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Originally Posted by Poison elf
Maybe I should of given the path to find it.
Go to start, click run, type in dxdiag, click ok.
Bottom of this page should say what directx you are running. If you click display you can test it.
Right now i am using 9c, and getting lag out's, as well as lost internet windows.
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What does the "no lag" option on the poll have to do with Direct X version on the system?
You cannot associate the systems version of DX with the lag you experience in the game, at least not unless your game is properly configured, which it will not do by itself regarding DirectX settings.
If your system has Directx 9c, and no OpenGL support, and you have not configured the gameoptions file by hand, the game is using Directx 8 (might lag, but works)
If your system has Directx 10, and no OpenGL support, and you have not configured the gameoptions file by hand, the game is using Directx 8 (might lag, but works)
Everyone on XP should have 9c, the latest for XP.
Everyone on Vista should be on 10, the latest for Vista. (may be an a,b, or c revision)
In my experimentation, and studing of POTCO game logs, it appears that if not designated, and if the game falls back on DirectX (not able to use OpenGL), it will use Dx8 support by default. Many people not using Directx8, this although compatible and working (the reason it defaults to it), may lag.
The reason why adjusting those gameoptions file settings helps sometimes with lag, is because it forces the game to use the native version of DirectX that is on the system instead of dumbing itself down to the 'compatible' older version.
The Dx10 setting makes sense for Vista, as its native Directx is version 10, and soon to be version 11.
The Dx9 setting is likely to be best for XP systems provided it needs it at all. This is because as Poison Elf eluded version 9c is the latest and greatest for Windows XP. I do not know if they will ever release DirectX 10 for XP (if its even possible).
Although using the Dx10 setting with XP would not likely show any improvement, using the Dx9 setting for Vista may help. That would step up the support to at least Dx9. However we are finding now that there IS a Dx10 setting, and that seems to improve things even more for Vista users, as that is the native version for Vista.