Port DX11 to D12?

[Confused_2018]

Saw this article, and others, and wondered if it is possible/worthwhile?

 

https://www.game-debate.com/news/28224/microsoft-has-made-it-easier-to-port-games-to-directx-12-with-open-source-layer

 

If possible, what could be expected ?

[Jade_Monkey]

Sounds good but i have yet to see a DX12 game that benefits greatly from it. Im not sure what the real change would be.

 

Il2 runs really well in general. Would dx12 make a real difference such as actually enable large bomber formations?

 

 

[ZachariasX]

1 hour ago, Jade_Monkey said:

Sounds good but i have yet to see a DX12 game that benefits greatly from it. Im not sure what the real change would be.

P3Dv5 benefited greatly from it.

[Confused_2018]

Here is a vid from 2018.  I am sure that there are newer better resources.

 

I remember reading in some of the new hardware threads that DX11 may be a choke point.  Hopefully porting to DX12 could help?

 

Now if we could just get someone to do this series of games and IL-2 1946!

 

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BV64mdOCgZo

[JamesJninFS]

Here's one thing to keep in mind, DX11 support extends to Windows 7, adding in DX12 would likely mean dropping support for 7 & 8. While most people playing are probably on 10 at this point I'm sure a good number are still on older systems, for this reason I highly doubt we'll see it be added.

Edited November 6, 2020 by JamesJninFS

[Confused_2018]

Interesting point.  I would like to point out that older systems that run 7 can only last so much longer though.

 

*IF* steam can be used as any kind of metric, Win 10 seems to be the highest used o/s?

 

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

 

I wasnt expecting the devs to jump on it, but, I think eventually something will have to change in the game world.  We now have systems that are able to handle so much more than what was possible even a few years ago.  Game devs will have to adjust.  No more of this single core/boost BS.

[JamesJninFS]

2 hours ago, Confused_2018 said:

Interesting point.  I would like to point out that older systems that run 7 can only last so much longer though.

 

*IF* steam can be used as any kind of metric, Win 10 seems to be the highest used o/s?

 

https://store.steampowered.com/hwsurvey/Steam-Hardware-Software-Survey-Welcome-to-Steam

 

I wasnt expecting the devs to jump on it, but, I think eventually something will have to change in the game world.  We now have systems that are able to handle so much more than what was possible even a few years ago.  Game devs will have to adjust.  No more of this single core/boost BS.

Sure 10's popular, and that applies to IL-2 as well, that doesn't mean IL-2's necessarily gonna have the same split as most games. The main thing I'd considers the Russia fanbase, I'd question how much they use 10 over 7, I guess it's probably way lower. Also anyone who's older in general is way more like likely to stick with older versions of Windows, and I think that's a larger demographic for IL-2 than most titles. Also I'd note we're still at a point when even Microsoft's own flight sim uses DX11 over 12, which I think shows that 11 still has a lot of life left in it..