Hey guys,
I was thinking of updating my D3D9 code to either D3D10 or D3D11. It shouldn't be too difficult since I'm already using .fx and very little FFP.
If I chose D3D11 will the end user need Windows 8 and/or a D3D11 video card ?
It's not a cutting edge engine and I want people with older, mid-level systems to be able to run it. If everything was complete I'd leave it as D3D9 but I'm still adding stuff and thought it would be better to update now.
What do you think ?
Thanks.
If I chose D3D11 will the end user need Windows 8 and/or a D3D11 video card ?
No, they'll need Windows Vista (or above) and a D3D9 (or above) video card.
When you create a D3D11 device, it can be one of many "feature levels". There's feature levels for D3D9, D3D10 and D3D11 era video cards.
e.g. If you choose to support D3D_FEATURE_LEVEL_10_0 as your minimum, then your users would require a D3D10-compatible video card.
Because of this, there's no point in ever using D3D10 any more -- you may as well just use D3D11.
does gui buttons work differently for dx11?, i am still kind of stuck how to convert my d3d9 menu to d3d11, its using vertices with RHW etc
does gui buttons work differently for dx11?, i am still kind of stuck how to convert my d3d9 menu to d3d11, its using vertices with RHW etc
One vote for wait until DX12 and port to DX12
I don't know if D3D12 is really going to be a replacement for D3D11, but rather a way to 'look under the hood' and do something specialized for a particular situation. In any case, learning D3D11 will get you most of the way to understanding D3D12, so it is a good investment either way.
