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[MadBlaster]

Merging dx9 CLoD with a "dx10 only" BOM/MMO. I wonder how that will work.

[Skoshi Tiger]

Originally Posted by MadBlaster

Merging dx9 CLoD with a "dx10 only" BOM/MMO. I wonder how that will work.

Given that DX-9 is a subset of DX10, any DX9 commands should work in a DX-10 environment.

If you are buying a DX-10 only game then you should have DX-10 Hardware.

But since the graphics engine used by the series is being rewritten then once you install the sequel it will be a DX10 only sim. Like the previous version of the game I assume once you install the sequel it will not be compatable with previous versions of the game.

Over the life the original IL2 - up until this very day infact, this was considered the norm and due the improvements that came with every episode of the series no sensible person complained too much!

You need to remember that IL-2 was released in 2001 and that was in the DX8.somethink era. It survived the transition to DX9

But those were simpler days! Still we probably don't have worry about it too much now-a-days.

[MadBlaster]

I think I agree with that assessment. Bottom line, if you want CLoD to run the new re-write of the graphics engine they have been working on the past year or so, you will have to upgrade your hardware/software to dx10 or higher. Also, don't expect much, if any, performance improvement if you are running window xp from the final CLoD patch with all the goodies crammed in. Pathetic. They really shouldn't have advertised and included DX9 specification from the get go. I wonder how much additional sales they made off that? They got one from me, but probably lost on on the future sequel. So, what comes around...