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also, Windows Defender is the only AV on my set up, I will see if I can add an exception for Vorpx, even though I have not had any system prompts. Is it Necessary for me to run Vorpx or any of my games as administrator for proper functionality?
Thank you for additional troubleshooting @Ralf. Still testing, no progress on those specific games. I think you are on to something regarding DX versions, I just don’t know what could be causing it!? I have made the following adjustments, issue persists. Full reboots were done between each step.
1. I did have a 2nd monitor connected but it was off and not detected by computer. I disconnected it physically anyway, no change to issue.
2. I had 3 desktop programs installed (DisplayFusion, Stardock Start10, and Stardock Fences), I uninstalled all 3 programs, though, I have no idea if these programs actually interacted with DirectX or Vorpx in any manner. No change to issue.
3. Launched Task Manager as admin. Though I don’t know every process running, I could not identify any suspicious apps running in background, outside of necessary. (i.e. The Game ‘Dead Space’ has Game’s .exe, EA App, Vorpx. I believe nothing else of note other than Radeon Software, which has all overlays and recording options disabled.) No change to issue.
Next I will try to reinstall the DX runtimes and tweak some profiles in HMD that aren’t working on 3dTv. I will continue to test (I usually only have a couple hours at a time, sporadically through the week). There probably *is* a conflict I’ve not yet discovered… or it’s a driver issue or something?
I likely will end up just taking it as is, if I can’t find a solution in near term. I did buy Vorpx for my Rift-s rig after all! It just would have been nice to have all my games with both options (HMD+3DTV) for nights when I don’t have the extra time to get the HMD out.
Thank you for the additional tips. Still trying to figure out why some games aren’t displaying properly. So far Need4Speed Hot Pursuit Remastered and Batman Arkham Origins worked first try.
Dead Space, Alan Wake, Black Mesa, Left4Dead2, Portal 2 all have Black screen on hook-in. I’ve tried numerous profiles (official Vorpx and users’) to no avail. Even though the Vorpx version number appears, the del key doesn’t let me see the Vorpx-menu.
I’ll also say, only Left4Dead2 & Black Mesa appear in my “restore” profile settings section of the Vorpx configuration window, even though I have run all these games already. Is that odd behavior or do some profiles get stored somewhere else? Do I need to do anything manually if I’m importing multiple profiles for the same game? (Or do they just automatically overwrite the last applied?)
I appreciate any assistance though! Forgive my noob questions.. I’ve been tinkering but I only a couple hours a night, late. Hopefully I’ll be playing *something* by Halloween
@petey53 Thanks for your ideas; I will try some other profiles tonight to see if it changes anything. admittedly, I am in my first week of using Vorpx so I’m still learning how everything interacts. I haven’t tried making any profiles yet, (or removing .exe’s?) but I will look into how to do it.
@Ralf I appreciate the additional info, it makes sense. I’m def late to the table for Vorpx and still learning how to tweak your software. Thanks for clarification and overall for building this tool.
I noticed all the games I was trying to load were Source Engine, so I just tested a couple EA games. First I tried Dead Space but it had same problem as the others I tried (Can hear audio and see Vorpx version, but TV screen is basically blacked out with a diagonal line running across screen; almost looks like a giant shader covering the screen).
A Youtube video showed someone playing Need for Speed with Vorpx. I had N4S Hot Pursuit Remastered in my library so I installed it and low and behold – perfect 3D via Vorpx! So I was able to confirm it working in at least one game for me.
I understand that Vorpx wasn’t designed for this purpose, but I’m puzzled on reason for the black screen on the other mentioned games.
I am now wondering if this may be a DX9 issue? I’ll try again tomorrow
@TimmyP Though I understand Ralf’s point that it is a single click to restore, I too would prefer a semi-automated system for handling the ini swapping. Sorry to necro your post here in 2022… Hope everyone is doing ok.
Personally as a consumer, I wish it were as simple as “is Vorpx running? Then it will launch as a VR game. If not, it launches 2D”. Being able to launch as you said in your post would be a great QoL upgrade to my rig.
Is your script still working for you? That being said, could you share your script, or possibly point me to a reference so I could build one myself?