Farpoint PC VR v0.7.0

This experimental PC VR release uses shadPS4 baseline 06e813ff8c8e2a6d81b02cabfcc9543c3debf78e with the Farpoint OpenXR port.

Changes

• Raises the game graphics-memory pool to 3,072 MiB. Diagnostics found fragmentation preventing a 4 MiB allocation in the previous 2,400 MiB pool. A local session exceeded the old budget without that crash; this is a mitigation, not a guarantee of stability.
• Limits single-pixel GPU readbacks to the actual pixel rather than copying unwritten row padding into guest memory. Green textures and overly bright lighting remain under investigation; this fix needs further gameplay validation.
• Applies a tone-mapper gamma override of 2.0 to darken the image. This is a visual adjustment, not a correction for every lighting artifact.
• Left thumbstick click toggles 3x movement speed; click again for normal speed. Both stick clicks still recenter and clear the toggle. Controller/focus loss also clears it.
• Adjusts the right-hand Aim pose downward by 20 degrees and forward by approximately 7 inches.
• Allows headset rendering to proceed when a desktop mirror frame is unavailable, reduces presentation-log noise, and retains full-refresh pacing. Performance improvement is not guaranteed.
• Adds direct fault-context files and a bounded history of the latest 4,096 memory-allocation events for supported crash paths, plus GPU-wait timing summaries. Texture-source capture is disabled by the launcher. The developer's external Python pool monitor is not included or required.
• Retains stack protection, spatial-audio corrections, Virtual Desktop compatibility, SteamVR/OpenXR support, and resolution choices through 3072 x 3456 per eye.

Game-specific configuration and sprint overrides are generated locally from the supported game during first setup. The ZIP contains no game assets, generated game profiles, saves, personal logs, or diagnostic captures.

First-time installation

1. Download Farpoint-PC-VR-v0.7.0-First-Install.zip and extract it to a new writable folder.
2. Put your own Farpoint CUSA04508 version 1.00 package in that root folder, beside Play Farpoint.bat, and name it Farpoint.pkg. Do not put it inside pc-vr.
3. Connect your headset using your OpenXR runtime, such as SteamVR or Virtual Desktop VDXR.
4. Open Play Farpoint.bat, choose your settings and start. First launch extracts the compatible zero-passcode package, restores metadata and generates resolution profiles. Keep the console open until setup finishes.

You may instead browse to the supported eboot.bin in a complete extracted game. The executable SHA-256 must be 92A21FF9E309CE5DD58B058C4B12329463697BB27FDA98B5DA353E0A73BD9C0F. Other game versions are not verified.

Requires 64-bit Windows, a Vulkan-capable GPU, an OpenXR headset/runtime and the Microsoft Visual C++ x64 runtime. The ZIP includes the emulator, launcher, extraction/setup tools, configuration and licenses. No game files, generated game profiles, saves or personal logs are included.

Controls

Right A/B: Cross/Square; left X/Y: Circle/Triangle. Left stick moves; right stick turns. Triggers: L2/R2; grips: L1/R1; left menu: Options. Left stick click toggles 3x sprint. Both stick clicks recenter. The right controller supplies the Aim pose. Complete the game's calibration.

Existing installations

Close the game and extract to a new folder. Select your existing complete extracted game's eboot.bin in the launcher, or supply Farpoint.pkg as described above. To retain progress, copy your existing pc-vr/user/savedata folder into the new pc-vr/user folder before starting. Setup regenerates the sprint and memory/gamma overrides beside that game's original pak files. Back up any custom overrides before using the same game directory.

Report a crash

After a crash, right-click pc-vr/collect-crash-report.ps1 and choose Run with PowerShell. Attach the resulting ZIP under pc-vr/reports to an issue at https://github.com/evertec82/Farpoint/issues. Include the level/action, headset/runtime, GPU/driver and chosen resolution. Review reports before sharing; logs can contain local paths. Some abnormal exits still do not produce a fault-context file.

Validation and known issues

The emulator builds successfully. Launcher syntax, generated memory/gamma and sprint pack parity with the local candidates, and package integrity were checked. The latest gamma and single-pixel readback changes have not yet been confirmed in headset gameplay. Green/purple textures, excessive brightness, stretched geometry, performance limitations, and additional crashes may remain. This release remains a prerelease for testing and reports.

Source is on farpoint-upstream-preview; see BUILD.txt in the download for the exact source and executable identity and BUILD-FARPOINT.md in the repository for build instructions.