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Switches between 3d engines. Accepts d3d9, d3d11, gll or opengl as parameters.

Windows

Default

d3d9: DirectX 9.0c Memory management system 2.0

Possible Settings

opengl: Not recommended for Windows users except for testing purposes as it can cause WoW to crash itself

d3d11: New DirectX11 compatibility - only works with Vista (All updates required)/Windows 7, and DX10/DX11 graphics cards

Macintosh

Default

GLL: Rewrite of OpenGL, allowing for more graphics card usage, resulting in higher fps.

gxApi OpenGL/GLL (Updated for 3.3.3)... | 2010-02-09 23:37 | <span style="color:#ffac04;">S4d1k</span>

Requirements for GLL:

Intel processor
MacOS X 10.5.7 or later
(Intel GMA 950 is not supported for now)

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Possible Settings

opengl: Recommended for most users

Patch changes

Template:Wotlk-inline/Template:Cata-inline <span style="" title="Patch 4.0.1">Patch 4.0.1</span> (patch date::12-Oct-2010):

DirectX11 compatibility mode added - "d3d11"
DirectX 9.0c functionality replaced with DirectX 9.0c Memory management system 2.0 (previously d3d9ex)

Template:Patch 3.3.3 Template:Patch 3.3.2 Template:Patch 3.3.0 Template:Patch 3.2.0

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-{{stub/Tech}}
+{{cvar}}
+Switches between 3d engines. Accepts ''d3d9'', ''d3d11'', ''gll'' or ''opengl''  as parameters.
-Switches between 3d engines. Accepts ''d3d9'', ''opengl'' or ''d3d9ex'' as parameters.
+== Windows ==
-== Windows ==
+===Default===
+;d3d9:DirectX 9.0c Memory management system 2.0
-Default:
+===Possible Settings===
- SET gxApi "d3d9"
+;opengl:Not recommended for Windows users except for testing purposes as it can cause WoW to crash itself
-Other values:
+;d3d11:New DirectX11 compatibility - only works with Vista (All updates required)/Windows 7, and DX10/DX11 graphics cards
- "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. <ref name="Techd3d9ex">{{ref web
-|url=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=21723843232&postId=217217879132&sid=1#0
-|date=December 9, 2009 11:03:58 AM EST
-|author=Datth
-|title=3.3.0 - d3d9ex mode, ATI, and 134 crashes
-|accessdate=2009-12-11
-}}</ref>
 == Macintosh ==
-Default:
+===Default===
- SET gxAPI "OpenGL"
+;GLL:Rewrite of OpenGL, allowing for more graphics card usage, resulting in higher fps.
+{{bluepost
+|poster=S4d1k
+|title=gxApi OpenGL/GLL (Updated for 3.3.3)...
+|date=02/09/2010 06:37:05 PM EST
+|body=
+Requirements for GLL:
+*Intel processor
+*MacOS X 10.5.7 or later
+*(Intel GMA 950 is not supported for now)
+|link=http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html?topicId=23094279471&postId=230920812266&sid=1#0}}
-''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)
+===Possible Settings===
+;opengl:Recommended for most users
-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
+== Patch changes ==
+{{Patch 4.0.1|note= * DirectX11 compatibility mode added - "d3d11"
+* DirectX 9.0c functionality replaced with DirectX 9.0c Memory management system 2.0 (previously d3d9ex)}}
+{{Patch 3.3.3|note=Mac users default to "GLL" again after fixes to the engine.}}
+{{Patch 3.3.2|note=Mac users default back to "OpenGL". <ref>{{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
@@ Line 32: / Line 41: @@
 |title=3.3.2 for Mac
 |accessdate=2010-02-12
-}}</ref>
+}}</ref> }}
+{{Patch 3.3.0|note= * New backend for Windows users added to the game engine.  To enable, change this CVar to "d3d9ex".
+* This CVar now defaults to "d3d9" from "direct3d" for Windows users.
+* Mac users default changed to "GLL" from "OpenGL".}}
-== Patch changes ==
+{{Patch 3.2.0|note=New backend for Mac users to increase fps/better GPU usage as an alternate to "OpenGL" introduced.  To enable, change this CVar to "GLL".}}
-{{Patch 3.3.0|note=default is now "d3d9", was "direct3d"}}
-{{Patch 3.3.0|note=d3d9ex added to options}}
 ==References==
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 [[Category:Console variables|gxApi]]