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Let User Pick Graphics API

Discussion in 'Windows' started by crstrater86, Mar 5, 2019.

  1. crstrater86

    crstrater86

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    Hello,

    I was wondering how to let the user choose the graphics API they want to use. Right now I have some players with older machines that are having trouble with DirectX and Vulcan but OpenGL works fine. Right now I only have the game running in OpenGL, but I would like to have the options for users to pick Vulcan or DirectX if they so choose.
     
    crstrater86, Mar 5, 2019
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  2. Tautvydas-Zilys

    Tautvydas-Zilys

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    Tautvydas-Zilys, Mar 5, 2019
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  3. crstrater86

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    So would I create multiple builds with the different APIs?
     
    crstrater86, Mar 6, 2019
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  4. Tautvydas-Zilys

    Tautvydas-Zilys

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    No, just create a build with all graphics APIs present, and then make a wrapper app that displays graphics API options for your game and then launch your game with appropriate command line arguments from it.
     
    Tautvydas-Zilys, Mar 11, 2019
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