ForceDirect3D9On12, how to get it working?

[Randalmcdaniel]

For this option, the description states it must be enabled in conjunction with enableD3d9wrapper=1

My question is, do i need BOTH d3d9.dll and d3d12.dll from the stub folder in order to use this feature? Or just d3d9.dll

There have been times where its felt like its on, but MSI afterburner still reports the game running as DX9

Would i be able to enjoy a performance increase if i got this working? Kind of like an alternative to using DXVK?

DXWRAPPER is incredible, i used to use specialK tool and dxvk tool religiously. Now i use neither. I use DXWRAPPER for every game now. It improves performance and compatibility in almost every single game ive ever tried it with. It literally fixes performance and bugs.. I cant say enough good things about dxwrapper. Dxwrapper allowed me to see boiling point in an actual correct window mode size (because the game by default had an incorrect window size when in windowed mode it was rectangle when it shoulda been square) So in a way im the first person EVER to see the game as it was meant to be seen (if you are curious what im talking about you can search my youtube randalmcdaniel boiling point its the most underrated game of all time its basically stalker 1 with helicopters, boats, quads, jetskiis)

Is there a way to run a game in like 1920x1080 but inside a tiny 1024x768 window?? SOme bug happened once where i got to play at 1920x1080 inside a tiny window and it looked really really awesome. Im trying to do it again but on purpose this time!

[elishacloud]

My question is, do i need BOTH d3d9.dll and d3d12.dll from the stub folder in order to use this feature? Or just d3d9.dll

You don't need the d3d12.dll stub. You only need one stub from the stub folder. It does not even have to be d3d9.dll. It depends on what dlls the game supports.

Keep in mind that ForceDirect3D9On12 can also work with dd7to9 or with d3d8to9. Basically, my implementation of ForceDirect3D9On12 only works if the game is using Driect3D9 or if you convert the game up to Driect3D9.

Would i be able to enjoy a performance increase if i got this working? Kind of like an alternative to using DXVK?

It depends on the hardware and the games. If your hardware is optimized for Direct3D12 you could see some improvement in performance. But it could also slow things down. Your mileage may vary.

Is there a way to run a game in like 1920x1080 but inside a tiny 1024x768 window??

No. That feature is typically referred to as SSAA or DSR. I am not really focused on adding features like that. I mainly focus on getting the games to work as they were originally intended to work. Most of the features I added were required by some game to achieve basic compatibility. If you are using an Nvidia you could try enabling it in Nvidia. See here: https://youtu.be/e-J4nyvunW4

Thank you for the kind complements here.

[Randalmcdaniel]

Ok thats where i get confused, at the end should MSI afterburner report DX12 or should it still say DX9? Because im playing damnation which is a dx9 game and i cant get d3d9on12 working.

It might be working but i have no clue because msi afterburner still says its running in dx9 mode.

is there no way to confirm forced3d12on9 is actually working, thats all i want to know. Because ive never gotten it to work ive tried like a dozen or so games (directX9 games only)

i want to get DX9 games to say DX12 in the corner with msi afterburner but i cant!

i have 12700k + RTX3070 + 1tb NVME + 32gb ram

[elishacloud]

Ok thats where i get confused, at the end should MSI afterburner report DX12 or should it still say DX9?

Not sure. Send me the dxwrapper log and I will take a look at it and see if it worked.

[Randalmcdaniel]

5148 02:09:25.069 Starting DxWrapper v1.1.6900.22
5148 02:09:25.069 Running from: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Damnation\Binaries\dxwrapper.dll
5148 02:09:25.069 Reading config file: C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\steamapps\common\Damnation\Binaries\dxwrapper.ini
5148 02:09:25.070 Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. MS-7D36 2.0 (Desktop)
5148 02:09:25.070 Micro-Star International Co., Ltd. PRO Z690-P DDR4 (MS-7D36) 2.0 (Desktop)
5148 02:09:25.070 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
5148 02:09:25.070 Windows 10 Enterprise 64-bit (10.0.19041)
5148 02:09:25.070 DamnGame.exe (PID:11520)
5148 02:09:25.073 Environment variable __COMPAT_LAYER = "DetectorsAppHealth DetectorsVista"
5148 02:09:25.073 Disabling High DPI Scaling...
5148 02:09:25.073 Loaded library: user32.dll
5148 02:09:25.073 Loaded library: shcore.dll
5148 02:09:25.073 Enabling d3d9 wrapper
5148 02:09:25.073 Loading 'd3d9.dll'...
5148 02:09:25.073 Hooking d3d9.dll APIs...
5148 02:09:25.073 DxWrapper loaded!
5148 02:09:25.143 d9_Direct3DCreate9
5148 02:09:25.143 d9_Direct3DCreate9On12
5148 02:09:25.143 Redirecting 'Direct3DCreate9On12' ...
5148 02:09:25.321 Creating interface m_IDirect3D9Ex::m_IDirect3D9Ex (07229D90)
5148 02:09:25.321 m_IDirect3D9Ex::LogAdapterNames Adapter: 0 \.\DISPLAY1 NVIDIA GeForce GTX 1080
5148 02:09:25.386 m_IDirect3D9Ex::~m_IDirect3D9Ex (07229D90) deleting interface!
5148 02:09:25.386 Redirecting 'Direct3DCreate9On12' ...
5148 02:09:25.469 Creating interface m_IDirect3D9Ex::m_IDirect3D9Ex (07229790)
5148 02:09:27.552 Creating interface m_IDirect3DDevice9Ex::InitDirect3DDevice (0DE04B68)
5148 02:09:27.552 Creating interface m_IDirect3DSurface9::m_IDirect3DSurface9 (0DD75560)
5148 02:09:27.552 Creating interface m_IDirect3DQuery9::m_IDirect3DQuery9 (0DE05538)
5148 02:09:27.552 Creating interface m_IDirect3DTexture9::m_IDirect3DTexture9 (0DE054F0)
5148 02:09:27.552 Creating interface m_IDirect3DTexture9::m_IDirect3DTexture9 (0DE052C8)
5148 02:09:27.552 Creating interface m_IDirect3DTexture9::m_IDirect3DTexture9 (0DE05358)
5148 02:09:27.553 Creating interface m_IDirect3DCubeTexture9::m_IDirect3DCubeTexture9 (0DE065B8)
5148 02:09:27.554 Creating interface m_IDirect3DPixelShader9::m_IDirect3DPixelShader9 (0DE05190)
5148 02:09:27.554 Creating interface m_IDirect3DPixelShader9::m_IDirect3DPixelShader9 (0E1DDDA0)
5148 02:09:27.554 Creating interface m_IDirect3DPixelShader9::m_IDirect3DPixelShader9 (0E1DDC20)
5148 02:09:27.554 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexShader9::m_IDirect3DVertexShader9 (0E1DDD58)
5148 02:09:27.554 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexShader9::m_IDirect3DVertexShader9 (0E1DDBD8)
5148 02:09:27.554 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexShader9::m_IDirect3DVertexShader9 (0E1DDC50)
5148 02:09:27.557 Creating interface m_IDirect3DCubeTexture9::m_IDirect3DCubeTexture9 (0E284DD8)
5148 02:09:27.558 Creating interface m_IDirect3DCubeTexture9::m_IDirect3DCubeTexture9 (0E284E38)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9::m_IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9 (1E7F2C80)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9::m_IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9 (1E7F2C98)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9::m_IDirect3DVertexDeclaration9 (1E7F2CB0)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexBuffer9::m_IDirect3DVertexBuffer9 (1E7F2BD8)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexBuffer9::m_IDirect3DVertexBuffer9 (1E7F2E48)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DIndexBuffer9::m_IDirect3DIndexBuffer9 (1E7F2D10)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DVertexBuffer9::m_IDirect3DVertexBuffer9 (1E7F2F08)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DIndexBuffer9::m_IDirect3DIndexBuffer9 (1E7F2F20)
5148 02:09:27.560 Creating interface m_IDirect3DIndexBuffer9::m_IDirect3DIndexBuffer9 (1E7F3160)
16456 02:09:28.305 Creating interface m_IDirect3DSurface9::m_IDirect3DSurface9 (0E189DE8)
16456 02:09:28.305 Creating interface m_IDirect3DSurface9::m_IDirect3DSurface9 (0E18A208)
15400 02:09:47.391 Creating interface m_IDirect3DQuery9::m_IDirect3DQuery9 (1F4A4078)
15400 02:09:47.391 Creating interface m_IDirect3DQuery9::m_IDirect3DQuery9 (1F4A4198)
5148 02:10:50.670 Quiting DxWrapper
5148 02:10:50.670 Unloading libraries...
5148 02:10:50.670 DxWrapper terminated!

[elishacloud]

Yes, the logs show that you were using D3D9On12. See here:

5148 02:09:25.143 d9_Direct3DCreate9
5148 02:09:25.143 d9_Direct3DCreate9On12
5148 02:09:25.143 Redirecting 'Direct3DCreate9On12' ...

AND

5148 02:09:25.386 Redirecting 'Direct3DCreate9On12' ...

Everything looks normal from the log. It would appear that MSI afterburner does not detect this rightly running under Direct3D12.

[Randalmcdaniel]

Thank you!!! You are so awesome and helpful!

I had a feeling it was working because the performance felt very good!