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Quoting: ShmerlCheck for example Hedon. It's using OpenGL by default, but Vulkan is right there in the graphics options.

Curious, you mean graphic options as in before the game itself launches (like in a game launcher) or really within the game?

Within the game settings UI itself, you can choose OpenGL or Vulkan (and it defaults to OpenGL). You can always modify the config file manually if you want too. I think it's using gzdoom engine.

Since what renderer to use is Unity setting, you can just expose it your game settings UI. Unity allows using -force-vulkan parameter for that (or you can find it in the config file as well).

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Quoting: EikeMind that the players are not the customers of Unity...
As a game developer, I would want it safe first, for my reputation's sake.
(And as a Unity developer, I would want it safe first, for my reputation's sake.)

Check for example Hedon. It's using OpenGL by default, but Vulkan is right there in the graphics options. Pretty doable, and it has a big warning that's it's an experimental renderer. I see nothing wrong with doing that. Often Unity ships Vulkan (SPIR-V) shaders, but for example Unreal often does not, unless you enable it explicitly. Developers should.

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Just finished the game, it's indeed relatively short. And choices don't matter at all? I.e. does it always end the same way? I thought this kind of game could have multiple endings, depending on how the story unfolds.

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More robust for what?

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That's due to the move to OpenXR, so expected?

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Quoting: GuestSo the safest default from a risk vs reward standpoint is probably still OpenGL. For now.

That's not necessarily what the end user might want (possibly safest), if it costs performance. At the very least, actual game developers should then expose in the settings what API to use, and default to OpenGL if they think Vulkan is still more risky.

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Engine developers are not many developers. They should be using the best option, which is Vulkan, because other developers (who are actually making games) depend on that, to get better performance and quality.

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Quoting: Marc Di LuzioIt's still OpenGL by default unless the game developer specifies.

They still haven't stabilized the Vulkan path?

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How is the progress of Valve replacing OpenVR with OpenXR? OpenXR spec came out a while ago already.

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Did new Unity finally start using Vulkan on Linux by default? For some reason VtM: Coteries of New York is using OpenGL, but adding -force-vulkan starts it with Vulkan renderer.

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