Anybody knows which version of DirectX is needed by Falcon 4.0: Allied Force?

If I look at the installer on the CD it's the Dx9.0b (4.9.00.902) version... but it doesn't mean
that the game is *truly* linked to Dx9. It could be Dx8 which will keep working with the Dx9
runtime just as well.

Anyone knows for sure?


~thanks

The sound and Vid in particular require DX9.0b It is included on the sim cd-rom. I never tried to run it in less tho. No point in making bugs that LP finally eliminated......

Hello.



I thank you, but I knew that much already:


Then I added:

I can name you at least 2 titles from the past (not sim related) that did just that, in fact.
The marketing guys will go to any length to improve the sales: *letting* you believe that
it needs Dx9 (by shipping it on the CD) while the game is happy with Dx8 already, not
least of all

I have the need to know which version of Dx is needed _for sure_ by F4:AF.

Do not know if you know but you ALWAYS need to have the latest dx,dx is backwards compatible, and the game chooses itself what it needs.

.....
I knew that much already as well. But thank you anyway
If you don't take it personally, I find it amusing that you have no idea what I'm up to, but you
feel to give me unrequested pearls of wisdom. When answering a question, just stay on the given
subject without making assumptions . That's what I do.

Aah, but it doesn't matter. I'm not quarreling with you, be clear.

Right now I tried something (should have thought of it earlier) and got my results.
As far as DirectX goes FalconAF.exe links with:

• d3dm700.dll
• ddraw.dll
• dinput8.dll
• dsound.dll

As I suspected - it's some unholy mix, and DirectX 9 is nowhere in it.


I need another coffee.

Sorry, my english suck, and I misunderstood the meaning of your thread;) good luck