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Last Updated: April 01,  2021 (no April joke ^^)

I like to share an application with you I've been working on for a while. It's called "3D Fix Manager" and the reason I developed it is that I wanted to have a more comfortable way for installing 3D Vision Fixes and a user-friendly approach for editing hotkeys in order to quickly change 3D related settings like 3D depth and convergence while gaming.

Important Info (please read):

On October 2020 Nvidia partially removed the stereo 3D API from their Geforce drivers after releasing the new RTX 3000 series. This means that any DirectX 11 game loses compatibility tostereoscopic 3Dwhen using the latest graphics drivers or any driver beyond version 452.06.

However here is also some good news: Nvidia did not touch DirectX 9! This means that the latest graphics drivers still fully support stereoscopic 3D on DirectX 9 games.

So what does this mean for us?

We have to stick to driver version 452.06 for playing DirectX 11 games. 3D Fix Manager does this job for you - it automatically downloads and installs the correct driver version when visiting the "Drivers" tab.

For RTX 3000 series cards it's not possible to install Geforce driver version 452.06 - so currently there is no chance to play DirectX 11 games on these cards. DirectX 9  games still work on these cards however. Some Vulkan and OpenGL games work as well because they use Nvidia's DirectX 9 API for the IR pyramid / 3D synchronization.

Is there any solution on the horizon?

Currently there is no solution on the horizon for DirectX 11 games. The only thing you can do is: stick to driver version 452.06 and do not buy a RTX 3000 series card. Maybe in the future we might find a solution to bring back 3D compatibility to DirectX 11. Maybe by redirecting api calls to an older Nvidia DLL - but no promises here.

So which features does 3D Fix Manager provide?

• Clear GUI with multi-language support (Englisch, French, German, Portuguese)
• Auto restores 3D Vision compatibility with Win 10 > 1809 and Geforce drivers beyond 425.31
• Detection of installed 3D Vision games (Steam, Uplay, Origin, GOG and many more supported)
• Download, install and uninstall 3D Vision fixes with only 1 click
• Installed 3D fixes are automatically kept up to date
• Simple configuration of 3D fixes. Adjust 3D hotkeys for changing 3D depth and convergence and much more. Configs are automatically backuped and restored when reinstalling 3D fixes.
• Launch games directly with 3D Fix Manager either in 2D or stereo 3D mode. For 2D mode 3D fixes are automatically disabled as not needed then.
• Graphics settings of games are automatically optimized for playing in stereo 3D
• Nvidia driver profiles are automatically installed and optimized for stereo 3D
• Options for individually editing the global Nvidia driver profile for both 2D and stereo 3D mode
• Up to 3 display profiles provided - optimize settings for your display devices and load them easily by selecting the respective profile
• No need to use Nvidia Control Panel any more - all stereo 3D related settings are directly integrated into 3D Fix Manager. Additionally all settings can be backuped and restored.
• Simple activation of Compatibility Mode (also known as fake / depth buffer 3D) for any DirectX 11 game
• Highly customizable - fine tune a lot of settings for each game profile. Easily create new profiles for games not supported by 3D Fix Manager yet.
• Performance for stereo 3D automatically improved by using RivaTuner Statistics Server
• Automatic updates for game profiles which include new 3D fixes
• Automatic updates for the application itself which add new features and bugfixes

Currently more than 1000 3D fixes from helixmod.blogspot are supported by 3D Fix Manager. This includes fixes using Helix Mod (DirectX 9), 3dmigoto (DirectX 11), Vulkan Wrapper and OpenGL 3D Vision Wrapper.

Technical support and discussion:

• The main thread about 3D Fix Manager can be found in Geforce forum
• Future discussion about 3D Fix Manager should be done on MTBS3D as Nvidia made Geforce forum useless with their last update
• In discord you will find a sub topic about 3D Fix Manager here

Donation:

• If you want to support this project you can donate to this PayPal account: duselpaul86@gmx.de

Download:

Instructions:

• Installer version: Start the setup wizard and simply click on continue. Adjust install directory to your liking. A desktop shortcut and entry in start menu folder are created by the setup wizard.
• Portable zip version: Extract the downloaded file archive. Neither start menu entries nor a desktop shortcut are created by using the zip version.
• Start the application with "3DFixManager.exe"  or use the desktop shortcut created by the installer.

Requirements:

• Windows 7 / 8 / 10
• .NET Framework 4.6 or higher
• Nvidia graphics card
• 3D display compatible to 3D Vision, 3DTV Play or Optimized for Geforce
• Note: If you have a Nvidia graphics card but not a 3D display device you can still fully use this application with anaglyph mode (3D Vision Discover). You need anaglyph red / blue glasses for this (e.g. available on Amazon for not more than 5$).
• If your card is AMD this application serves as a simple game launcher only (all Nvidia related settings locked then)

Known Issues:

• When double clicking on "3DFixManager.exe" and nothing happens it 's very likely that your AntiVirus software is blocking the application from being started. Easiest fix is to copy the application from protected places like C:\Program Files (x86) to other places like D:\3D Fix Manager. You can also try to add the folder of the application to the whitelist of your AntiVirus software but this does not always fix the issue.
• Detection of games might fail if no info about the game is available in Windows registry. When this happens 3D Fix Manager tries to find the game via search paths but this might fail as well when no according search paths have been added to the application. In this case please make sure that all paths to your game libraries are listed in the search paths option (you find this in "Settings" tab -> "Application Setting" tab -> "Detecting installed Games" )
• If a game is still not listed you can force detection by setting up a custom install path for the individual fix profile (you do this by changing the search filter from "Installed Games" to "All Games" in the upper left corner. After that double click on the game in the list and navigate to "Custom Root / Game Path" )

Manual:

• A detailed manual can be found here. Please have a look at the section"Problems and Solutions" if you experience any issues

• The application is not available in your language yet? Please feel free to translate this language file on GitHub and your language will be added to the application with the next update.

Notes:

• Please help me to improve this application by reporting bugs, wrong / outdated fix profiles or if you have any suggestions. Thank you.

• I tested the application a lot and I think it's in a good state. However I take no responsibility if any damage should occur on your machine by using this application. Use at your own risk. :)

Change Notes Version 1.85 (April 01, 2021):

• Changed: When a shaderhacker uploads an updated version of his 3D fix no popup message is automatically shown any more which notifies about the update. Instead you'll see an "Update available" button on "Play" tab. The change was done as the popup message was too aggressive (Big thanks to Tim for the tip!)
• Bugfix: With version 1.83 a bug was introduced which caused the application to hang 2-3 seconds when trying to close it. It crashed after that without showing any error message.
• Bugfix: The crash bug mentioned above also caused the program updater to fail because the crash caused a lock on some files. This made 3DFM to fail when trying to update itself.
• Bugfix: Fixed validation bug for relative install paths containing a dot in folder name

Change Notes Version 1.84 (March 14, 2021):

• New: Copied some functionality from "Play 3D" button to "Install 3D Fix" button to get a higher chance that a manual game launch through Steam & Co works without 3DFM. However: the "Play 3D" button is still the recommended way to launch games!
• New: When closing some rare games the original desktop resolution wasn't restored which was active before the individual game was started. 3DFM corrects the desktop resolution on game exit according to the settings in the display profile now. If you want to use the feature please set up a display profile in "Display Profiles" tab and start the game via "Play 3D" button.
• Changed: GeForce driver setup file is kept on the HDD after installing the driver. So next time the user wants to install the driver no download is required any more.

Change Notes Version 1.83 (March 09, 2021):

• New: Added Russian translation (Big thanks to Женя )
• New: Added a FAQ dialog on startup which explains why to launch games via the "Play 3D" button and why the driver modification is needed.
• New: Added option to start the application minimized in info tray.
• New: Added special start3d.exe for Rise of the Tomb Raider and Deus Ex: Mankind Divided which turns them into a 1 click solution to play in DirectX 12 3D.
• New: Added option to restart the display driver when enabling stereo 3D. Fixes a blackscreen issue which might happen on some 3D monitors.
• New: Desktop refresh rate is forced to 120hz when hitting Play 3D button
• New: Added toggle for hiding the important 3D fix info. More advanced users don't require this.
• New: For drivers beyond 452.06 stereo 3D screenshots are forced into fullscreen mode as windowed mode no longer works for these drivers.
• Changed: 3D Vision IR emitter driver is installed by the official Nvidia installer now. Formerly it was installed via .inf file and pnputil.exe.
• Changed: Added "-window-mode exclusive" launch argument when selecting Unity universal fix in "Fix Profile" tab. Makes sure 3D kicks in on 3D Vision monitors.
• Changed: Improved timing of focus handling on game start. Now 3DFM detects the exact time when the game window pops up and forces it to the foreground then.
• Changed: Replaced SetRes.exe by QRes.exe as the latter does not make the application hang when trying to apply non-supported resolutions.
• Changed: Adjusted order: desktop resolution / refresh rate is set first then 3D is activated.
• Changed: Create / Edit / Delete profiles button has been hidden in compact GUI mode.
• Bugfix: Fixed a startup crash which occured when the app config got broken. Corrupted config files get automatically reset to factory default now.
• Bugfix: DirectX 12 versions of ROTTR and SOTTR couldn't be launched in 2D mode any more.
• Bugfix: "Install 3D fix" was unlocked after closing a DirectX 12 game.
• Bugfix: PDB file of main assembly was in wrong directory where it was not found.

Change Notes Version 1.82 (December 23, 2020):

• New: Added special instructions for Shadow of the Tomb Raider and Rise of the Tomb Raider which make the game compatible to 3D in DirectX 12 mode + 3D Vision monitors. Big thanks to TimFx7 and Lysander who provided the tools and ideas for this.
• New: Added automatic driver profile creation on game start. Makes sure the user can save convergence ingame with CTRL + F7 and prevents some DirectX 9 games from rendering one eye only on Windows 10.
• New: Epic store overlay is automatically disabled on game launch. Prevents a crash when running DirectX 11 games + overlay active. The overlay is automatically re-enabled on game exit.
• Changed: Profile info text which was previously shown only when moving the mouse cursor on the green / orange info icon is shown always now (located above the fix description text). The change was done because most people ignored the tooltip of the info icon.
• Changed: Cleaned up root folder of the application and moved all DLLs to a separate "Assemblies" folder.
• Changed: Slightly improved startup speed of the application by lowering number of hard drive access.
• Changed: Vulkan games can be played on 3D Vision monitors and latest Geforce drivers as the underlying vulkan driver support this now. Previously an error message was shown which prevented vulkan games from being started.
• Bugfix: HelixMod DirectX 9 injector version didn't work any more.
• Bugfix: Hotkey controls weren't hidden for Vulkan Wrapper.

Change Notes Version 1.81 (November 14, 2020):

• New: Added focus handling for game start. The game window is automatically forced into foreground 6 seconds after the game process was launched. Without this the user sometimes had to bring the window manually into foreground.
• Changed: Removed local driver hack for Vulkan fixed games as the latest Vulkan stereo driver uses DirectX 9 API for accessing the Nvidia 3D Vision hardware. This also means that Nvidia RTX 3070 / 3080 / 3090 cards work with Vulkan games in stereo 3D now.
• Changed: Adjusted uninstall procedure and ini file detection for Vulkan 3D fixes. The directory structure of the fixes changed with the latest update of the Vulkan stereo driver.
• Changed: Removed auto restore of 3D depth and convergence as this is not longer working with the latest version of the Vulkan stereo driver.
• Changed: Set 7zip as the default extractor when creating new fix profiles as it's much faster than the old extractor SharpCompress.
• Bugfix: CMU wasn't closed automatically after the game was terminated.
• Bugfix: 'Additional exe' wasn't created any more although enabled in fix profile. This prevented e.g. AoE 3 from working as this game needs a renamed copy of the original game executable.
• Bugfix: When a game process couldn't be shut down properly it could occur that "Play 2D / Play 3D" buttons were disabled permanently for all games.
• Bugfix: Hardware acceleration for the GUI wasn't disabled on next startup if the user has set hardware acceleration to off previously.

Change Notes Version 1.8 (October 31, 2020):

• New: 3D Depth and Convergence are saved persistently for Vulkan fixed games. Just press the usual keys CTRL + F3 / F4 to change 3D depth, CTRL + F5 / F6 to change convergence. CTRL + F7 saves convergence.
• New: Geforce driver can be installed via controls on "Driver" tab when no Geforce driver is installed yet.
• New: Added a toggle for enabling / disabling hardware acceleration for the application's GUI. Disable HW accleration if you experience abrupt crashes.
• New: Add a check whether a same-named third party DLL is already installed to the game directory. The check is processed before installing the 3D fix.
• Changed: When replacing DCH driver with default drivers in "Driver" tab Windows Update is prevented from wiping the freshly installed standard driver and replacing it with an old DCH driver.
• Changed: More obvious option in "Nvidia 3D Settings" tab to show global driver hack toggle.
• Changed: Re-enabled hardware rendering for the GUI. HW acceleration is disabled temporary while 3D is being enabled / disabled to avoid crashes.
• Bugfix: Fixed a potential crash on startup when the xml settings file got corrupted with illegal characters.
• Bugfix: Fixed wrong stereo on / off detection for non-3D Vision laptops using built-in monitor.
• Bugfix: Fixed wrong plattform detection for VulkanWrapper fixes. X32 was returned instead of x64.
• Bugfix: Wrong primary display name was shown in "Driver" tab when more than one display was connected to the PC.
• Bugfix: Intel or other graphics adapters were shown on "Driver" tab although it's only interest graphics adapter is Nvidia.
• Bugfix: Fixed broken translation for Ir Emitter in "Driver" tab.
• Bugfix: Fixed crash when Resorep DLL is installed to game directory.
• Bugfix: Compact GUI mode was broken

For a full list of previous change notes please visit http://fixmanager.markus-guendert.de/download.php

Battlefront 2 Pc 2005 Black Screen Steam Overlay

Source: https://helixmod.blogspot.com/2017/05/3d-fix-manager.html

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