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I have been using vorpx successfully for years. I played Descent 1995 about a year ago and had a great time. Now when I try to get in game i get stuck viewing a tutorial screen about motion controllers. I can get the first page to go away by just hitting right arrow on the keyboard. After that it stops accepting input from any controller, mouse or keyboard, and I can’t get past the tutorial screen into the game itself. The game hooks just fine but vorpx tutorials won’t go away, and I can’t play anymore. Can we please have an option added to disable tutorial screens entirely? After using vorpx for years tutorial screens are the only things that have given me trouble. Other than that I would appreciate some help getting past these tutorial screens.
At the end of the tutorial screens a blinking label should appear on top of the screen that displays the keys/buttons (A/E) to enter the game.
I don’t think I can get to the end of the tutorial screens. The first screen tells me there is no specific tutorial for descent. It displays a right arrow and RT on the right side. Pressing the right arrow on the keyboard passes the first screen. The second screen talks to me about motion controllers and gestures. It displays a right arrow and RT on the right side and a left arrow and LT on the left side. There are no blinking buttons at the top and the screen does not respond to input. I’ve pressed every button displayed (except for RT and LT as I am not using a controller) and I can’t get past the second screen. I can’t get the second screen to respond in any way after the first right arrow press passes the first screen.
That sounds weird for sure. Try this workaround. Afterwards you should see the A/E label above the screen right away.
- Paste this address into your Windows Explorer address bar and hit enter: %ProgramData%\Animation Labs\vorpX
- Open ‘extra.ini’ with a text editor (e.g. Notepad)
- In the [StartRoomFinished] section add ‘your-game.exe=True’ (without quotes). Caveat: your-game.exe must be the main game .exe that vorpX actually hooks into, not a potential launcher.
Your fix got me past the tutorial screens, thank you. Unfortunately Descent itself is unresponsive to input when played in vorpx, I can’t get past the title screen to the main menu. It functions ok without vorpx. If there are any other ideas I can try I’m willing to try them, otherwise thanks for the help.
I uploaded a an updated profile to the cloud (Config app > Cloud Profiles).
Caveat: Only the D2X-XL port is covered, other ports almost certainly either won’t work at all or have no stereo 3D.
Ok, I’ve gotten in game now and beaten a level in it, so everything gameplay wise seems to be ok. Thanks for making that update, it’s very much appreciated. Unfortunately I have to report that the escape sequence at the end of the level doesn’t seem to trigger. The next level loads and plays fine though, so I can live with it. Thanks a lot for all the help!
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