How to solve dx12 error caused when launching The First Descendant game from Steam.
It’s always an exciting moment to see a game delivered on time to steam.
That moment when a 10 minute download feels like it took up the whole day is quickly forgotten after launching the game.
The biggest disappointment that I will never get used to is going through all these emotional phases only to have the game crash before displaying an error message.
In this post, I give you solutions that have worked for many and I hope it will work for you.
In my case, the game never worked because my machine did not have the minimum requirements. A big mistake on my part for not checking the requirements before embarking on the adventure.
The first descendant dx12 error : the game doesn’t launch ? Here’s what to do!
If you launch the game with the problem, take the time to read the error message on the dialog. In my case, it looked exactly like this:
DX12 is not supported on your system. Try running without the -dx12 or -d3d12 command line argument .
If this is the message, there are a number of things that can be done.
The following solutions come from my article on how to fix the DX12 is not supported on your system error which can happen to any PC game. Not just The First Descendant .
First you need to:
- launch the game with the command -dx11
- or update your system
- contact the developers and wait for the next updates
The following sections go into more detail.
If your windows has a version below windows 10 use the command -dx11
- On the Steam shortcut to launch your game, right-click
- Click on “ Properties ”
- In the “ Launch Option ” section of the window, add “ -dx11 ”
- Close the window
You will normally be able to start the game. Another solution might be to upgrade your system to Windows 10.
Read on before making that decision for just one game.
If you have windows 10 or higher
In this case, try the previous solution anyway. In my case, it didn’t work but you never know.
There are two solutions if you have windows 10 and the game The first descendant does not work.
You either need to update your system (which will update your direct x) or update your graphics card driver.
Update Windows
If the game launches with the same error message anyway, try updating your system. Direct X 12 only comes with Windows updates.
To update your system:
- Click on the “ Start ” button
- Go to “ Settings ”
- Click on “ update ” or “ update or security ”
- Go to “ Windows Update ” or “ Windows Update ”
Update your graphics card driver
Driver updates vary depending on your graphics card. For this, you must refer to your graphics card management software or your graphics card documentation.
Contact developers and wait for updates
The bug may come from the game itself. You will have to contact the game support to take the problem into account during the next update.
Maybe they can present you with a unique solution specific to your game. Before that, you will need to make sure that your machine has the prerequisites to launch the game normally.
Check the requirements to run the game
This is the most important information to check on every steam game and pc games in general. It’s obvious but I also sometimes forget to pay attention to it.
This is what prevented me from running my game that caused this problem. I gave up trying when I realized that my gaming laptop is too old to run this game.
The only solution would be to upgrade your war machine’s hardware.
In conclusion, this is the only problem I know of launching the game. If I find others, I will add a section on it.
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