Directx8.1 Hardware when card is directx9

[mastakwesi]

Specs:core2 duo 2.4 ghz, Ati radeon hd3400, 3gigs ram

My computer runs halflife 2 ep 2 in direct x 9 just fine (shows as hardware dx9 and software dx9) but when I run black mesa the advanced graphics settings state hardware dx8.1 software dx9…

So Im stuck with the DX8 no eye textures etc…
Anyone know why this might be happening?

[Solokiller]

Add this to the launch options (right click black mesa in steam -> properties -> launch options):
-dxlevel 95

[lexa2]

And don’t forget to remove it as soon as you had run the game once and confirmed it to switch into dxlevel 90+. In case you would leave “-dxlevel” there you’d end up with game configuration settings reseting do defaults each time you restart the game.

[mastakwesi]

@lexa2

And don’t forget to remove it as soon as you had run the game once and confirmed it to switch into dxlevel 90+. In case you would leave “-dxlevel” there you’d end up with game configuration settings reseting do defaults each time you restart the game.

Sweeeeeeet! This worked! Thank You So Much Guys!