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General Forum Rules, Guidelines, and Tips

1. Official Code Of Conduct
2. Community Guidelines
3. Forum Tips / Tutorial category

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Guide Repository

About the Guide Repository category

Contains Useful Guides on Setup, Mods, Settings Guides & More! Tags: directory WiP will contains directiries of other Tag Contents here. pisetup PimaxVR setup guides piguide PimaxVR Mods related setup WiP Setup guides game-setting game settings & mods Contact @Guide if interested in helping to create & curate guides.

PimaxVR Setup Guides

• Hardware & Modules Setup

PimaxVR Mods & Settings

• Mods, Printables, Alternatives & setup

Game Setting Guides

• Game settings & Mods

Still a Work in Process

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TroubleShooting Solutions

Featured

1. How To Make Your Pimax Image Crisp (Sharp) - by Teigue - (July 2020)

2. Program To Update SteamVR Settings - by BNP - (Aug 2020)

3. Improve MAS Audio Volume - by Fresco - (July 2020)

4. Hand Tracking Module Setup Pimax Official Guide - (Sept 23, 2020)

5. DisplayPort and USB Extension cables for the 8KX (Tested) - by DrWilken - (October 10, 2020)

6. StudioForm MAS Counter Weights - by Davobkk - (Sept 26, 2020)

7. If the back of your MAS doesn’t go down far enough, then you can request a replacement hinge

8. The 8K-X should come with two face foams (one thick and one thin). If you are missing one, then you can request a replacement.

9. Fixed - SteamVR cuts off and on repeatedly - by Davebobman - (October 15, 2020)

10. Getting Most out of Pimax HMD by neal_white_iii (Oct 21, 2020)

Software Solutions

Understanding IPD setup & Stereo Overlap

• IPD & Stereo Overlap Setup - by Yen

• IPD and facepad thickness

Basestation/lighthouse related

• Lighthouse v1.0 setup Tips - by DrWilken

• W10 Multiple Users - LH Tracking setup

• Headset Tracking Fix Mar 19/2019 - by DrWilken

• Headset not tracking due to basestation configuration

• Disconnected or not tracking

• How to Power Off Basestations remotely - v1 (outdated?)

• How to Power Off Basestations remotely with your phone - works for v2

• Basestation information

Oculus Related Fixes

• Pitool Fails To Launch Oculus Games (blocked by antivirus)

Game Specific Fixes

• Vector 36 - Weird haze/shadow in one eye only

• Dirt Rally VR - How to play without ReVive

• Dirt Rally 2 VR - Optimal settings

• Project Cars - Play without Parallel Projections or SteamVR

• Project Cars 2 - Play without Parallel Projections or SteamVR (

• Half Life Alyx - Play without parallel projection

• Half Life Alyx - Play without parallel projection - alternative settings

• Dying Light VR - Play without Parallel Projections or SteamVR

• Elite Dangerous - VR Startup Sequence

• DCS - Mod to use zoom without parallel projections

• Buttery smooth DCS

• Assetto Corsa Competizione Settings

• IL-2 Sturmovik mod fixes zoom issues without PP (for offline play only)

Solutions (+ misc info) for Technically Skilled / Power users

• 5K+ Distortion Profile Editing

• Improve Windows performance by switching to the LTSC version

• How the different FOV settings are represented in OpenVR

• Pimax native projection and pre-lens warp transformation

• How the render target resolutions and the supersampling factors of Pimax and SteamVR work together

• HMDQ - a new tool for an OpenVR headset (and other hw) introspection

• HMD Geometry Database

• PiTool Open-Source

• PiTool IPD Offset

• Unity developers: Easy “fix” for large/normal FOV without PP

• PP HAM for 8K+ and 8K-X (by @risa2000)

Miscellaneous

• Multi-colored blinking power LED - stuck in DFU mode (use Sjefdeklerk’s Pimax Flasher)

• Multi-colored blinking power LED - Corrupted DFU Driver (if Sjefdeklerk’s Flasher doesn’t work)

• How to change PiTool install location (+ PiTool v90 installer)

• OpenSSL Fatal Error (reported for PiTool v84)

• How to restart Windows services

• PiPlay (not PiTool) settings cause 8K disconnecting issues

• NVidia Control Panel setting makes Unity apps unresponsive

• Audio not playing out of headset

• How IPD works on the Pimax (due to canted displays)

• Everything is too dark in parts of a game (caused by HDR)

• Non-English characters in Windows username cause SteamVR/Pimax issues

• How to exceed the maximum resolution of 4096px imposed by SteamVR (solution in OP)

• Supersampling in PiTool/SteamVR (getting past 4096px limit)

• NVidia anti-aliasing causes everything to look blurry

• How to get 5.1 audio working with Pimax

• Mouse and game stutters caused by Windows 10 update KB4482887

• Improve performance of Windows 10

• ASUS Aura software causes skipping/jumping/latency issues

• SteamVR developer console (useful for changing setting and more)

• How to fix PiTool interface transparency issue

• SGSSAA antialiasing

• New SteamVR Update Disables Pimax Headsets

• Update your DirectX games

• Improve SteamVR Dashboard by changing gpuSpeedRenderTargetScale - part 1

• Improve SteamVR Dashboard by changing gpuSpeedRenderTargetScale - part 2

• How to close unresponsive apps

• Pitool Error Codes PDF 03/19 - Heliosurge Gdrive Outdated needs updating

Hardware/Other Solutions

Extension cables

• Cable extensions

• Cable extensions for 8K-X (confirmed to work by SweViver)

• 1m Mini-DP to DP extension/adapter for 8K-X (confirmed to work by SweViver)

Miscellaneous

• HMD not powered (caused by power supply failure)

• Power LED flashing green

• Fix for issues on 4k crashing windows randomly

• Applying a lens protector (also improves some visuals)

• Fix Geometric Distortion aka “wobbling” (not edge distortion)

• Lens frame not aligned properly

• Frequent disconnects - solved with powered USB hub

• Frequent disconnects - caused by USB WiFi adapter

• How to adjust your headset and IPD for the sharpest image

• Another IPD configuration method

• Headset not tracked because it was too close to basestations

• Flickering white dots caused by bad HMD cable

• Flickering white dots caused by bad grounding on PC accessories

• How to properly set basestation channels

• Finding the sweet spot

• One eye pixelated

• Company that replaces your housing with RE version (ruggedized, blue)

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Miscellaneous Headset Information

• Thermal Video of 8KX
• Thermal Video of 8K
• 5K+ Teardown

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Games & Related Info

Game Compilations

• Pimax users: add games to this compatibility list(Created by aesopfabled)

• VR games for keyboard and mouse or gamepad

Skyrim

• Fresco’s List (Over 100) Favorite Mods for SkyrimVR enjoyed in Pimax Vision 8kX

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Pimax Experience (PE)

Sequence start Bat/Scripts

• By @mirage335 Dec 27, 2020

DCS World

Pitool & Paraneters Spreadsheets

• By @mirage335 Dec 27, 2020

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Pimax Experience (PE)

Sequence start Bat/Scripts

• By @mirage335 Dec 27, 2020

Elite Dangerous (ED)

Pitool & Parameters Spreadsheets

• By @mirage335 Dec 27, 2020

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Pimax Experience (PE)

Sequence start Bat/Scripts

• By @mirage335 Dec 27, 2020

6DOF Alternatives - No Lighthouses

KinectToVR

• Youtube Video
• Free Kinect VR Driver

Driver4VR

• Low Cost easy configuration manager
• Psmove (freepie)
• Leap Motion
• Kinect

NoloVR 4k 5k 8k - By @park

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Community & Other Info

Pimax Headset Mods (excluding the Pimax 4K)

3D Printed

• DAS adapters (by Dr.Cube)

• Super DAS adapter (by @Yen)

• PSVR Pimax Adapter(by @Virtualmisterl)

• Narrow Face Gasket Spacer (by GrodenVR)

• Case Protector mod of Official - by @cjselke

• 3dprint In Toronto, Canada

• SMAS 3dprint Sound Cups - by Virtualmisterl

• Comfort improvements for the 8KX (Blackout-Solution & prescription) - by Sightz

VR lens/glasses frame

• VR lens/glasses frame

• User Made VR Frames

• Prescription lens adapter

Face Cushion

• Thicken Face Foam (Glasses)

Other Comfort Mods

• Head strap cushion (by Davobkk)

• DAS mod for smaller heads

• My Pimax Comfort

• 3D printed fan

• DAS + Pimax basic strap combined (by g-coded)

Community Group Channels

Discord Link (TBA)
Reddit Link (TBA)
FaceBook Link (TBA)
Steam Link (TBS)
Contact for developers

Community Contributions and KS Specific Information

• Pimax Backer Tracker Spreadsheet [External]

• Compilation of issues with 5K+ and 8K

• Pimax related photo gallery (aka MS Paint vs Photoshop)

• This topic… (inception noise)

• Pimax 5K+/8K FAQ (updating)

• PiTool, SteamVR, Application Resolution, spreadsheets. Project extendedInterface