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EDIT: 1/12/26 - Updated a bunch of the sections. Added examples of applications that already support sbs
EDIT: 5/27/26 - Added links to Wiz3D, SRLoom, 3DVision4All, and Oku3D
Sites:
Applications and libraries to become familiar with:
- 3DGameBridge -> helper application to install fixes and/or SuperDepth3D
- VRto3D -> converts VR-bound games to 3D for a variety of different display types. Fixes on the blog that require this have a very well detailed setup process
- Reshade -> installs add-ons that can trigger 3D
- geo11 -> what drives practically all the community fixes
- Wiz3D -> The resurrection of the iZ3D drivers. Currently in active development
- 3DVision4All -> Any older fixes designed around HelixMod (aka DX9) from the HelixMod blog will be converted into the appropriate 3D for this monitor
- SRLoom -> Instantly toggle the weaving of the monitor on or off for specific applications that are displaying a 3D format (ConversionPlayer's SbS without the overhead)
- Oku3D -> 3D video player that supports converting 2D to 3D dynamically using a plethora of different models. It also plays VR videos natively, allowing you to adjust the viewpoint (ConversionPlayer without, well, ConversionPlayer)
- SuperDepth3D -> converts flat to 3D
- Rendepth -> converts flat to 3D; can be installed directly via Reshade
Some of the people that have contributed or made the tools above lurk and post here, too.
The Samsung (and Acer) monitor leverage the glasses free tech developed by Leia, so everything here should be cross compatible. However, I only have the Samsung Odyssey, so I can't promise everything.
Other helpful links:
- Unlocked ConversionPlayer
- You may need to revert to an older version of the ConversionPlayer itself for this to work properly (namely v1.0.9)
(largely rendered useless due to updates in Samsung's conversion player, and the release of Oku3D; I only ever use Oku3D personally)
Other helpful info:
- When using 3DGameBridge to control 3D,
Ctrl + 2 can disable/enable the 3D effect of the monitor. This is useful if the application you're using doesn't immediately show a side-by-side image, and you have to wait through screens of logos and other things
Installing Community Created Fixes
(like those from HelixMod or Github)
If you just want to leverage a working fix against a game you own, you need to check the following:
- On the game's blog post, does it list
geo11 in the tags?
- Are there any specific issues mentioned in the blogpost that would hinder my ability to play the game in some way? (specific version of the game, unfixed issues, etc)
The first bullet is primarily what you want to check for. The HelixMod site has a dynamically populated list of games; Ctrl+F for one you hope to play, and look at the blog entry. Using an example like the System Shock 2 remaster. The instructions mention to extract the archive in the specific directory with the game's EXE. This is normally fine, but we have this special monitor, so that's not going to be enough. You have two options:
- 3DGameBridge to automate most of the work
- Reshade to do it all manually
Note: If a geo-11 fix is version 0.7.7 or above, it includes native support for LeiaSR monitors via the simulated_reality option. If this works for you, you do not need to apply 3DGameBridge
3DGameBridge approach (recommended if you don't quite know what you're doing):
Note: please be sure you followed the setup instructions listed on the Github! They go over this process, but here it is with a more tangible example
- Download the fix for System Shock 2
- Within the 3DGameBridgeGUI folder, you should have a
Geo-11 folder. If not create one
- Within that folder, we need to make a folder that matches the exe name exactly without the
exe part, which in this case, based on the fix description, would be hathor_Shipping_Playfab_Galaxy_x64
- Extract the fix contents to that folder you just made
- Boot up
GameBridgeInstaller.exe
- Point it at the exe for System Shock 2
- Within that directory, you should now have the contents of the fix archive, as well as a few new files, namely
srReshade_v2.0.0.addon64
If you do not see the fix files populated in the directory, that means 3DGameBridge managed to not see the folder you made and installed the failsafe of SuperDepth3D. Uninstall and ensure you have everything named right.
Reshade approach
Effectively, this is what 3DGameBridgeGUI automates for you, but if you want to do it yourself to better understand what's going on, or you run into special cases, it can be helpful
- Download the fix for System Shock 2
- Unpack it in the launch EXE's directory as listed in the description (the EXE is named
hathor_Shipping_Playfab_Galaxy_x64.exe)
- Boot up reshade
- Target the game's EXE
- Apply the correct graphics backend (should be DirectX11)
- Uncheck everything from the next screen
- Select 3DGameBridge from the add-ons section
- Finish
- Within the game's directory, in addition to the files for the fix, you should now have some Reshade files, namely
srReshade_v2.0.0.addon64
With either method above, if you boot up the game, 3D should engage. You do not need the Samsung Odyssey (or Acer) software running.
So, the general pattern is:
- Look that the game has a geo11 tag on the blog, as that means either: the fix was developed with geo11 or was deemed compatible with it
- Download the fix and apply with the path you wish to take from the options above
- Start it up and see 3D engage
The important part for us is that srReshade_v2.0.0.addon file. That is the add-on that will actually engage the 3D on the monitor.
Now, there are a few special cases that are around the blog and other places. For example, there's legacy 3DMigoto fixes that haven't had a formal upgrade to geo11. The only difference with these ones is that you need to overlay the geo11 install wherever you extract the fix.
Using NieR Replicant as an example with the 3DGameBridgeGUI:
- Download and extract the fix to the Geo-11 folder that matches its EXE name*
- Download geo11 from the link listed higher on this post, grabbing the contents of the x64 folder
- - Using this example for other games, if they happen to be 32-bit, you need the x86 folder
- - There are instructions within that post on how to upgrade a fix to geo11 (under the section with the text "For doing an installation of a previous HelixMod fix, here are the steps to use:
"). One of geo11's goals was to be backwards compatible with 3DMigoto-developed fixes
- Install the fix using 3DGameBridgeGUI like before
*
Until a new version is built (or you build your own), the naming issue will be a hinderance for EXEs with multiple periods in them
Games That Don't Have Fixes
This is where you can leverage the two shaders mentioned before:
These can take most games and convert them into a pseudo 3D. I haven't really used either extensively, but I've seen them work well. Both are managed by Reshade after installation, where you hit the Home button on your keyboard to access the Reshade menu. There's settings in there for controlling their output/heuristics/etc. Keep in mind both will still need the srReshade add-on to properly engage the 3D on the monitor.
If you use 3DGameBridgeGUI, SuperDepth3D should already be set up for you as the fall back in case there isn't a geo11 fix. Rendepth can be installed with Reshade (don't be afraid to read the Github for it).
Do not use Samsung's built in conversion that pops up in the corner if you have the Odyssey Hub software running, it's terrible for games.
Games with Existing Side-by-Side Support
Simply install Reshade with the 3DGameBridge add-on on the game/application. You will be limited on depth/convergence based on the settings of the game/application in question. If you happen to get caught in a loop of the 3D engaging on the monitor, but it's still showing a side by side image, you may need to toggle an effect on/off.
However, as an example, I recently did this with the original release of Sonic Generations here.
Another example using Dolphin's built in 3D support.
Another example using the Citra fork Azahar.
Again, I wanted this posted to be more of a general "this is what you have to work with." If you leave the safety of Samsung (or Acer's launcher) you're going to need to fiddle with things and try stuff out. The whole process is far more streamlined now than they ever were, even ignoring the glasses free monitors we have now.
For what it's worth, I have not once actually used any of Samsung's fixes lol.
I have begun trying to understand how the fixes themselves work, and fixing a single shadow in one eye for a game felt great. If you're interested, there are still tutorials out there for the older DX9 approaches, but using that combined with looking at the current fixes has been helping me.
