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Anerian79
2 years ago
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Apex Legends not starting in DX12 mode

Hello, couple of seasons back I was normally playing Apex Legends via Steam in DX12 mode (launch option: -eac_launcher_settings SettingsDX12.json). I took a hiatus for some time and tried to play no...
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    EA_Mako
    4 months ago

    Hey everyone,

    Locking this thread down as there have been some changes to DX12 and these commands should no longer be necessary to launch.

    Please check out the thread below if you're running into any issues launching DX12 via Steam, thanks!

    [Steam] DX12 error at launch - Answer HQ

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RaasAlGhoul
9 months ago

Yeah, `-eac_launcher_settings SettingsDX12.json` does nothing, launching `r5apex_dx12.exe` does nothing either.

If you can edit the file `Settings.json` and change `r5apex.exe` to `r5apex_dx12.exe` and launch normally (-eac_launcher... not needed) DX12 seems to work just fine.

FTR, my specs

Windows 11

AMD 7940HS

RX 7600S

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EA_Mako
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4 months ago

Hey everyone,

Locking this thread down as there have been some changes to DX12 and these commands should no longer be necessary to launch.

Please check out the thread below if you're running into any issues launching DX12 via Steam, thanks!

[Steam] DX12 error at launch - Answer HQ

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