How to configure DirectX in Osmos (since Update 1.6.0)

[diabolo53]

Hi!

Osmos runs perfectly on my little Netbook but did not work on my Notebook till today ("frozen" start of the game, poor frame rate).
My installed ATI Notebook Graphic-Driver-Software does not support openGL correctly.

In the Change-Log about the 1.6.0 Update on Steam today I just found the Information about the new Feature ("added DirectX (D3D) support") but no hint, how to configure it.
But in the Change Log here on this Site is a link to the Osmos-FAQ`s and this link brought me to the solution of my problem:



Quote: "Edit the Osmos config file in \My Documents\Osmos\Config.cfg, and change the “usingD3D” variable from 0 to 1. Then restart the game"



The game runs on both of my computers now. Fine.
I would appreciate, if the Link to the Osmos FaQ`s on this site here would be added also to the "Steam-Update-News". Thanks!
There are more Computer-Noobs like me in this world!

[benetti32]

I had same problem. After 1.6 update I couldn't launch Osmos - tried disablind sound devices, nosound parameter etc. but at intro game always crashed (w7 64). So I enabled D3D and the game works now

[eddybox]

@benettti32: was Osmos running ok for you *before* the 1.6.0 update?

@diabolo53: thanks for the suggestion. We don't control Steam's news, but I included the info in our 1.6.0 release notes: http://www.hemispheregames.com/osmos_update.html#1.6.0

Thanks,
Eddy

[benetti32]

Yes, before update was everything OK

[diabolo53]

Hi Eddy!

I am sorry to hear, that you don`t have any influence, how the people of steam public the "steam update news" of the game, and that you don`t have any possibility to let them edit them for you.

I hope, that other users of Osmos with my problem, how to able or enable DirectX in Osmos, will go directly to the changelog or FAQ`s on this site here, like I did, after my "dead-end"-experience (=missing link) with the "steam-update-news" yesterday.

[eddybox]

@benetti32: That's strange! Could you please send us a copy of your log? It's at My Documents\Osmos\Osmos.log.

Thanks!
Eddy

[benetti32]

Hi, here's my log. First 4 records are with OpenGL when the game got stuck, last one is D3D.

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Log opened on Wed Jan 06 15:49:12 2010
Commandline: d:\steam\steamapps\common\osmos\Osmos.exe
Preinitializing game: STEAM version 1.6.0 1201
Localization: using language "en"
Localization: loaded Osmos-en.loc
Arch: AMD64 (3 phys, 3 log)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (build 7600), 64bit
using sound
showing splash
not using cloud
Creating window...
Using windowed mode: 1854 x 952, 32 bpp
not using vsync
Initializing GLRenderDevice...
OpenGL version: 3.2.0
Initializing game
Initializing GLRenderer...
Loading textures
Loading fonts
Backed up stats to Stats\Backup\Osmos_Jan_06_2010_0014.sta
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Log opened on Wed Jan 06 15:49:50 2010
Commandline: d:\steam\steamapps\common\osmos\Osmos.exe
Preinitializing game: STEAM version 1.6.0 1201
Localization: using language "en"
Localization: loaded Osmos-en.loc
Arch: AMD64 (3 phys, 3 log)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (build 7600), 64bit
using sound
showing splash
not using cloud
Creating window...
PC running with 1 monitors
Current res of primary display: 1920 x 1080
Attempting fullscreen mode
Using fullscreen mode: 1920 x 1080, 32 bpp
not using vsync
Initializing GLRenderDevice...
OpenGL version: 3.2.0
Initializing game
Initializing GLRenderer...
Loading textures
Loading fonts
Backed up stats to Stats\Backup\Osmos_Jan_06_2010_0015.sta
Initializing SoundSystem...
Initializing OpenAL
Getting OpenAL device list
analyzing device Generic Software
Found 1 devices:
  Device 1: Generic Software (DEFAULT)
Using and opening 0: "Generic Software"...
Creating OpenAL context
ALFWInitOpenAL opened device "Generic Software"
Device supports maximum 256 sources
streaming music
Loading pre-splash sounds
Loading post-splash sounds
Received stats and achievements from Steam
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Log opened on Wed Jan 06 15:50:39 2010
Commandline: d:\steam\steamapps\common\osmos\Osmos.exe
Preinitializing game: STEAM version 1.6.0 1201
Localization: using language "en"
Localization: loaded Osmos-en.loc
Arch: AMD64 (3 phys, 3 log)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (build 7600), 64bit
using sound
showing splash
not using cloud
Creating window...
Using windowed mode: 1854 x 952, 32 bpp
not using vsync
Initializing GLRenderDevice...
OpenGL version: 3.2.0
Initializing game
Initializing GLRenderer...
Loading textures
Loading fonts
Backed up stats to Stats\Backup\Osmos_Jan_06_2010_0016.sta
Initializing SoundSystem...
Initializing OpenAL
Getting OpenAL device list
analyzing device Generic Software
Found 1 devices:
  Device 1: Generic Software (DEFAULT)
Using and opening 0: "Generic Software"...
Creating OpenAL context
ALFWInitOpenAL opened device "Generic Software"
Device supports maximum 256 sources
streaming music
Loading pre-splash sounds
Loading post-splash sounds
Received stats and achievements from Steam
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Log opened on Wed Jan 06 15:51:41 2010
Commandline: d:\steam\steamapps\common\osmos\Osmos.exe nosound
Preinitializing game: STEAM version 1.6.0 1201
Localization: using language "en"
Localization: loaded Osmos-en.loc
Arch: AMD64 (3 phys, 3 log)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (build 7600), 64bit
not using sound
showing splash
not using cloud
Creating window...
Using windowed mode: 1854 x 952, 32 bpp
not using vsync
Initializing GLRenderDevice...
OpenGL version: 3.2.0
Initializing game
Initializing GLRenderer...
Loading textures
Loading fonts
Backed up stats to Stats\Backup\Osmos_Jan_06_2010_0017.sta
Received stats and achievements from Steam
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Log opened on Wed Jan 06 15:57:03 2010
Commandline: d:\steam\steamapps\common\osmos\Osmos.exe nosound
Preinitializing game: STEAM version 1.6.0 1201
Localization: using language "en"
Localization: loaded Osmos-en.loc
Arch: AMD64 (3 phys, 3 log)
OS: Microsoft Windows 7 (build 7600), 64bit
not using sound
showing splash
not using cloud
Creating window...
Using windowed mode: 1854 x 952, 32 bpp
not using vsync
Initializing D3DRenderDevice...
Getting D3D device list
Found 1 devices:
  Device 0: NVIDIA GeForce GTX 275 (nvd3dum.dll)
Initializing game
Initializing D3DRenderer...
Loading textures
Loading fonts
Backed up stats to Stats\Backup\Osmos_Jan_06_2010_0018.sta
Received stats and achievements from Steam
App exiting -- bye!
Writing config to Config.cfg
Destroying window...
Deinitializing D3DRenderDevice...
Log closed on Wed Jan 06 15:57:39 2010

[diabolo53]

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