[Editor] Lack of DirectX 10 support crashing the editor
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Description
Release Type: GitHub
Version: Latest 3.0.0.5
Platform(s): Editor on windows desktop
Describe the bug
Exception thrown crashing the application and crash reporter, caused by old graphics card, graphics emulation or deprecated drivers.
To Reproduce
Steps to reproduce the behavior:
- Use a graphics card which doesn't support dx10+/ outdated driver / a VM with graphics emulation
- Launch the editor.
Expected behavior
Not crashing / switching to a supported graphics API/level, if not possible present the user with a modal window describing the issue before crashing.
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Log and callstacks
Exception thrown
Additional context
This issue is a follow up of #124
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Research direction
Start with the attached GP10+NotSupported.txt call stack and reproduce the failure when launching the editor on Windows with unsupported graphics hardware, an outdated driver, or graphics emulation. Done means the editor no longer crashes: it switches to a supported graphics API or level, or presents a modal explanation before exiting.
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Assessment
- Tech stack
- csharp
- Domain
- computer-graphics, desktop, game-dev
- Issue type
- Bug
- Difficulty
- 4/5
- Estimated time
- 3-5 days
- Activity status
- Stale
- Clarity
- Mostly clear
- Newbie friendliness
- 35/100