anyone using Direct X 8.1?

[charben]

I've just downloaded 8.1, but I'm a little nervous about installing it. Anyone out there using it? Any problems with it and XWA? Any feedback would be great.<P>Thanks,<P>Chris Harben<BR>Atlantic Beach, FL

[Admiral Alistair]

I've heard SOME people say it minorly dropped their gaming performance, but since Xp comes with DX8.1 I guess I can say it runs fine for me Not very many people have encountered problems in Windows 95/98/ME with DX8.1 so it should be fine for you.

[John Banks]

I'm using Directx8.1 with Windows 98 SE and it all runs fine. I can't say that it dropps or increases the game performance but it has some new features i can't remember wich makes it more suitable or something like that. I have a GeForce3 wich is overclocked to the maximum level so i don't think that any DirectX version would be able to increase the game performance. Maybe u will have other results but u have to install it and then u can see whats different or not. but it wont cause a crash on your comp so go ahead and check it out.<P>cheers<p>[This message has been edited by John Banks (edited 24 November 2001).]

[charben]

Thanks for the info. I feel a little easier about installing it now.<P>Chris Harben<BR>Atlantic Beach, FL

[General Taskeen]

It works fine for me... it might just be me, but it seems XWA runs a bit faster than normal then it usually does for me.<P>I have all the XWAU Fighters installed, except for the newly released Muurian Transport.<P>------------------<BR>I'll do virtually anything to ensure that the Alliance topples the Empire.

[charben]

I installed it on Friday night and have had no problems so far. Baldur's Gate II expansion runs better than on 8.0a, in fact. Thanks for the advice.<P>Chris Harben<BR>Atlantic Beach, FL<BR>