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    We want to announce that we will be working at reduced staffing for the holidays. Specifically Monday the 23rd until Jan 2nd.

    This will affect approval queue times and responses to support tickets. Please adjust your plans accordingly and enjoy yourselves this holiday season!

  • Hi Guest!

    Please be aware that we have released a critical security patch for VaM. We strongly recommend updating to version 1.22.0.7 using the VaM_Updater found in your installation folder.

    Details about the security patch can be found here.

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  1. Lighten Up

    Plugins Lighten Up 1
    Hub-Hosted VAR CC BY

    Hello everyone! VAM Moose here!🤗 I am releasing my very first VAM Plugin. I made this because I wanted to learn how to program plugins in VAM and thought of a typical use case that I and maybe you might have use for! As we all know, VAM looks amazing with it's realistic lighting and physics...
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    Improve VaM loading time by using WinBtrfs filesystem

    Hey all, Recently I took an interest in the WinBtrfs filesystem driver for Windows since I'm a big fan of using btrfs on all my Linux boxes. I did this so I could utilise its snapshot and subvolume send/receive features in Windows. My Windows PC has a separate nvme disk drive that I use to...
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    Question is there a way to detect ram leaks?

    i have over 10k vars and a vam folder over 1TB so any script or programm that would dectect ram leaks would help
  4. CPU Performance Patch (Up to 30% faster physics, up to 60% more FPS)

    Other CPU Performance Patch (Up to 30% faster physics, up to 60% more FPS) 13b1

    As requested in this thread https://hub.virtamate.com/threads/benchmark-result-discussion.13131/page-37 here is a release of the cpu performance patch. FAQ at bottom Only VaM 1.22.0.3 is supported! Please share before and after benchmarks with your settings using this scene...
  5. gghhoosstt123

    Cheat Engine for FPS increase?

    Recently i saw someone mentioning cheat engine to increase fps in games. By using the speedhack option and setting the ingame speed from default value 1 to something lower on cheat engine, which results in game being running slower but actually increasing fps mainly due to the fact that pc have...
  6. Performance Overlay

    Paid Plugins Performance Overlay v1.0.0 (3.var)

    Plugins available on Patreon Performance Overlay v1.0 Configurable overlay for monitoring frame rate, frame time and heap size memory. Naturalis v1.4 alpha Enhanced physics simulation and natural dynamic morphing for the body. Trigger User Preferences v1.0 Makes almost everything in user...
  7. mori_e

    How to Identify Bottleneck

    Hi Guys I've been trying to improve FPS, but having a hard time finding what's my bottleneck CPU is not maxing out one thread. also double checked with HWINFO and can confirm no single thread is utilizing above 50% GPU is only 50% utilized, mainly 3D processor Testing 1080P in desktop mode...
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    Black Friday is coming / GPU

    Hi everybody, Well, Black Friday is coming soon In terms of power, I have an 11th Gen Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-11400F processor and a GTX 1650 SUPER. When I put on my VR headset I'll be honest.... (surprise), it's not great. I was thinking about investing in an RX 6700 Xt which is currently...
  9. New CPU or GPU? FPS monitor

    Guides New CPU or GPU? FPS monitor

    Here is good FPS monitor which can tell you where is the bottleneck of your system. You can see which graphical setting affects to, CPU or Video card. To get better quality with same FPS, or what you need to turn off to get more FPS. Basically you need to look at second graph. Frame Time -...
  10. starplat1num

    VAM Memory (RAM) Issues have gotten very bad for me. Can anyone help?

    Hey all, Have been using VAM for a few years now, both in desktop and in VR using my oculus. Previously I was running on 32GB ram, WITHOUT the XMP profile unlocked, as a result, I was running at the base/stock speed. During this period, VAM worked great, and only crashed every so often in VR...
  11. VaM Thin Twin (FULL) - Super fast load times

    Paid Tool VaM Thin Twin (FULL) - Super fast load times 11.0.0

    Hugely reduce your VaM load times! Now with full graphical interface! This tool seamlessly integrates with your VaM installation, providing shortcuts and a graphical interface to automatically create and start a thinned-down version of your VaM installation that only contains the files you...
  12. How to launch without SteamVR (Performance Increase)

    Guides How to launch without SteamVR (Performance Increase) 1.6

    As of right now (September 2024), there are 3 methods I know of to launch in VR without SteamVR. Will go through them quickly to increase your performance. What is this? It is a list of methods to launch VAM in VR without SteamVR, increasing your performance. This is personally how much...
  13. thinoreos

    How to launch without SteamVR (Performance Increase)

    Link to guide: https://hub.virtamate.com/resources/how-to-launch-without-steamvr-performance-increase.30496/ As of right now (Feb 2023), there are 3 methods I know of to launch in VR without SteamVR. Will go through them quickly to increase your performance. A) Using Virtual Desktop If you're...
  14. 3 Easy Steps to Start Fresh

    Guides 3 Easy Steps to Start Fresh

    This is not an official guide but my personal suggestion. A clean install of VaM runs faster. If you only download the packages that you need, you keep the game small and fast. You need plugins and assets to make a good scene, or run a scene that was made with them. Even the list of essentials...
  15. FastPhysicsDemo

    Other FastPhysicsDemo 2023-01-14
    Hub-Hosted VAR CC BY-SA

    A demonstration of fast physics settings. You can use epiTemplateLite to let the user do this with the press of a button, even if they change the look that comes with the scene. Creators... Please stop using a low number of lights and low-quality textures in your dance scenes when the physics...
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    VaM affecting computer performance?

    VaM seems to affect my computer, even after closing the program. It slows down my computer until I restart the computer. Could it be some sort or memory leak that persists after closing it? Sketchy script running? My VaM install is admittedly pretty bloated, I haven't done a lot of testing with...
  17. starplat1num

    VAM performance tips in new build

    Hi all, Essentially my current specs are as follows: - GPU GTX 1080ti - CPU AMD Ryzen 5 3600 - RAM - 32GB I mainly edit my scenes in Desktop which I have pretty good performance with and then I play/view them in VR with my quest 2. I know softbody physics is pretty intense, and when i run it...
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    Big amount of var files problem! Lags, freezes!

    Hi. I have high end PC and virt-a-mate installed on SSD. And i have thousands of var files. WHY!!!??? Vam does not chache list of var files in scene list viewer or in look preset list viewer! This is obious thing, evere time i press "open scene" button vam scaning all folder and var files...
  19. How to record videos with poor performance

    Guides How to record videos with poor performance 2022-04-28

    This guide is only intended for people with poor VaM performance. They want to record something like a trailer, but the best solution is to upgrade your hardware. First you need to download some programs. -OBS: https://obsproject.com/ -MSI AfterBurner...
  20. Dildo Cannon: Demo

    Demo Scenes Dildo Cannon: Demo 2021-12-12

    Trailer for the full version: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1m9hip8_01hv8piLehTK4vbcSwcmmy3na/view The full 5-scene version is available at www.patreon.com/2ndtoall ------------------------------------------------------------------------ 1 of 5 scenes from the full version of "Dildo...
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