Is Q4 Open GL or DX9?

[Zak33]

as per title really.
thanks

[teachmech]

Its an opengl game as its based on the doom3 engine.

[ExceededGoku]

Its an opengl game as its based on the doom3 engine.

yep he's right

[directhex]

directx 9, with opengl graphics (as opposed to direct3d)

[Zak33]

ahh.......Hexman that's whats confusing me!
I wondered why Dx9 wanted to go in on install and yet everyone was talking about nVidia drivers being better in Q4 for Open GL.

Thanks Hex...as ever...concise

[smtkr]

I haven't been into PC gaming since 2004ish, but I think almost every game uses DX for controls, sound, etc. When we talk OpenGL and D3D, we are talking graphics (as hex said). It confuses people when they install and it prompts them to install the latest version of DX.

[Bunjiweb]

Direct 3D and DirectX are 2 rather different things...

[Zak33]

true too....I think he knows that though

[Bunjiweb]

you are always going to be using dx9 protocalls in Quake 4, but its graphics system uses Open GL rather than Direct3D.

Thats what i was trying to say before..

Ben