mat_dxlevel question

[GrinAide]

Hello I set my "mat_dxlevel" to "70". But when the game starts up in that mode there are small white squares with Xs in the middle at every light source like ceiling lights, and i can see them through walls. If I change the "mat_dxlevel" to say "80" then back to "70" then it works ok, but the next time the game starts the white boxes come back. Does anyone know about this? Thanks a lot

 

[giant384]

the real question is do u have to play in dxlevel 7

 

[GrinAide]

The real answer is yes it works better, is that a problem?

 

[giant384]

ya but im just guessing ur having those little white squares because u go below what the hardware supports u can improve preformance by jsut lowering the settings

 

[giant384]

whats ur specs? that would help

 

[GrinAide]

Ok I figured out the problem. Everything was ok when i was using the desktop shortcut with the "-mat_dxlevel 70" option. but when i opened the game through the steam window it had that problem. So i clicked on properties then launch options for the game and changed it there also and it seems to work. Thanks for the replies.

 

[GrinAide]

Anyway the 7.0 level works a lot better then just lowering the settings under 8.0

And if my card is around the 8.0 level it's going to be able to support everything up to 8.0 including 7.0.

I'd reccommed this setting for anyone looking for a performance boost.