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The_Devil_Himself · 20-08-2007, 12:37 AM

All of us have played ID software games like doom,quake,etc.They are great games and very innovative too.But the strange part is they don't use directx,they completely depends on openGL.ID software has vowed to use only openGL.

I was wondering what the hell if openGL can do the job all right the why is directx so hyped??A newer directx version every 6 months is a nightmare rendering our latest video cards nearly useless.

Maybe because directx is made by M$ and openGL is open source.

20-08-2007, 12:37 AM	#1 (permalink)
The_Devil_Himself die blizzard die! D3? Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Event horizon Posts: 2,361	OpenGL VS. DIRECTX All of us have played ID software games like doom,quake,etc.They are great games and very innovative too.But the strange part is they don't use directx,they completely depends on openGL.ID software has vowed to use only openGL. I was wondering what the hell if openGL can do the job all right the why is directx so hyped??A newer directx version every 6 months is a nightmare rendering our latest video cards nearly useless. Maybe because directx is made by M$ and openGL is open source. __________________ Stealing your women and horses since 1843.