I'm also having issues, DX10 is always not selected when I go into the options menu. When I click it, it says DX10 will be applied when WiC is restarted but after I restart it, its not selected anymore.

Which version of Windows are you running?

I have managed to get the game running DX10 in Windows 7 without crashing.

1. I had to uninstall Windows update KB2670838. Even then it wouldn't run in DX10 by selecting the in-game menu.

2. So I edited the WiC shortcut on my desktop. Right click, then select properties and add to target -dx10, to look something like this:
"G:\Games\World in Conflict - Complete Edition\wic.exe" -dx10

I've also read you can select DX10 by going to C:\Users\(my profile)\Documents\World in Conflict, open the game options.txt and change "myDX10Flag 1" to "myDX10Flag 0".

Hi sorry that it took so long to notice that somebody had replied to my post.
I am using Windows 10 and I can play but the crashes because of a lack of memory apparently and I don't know why.
DirectX 10 functions don't work but everything else with the graphics works fine.

I don't know of Windows 10 fixes unfortunately, didn't come across any during my search. If you can't find a fix online you may need to contact GOG support.

Thanks I did try and contact gog support and I am waiting on them to respond to my latest email.

I've tried forcing DX10 by setting the config to read-only, it stays enabled, but I don't think any of the DX10 effects are working.

Also 3D craters are not working either

I'm on Windows 10 64bit and i've not had any memory issues. Not sure whats going on with yours.

It seems that problem takes forever to get fixed. Shame, such a gem just flawed a bit...

Hi all.

When selecting "USE DX10 RENDERING" on the video settings, the game warns that the changes wil take effect after its restart. After the restart the "USE DX10 RENDERING" box is unchecked, as well as "SHADOWS FROM CLOUDS". In order to force these settings you have to do the folowing;
On your hard drive, follow the path [Users->"Your PC name"->Documents->World in Conflict->Game Options.txt]. Open the "Game Options.txt" using the "Notepad" and set the values of the settings "myDX10Flag" and "myCloudShadowsFlag" to "1". Afterwards close the text file and through its properties set its "Attributes" to "Read-only".
Now the settings are forced and will not be automatically disabled next time you run the game. All the DX10 features will be perfectly functional and the version of the renderer used by the game can be checked (if you still have any doubts) by using "MSI Afterburner".

Cheers.

This doesn't seem to enable the DX10 features though. No volumetric clouds, soft smoke, dynamic ground, etc.

Hi mfxa.

WiC is not a "real DX10" game.
It only qualitatively and imperceptibly improves the effects, lighting and shadow complexity, as well as the cloudmap by including cloud shadows.

https://www.neoseeker.com/Articles/Hardware/Guides/world_in_conflict_performance_guide/4.html

Cheers.

The solution to playing (what i consider the best rts game of all time) is kind of a pin in the but, however this is how you get it to work. As you know if you max out all the graphics there will be two you cannot turn on DX10 and the clouds settings.

To turn on these two options, you need to go to this location on your pc.

C:\Users\Johnny\Documents\World in Conflict (photo is below)

Now open the Game Options.txt file and scroll down to the myDIAGFlag = 0 line and change the 0 to a 1. You will also see a option for clouds right near it that also is set to 0. You need to change that 0 to a 1 for clouds as well.
Then just click file, then save. (see photo below)

Launch the game and you will see now the game is running in DX10 mode and the clouds graphics are enabled.


For the rest of you who still love this game as I do, you can download the free MOD , called the call of duty mod where they have been updating the graphics, adding units, and adding hundreads to multiplayer maps. The last update was in 2023 so its worth grabbing. They have added so many units I can't even list them here, but here is the website which every RTS player should have bookmarked and the page for World in Conflict. I just wanted to include it because if your reading this you still love this game. Hope you have fun.

https://www.moddb.com/games/world-in-conflict

Also if anyone does come up with the fix so we dont need to keep enabling it, please post. I know people are saying its not worth running in DX10 mode but it 100% is. Especially if your going to update the game with all the new mods, with the high res new units etc. you can find out if DX10 effects are working just by checking to see if the clouds graphical settings are able to be selected. Its the only graphical setting that will only run in DX10 mode. If you try and turn it on while running the game in DX9, it will tell you you must first turn on DX10. If your option for clouds also is staying turned on , or atleast allowing you to just click on the small box to enable clouds in the setup menu, then you have solved the keeping the game in DX10 mode.