Bioshock DX10

ArrowMk84 · 08-27-08, 09:39 PM

I've started new Bioshock game, and in the graphics options, the "DirectX 10 Detail Surfaces" option is disabled. I bought Bioshock through Steam, and I'm running Vista 64 with the latest WHQL drivers for my GTX280. How to reenable DX10?

**MowTin** · 08-27-08, 11:09 PM

I don't think you have to do anything. Just make sure you're not running in xp compatibility mode (steam.exe, bioshock.exe) or there is no -dx9 option set in shortcut or steam and be sure you have the latest dx10 redist.

GitDat · 08-28-08, 07:11 AM

I've found that forcing AA would revert mine to DX9. No AA in DX10 Bioshock unfortunately

**saturnotaku** · 08-28-08, 07:18 AM

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Originally Posted by GitDat

I've found that forcing AA would revert mine to DX9. No AA in DX10 Bioshock unfortunately

You can force AA through nHancer and still use DX10.

GitDat · 08-28-08, 07:20 AM

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Originally Posted by saturnotaku

You can force AA through nHancer and still use DX10.

So AA works in DX10 Bioshock now?

ArrowMk84 · 08-28-08, 07:21 AM

Ack! It was the AA. Thanks. At least at 2560x1600 the aliasing isn't too noticable.

**MowTin** · 08-28-08, 12:22 PM

if you enable AA it will mess up shadows. It's not really a game that needs AA at high resolutions. At 1080p it looks great without AA. The dx10 particle effects add more than AA in dx9 mode.

**nekrosoft13** · 08-28-08, 12:40 PM

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Originally Posted by GitDat

So AA works in DX10 Bioshock now?

AA worked in DX10 maybe 1-2 weeks after the game was released, Nvidia quickly added AA compability bit in one of the beta drivers. And it stayed in there since then.

GitDat · 08-28-08, 03:34 PM

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Originally Posted by nekrosoft13

AA worked in DX10 maybe 1-2 weeks after the game was released, Nvidia quickly added AA compability bit in one of the beta drivers. And it stayed in there since then.

Then why is it reverting back to DX9 mode when you enable it? Is the only way to use nHancer to get it to work?

AngelGraves13 · 08-28-08, 03:48 PM

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Originally Posted by GitDat

Then why is it reverting back to DX9 mode when you enable it? Is the only way to use nHancer to get it to work?

AA has to be supersampling.

Nevermind. Doesn't work.

GitDat · 08-28-08, 03:58 PM

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Originally Posted by AngelGraves13

AA has to be supersampling

I just tried that and it went back to DX9 mode. Do I have to use nHancer?

**nekrosoft13** · 08-28-08, 04:52 PM

you install it and pick the options, it can't be any easier

08-27-08, 09:39 PM	#1
ArrowMk84 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,010	Bioshock DX10 I've started new Bioshock game, and in the graphics options, the "DirectX 10 Detail Surfaces" option is disabled. I bought Bioshock through Steam, and I'm running Vista 64 with the latest WHQL drivers for my GTX280. How to reenable DX10? __________________ Intel i7-2600k @ 4.6GHz \| Asus Maximus IV Extreme \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz 9-10-9-27 \| Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3GB \| Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E \| Intel 510 Series SSD 120 GB \| 2x Raptor 600 GB RAID \| 2TB WD Black \| Lite-On 21x Blu-ray Burner \| Corsair AX1200 Modular PSU \| Silverstone FT02 \| Corsair H60 with Dual Fans \| Dell 3007-HC 30" LCD \| Audioengine 5 & S8 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

08-27-08, 11:09 PM	#2
MowTin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,205	Re: Bioshock DX10 I don't think you have to do anything. Just make sure you're not running in xp compatibility mode (steam.exe, bioshock.exe) or there is no -dx9 option set in shortcut or steam and be sure you have the latest dx10 redist. __________________ i7 920 @ 3.6Ghz \| 480 GTX \| 3x2GB OCZ Gold \| x58 3SLI \| X-Fi Extreme Gamer \| Samsung 226BW \| Samsung 4665F LCD HDTV \| Kenwood 500W receiver PS3 \| Xbox 360

08-28-08, 07:11 AM	#3
GitDat Registered User Join Date: Dec 2005 Posts: 1,374	Re: Bioshock DX10 I've found that forcing AA would revert mine to DX9. No AA in DX10 Bioshock unfortunately __________________ EVGA Z77 FTW \| Core i7 3770k @ 4.7GHz \| 16GB G.Skill Trident-X 2400MHz \| SLI EVGA GTX Titan SC's \| Intel 520 SSD's RAID-0 \| ThermalTake 1475watt \| 3DMark Fire Strike Extreme - 8941 \| Windows 8 Pro 64-bit \| NVIDIA 3D Vision Surround®

08-28-08, 07:21 AM	#6
ArrowMk84 Registered User Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,010	Re: Bioshock DX10 Ack! It was the AA. Thanks. At least at 2560x1600 the aliasing isn't too noticable. __________________ Intel i7-2600k @ 4.6GHz \| Asus Maximus IV Extreme \| 2x4GB Corsair Vengeance 1866 MHz 9-10-9-27 \| Dual EVGA GeForce GTX 580 3GB \| Creative X-Fi Titanium Pro PCI-E \| Intel 510 Series SSD 120 GB \| 2x Raptor 600 GB RAID \| 2TB WD Black \| Lite-On 21x Blu-ray Burner \| Corsair AX1200 Modular PSU \| Silverstone FT02 \| Corsair H60 with Dual Fans \| Dell 3007-HC 30" LCD \| Audioengine 5 & S8 Windows 7 Ultimate x64 SP1

08-28-08, 12:22 PM	#7
MowTin Join Date: Feb 2007 Posts: 1,205	Re: Bioshock DX10 if you enable AA it will mess up shadows. It's not really a game that needs AA at high resolutions. At 1080p it looks great without AA. The dx10 particle effects add more than AA in dx9 mode. __________________ i7 920 @ 3.6Ghz \| 480 GTX \| 3x2GB OCZ Gold \| x58 3SLI \| X-Fi Extreme Gamer \| Samsung 226BW \| Samsung 4665F LCD HDTV \| Kenwood 500W receiver PS3 \| Xbox 360

08-28-08, 04:52 PM	#12
nekrosoft13 I'm Geralt Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: Chicagoland, once a year in Poland Posts: 24,364	Re: Bioshock DX10 you install it and pick the options, it can't be any easier __________________ Windows 8 the next big failure, right after Windows ME

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