While DXGL seems to be more efficient, dgVoodoo2 is the only one compatible with Glide APIs. The most common wrapper used to make Reshade compatible with these libraries are DXGL The API we're talking about are: DirectX (1 to 7), DirectDraw and Glide. There are some APIs used by older games that need to be converted into ones that Reshade can read, since there is no way to install Reshade directly in those games. How to install Reshade on even older games? (Not confirmed yet) exe is located) and proceed to install Reshade by picking the 'Direct3D 9' option. Download the updated version from Ībout DirectX 8 games, you'll need crosire's d3d8to9 tool, which you can find in the 'Releases' section, on the top of the page.ĭownload the d3d8.dll, place it in your game folder (where the game. If these options are missing in your setup tool, you're using a previous version. Missing DirectX 8 / 12 - Vulkan optionsĮxperimental DirectX 12 and Vulkan support was introduced respectively in Reshade 4.3.0 and 4.4.0. You can either check in the ReShade Compatibility List in the 'Games' section on top of the page, or by searching the game in the API section of the PC Gaming Wiki. The automatic identification may still not be correct, thus It is recommended to search online which API the game uses. The setup will try to automatically recognize it and will try to place a check in the box considered the right one. Which one?ĭuring Reshade installation, the setup tool will ask you which rendering API is used by the game. OpenGL - Vulkan - Direct3D 9 - 10 / 11 / 12.

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