[Fury]

Not much use of DX9 (and DX9.1) if you don't have hardware that supports DX9(.1).

Why don't you stick with DX8, it is more than enough for FS2 which is quite old game now.

Most of us will be more than happy if you beloved coders can put DX8.1 into a good use for FS2.

Can you pretty please upgrade FRED2 as well?
(Hardware video acceleration instead of software...)

[Inquisitor]

Ok, we may need to focus this conversation about the actual design of the DX8 upgrade

[IceFire]

Yes please!!

How is research and development going on the DX8 upgrade?

[Fury]

Originally posted by IceFire
Yes please!!

How is research and development going on the DX8 upgrade?

Very rarely I have seen IceFire to behave like an impatient fan.
Funny.

[IceFire]

I was just asking, since I haven't been paying much attention.  Did it get started?  Did we run into a roadblock?  Whats the official word?

If I were impaitent...my comments would be something like: "Why don't we have this now??  COme on guys, this isn't so hard!  You can do it in like 2.53332102 seconds.  Your so slow!!!"

But I would never say such a thing (and mean it)

[Fury]

Whatever you say.
You should keep this forum on eye, you're a moderator after all.

[IceFire]

Its called University and plenty-o-work

[Darkwarrior]

Going to Direct 8.1 first will probably make the transition to DirectX 9 easier anyway.

[Fury]

Perhaps but there is more important stuff to be implemented than DX9 support, really. Why to implement support for DX9 when there is what, less than 1% people who can actually take any use out of it?

At least I am not willing to upgrade my system, or at least video card any time soon, my GF3 Ti200 must keep it up for couple more years.

[RandomTiger]

Lets stop worrying about DX9 eh?
DX8.1 is good enough for now.
The high level stuff that DX9 will supply is most likely not relevent to FS2's aging engine.

[Fury]

RandomTiger, that's what I have tried to say.
But nobody listens as usual.