked just fine when other profiles didn’t.

    in game settings:
    Full Screen
    Upscale Method – NONE
    AA – Native FSR AA
    Render Scale – 100%
    Minimum Resolution Scale – 50%

    Good luck.

    #220970
    Ralf
    Keymaster

    Thanks!

    One additional hint: After years of (on and off) searching for some mysterious vorpX bug that only materializes in the original Bioshock 2 and a handful of other 32bit DX9 games, I’m pretty sure I recently found the actual issue while I did some general memory optimizations: too much memory used with vorpX.

    For the GOG (not Steam unfortunately) version that can be fixed by making the game ‘large address aware’, which raises the 2GB RAM limit 32bit applications usually have to 3GB. The same fix also works for Dragon Age Origins btw., which has similar random crash issues without being large address aware.

    A simple patcher can be found here for example:
    https://www.techpowerup.com/forums/threads/large-address-aware.112556/

    Note that trying this fix only ever makes sense for old 32bit games, newer (64bit) games will never need this.

    #220753
    HellRick
    Participant

    Hi,
    Mad Max – G3D (Rift) [dellrifter22] and Red Ded Redemption profile don’t work. You can hook but there no depth in the picture on a 3D screen (TV 3D SBS).
    Perhabs it is ok in VR but i use TV3D.

    I try also dragon age inquisition because it used also Frosbite engine, but i can’t hook in this case.


    @mumblebadger
    : i encontered also issues to hook, and uncheck the case “try to block known game overlays”, i also press ctrl alt shift on the overlay vorpx message and it works, but unfortunately, no 3D !!!… the image is sadly flat…

    We will have to wait profiles…

    Note : I try also Reshade with superdepth but the game crash. I have normally very good results with reshade (3D is very good in hodward legacy, assassin’s creed, ghost of tsuschima…)…
    Wait and see…

    #220733
    kjoby
    Participant

    I managed to launch the game with vorpX and also with working depth.
    It’s easy :
    1. launch vorpX configuration
    2. download the cloud profile “Mad Max – G3D (Rift) [dellrifter22]”
    3. in local profile, select the Mad Max profile and click on the button “Create a new profile based on this one”
    4. name you new profile (ie: Dragon Age The Veilguard)
    5. then on the Dragon age profile, click on “Add File” and go select the game “Dragon Age The Veilguard.exe” in your game directory

    done – launch the game – enjoy
    run perfectly on my computer (already 11h on it on vorpX).

    Notes :
    – game can make 2min+ to launch, don’t panic
    – i recommend to launch the game, at least once without vorpX, because the first shaders can take 10min+, and you don’t want to wait that long in the vorpX launcher

    #220183

    In reply to: Games Wish List

    BerZerker96 ph
    Participant

    Dragon Age Inquisition G3D please

    da origins and 2 work in g3d only the 3rd one doesn’t

    #219541

    In reply to: Dragon’s Dogma 2?

    bravekat
    Participant

    Resident Evil Village profile works quite nicely in Z3D for Dragon’s Dogma 2. You must set the in game graphics setting -Rendering Mode from ‘interlaced’ to ‘progressive’ for Z3D to work.

    Reaver Shadow
    Participant

    UPDATE: Virtual Desktop usage

    Last few days I’ve been using Virtual Desktop, rather then Quest Desktop App to run game w/vorpX. Here is an account of my experiences, which is overall GREAT!

    Re-fresher on steps:
    (1) In Virtual Desktop Streamer APP, set to VDXR (I haven’t attempted automatic yet)
    (2) In VorpX Config app, Set to OpenXR

    Observations:
    – So far nearly flawless.

    – IMO Image Quality is slightly better then Quest app. I suspect better automatic encoding bitrate adjustment, and probably 10-bit HEVC helps. (I manually set HEVC in oculus diagnostic tool, but doubt it’s 10-bit).

    – Major ability I prefer/enjoy, is being able to take off Headset (or lift), and put back on with near zero issues. AirLink is just awful for this. When the AirLink connection is stopped, it causes chaos, and my only resort is restart entire PC. (Workaround is double tap oculus to turn on pass through)

    – Enjoy that I can adjust setting/make tweaks to stream within Virtual Desktop App rather then needing Oculus Diagnostic tool via desktop.

    – Virtual Desktop Performance Overlay provides additional information, at least about the stream, which is helpful for overall optimization.

    – I haven’t done any concreate tests, but it does seem like Virtual Desktop is more Energy efficient then AirLink. Headset seems to get less hot, and seemed like I was on battery for @ least 30 min longer.

    VD Streaming Settings:
    I had to disable these settings in order to have VorpX run smoothly.
    – Synchronous SpaceWarp (SSW); caused the 3D image to be “delayed” (or lack of better wording), when moving, and seeing two images.
    – Video Buffering; there was a choppiness or shuttering, as if the framerate was dropping to single digits.
    – Snapdragon Game Super Resolution; Caused pixel artifacts when moving head.

    Other VD settings:
    – increase color vibrance” = off. This is personal rather then image quality or performance, because to me it makes the image more warm white/yellow. I like cool white.
    – VR Graphics Quality = Medium (GPU = RTX 2080Ti), I’ll test with High soon.
    – VR Frame Rate = 90fps, I may test with lower frame rate for VorpX Immersive Mode.
    – VR Bitrate = 150 Mbps (I can be on other side of apartment, 3 ways and fridge in between direct path with Tp-Link Archer A10 Router [WiFi is Quest 2 only], and no quality or fps drops)
    – Sharpening = 75% (default)
    – Increase Video Nominal Range = off, this feels like a personal thing. I need to figure out how it works, feels like they’re stretching the color space, rather then using what the Devs (game or mod) creators intended. But it does make things darker, if you are playing something horror/scary/creep.

    On another note: would like to retract my comment about keyboard in Quest App. Initially, it’s height was at mouth level, and interfering with desktop interactions. I have since learned you can move it where ever you like.

    #218234
    brierson
    Participant

    For stereoscopic view you can use reshade with desktop view of vorpx:
    1- Download and install reshade from https://reshade.me/
    2- Apply reshade on Dragonbal FighterZ (DBFighterZ.exe), use DirectX 11 and install Depth3D (SuperDepth3D) shader.
    3 – Add DBFighterZ.exe to excluded programs on vorpx.
    4 – Start vorpx desktop mode.
    5 – Start DBFighterZ (maybe you need to change from window to get it shown on vorpx).
    6 – Configure reshade, Home to access menu, select SuperDepth3D shader, you will see a Side by Side view.
    7 – On vorpx menu (del to access), on Image Settings tab, goto to Stereo Type and change to Side by Side.

    Laser
    Participant

    Your thread reminded me to try this again, at least for me applying the 4gb patch myself doesn´t work because it breaks the .exe file so I needed to download the pre patched .exe’

    Here is the link, just replace the original on “dragon age ultimate edition\bin_ship” folder
    https://steamcommunity.com/linkfilter/?url=https://www.dropbox.com/s/f20a06alvt0ymeu/LAA%20DA-O%201.05%20.exe.zip?dl=1

    #217215
    Ralph
    Participant

    But Starfield has a big problem, and that is the question what i should play this autumn first ? Cyberpunk 2077 Phantom Liberty, or Baldurs Gate 3 or Starfield itself ? I expect that the other two games will earn ratings above 95% Points too, and we will get a triple released in few weeks after another we never seen before.

    And what about the rest of the winter ? Alan Wake 2, Dragon Age Dreadwolf, Star Wars Outlaws, FF16, Ghost of Tsushima, Dying Light 2 2nd Story DLC, Stalker 2 ? And that are only my favorites, i expect that this season 2023/2024 will nearly 20-25 AAA Games released.

    I would wish, that some of them were released in the last three poor and sad gaming years of Covid and the War, but ok i will forget that and shout it out loud: ” Paaaarty !”

    #216450
    melvladimir
    Participant

    I like VR games and just stereoscopic games (that’s why I bought vorpX). But unfortunatelly, I have a lot of difficulties using vorpX with my Meta Quest 2. Actually, I didn’t play even a single game without problems from the very beginning. Currently, vorpX looks completely useless.
    I tried:
    – Cyberpunk 2077 (with VR mod, it was the main reason why I bought vorpX), but played maybe 1 hour, because it zooms view and very uncomfortable. Tried change settings but didn’t get good result.
    – Fallout 76, same as Cyberpunk 2077;
    – Today I’ve tried Dragon Age: Origins – it crashes immidiatelly.
    I have several games that I want to play in stereoscopic mode (or pseudo VR), but I can’t rid of this feeling: the more games I try, the more disappointment I get from vorpX. Because I literally spent hours to make it work and lost these battles every time.
    Next I’m going to try Assassin Creed Odyssey…

    #216055
    MarcDwonn
    Participant

    Ralf got us so hooked, LOL…

    But seriously, great topic, and one i’m passionate about, so i just have to add my thoughts.

    I’m a gamer who plays for the experience, which sometimes can be “life-changing”. Did i hear someone laugh? Bear with me for a moment (and excuse all the fighting with the English language :). I remember that in the 80s i watched “Star Wars: A New Hope” for the first time – i was a child then – and i can honestly say that it *did* change my life. It influenced my choice of profession, it contributed to my visual sensitivity and my style as an artist, and even influenced my way of thinking.

    Games do similar things for me, albeit, as a grown-up, on a smaller scale. I still remember how i felt while exploring the dungeons of “Quake” in the 90s, the sense of wonder and complete detachment from real-life in “Unreal”… I dreamt multiple times, like being really there, of the assault on the Chernobyl plant in the 1st STALKER game. I still now and then think about the stories & characters of “Mass Effect” and “Dragon Age”, and i still often ponder the mankind-old questions about consciousness and self-awareness i was confronted with in SOMA. I could go on and on, but it’s getting excessive…

    This is what kind of gamer i am. I don’t care about MP games or competition, combat and looting have always been a means to an end and IMO should be well balanced with story / characters / world building to remain fun. So you’d understand why the current native VR games don’t interest me. Thanks to vorpX i can enjoy “real” games with even more immersion, sense of scale, being inside the game-world etc. Oh and it’s the biggest upgrade to all those classic game experiences.

    >>>>>i often wonder how anyone can even barely “enjoy” a game on such a small 31-inch screen.<<<<<

    I still play flat from time to time, when the friction of current VR tech starts to annoy me too much, but then again i have an 38″ curved ultrawide monitor with DIY ambilight (got the idea from vorpX ambient background in immersive screen!). But it’s still inferior to what vorpX offers and i always come back to strapping a brick to my face.

    >>>>>we are getting an overload with great games and i understand that if one ain´t “careful”, you´re getting too much of your beloved hobby and lose some joy and interest in it.<<<<<

    This is a point that i’ve always been worried about since my teen years, so i’ve made a habit to always making sure that the things i “consume” (movies, games, books etc) are well chosen and only the best of the best. I’m never gonna play a samurai game because it’s the only samurai game in existence on PC – i’m gonna wait until some studio releases an excellent GOTY level samurai game and then i’m gonna play it. :)

    Oh, and i refuse to play multiple games at the same time. I need to immerse myself fully. If a game doesn’t “catch” me after a couple of hours, i uninstall. And maybe re-try years later. But i do careful research and this doesn’t happen often.

    Gotta get back to work, but i’m looking forward to my adventure in Undvik tonight. vorpX in Reverb G2 @2560×1440 Immersive Screen – i couldn’t imagine a better way to play “The Witcher 3”, even though i sometimes wish for a higher resolution and less screen door effect… It’s never enough, right? :)

    mr_spongeworthy
    Participant

    Some titles just work better in vorpX than others, and Greedfall has certainly been one of them for me. It’s a story-rich RPG that will probably appeal to persons who like Dragon Age etc. It has two things going for it that make it work well in vorpX (virtual cinema mode). First, it performs pretty darn well, and second, it’s engine is good enough that it also looks good. I’m managing a solid 60fps/60hz on my Pimax 8K-X at full 4K game resolution with only the need to turn shadows down. Every other quality setting is maxed. Turn the resolution down even a little and full-quality shadows are also fine. The TAA in this title is not the muddy-blurry mess it is in most games for some reason, so using the vorpX sharpening will get very crisp results.

    A few quick tips:
    1) Download the vorpX Cloud profile by domjacksonuk (thank you!). Make sure you are in Z3D Normal mode and that the depth is set to 1. Now set the near/far balance all the way to FAR: 100%. Now set the Focal Distance nearly as low as it will go; around 3 or so. At least for me this provides far and away the best results – surprisingly good 3D with few artifacts and excellent in cut scenes as well.
    2) Set the in-game FOV slider to the maximum. That seems perfect to me, so no need to tweak it with mods or ini files, IMHO.
    3) That’s about it, it’s a fairly good title without modding, although I do strongly recommend this particular Mod as it is a game-changer, allowing you to travel with additional party members: https://www.nexusmods.com/greedfall/mods/43 Follow the install instruction found in this post (just install it manually): https://forums.nexusmods.com/index.php?/topic/7994778-increase-party-size/?p=110975918

    Make sure your controller is on when you start the game or it won’t detect it. It also has some bugged controller issues that have never been fixed, but it’s far from a game-breaker.

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