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[nm723548]

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 qbj

If 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.

[haints]

Titanfall 2 is also now crashing immediately for me too when trying to run it with vorpx. Runs fine without vorpx. Something changed.

[J0hnnieW4lker]

J0hnnieW4lker wrote:

Hi, I would really like to play **Metro Exodus** using the G3D DX11 profile, but it’s not working. I’ve tried reinstalling it, but that didn’t help. Can someone please assist?

This is a great title, and since it’s listed as working with the default G3D profile, it would be nice to get it running properly.

I am using a generic 3D display config, and I tested it with another game, Fallout: New Vegas, which worked fine. BTW Metro Exodus Enhanced Edition has the same problem.

[rbturcott]

Hi,

Using PC with Valve Index, no VR controllers or Xbox type controller. So trying to use keyboard and mouse.
On starting Fallout NV, things seem to start and hook in. Steam VR starts and the game boots to the start menu but is displayed in a window to the left. In the centre is a panel with a couple of hints and to the right is some more help in another panel.
Only Vorpx functions appear to respond to any keystrokes or mouse in the headset.
Mouse disappears outside of any Vorpex function or panel.
There is no way to do anything outside of Vorpx fuctions at this point. Game is displayed on my regular monitors, partially across two monitors. Alt-Tab works, sort of, to get out of VR, but mouse is gone, keyboard sort of works outside of VR. I have to log out or reboot to get mouse functionality back.

Plugged in an Xbox controller to see if that would make a difference, but no luck.

Note, I do not know if this is specific to the game, as this is the only game I’m using it for. It used to work years ago and I’m only just revistiing this game after quite some time.

Any help would be appreciated.

Thanks.

[Ralf]

Just a heads-up that i went the extra mile and spent two full days to come up with an auto SBS detection that continuously analyses the image content and decides whether it’s SBS 3D or not.

After quite a bit of fiddling around it’s now super reliable even in difficult edge cases with all 3D movies I checked. Should also work fine with S3D games usually. The only situation where I could potentially imagine it to fall apart is when cranking up 3D too much in a S3D game.

Not quite sure yet whether I’ll turn that on per default in desktop viewer since there is a small remaining risk of false positives. So more testing is required before deciding that. If not, you’ll be able to switch it on in the vorpX menu.

[Boblekobold]

There is already a topic with a lot of them :

Geometry VR Game List.

You can check engines&games here :
https://rjkole.com/gamestuff/engines/index.php

Or looking for the game on the forum.

Or just trying it (the only way to be sure).

From my personnal experience, best profiles are :
Originals Bioshock 1&2&Infinite
Originals Metro (I tried 2033 it has perfect G3D and 6dof) and Redux versions (I tried Last Light Redux and it was perfect but I recommand a top end graphic card with this Redux version, without even knowing if it’s better than standard)
The ascent (and some others Unreal Engine 4 games) works well.
Black Mesa (&Xen), probably Portal and Dark Messiah.
People say Dishonored, Titanfall 2, F.E.A.R, Mirror’s Edge, Fallout 3, etc. works well.
Probably Clive Barker’s Jericho & Undying too.
Originals Stalker works with good G3D but without adavanced lighting (DX9 only).

Kingdom Come Deliverance, Metro Exodus and Farcry Primal works well enough (and so probably Cry Engine games like Prey 2017 / Crysis 1-3, and Snowdrop Engine games like Facry 2-5)

Even if concerning Metro Exodus, I prefer Z3D during most of the game (except bunkers&spiders which are great in G3D) in order to have raytracing, at least on Reverb G2 (no compression, so it’s stunning).

Some Z3D profiles are very close to G3D (Atomic Heart, Frontier Of Pandora, Unreal Engine 5 games seems to work great from my experience).

I may be wrong, but I think most DX9 games probably have perfect G3D, and some DX11 games too.

[J0hnnieW4lker]

Hi guys, any way to get the Titanfall 2 to run? it seems to be a conflict with the EA app?

[Ralf]

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.

[pokkla]

I recently got back to playing Fallout New Vegas (last played Feb ’24). However, it appears that vorpX now disables the “E” and the “ESC” keys. No other keys seem to be affected. I can run the game without vorpX and all the keys work fine. I can also run other games with vorpX, like Skyrim SE and Fallout 4, and all the keys work fine. I use MO2, so I tried FONV native (no MO2 and no mods) and I got the same results as running with MO2. That is, the keys work fine without vorpX. But, those two keys are disable with vorpX running. I have done all the noob fixes too, like rebooting the computer, etc.

In FONV, I can remap the action key “E” to something else (like “P”) and the action key works as planned. However, I can’t remap the ESC (menu) key and it is critical to game play. vorpX works fine itself displaying great VR once up and running. It’s just that I can’t use the E or ESC keys.

I have had vorpX for many, many years and used it with many, many games, and this issue is a head scratcher. Is there a different hook/method I should try? Any suggestions would be appreciated.

[Ralf]

You can do that by checking the ‘Allow manual activation’ checkbox in the config app. Afterwards you can enable/disable the virtual display from the vorpX tray icon’s right click menu.

*VERY* IMPORTANT CAVEAT:

Having an invisible display attached as an additioal monitor introduces various pitfalls, which is why things are handled like they are handled per default. Only do that if you have a very good reason and know what you are doing.

[ryanshedy]

I personally feel he’s missing a big opportunity here.

People are crying to move away from windows and now bazzite has took off a bit people are experimenting. I’ve been running my VR setup on my steam deck with amazing results. I get better performance on steamOS VR than I do on windows 11/10.

I really think Ralf should look into porting into linux or even just giving us a way to run it via proton. There are a lot of people attempting it but they can’t get it to hook. I haven’t tried but I’m using ALVR with steamVR and id love to play fallout New Vegas in VR. It just doesn’t seem worth it to have to partition my drive and install an entirely new OS just for 1 game. Plus performance also takes a hit.

I don’t think he’d even have to do that much considering everything is in place, we just need help on getting it to hook correctly with proton

[Ralf]

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.

[vrenjoyer1]

Hello,

I’m trying to get vorpx to run games on a HP Reverb G2. At first I tried to play Half-Life 2 using SteamVR but it didn’t work very well. The actual game screen appeared small in the distance, although it rendered there in stereo 3d. Once the game started it glitched out and frame rate dropped so bad I could barely move the mouse. Then I read that SteamVR is not advised for WMR headsets. But how does everything work now in the Oasis era? Will OpenXR, which I found out is the recommended method work still? Do I need to download it from somewhere, or is it included in windows?

I tried to change settings in vorpx to openxr and launch Fallout 3, but the headset doesn’t even turn on. Has anyone tried to get the Reverb G2 to work with vorpx with the Oasis driver?

Thanks for the help!

[Ralf]

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.

[Demu]

OS: Windows 10 latest with ESU
AMD driver: 25.10.3 – 25.12.1
GPU: XFX RX 6900XT (Both OC and non OC tested)
CPU: 9800X3D
RAM: 32GB DDR5-6000
Module: SteamVR – OpenXR
Headset: PS/VR2 with PC adapter – Displayport connection.
VorpX: 25.1.2

I’ve noticed that the app is constantly crashing when using VorpX on any game. Tested Fallout 4, Cyberpunk, Stalker Anomaly, Left 4 Dead 2, Ghost Recon Wildlands, Factorio, 15+ others.

The Virtual desktop starts fine and works fine(usually, sometimes VorPX will attempt to hook vorpDesktop and timeout), until the moment I try to actually play a game. Game will usually start, but inevitably crash after less than 5 minutes. SteamVR reports ‘ IPC Namespace Unavailable ‘ and AMD driver reports that the driver has crashed. Notably, the driver crashes to the Virtual Desktop and in rare cases, crashes out of the VR experience outright.

This happens only with VorpX. SteamVR home works fine, mods for Cyberpunk like RealVR work great, so it’s a very specific VorpX problem with the headset.

Effectively this appears to make the software completely unusable under Windows 10 at this moment.

Hope this helps you ascertain the issue Ralf. I can provide additional info and tests if you need them, to hopefully help you get some more customers for the software.