Template:API/Documentation

Description

The API template contains information on what APIs and additional features does the game support.

Supported values

Direct3D versions

Direct3D versions	Notable new features	Notes
2
3
5
6	Multitexturing
7	Hardware Transformation, Clipping and Lighting (TCL/T&L)
8	Pixel Shader 1.0 & Vertex Shader 1.0
8.0a	Pixel Shader 1.1, Pixel Shader 1.2, Pixel Shader 1.3
8.1	Pixel Shader 1.4 & Vertex Shader 1.1
9	Shader Model 2.0 (Pixel Shader 2.0 & Vertex Shader 2.0)
9.0b	Pixel Shader 2.0b
9.0c	Shader Model 3.0 (Pixel Shader 3.0 & Vertex Shader 3.0), GPGPU)
9Ex	Windows Graphics Foundation 1.0, DXVA 1.0	Also known as 9.L or 9.0L.
10	Shader Model 4.0, Windows Graphics Foundation 2.0, DXVA 2.0
10.1	Shader Model 4.1, Windows Graphics Foundation 2.1, DXVA 2.1
11	Shader Model 5.0, Tessellation, Multithreaded rendering, Compute shaders
11.1	Stereoscopic 3D Rendering
11.2	Tiled resources
11.3	Shader Model 5.1
11.4
12	Low-level rendering API, Shader Model 6.0

The parameter will automatically map DirectX versions over to the appropriate Direct3D version (e.g. 8.2 is mapped to 8.1 as DirectX 8.2 did not bring a new version of Direct3D.

OpenGL versions

OpenGL versions
true
1.0
1.1
1.2
1.2.1
1.3
1.4
1.5
2.0
2.1
3.0
3.1
3.2
3.3
4.0
4.1
4.2
4.3
4.4
4.5
4.6

Vulkan versions

Vulkan versions
true
1.0
1.1

DOS modes

DOS modes	Mode description
text	Output drawn by characters rather than pixels.
hgc	Hercules Graphics Card
cga	Color Graphics Adapter
mcga	Multi-Color Graphics Array
ega	Enhanced Graphics Adapter
tga	Tandy Graphics Adapter
vga	Video Graphics Array
svga	Super Video Graphics Array

The DOS row is only shown in the article when a DOS or PC booter release date row is also present in the Infobox.

Syntax

{{API
|direct3d versions      = 
|direct3d notes         = 
|directdraw versions    = 
|directdraw notes       = 
|wing                   = 
|wing notes             = 
|opengl versions        = 
|opengl notes           = 
|glide versions         = 
|glide notes            = 
|software mode          = 
|software mode notes    = 
|mantle support         = 
|mantle support notes   = 
|metal support          = 
|metal support notes    = 
|vulkan versions        = 
|vulkan notes           = 
|dos modes              = 
|dos modes notes        = 
|shader model versions  = 
|shader model notes     = 
|windows 32-bit exe     = 
|windows 64-bit exe     = 
|windows arm app        = 
|windows exe notes      = 
|mac os x powerpc app   = 
|macos intel 32-bit app = 
|macos intel 64-bit app = 
|macos arm app          = 
|macos app notes        = 
|linux powerpc app      = 
|linux 32-bit executable= 
|linux 64-bit executable= 
|linux arm app          = 
|linux executable notes = 
}}

Related templates

• Template:API/switch Direct3D;
• Template:API/switch DOS.