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Hi,
So my main use case for VorpX is to play 3rd person games in stereo 3D using the Cinema display. In this setup by far the best input method for me is my gamepad, with no headset or gesture control at all.
So far, though, it’s really hit or miss as to how easy (or even possible) I find this.
For example, Assassin’s Creed II and Batman: Arkham City both worked really easily whereas I have found GTAV and Batman: Arkham Knight impossible to get up and running, despite tinkering literally for hours.Is there a comprehensive list of VorpX settings and tips for game-setup for running gamepad-only setups?
In case it helps, my setup is PSVR2 running under SteamVR and I generally use the PS5 Dualsense controller for regular gaming.
Really appreciate any help and input and, judging by the number of posts and things I’ve seen dotted around, I think having all of these tips in one place could be helpful to a lot of people out there.
Thanks,
Alex
I used to be able to play Black Ops 2 and Black Ops 3 in full VR mode using a meta Quest 2, virtual desktop, and running it as open XR. Now for whatever reason anytime I try to run a game it says open XR creation instance failed. So I’ve tried other methods like steamvr or running the meta Quest link runtime and what that does is brings me into a space like when loading into steamvr. Then it shows a man with a VR headset on and a question mark and the game window is very small on the bottom left. I’ve tried disabling a bunch of different overlays, turning off and on Hags, checking antivirus and everything. I’ve been having this issue for about a month or two now. But I had vorpex for almost a year prior to this issue and was able to play all of my games with no problems. If I could get any insight as to what’s causing this or what I’m doing wrong I would appreciate it!
I’m on the Pimax Crystal Super trying to use the Desktop Viewer / Virtual Monitor, but am having a couple problems:
-While it works, the resolution is clearly reduced. On a 4k desktop, it looks like it’s downsampled using a nearest neighbor filter down to maybe 1080 (I can see obvious aliasing on straight lines). It’s clearly displaying a poorer quality than something like SteamVR’s desktop view, I’m guessing this is some sort of bug.
-I’m on a 60Hz monitor and I can’t get Desktop Viewer to display the image at 90fps, even with vsync off in games with a high framerate. The in-game framerate will go that high, but the Desktop Viewer isn’t sampling it, it looks identical to capping it at 60 and I can tell it’s not as smooth as 90. Just to test, capping it at 30fps shows an obvious drop, so I think it’s not injecting properly.
Some things I’ve tried / noticed:
-When VorpX hooks into a game directly, it displays it at 90fps fine (same for full resolution), this is only an issue for running a game inside Desktop Viewer.
-When I try to launch Desktop Viewer through the system tray icon, nothing happens, but if I launch vorpDesktop.exe directly from the VorpX directory, then it will load.
-When trying to activate virtual monitor manually from the system tray, nothing seems to change. If it’s already running Desktop Viewer, does that mean it’s already active?
Hi all!
This is how I start my game since version 25 (24):
– wake up PC
– use mouse and monitor to:
– start VorpX (it doesn’t survive the sleep mode)
– start Virtual Desktop manager
– put on headset (with mouse on my lap)
– Desktop Viewer kicks in and turns on Virtual Monitor
– change resolution (from “recommended” to my desired resolution)
– get the Steam window on the virtual monitor
– start game
– store away mouse and pick up gamepadIs there a chance to shortcut / automate some part of this routine or make it more comfortable?
How do you guys do it?Can I eg. make the VorpX control survive the sleep or start the virtual monitor in the desired resolution?
Cheers!
Topic: vorpX 25.1.5 Available Now
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+
Have a PSVR 2. Installed the free mod to see what this is about.
In settings selected SteamVR since PSVR is using SteamVR app.
Launch game. SteamVR never brings up the game. Can see game if going to desktop mode or theater mode.
While game is open no inputs work. No keyboard inputs, no gamepad inputs, no inputs from my PSVR2 controllers.I have uninstalled the mod, the game, fresh reboot, installed the game, rebooted, installed the free mod, fresh rebooted again and everything in between. The game will never register inputs. My keyboard does work as I can press Windows Key and get the start menu up to do other things. I can also hit the PS home key to bring up steam interface so I know my buttons work but they are not registering with Cyberpunk itself.
I uninstalled the mod and selected default on every setting inside of cyberpunk 2077 before rebooting and reinstalling the mod just to make sure everything is good. Since there is 0 interface with the free mod the only way I can get the VR selector up (Steam / Meta / Other) is to just reinstall the mod again.
I’ve launched Cyberpunk 2077 letting it open Steam VR and I’ve launched Steam VR and then opened Cyberpunk with no luck.
I went on Steam settings and have enabled steam input override for Cyberpunk 2077. I’ve tried it disabled and enabled same issue both ways.
I’m on an i9900k with a 2080ti with the PSVR2 plugged directly into my 2080ti. I haven’t had issues with other actual VR games/programs but I can’t make this work. Nothing seems to do anything. Delete / left button + right button / and L3 or w/e gamepad is nothing brings up any settings like the mod installer says it does.
Any help would be appreciated cause I feel like I’ve exhausted all the troubleshooting steps I’ve seen on this forum at this point.
