DX8a Released

[Taz4158]

Get them here:
Download

 

[Biggs]

What improvements does it offer? DX8 was a disaster to some people so it may be wise to hold on for a while.

 

[Taz4158]

I've seen reports that run the gamut from just improving joystick support in 2K to vastly faster framerates. I haven't installed yet but the truth probably lies in the middle.

 

[RacerX]

"This download contains the DirectX 8.0a redist release. DirectX 8.0a contains updates for issues with international installs on Windows 2000 and issues where input devices could have buttons disabled that were enabled with previous DirectX releases. There are no other changes.

The DirectX 8.0a Redist download supports Windows 95, Windows 98, Windows Me or Windows 2000.
This package requires 25,332 Kb of free space to download.(25 MB)."

 

[Spoooon]

Well, the above post pretty much sums up the results of my benchmark: no change.

DX8

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Stats for level4Playback13.sav:

Benchmark Mode: Normal
Average FPS: 76.9

Min FPS: 21
Max FPS: 148
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System Info:
Evolva: v1.2, Build 944 (04-07-2000 15:18)
CPU: Intel Pentium III 938MHz, 256MB RAM
Display: RADEON DDR (driver v4.13.01.2126)
OS: Windows 4.90 Build 3000
DX: DX8 (4.08.00.0400)<------------
D3D Device: 1024x768x32, Direct3D T&amp;L HAL
Caps: T&amp;L,DOT3,EMBM,SSE,MMX
Dot Bump: No
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DX8a

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Stats for level4Playback13.sav:

Benchmark Mode: Normal
Average FPS: 77.1

Min FPS: 21
Max FPS: 142
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System Info:
Evolva: v1.2, Build 944 (04-07-2000 15:18)
CPU: Intel Pentium III 938MHz, 256MB RAM
Display: RADEON DDR (driver v4.13.01.2126)
OS: Windows 4.90 Build 3000
DX: DX8 (4.08.00.0400) <----------
D3D Device: 1024x768x32, Direct3D T&amp;L HAL
Caps: T&amp;L,DOT3,EMBM,SSE,MMX
Dot Bump: No
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