DirectX 10 Gaming

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danzaman

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Recently purchased a computer with Windows Vista Home Premium 64Bit and an 8800 Ultra vid. card. Quick question...do I have to go anywhere to install DIrectX 10 for games like Crysis , Flight Simulator X, etc. or is it already pre-installed with Vista? Also, how is it actually enabled? Do these games automatically utilize it?

I can't wait for the new games coming out that use DX10, the videos and screens look amazing! What are some other games coming out with DX10?
 
DX10 is part of vista no need to install anything except for vista updates
 
FSX doesn't currently support DX10, a patch will be forthcoming with that support.

Crysis will use it automatically if you select the "Very High" options in-game.

Other games out that support DX10 via a patch or out of box currently:

BioShock
World in Conflict
Call of Juarez
Lost Planet
Company of Heroes
Hellgate London
 
When I installed the Cascade demo originally it had a little installing DX10 thing when you installed it, like the DX updater (which currently only updates DX9). This has been the only time I've seen mention of a separate DX10 installer, other then that its part of Vista.
 
any good resources for DX10 and info on which games natively support it and which games will need a patch to use it?
 
You should also visit http://www.microsoft.com/directx and download the latest updates for directx 10 & 9.0L. There have been patches since vista has been released. I have been running 64bit of vista since March. Granted I have had bumps int he road, but since the bug fixes and driver updates, things could not be better.
 
Mac[X-D];1031535181 said:
http://www.microsoft.com/windows/products/windowsvista/features/details/directx.mspx

http://www.gamesforwindows.com/en-US/AboutGFW/Pages/DirectX10.aspx

only very new titles will support DX10 and games that don't can't be patched to use DX10. if a supports DX10 then it will by default.

someone correct me if i am wrong
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You are wrong.

I listed several titles above with DX10 support, and DX10 support can very much be patched in. Company of Heroes was patched to DX10.
 
the smoke and ground deformation effects in WIC use some of the new abillities granted by SM4.0, if you turn em on. The ground deformation usually looks good, cept in the snowy level where if you put one in the grass you end up with a snow covered hold :confused:

edit: yeah brent beat me to it.
 
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