Mat_dxlevel

[ZERO]

Probably b/c you have the file set to read only also 80 in the min setting it really needs to be 90 ie set for direct x 9. Using anyting below direct x8 is actually a hack and if you did that in cal for example you would be banned for life.

[Spasm]

Probably b/c you have the file set to read only also 80 in the min setting it really needs to be 90 ie set for direct x 9. Using anyting below direct x8 is actually a hack and if you did that in cal for example you would be banned for life.

I thought 80 was because of what it does to smoke and flash gernades.

[KaMiKaZi_NiNjA]

okay, I've been looking for the file in my steam folder/css folder and I cannot see it anywhere, it isn't coming up on search either. I think I have DX 8 on this old piece of junk. on thursday that may change tho.

[acolyte_to_jippity]

ok, navigate to the following:
../steam/steamapps/<username>/counter-strike source/cstrike/cfg

then, rightclick, and create a new text document (notepad)

add the line "mat_dxlevel 80" w/out quotes

now save that file as (must be exact with this step) autoexec.cfg

there you go!

that's all there is to it.

[KaMiKaZi_NiNjA]

ty ty

Okay I made the file exactly as you suggested and the same thing just happened

[acolyte_to_jippity]

ok, what exactly is happening? like, you say it's changing your dx level, what does it change to?

[KaMiKaZi_NiNjA]

every time I open CSS its auto-setting my mat_dxlevel to 70

once I manually change it in console its totally fine for the rest of the session.