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Switches between 3d engines. Accepts ''direct3d'', ''opengl'' or ''d3d9ex'' as parameters.
Switches between 3d engines. Accepts ''direct3d'', ''opengl'' or ''d3d9ex'' as parameters.
== Windows ==


Default:
Default:
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|title=3.3.0 - d3d9ex mode, ATI, and 134 crashes
|title=3.3.0 - d3d9ex mode, ATI, and 134 crashes
|accessdate=2009-12-11
|accessdate=2009-12-11
}}</ref>
== Macintosh ==
Default:
SET gxAPI "OpenGL"
As of 3.3.2, the Macintosh default has been reset to "OpenGL" until issues with the new graphics engine have been resolved.<ref name="TechOpenGL">{{ref web
|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=22748778333&postId=227468273680&sid=1#38
|date=February 2, 2010 11:35:15 AM EST
|author=S4d1k
|title=3.3.2 for Mac
|accessdate=2010-02-12
}}</ref>
}}</ref>



Revision as of 00:09, 3 February 2010

Switches between 3d engines. Accepts direct3d, opengl or d3d9ex as parameters.

Windows

Default:

SET gxApi "d3d9"

Other values:

"opengl" - not recommended for Windows users except for testing purposes as it can cause WoW to crash itself 
"d3d9ex" - recommended for users getting random 134 crashes while leaving Dalaran, as well as for those users with Dell XPS 630i. [1]

Macintosh

Default:

SET gxAPI "OpenGL"

As of 3.3.2, the Macintosh default has been reset to "OpenGL" until issues with the new graphics engine have been resolved.[2]

Patch changes

Template:Patch 3.3.0 Template:Patch 3.3.0

References

  1. Datth 2009-12-09. 3.3.0 - d3d9ex mode, ATI, and 134 crashes. Retrieved on 2009-12-11.
  2. S4d1k 2010-02-02. 3.3.2 for Mac. Retrieved on 2010-02-12.