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<blockquote data-quote="bloodydrake" data-source="post: 3710427" data-attributes="member: 10429">yes shader 2.0 is dx9 only..and yes it won't work with most budget laptops either ..the ones with the integrated intel&nbsp; video display pre 900 series, shared main memory ones ect ect.really its this simple is this a licensed engine? Or completely homebrew? If its a licensed engine which is it and has any games or apps using it been ported to Mac.. If the answer is no..well there ya go.btw heres a wiki page with games and supported video chipsets for dx9<a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_games_that_require_Pixel_Shaders" target="_blank">http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_games_that_require_Pixel_Shaders</a>basically your video card better be one of these&nbsp; &nbsp; * ATI Radeon 9500/9550/9600/9700/9800 series&nbsp; &nbsp; * ATI Radeon X300/X600 series&nbsp; &nbsp; * ATI Express-200 integrated graphics&nbsp; &nbsp; * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and 950 series (no hardware vertex shader)&nbsp; &nbsp; * XGI Volari series&nbsp; &nbsp; * SiS Mirage 3&nbsp; &nbsp; * S3 Chrome series, including DeltaChrome and GammaChrome but excluding UniChrome integrated graphics[edit] Version 2.0x (DirectX 9.0b)Version 2.0x comprises two versions - version 2.0a (for nVidia GeForce FX series) and version 2.0b (for ATI Radeon X700/X800/X850 series). These versions expose additional features over version 2.0 and are usually used for increased performance with the target hardware (GeForceFX or Radeon X700/X800/X850).&nbsp; &nbsp; * nVidia GeForce FX series&nbsp; &nbsp; * ATI Radeon X700/X800/X850 series&nbsp; &nbsp; * AMD 690G/V chipset and Radeon Xpress 1250[edit] Version 3.0 (DirectX 9.0c)&nbsp; &nbsp; * nVidia GeForce 6 Series&nbsp; &nbsp; * nVidia GeForce 7 Series&nbsp; &nbsp; * ATI Radeon X1K series&nbsp; &nbsp; * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 (Intel® GMA 3000)[edit] Version 4.0 (DirectX 10.0)&nbsp; &nbsp; * nVidia GeForce 8 Series&nbsp; &nbsp; * ATI Radeon HD 2000 series&nbsp; &nbsp; * AMD 780G chipset (RS780)&nbsp; &nbsp; * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3500</blockquote>

[QUOTE="bloodydrake, post: 3710427, member: 10429"] yes shader 2.0 is dx9 only..and yes it won't work with most budget laptops either ..the ones with the integrated intel video display pre 900 series, shared main memory ones ect ect. really its this simple is this a licensed engine? Or completely homebrew? If its a licensed engine which is it and has any games or apps using it been ported to Mac.. If the answer is no..well there ya go. btw heres a wiki page with games and supported video chipsets for dx9 [url]http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_computer_games_that_require_Pixel_Shaders[/url] basically your video card better be one of these * ATI Radeon 9500/9550/9600/9700/9800 series * ATI Radeon X300/X600 series * ATI Express-200 integrated graphics * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 900 and 950 series (no hardware vertex shader) * XGI Volari series * SiS Mirage 3 * S3 Chrome series, including DeltaChrome and GammaChrome but excluding UniChrome integrated graphics [edit] Version 2.0x (DirectX 9.0b) Version 2.0x comprises two versions - version 2.0a (for nVidia GeForce FX series) and version 2.0b (for ATI Radeon X700/X800/X850 series). These versions expose additional features over version 2.0 and are usually used for increased performance with the target hardware (GeForceFX or Radeon X700/X800/X850). * nVidia GeForce FX series * ATI Radeon X700/X800/X850 series * AMD 690G/V chipset and Radeon Xpress 1250 [edit] Version 3.0 (DirectX 9.0c) * nVidia GeForce 6 Series * nVidia GeForce 7 Series * ATI Radeon X1K series * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator 3000 (Intel® GMA 3000) [edit] Version 4.0 (DirectX 10.0) * nVidia GeForce 8 Series * ATI Radeon HD 2000 series * AMD 780G chipset (RS780) * Intel Graphics Media Accelerator X3500 [/QUOTE]

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