WoW:CVar gxApi

Revision as of 04:10, 14 February 2010 by WoWWiki>Pseudo-Suramar (replaced 'direct3d' --> 'd3d9' as accepted switch in first line of intro)

Switches between 3d engines. Accepts d3d9, 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"


Note: 'gxAPI' used here is likely supposed to be 'gxApi' -- need a Mac user to confirm; I believe most CVars are case sensitive. (Pseudo-Suramar)

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.