-dxlevel 81 in launch options is broken | mastercomfig | Page 1

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:18 AM

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when you have -dxlevel 81 in launch options the game just crashes on launch, now i cant change tf2 do dx8

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and bro i keep getting kicked or sumn

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:26 AM

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known issue, I don't think there's anything we can do about it though

jagged axleBOT Apr 19, 2024, 5:26 AM

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*known issue, I don't

think there's anything we can

do about it though*

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:27 AM

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is there any alternatives other than mat_dxlevel 81 in autoexec

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:27 AM

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check your dms, a bot should be trying to verify you

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:27 AM

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thanks

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:27 AM

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also mat_dxlevel in autoexec won't work, it runs after the game starts... which is after it starts in another graphics backend like dx9

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:28 AM

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it changes the dxlevel but i gotta set all the settings to low ingame

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:28 AM

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It changes the command but its not actually running in dx8

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it can only pick a graphics API at launch, before autoexec runs

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although it should actually store the value

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so it might work if you set it and restart?

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not sure

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:29 AM

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nah ive restarded

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ted

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went back to dx9

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:29 AM

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uhhh, if you really want to try you could edit what dxlevel you want in the registry lol

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the game stores it there

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:30 AM

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registry editor?

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:30 AM

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the registry is basically where windows stores a lot of values that usually are important and they think should be a bit harder to touch

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:31 AM

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ya how would i edit it

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:31 AM

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so there's a lot of scary stuff in there where if you change stuff it'll break stuff, but tf2 stores things in there

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:31 AM

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tall vigil is there any alternatives other than mat_dxlevel 81 in autoexec

use directx 9

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:31 AM

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yeah thanks bro

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:31 AM

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there's no reason to use directx 8

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:31 AM

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???

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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it makes the graphics shittier and the game run worse

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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it actually only does one

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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anyone who told you otherwise has outdated information

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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lower quality assets still make it run faster for some PCs

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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yap yap yap

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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then use r emulate gl

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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but also unless you like how dx8 looks you should use dx9

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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and mastercomfig

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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anyway

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:32 AM

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the shaders are like

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1% different on directx 8

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directx 9 has much more efficient code

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:33 AM

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ctrl-f and then search for dxlevel, depending on if you've ever played other valve games on your PC, it might not get you to the tf2 folder. so you'll need to move to the "tf" folder on the left

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click the dropdown on tf and click settings

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:34 AM

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ya

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:34 AM

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then double click DXLevel_V1 and change the base to "Decimal", and then type the value you want

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and then start the game

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:34 AM

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no way this doesnt work

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thanks bro

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:35 AM

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its very possible the issue is just dx8 (very likely)

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in which case, just use dx9

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actually I wonder if dx8 works with vulkan 🤔

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oh wait no it won't it only works with DX9+

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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that fixed it

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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WTF REALLY

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HOLY SHIT

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AHAHAHA

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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i was playing on dx8 earlier

orchid cosmosBOT Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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@tall vigil has leveled up! (19 ➜ 20)

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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I actually cannot believe that worked

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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i just couldnt change back

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:36 AM

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who would've thought that the dxlevel launch option was breaking things

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:37 AM

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thanks heaps bro 🙏

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:37 AM

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fwiw, you only need the launch option the first time you launch into the game with that API, it saves the value (as mentioned before in the registry), so leaving it in just causes settings to reset every launch

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:37 AM

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does it say it is dx8 in mat_info?

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@tall vigil

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:38 AM

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in reg editor?

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:38 AM

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ingame

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its a console command

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:38 AM

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says nothing

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:38 AM

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what about mat_dxlevel

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:38 AM

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ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:38 AM

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oh you need to actually press enter lol

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:39 AM

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yes type mat_info and press enter

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:39 AM

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mat_dxlevel is at 81

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:39 AM

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ok but what does mat_info say

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:40 AM

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📎 message.txt

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:40 AM

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@tall vigil

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:40 AM

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tall vigil

ok so it's dx9

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@ancient shale

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:40 AM

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trolled

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:41 AM

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what does this mean

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:41 AM

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well you're kinda like, running fake dx8

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its running dx9 but its setting some things as if its running dx8

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:42 AM

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this just proves that it makes such little of a difference so dx8 support should be dropped

ancient shale Apr 19, 2024, 5:42 AM

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notably you can see the casual medal is broken

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god i wish

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:42 AM

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my game looks normal now

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:43 AM

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becoz dx9 better

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:43 AM

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no it looks like dx8

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:43 AM

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doubt

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legit the only difference is

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everything looks like shit

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and runs worse

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there is no reason to use dx8 even if it actually worked

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:44 AM

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green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:45 AM

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i guess maybe since the hud looks so fucked up

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:45 AM

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how

tranquil palm Apr 19, 2024, 5:46 AM

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Is DX 95 default btw?

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:48 AM

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tall vigil how

directx 8 has no aa on the hud outlines and it looks liek shit

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:48 AM

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it looks great actually

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:48 AM

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really the easy test is seeing if the sniper scope has refractions

small willow Apr 19, 2024, 5:49 AM

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ancient shale actually I wonder if dx8 works with vulkan 🤔

sorta? i can't remember but someone used either dxvk for dx8 or a dx8 to dx9 then dxvk for sonic adventure

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:50 AM

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@green ermine

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:50 AM

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no i mean zoomed in

tall vigil Apr 19, 2024, 5:50 AM

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Boom 💥 Enjoy

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:52 AM

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huh

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must be using some sort of directx 8 to directx 9 layer then ig

last lake Apr 19, 2024, 8:27 AM

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It's using normal dxlevel 8

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same as if you were to have set it with the launch option

somber gorge Apr 19, 2024, 3:21 PM

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ancient shale ctrl-f and then search for dxlevel, depending on if you've ever played other val...

where do i find this folder?

faint orchid Apr 19, 2024, 3:57 PM

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i got dx level working just go make autoexec file and but mat_dxlevel 81 in there ez

somber gorge Apr 19, 2024, 4:02 PM

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nice ty

haughty locust Apr 19, 2024, 5:24 PM

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wait this is really interesting

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you can run the better dx9 graphics api with the benefits of the stuff dx8 disables

green ermine Apr 19, 2024, 5:42 PM

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probably not

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the improvements of directx9 comes from the difference in how you implement it into the game, using a translation layer doesnt change the calls that the game is making

somber gorge Apr 19, 2024, 5:43 PM

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haughty locust you can run the better dx9 graphics api with the benefits of the stuff dx8 disab...

i tried running vulkan with dx8 or this dx9->dx8 and that dosnt work

haughty locust Apr 19, 2024, 5:45 PM

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green ermine the improvements of directx9 comes from the difference in how you implement it i...

are you sure it's running a translation layer, or is the game changing how it functions by reading the value from the registry? not sure how it works internally

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