O.k.
...so GS doesn’t support application-based-control of anti-aliasing but does anyone knows of a launcher or program that can change display settings before the game starts and set anti-aliasing to 2X or something (like game-launcher of Call of Cthulhu). I couldn’t find anything on the web so far…
Thanks for answers!

you may be able to execute the program that sets the level inside gamestudio, correct me if I am wrong someone. Search for exec? maybe execute in the manual. I don't have an example...sorry.

yeah, exec(File, Arg);

O.k. Starting the program from within the game to change anti-aliasing settings is what I had in mind too. I’ve done a similar thing with changing the monitor hertz with a little program that I executed on start of my game.

But what program…? I still don’t have anything that can change graphic card settings fast and without any input from user.

Thank for taking interest in my problem.

use the program that your video card uses, Nvdia has a controll panel and so does ati..try one of those, or contact their tech support to see if there is an easier way.

I guess I could use Nvidia and Ati programs but, as you wroth, they are control panel programs. And it’s a little unprofessional to ask from user to adjust manually his graphics.

I need a simple application that can change settings for 2 or 3 things (anti-aliasing, anisotropic and vertical refresh) but thanks anyway.

maybe there's a way to acces this via C++ or something

I don't think setting Anti-Aliasing via an engine plugin or a launcher is possible, because Anti-Alaising is set during DirectX-Initialization and if the dynamic bind of the DLL is performed after the Init of DirectX, there's no chance of setting Anti-Alaising.

True... in all games when you changing anti-alising you must restart the game.
So first you have to change anti-alising and then run level.
So we need exec which one will first change anti-aliasing settings and then run the level.exe.

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I don't think setting Anti-Aliasing via an engine plugin or a launcher is possible, because Anti-Alaising is set during DirectX-Initialization and if the dynamic bind of the DLL is performed after the Init of DirectX, there's no chance of setting Anti-Alaising.

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Changing AA settings requires that the D3D device be recreated. Therefore, only A6 can do that, otherwise it couldnt draw anything later on.