OpenGL and DirectX 11 removed from Steam version?

[TAW|REA]

Greetings,

I used to play Asphalt 9's Steam version on my low end laptop with OpenGL renderer just fine with `-gl` launch option. But today I noticed that the game runs with DirectX 12 even if I use `-directx` launch option which used to force DirectX 11. Has OpenGL renderer completely removed or something is missing on my end? Cheers!

[TAW|REA]

So, I went ahead and tried old Steam versions of A9. It looks like v4.4.0k from 15 December 2023 is the latest version that can be forced to use OpenGL. Of course that is a live service game which needs to be always online, hence old version cannot be played. Shame...

https://steamdb.info/depot/1815781/history/?changeid=M:4475580142743030247

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Originally posted by TAW|REA:

So, I went ahead and tried old Steam versions of A9. It looks like v4.4.0k from 15 December 2023 is the latest version that can be forced to use OpenGL. Of course that is a live service game which needs to be always online, hence old version cannot be played. Shame...

{LINK REMOVED}https://steamdb.info/depot/1815781/history/?changeid=M:4475580142743030247

How do I download this, I want to try and port some of the old files to the new game.

[TAW|REA]

Originally posted by thegoodguyofgaming:

How do I download this, I want to try and port some of the old files to the new game.

https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=889624474

By the way, the game now supports Vulkan!