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The working G3D profile has been uploaded to the cloud.
With the Quakespasm-Spiked 24-03-01 port, you will be able to play and complete Arcane Dimensions, Brutalist Jam I–III, Dwell, Alkaline, Limnal Places, Spiritworld, Xmas Jams, Func Map Jam X, Mjölnir, Immortal Lock (an add-on made by a very clever lady from Canada), Malice Refined, and many other great add-ons that transform good old Quake into the king of the VR realm.
Arcane Dimensions, Alkaline, and Brutalist Jam III are probably three of the best ultra–high-quality add-ons that the gaming community has given us for free.
With Arcane Dimensions, Alkaline, and Brutalist Jam III, the creators transformed the base game into an almost metaphysical, gargantuan-in-scope, often surreal experience (particularly in VR). They were also probably among the first to use infinite loops in some maps, similar to those previously seen in sci-fi movies.
Steps for everything to work:
Main problem: After launching the game, there is no image in one eye.
Workaround: After launching the game in VorpX Virtual Desktop, go to Options → Video Options, change Vertical Sync (on or off—it doesn’t matter), and click “Apply Changes.” After applying the changes, everything should work correctly again, and you are ready to play. I tried to fix this via CFG files (e.g., V-Sync), but without success.
Download Quakespasm-Spiked 24-03-01 and extract it into the Quake folder. Overwrite files if needed.
Set the resolution to 3840×2880. For this resolution to appear in-game, you must first select it in your display settings after launching VorpX Virtual Desktop. To enable it, create a custom resolution in VorpX Virtual Monitor. Then launch VorpX Virtual Desktop, right-click your desktop, open Display Settings, and select the resolution. After that, launch the game and choose 3840×2880.
After launching the game in VorpX Virtual Desktop, go to Options → Video Options, change Vertical Sync (on or off), and apply the changes.
Running the add-ons:
Always run the add-on using the shortcut you created.
Create a shortcut for quakespasm-spiked-win64.exe and rename it to match the add-on, e.g., BRUTALIST JAM III.
Right-click the shortcut and open Properties. If you extracted the add-on to a folder named “qbj” (for example), add the following after \quakespasm-spiked-win64.exe: -heapsize 1597152 -game qbj
The full target line should look like:
“\quakespasm-spiked-win64.exe” -heapsize 1597152 -game qbjIf the add-on contains larger maps, consider using a larger heapsize. This helps prevent crashes caused by memory limitations.
Before launching the game or add-on, you may need to set the display scaling to 100% and the resolution to 3840×2880 in VorpX Virtual Desktop. Sometimes the game may start at a lower resolution even if it incorrectly displays 3840×2880 in the video options.
Rule of thumb: Always set scaling to 100% and the desired resolution in desktop settings after launching VorpX Virtual Desktop and before starting the game or add-on.
The in-game resolution should be judged visually—everything should look very sharp. At lower resolutions, the image will appear slightly pixelated or blurry.
Making your own soundtrack:
To create a custom soundtrack for Quake fan maps, install Foobar and Foobar Portable. In one instance of Foobar, you can play the Herbstwind (Patrick Lynen | Meditation & Relaxation) track (for example), while in the other you play your preferred music with Playback → Order set to “Repeat Playlist.”
After setting up your soundtrack, launch the game/add-on/map and enjoy the best possible version of the experience.
The Dungeon Synth Archives channel on YouTube offers a lot of music that fits Arcane Dimensions. You can record music for specific maps using Windows Recorder, play the map with your custom soundtrack, and then delete the recording afterward.
Optional I:
You should consider playing Brutalist Jam III in G3D—it feels like entering the worlds of Zdzislaw Beksinski (a famous Polish surrealist/grotesque painter) in VR.
Over time, some players may consider it one of the best FPS add-ons ever created. Brutalist Jam II also features a remarkable hub that is truly outstanding and unforgettable in VR. Some maps in Brutalist Jam III offer a one-of-a-kind experience, with vast vertical spaces that feel both suffocating and breathtaking at the same time.
It could be said that VR was waiting for Brutalist Jam III—as it is so magnificent, raw, and elegant.
Optional II:
For the best immersion, consider using 3M Peltor (or similar) noise-canceling headphones together with Panasonic in-ear buds, and a backlit keyboard for night play.
Consider using a Samsung HMD Odyssey Plus headset for excellent colors and contrast in Quake. Darkness is often a crucial part of the experience, so deep blacks matter greatly.
The Samsung HMD Odyssey Plus still offers outstanding color and contrast thanks to its AMOLED display.
When buying one, ask the seller whether the USB cable works properly. Signal interruptions can crash AMD drivers. If signal loss is detected (VorpX acts as a virtual monitor), the system may switch to standard graphics drivers, resulting in a black screen.
AMD Adrenalin driver crashes may still occur even with a fully functional cable. In such cases, both the monitor and headset may go black. You may need to restart your computer and reinstall the drivers via Windows Device Manager—sometimes twice, as the first attempt may fail.
Minor scratches or lens blur can be removed using PolyWatch Plastic Polish, though it may damage certain lenses. Use PolyWatch only if you are sure it is safe for your device.
Removing scratches requires applying firm pressure—be careful, but don’t be overly hesitant.
If it’s your first time, watch several YouTube tutorials. PolyWatch works by dissolving and polishing plastic, so avoid overuse as it can deform or reshape lenses.
Some interesting ideas to try:
Entering the City of Pale
Entering the City of Pale is a Quake fan map by Benoit “Bal” Stordeur.
Once a year, there is a truly magical time called Christmas. It is the only time when you can enter the City of Pale—the city gate opens only once a year during Christmas.
Set the Sorcerer’s Dream track by Old Sorcery in Foobar, and launch the game in VorpX Virtual Desktop after midnight during Christmas, when everyone is asleep.
After opening the city gate in VR, you won’t be able to go further. At that point, you should go to bed and fall asleep, reflecting on what you saw and, most importantly, the feeling of the solemn Christmas atmosphere and the place you visited.
In this way, you may pass through the gate and enter the City of Pale in your dreams. During Christmas, once a year, the gate opens in the dream world as well. The younger you are, the higher your chances—entering such places in dreams becomes harder with age, as people begin to question the possibility and they erase such experiences from memory.
To fully understand this idea and appreciate the brilliance of Entering the City of Pale, you must experience it in VR (G3D).
Entering Dante’s Hell
If any vision of hell exists, it is perfectly captured in the Sheer Hellish Miasma Quake map by CZG.
Set tracks 3 and 4 from the Mohnomishe album by Zoviet France in Foobar, enable “Repeat Playlist,” launch the Honey add-on in VorpX Virtual Desktop, and play until you reach the first map.
Experience Dante’s Hell if you are searching for deeper meaning or a change in your life.
The working profile has been uploaded to the cloud.
After trying the official profile without success, I was able to achieve depth using a different official profile.
The 3D effect breaks every time you take out a weapon or a blackjack. After using them, always hide them using the ~ key (or any other key you assigned earlier for that purpose). This restores the 3D effect. In most other games, this issue would make the game unplayable in 3D, but in Thief it’s irrelevant, as the game focuses on stealth and exploration.
With everything properly configured, the game looks as good as Blood in G3D. The City in the “Endless Rain” and “Winds of Misfortune” fan missions is breathtaking.
Once everything is set up, the 3D effect is strong, creating a real sense of moving through space and observing objects with depth.
Steps to make everything work:
Install TFix 1.27 for Thief I, Thief II, and Thief Gold.
Copy (clone) thief.exe and rename it to thiefvorpx.exe. Repeat the same process for Thief II and the executable inside the Thief Gold folder.
Change the FOV to 140 in cam_ext.cfg. Don’t forget to remove the “;” so the optional FOV setting works. You can adjust the FOV to your preference, but remember you may also need to tweak VorpX Immersive Mode settings and save the changes.
Set the resolution to 3840×2880. For this resolution to appear in-game, you must select it in your screen settings after launching VorpX Virtual Desktop. To enable this, create a custom resolution in VorpX Virtual Monitor. Once created, launch VorpX Virtual Desktop, right-click on your desktop, open Screen Settings, and select the resolution. Then launch the game and choose 3840×2880.
Websites like Thief Missions and Keep of Metal and Gold host over a thousand fan missions. Most are unrated, but the only way to judge them—especially in VR—is to play them. Even a simple mission aesthetics can be great to look at in 3D. With the sense of moving through space, you gain access to countless new places to explore, with VorpX acting as the only secret door to them.
Use AngelLoader to catalog and launch fan missions. Start them through VorpX Virtual Desktop via AngelLoader.
After playing for a while, adjust VorpX Immersive Mode settings to your liking—distance, scale, curvature, and so on.
Use Alt + Space to recenter if you feel too short or if you feel that the picture is misaligned.
Optional:
Set F5 for quicksave and F9 for quickload—you’ll use them frequently.
You can also try cloning the Dark Messiah of Might and Magic VorpX profile, as more options seem to work in Z-Normal mode. However, there may be ghosting issues.
For the best immersion, use Peltor (or similar) noise-canceling headphones together with Panasonic in-ear buds, and a backlit keyboard for night play.
Consider using a Samsung HMD Odyssey Plus headset for excellent colors and contrast in Thief and The Dark Mod. Since darkness is a core part of the experience, display quality matters greatly.
The Samsung HMD Odyssey Plus still offers outstanding color and contrast thanks to its AMOLED screen technology.
When buying one, ask the seller whether the USB cable (which is long and sturdy) works properly. Signal interruptions can crash AMD drivers. If the system detects a signal loss (VorpX acts as a virtual monitor), it may switch to standard graphics drivers, resulting in a black screen.
Note that AMD Adrenalin driver crashes can still occur even with a fully functional cable. In such cases, both the monitor and headset may go black. You may need to restart your computer and manually reinstall the graphics drivers—often twice, as the first attempt may fail—via Windows Device Manager.
Minor scratches or blurring on lenses can be removed using PolyWatch Plastic Polish. However, on some headsets, it may cause additional blurring.
Only use PolyWatch if you are certain it’s safe for your device, as improper use can damage the lenses.
Removing scratches requires applying firm pressure—don’t be afraid of pressing too hard, but proceed carefully.
If you’re doing this for the first time, watch several YouTube tutorials. PolyWatch works by dissolving plastic on a microscopic level, so avoid overuse, as it can deform or reshape the lenses.
Tips for new Thief players:
Always pick up rope arrows—they are reusable.
You can pull yourself up by pressing and holding Space after a jump.
Shooting rope arrows close to edges makes climbing easier.
Some surfaces (like windowsills) are wooden—these can support rope arrows if you aim carefully.
Certain pipes can be climbed.
Some roofs can be climbed by jumping and holding Space, similar to windowsills and walls.
Doors and windows can be deceptive—some that look unusable can actually be opened. Always check them up close.Knocking out peasants is not always a good idea. They may serve a purpose, such as opening doors, which they cannot do if unconscious.
I have the following hardware: RTX 3080, Windows 11, Meta Quest 3, and a 5 GHz router, but I’m not sure it supports Wi-Fi 6.
I’m connected to three monitors; that might be a lot, but even when I disable them, I don’t really notice any change.
I can connect Meta’s Air Link without much trouble, though I sometimes get an error because the 2.4 GHz band seems to be missing — yet the connection still works.
I try to launch Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, but I get lost in the settings. I can start the game on the PC, but it never launches the display in the VR headset.
I’ve tried many things, and it’s quite confusing for me to sum up all the (likely) wrong manipulations causing bugs. The whole setup feels rather erratic. I even noticed that the game’s settings (in 4/5 resolution) would reset when I launched it.
I tested with Fallout 3 to see if I could at least make another game run through VorpX, and that worked quite well.
Could you share any feedback, general advice, or essential steps to make this game work properly?
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Je possède le hardware suivant : rtx3080 Windows 11 Meta Quest 3 Un routeur en 5 GHz, mais je ne suis pas convaincu qu’il est Wi-Fi 6
Je suis connecté à 3 écrans, c’est peut-être beaucoup, mais même quand je les désactive, je n’ai pas vraiment l’impression d’un changement.
Je parviens sans trop de problème à connecter Air Link de Meta, j’ai parfois une erreur car la bande 2.4 GHz semble être absente, mais la connexion se fait.
Je tente de lancer Kingdom Come Deliverance 2, mais je m’y perds dans les réglages. Je parviens à lancer le jeu sur le PC, mais jamais à lancer l’affichage dans le casque VR.
J’ai essayé beaucoup de choses et c’est assez confus pour moi de récapituler toutes les (probables) mauvaises manipulations sources de bugs. L’ensemble me paraît assez erratique. J’ai même constaté que le paramétrage du jeu (en résolution 4/5) sautait quand je le lançais.
J’ai testé avec Fallout 3 pour voir si j’arrivais quand même à faire tourner un autre jeu avec VorpX, et cela a été un succès sans trop de problème.
Pourriez-vous me donner des retours d’expériences ou des conseils généraux, ou des impératifs absolus pour réussir à utiliser ce jeu ?I upgraded yesterday to the latest version (from v21.xx), and i’m loving the new Desktop Viewer’s performance and syncing. Great work, Ralf! With the impending Steam Frame, i can see myself spending much time again with this software, that’s been my “main driver” for so many years in the past.
Could use a bit of help though: I’m trying to get “The Last Of Us Part 2” running with VorpX, but can’t find a profile, so i followed your advice to make a copy of the generic SBS profile and run the game with that.
I’m using a tool that translates the game into a stereo3D SBS stream which i’m trying to play with VorpX, but VorpX tries to hook into the game and finds the extra DLL of this tool, and nothing works.
Workaround was to *exclude* the game EXE from VorpX watcher. Start VorpX Desktop, then from there start the game. VorpX is still giving me warning messages about a foreign DLL found, but at least it’s working, and the performance is good.
What’s the best way to approach this and minimize the friction and potential errors? It’s very umständlich atm. :)
I’ve created a profile based on the one I had for the original Hollow Knight. It makes it look like some sort of puppet show in front of you, I love it.
Both games look absolutely great (more immersive than with the base Unity 5 profile).But I noticed a bug with all 2D cinematics in the game, which sadly, aren’t only showing in just one eye (which is upsetting but… manageable), but they also are slowdown and unsynched with the audio.
This happens with the base Unity 5 profile too so there is basically no escaping it :S
This game uses Unity 6, so it might be related.
In any case, so close to having a flawless profiles for one of the big shot games of this year! Such a shame! Hopefully we can do something about it :)
