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User:ThatOneReaper/Sandbox 2

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dgVoodoo 2

January 9, 2013
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Release dates

Key points

DirectX 11 compatible hardware is required
dgVoodoo 2 wraps Glide and DirectX (versions 1-7) under Direct3D 11, allowing for near perfect rendering of older titles

General information

Official website

Availability

Source DRM Notes Keys OS

Utility details

Description

dgVoodoo 2 is a graphics API wrapper. It takes any supported API and uses Direct3D 11 (GPU feature level 10.1) as the output.

As of v2.44, the following APIs are supported:

  • Glide (2.11, 2.45, 3.1, 3.1 Napalm)
  • DirectX
    • DirectDraw (1-7)
    • Direct3D (1-7)

Installation

Setup dgVoodoo 2
  1. Download dgVoodoo 2.
  2. Somewhere on the computer (ex. the Desktop), create a new folder called "dgVoodoo".
  3. Extract the contents of the download to the newly created folder.
  4. Run the dgVoodooSetup.exe file.

Most details about the utility are covered in-depth in the Readme files included with the download.

  • Readme.txt covers the overall utility and describes basic usage and general configuration information.
  • ReadmeDirectX.txt covers details specific to the DirectX portion of the wrapper (DirectDraw and Direct3D).
  • ReadmeGlide.txt covers details specific to the Glide portion of the wrapper.

Usage

Use dgVoodoo 2
  1. Go to the dgVoodoo 2 installation folder.
  2. Open the required API subfolder.
    • DirectX (DirectDraw and Direct3D): MS folder.
    • Glide: Glide folder.
  3. Copy and paste the required .dll files into the same folder where the main game executable files are located (ex. <path-to-game>, <path-to-game>\bin)
    • It is recommended to backup the game's original DirectX or Glide .dll files beforehand (if there are any existing files).
    • DirectX
      • DirectDraw: DDraw.dll
      • Direct3D: D3DImm.dll
    • Glide
      • 2.11: Glide.dll
      • 2.45: Glide2x.dll
      • 3.1: Glide3x.dll
      • 3.1 Napalm: Glide3x.dll (located in the Napalm subfolder)
  4. Accept any overwrite dialogs (if there are any).
  5. Run the game.

Video

The level of effectiveness to which forcing video settings via the wrapper will vary from game to game.

Graphics feature State Notes
Widescreen resolution
Multi-monitor
Can direct output towards a specific monitor, but not span across multiple.
Ultra-widescreen
4K Ultra HD
Field of view (FOV)
Windowed
Can force wrapped games to switch between fullscreen and windowed.
Borderless fullscreen windowed
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anisotropic filtering (AF)
See the glossary page for potential workarounds.
Anti-aliasing (AA)
Can force up to 8x MSAA.
Vertical sync (Vsync)
Can force Vsync.
60 FPS and 120+ FPS
High dynamic range display (HDR)

Other information

API

Technical specs Supported Notes
Direct3D 2, 3,
, 5, 6, 7, 11		 Direct3D 11 is used as output.
Not all features are supported. See the ReadmeDirectX.txt file for details.
DirectDraw 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 Not all features are supported. See the ReadmeDirectX.txt file for details.
Glide 2.11, 2.45, 3.1, 3.1 Napalm Not all features are supported. See the ReadmeGlide.txt file for details.
Software renderer
DirectX only.
Shader Model support 4.1, 5 Part of DirectX 11 output.
Executable 32-bit 64-bit Notes
Windows

System requirements

Windows
Minimum
Operating system (OS) Vista, 7, 8, 8.1
Processor (CPU)
System memory (RAM)
Hard disk drive (HDD)
Video card (GPU) DirectX 10.1 compatible
Shader model 4.1 support