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Seems to be an issue with loading Steam before loading VorpX. I get the best results when I load VorpX first using my high performance video card rather than the integrated one and then loading steam after.
Nothing changed in Windows and no additional applications have been installed since then. Creating a direct shortcut worked for now. Still worth noting the bug. Not quite sure what the issue is.
Keep me posted. The game no longer has a subscription but unfortunately it’s still around $60 to buy which is quite a high price tag for a game with such mixed reviews. Too bad they don’t have a free trial.
Never mind my last comment with the graphics card, I completely read the model wrong. You should be great with that video card.
I was wondering why you were saying that. Most of the games run beautifully on my setup.
There is no general Optimus issue, but that isn’t a guarantee for every laptop configuration out there, of course. Might make sense to check whether your laptop allows you to disable the Intel graphics or at least to prioritize nVidia when a game starts (usually in the nVidia control panel).
I can easily adjust in control panel to run particular applications with the high performance graphics processor. The issue comes with applications that run other applications and by default use the onboard/intel graphic card and don’t give me the option. Virtual Desktop, for instance, has this issue. I can run Virtual Desktop with my nvidia card but for some reason it causes all types of problems. If I run it with the intel onboard card it works as intended but with terribly low fps.
Ralf,
It is not good to use 3rd person as a reason for why World of Warcraft is not working well with VorpX. There are a lot of 3rd person games built specifically for VR and they work wonderfully. Blaze Rush, Lucky’s Tale, and Toybox Turbos are all spectacular 3rd person VR games that play very well with the Oculus Rift. Even some games that were not built with 3D in mind such as Windwaker played via Dolphin VR work very well. There must be an issue specifically with VorpX compatibility that causes World of Warcraft to run poorly.
Manuel,
If done correctly, World of Warcraft could probably be a fantastic VR experience. The Rift MMO which is very comparable to WoW recently patched in experimental VR support and, while it needs a LOT of work, it displays the endless potential that both 3rd and 1st person MMOs have with VR. I hope that if Ralf decides that there is more that can be done for WoW and VorpX compatibility perhaps the program will support it better. If not, we will just have to keep our eyes open for a more ambitious developer.
Ralf,
Thank you for the explanation. It would be great if, in the list of compatible games, you could specify which games were Geometry and which were Z-Buffer.
I was mostly interested in buying VorpX for world of warcraft (portal 2 assassins creed 2 also) but I don’t quite understand what it means that its “Z-Buffer 3D” only and not “natural”.
Ok that makes sense. I’ve played a few games in 3rd person with the rift and its actually not so bad. Rift (the mmo) for example recently added experimental oculus support and, while the interface is terrible, its actually quite good.
Does VorpX work with games that were purchased through Steam?
Have you tested it with systems that have two video cards (e.g. my Razer Blade gaming laptop has an integrated card and a high performance gpu for games)?