DirectX Versions
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This is a description of what each version of DirectX is capable of, for reference when creating fallback materials. Under each heading are features not available in previous versions of DirectX.
DirectX 6
DirectX 7
- Blob shadows
- Transparency
- Fog
DirectX 8.0
- Refractions with the use of a du/dv map
- Dynamic shadows
- Bump-mapped shading
- Cubed specular maps
DirectX 8.1
- Soft edge dynamic shadows
DirectX 9
- Refractions with the use of a bump map
- Distance fog
- True reflection for water
- Softer edge dynamic shadows