Running game with DX12 instead of DX11

[Gelial]

So I entered the launch command for -d3d12, and it launched in Direct X 12. I tried searching for any feedback regarding performance but can't find any. Has anybody tried it?

[Sotomar0]

You're the first. How did you notice that it runs with dx 12 then, instead of dx 11? Is there a message which pops up and tells you that ? Does the game run smoother than before ?

[Gelial]

I have MSI Afterburner installed, Riva Tuner allows me to see the version of DX that it's running. It shows that it runs in DX12, and not DX11. This is my first time playing the game though, so I don't know what to expect.

[Sotomar0]

Wow, a very innovative idea. Please let us know if it works better under dx 12. I would like to play the game again. Thanks

[Sotomar0]

i just tried it out, but on my system (Ryzen7, GTX 1070, 16 GB RAM) the game crashes with the "-d3d12" in the startoptions.

[thebaconson]

Do you have DX11 installed? DX12 has backwards compatability with 11 (other versions do, some cause issues though mainly DX9), so games that require 11 will run if you have 12 installed, but in a 11 mode type situation.
Forcing DX12 off if you don't have 11 will cause some issues.
Try installing the DX11 redist from Microsoft and see if that helps.

[Sotomar0]

Thank you, i will try this out then and give a short notice then.

[Sotomar0]

So far as i have figured it out yet is that the dx 11 runtime is included in dx 12 on windows 10 and the dx* install.exe didn't work anymore. Maybe you have misunderstood my comment. The original game (without the quotes "-d3d12" inside the startoptions) the game works correctly. Only the other way, to make the game work with Dx12-Api, is not possible on my system. But not so important. It was just a try to make the game run smoother.