graphics window for 1/19/06 update - Guild Wars Forums

kionna · Jan 19, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13

there's a gamma slider now.. which is cool

but why does it say Renderer Direct X 8

isn't guild wars a direct x 9 game???

correct me..

btw im running ati radeon x800 so dont tell me my card is a dx8 card

G.R.R Martin · Jan 19, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37

Based on these system specs for the game from the support site, NO GuildWars is Not a 'DX9 Capable Video Card Required' Game. No idea if having the extra Shader support that DX9 provides would help or not.

Minimum System Specs:

Windows® XP/2000/ME/98
Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or equivalent
256 MB RAM
CD-ROM Drive
2 GB Available HDD Space
ATI™ Radeon® 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM
16-bit Sound Card
Internet connection
Keyboard and mouse

Recommended System Specs:

Windows XP/2000/ME/98
Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent
512 MB RAM
CD-ROM Drive
2 GB Available HDD Space
ATI Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4 Ti Series Video Card with 64MB of VRAM
16-bit Sound Card
Internet connection
Keyboard and mouse

LiQuId StEeL · Jan 19, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39

Your card could have *accidentally* ben set to be in dx8. My friends 9600xt had this problem when he got it.

Not sure exactly how we fixed it, but we did... somehow.

Kaguya · Jan 19, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14

Guild Wars is DX8 game. Forcing it to DX9 wouldn't help since the game wouldn't take advantage of the DX9 features anyways. Just wait for graphic engine upgrades, if there's any coming. Maybe at a later time.

Jan 19, 2006, 07:13 PM // 19:13	#1
kionna Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Jan 2006	graphics window for 1/19/06 update there's a gamma slider now.. which is cool but why does it say Renderer Direct X 8 isn't guild wars a direct x 9 game??? correct me.. btw im running ati radeon x800 so dont tell me my card is a dx8 card

Jan 19, 2006, 07:37 PM // 19:37	#2
G.R.R Martin Ascalonian Squire Join Date: Dec 2005 Profession: W/Mo	Based on these system specs for the game from the support site, NO GuildWars is Not a 'DX9 Capable Video Card Required' Game. No idea if having the extra Shader support that DX9 provides would help or not. Minimum System Specs: Windows® XP/2000/ME/98 Intel® Pentium® III 800 MHz or equivalent 256 MB RAM CD-ROM Drive 2 GB Available HDD Space ATI™ Radeon® 8500 or GeForce 3 or 4 MX Series Video Card with 32MB of VRAM 16-bit Sound Card Internet connection Keyboard and mouse Recommended System Specs: Windows XP/2000/ME/98 Intel Pentium III 1 GHz or equivalent 512 MB RAM CD-ROM Drive 2 GB Available HDD Space ATI Radeon 9000 or GeForce 4 Ti Series Video Card with 64MB of VRAM 16-bit Sound Card Internet connection Keyboard and mouse

Jan 19, 2006, 09:39 PM // 21:39	#3
LiQuId StEeL Desert Nomad Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: /u/liquidsteel30 Guild: Ego Trip From Rank [ZERO] Profession: W/Mo	Your card could have accidentally ben set to be in dx8. My friends 9600xt had this problem when he got it. Not sure exactly how we fixed it, but we did... somehow.

Jan 19, 2006, 10:14 PM // 22:14	#4
Kaguya Desert Nomad Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Moon Profession: Mo/	Guild Wars is DX8 game. Forcing it to DX9 wouldn't help since the game wouldn't take advantage of the DX9 features anyways. Just wait for graphic engine upgrades, if there's any coming. Maybe at a later time.