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Manually fixing Vulkan on Windows
By m30w
I DO NOT ACCEPT ANY RESPONSIBILITY FOR ANYONE BREAKING THEIR COMPUTER OR CATCHING A VAC.
USE AT UR OWN RISK

DOWNLOAD
https://github.com/doitsujin/dxvk/releases/tag/v2.0

RENAME
dxvk-2.0.tar.gz/dxvk-2.0.tar/dxvk-2.0/x32/d3d9.dll
to
dxvk_d3d9.dll

REPLACE
into SteamLibrary\steamapps\common\Left 4 Dead 2\bin

ENABLE
add -vulkan to your launch options and then start ur game.


Game is so much smoother on vulkan that its ridiculous
   
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Category: Co-op, Secrets
Languages: English
Game Modes: Campaigns, Mutations, Survival, Versus
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19 Sep, 2023 @ 11:37am
19 Sep, 2023 @ 11:40am
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how to do
The update from 2022 was for 2.0 so we're using the 2.0 version rather than the newer ones.
To open the files you can use 7zip, google it.
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Sempiro 28 Jun, 2024 @ 4:54am 
Good. Native D3D is way outdated, Vulkan is for the win. Thank you.
m30w  [author] 13 Apr, 2024 @ 5:33pm 
frames are higher and more consistent, the latency overall feels much better
Darames 31 Mar, 2024 @ 8:22am 
I'm using Windows 11, what are the advantages/disadvantages of vulkan in the game?
R󠀡F 24 Mar, 2024 @ 5:31am 
Valve just used latest dxvk that was available at the time.
m30w  [author] 23 Mar, 2024 @ 5:42pm 
does the dll for 2.3 actually work tho? Because im willing to try it, i just assumed since the implementation was supposed to be 2.0 that i should use that one.
R󠀡F 23 Mar, 2024 @ 11:24am 
Reason why its smoother on vulkan because it drastically drops the RAM usage compared to D3D. Most notable with lots of mods and custom campaigns. I would still recommend using 2.3 though.
m30w  [author] 23 Jan, 2024 @ 10:57pm 
2.0 version rather than the newer ones
actu 23 Jan, 2024 @ 9:45am 
Alright, thanks for responding, sorry for sounding skeptical, should I use this version of dxvk, or just grab the latest off the github?
m30w  [author] 23 Jan, 2024 @ 9:33am 
yes, plenty of others have too
actu 23 Jan, 2024 @ 7:58am 
Have you been using it without issues?

I've been using the vulkan flag but full screen does break on that.