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How to switch to DirectX 11 on Epic Games Store?

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Having performance issues while playing Predecessor on DirectX 12?
You may see improved performance by switching to DirectX 11. To do so, follow these steps:

  1. Open the Epic Games Launcher.

  2. Click on the first letter of your username in the top-right corner.

  3. Select Settings.

  4. Scroll to find Predecessor, then expand the section.

  5. Tick the box for Additional Command Line Arguments.

  6. Enter the following: -d3d11

The next time you launch Predecessor, it will run using DirectX 11, which may help improve performance.

To revert back to DirectX 12, simply remove the command line argument.

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