Error launching the game - Resolution problem (Need a professional)

[riplip 2]

 

"World of Warcraft was unable to start up 3D acceleration. Please make sure DirectX 9.0c is installed and your video drivers are up-to-date,"

I'll make this short as possible while providing as many details as I can. 

I don't have any errors like this happen on my WotLK client, everything runs perfectly.

My specs- 

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AMD Radeon R7 200 series graphics

AMD FX 6300 6core processor

1776x1000 monitor resolution 

30hz refresh

The only resolutions I can appear to run the game on are a select few smaller ones, which look extremely glip gloppy or they cut off the sides of the screen.

My config.wtf - 

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SET gxColorBits "24"
SET gxDepthBits "24"
SET gxResolution "1776x1000"
SET gxRefresh "30"
SET gxMultisampleQuality "0.000000"
SET fullAlpha "1"
SET lodDist "100.000000"
SET SmallCull "0.010000"
SET DistCull "500.000000"
SET trilinear "1"
SET frillDensity "48"
SET farclip "777"
SET specular "1"
SET pixelShaders "1"
SET particleDensity "1.000000"
SET unitDrawDist "300.000000"
SET movie "0"
SET realmList "logon.elysium-project.org"
SET readTOS "1"
SET readEULA "1"
SET hwDetect "0"
SET lod "0"
SET shadowLevel "0"
SET anisotropic "16"
SET Gamma "1.000000"
SET MusicVolume "0.40000000596046"
SET SoundVolume "1"
SET MasterVolume "1"
SET weatherDensity "3"
SET realmName "Elysium"
SET gameTip "7"
SET AmbienceVolume "0.60000002384186"
SET uiScale "1"
SET gxTripleBuffer "1"
SET gxMultisample "8"
SET M2UsePixelShaders "1"
 

You may see that I manually put the refresh rate at 30hz - it didn't change anything, neither did setting it to 59.9. Furthermore, when I have the resolution set extremely low in-game (only time I can play it) and I try to change it at 1776x1000, it fails and just reverts it back to the lowest resolution.

Everything i've tried - 

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- Reinstalling drivers - I have all my drivers fully updated and even reinstalled, let me iterate that ONLY Vanilla WoW is giving me this problem, no other games on my PC are, even graphically intensive ones such as Skyrim, Rust and Battlefield.

- Editing config.wtf - changing refresh rate manually, changing resolution, adding in a snip of code to make it run on OpenGL

- Running as administrator

 - running in Compatibility mode

- changing to Read only 

- Rebooted PC many many times

Notable - Changing the graphics engine to OpenGL Worked like a charm - except during the time I used that engine, the game began running at <10fps

 

Given everything i've tried and everything that has happened, I can only assume the answer is extremely simple in  one way or another.

[Stondus 1]

I'm not totally sure, but I believe I've seen a GM (Pottu?) written guide that basically said (HEAVILY shortened guide, warning..) something like:

1. Install vanilla & run on default values. Exit game

2. Install Retail, patch ('cuz u have to), run, config to max u want, exit game

3. Profit

 

...Aand after a bit digging Pottu's posts, here's the part written by GM team:

 

10. "I want to play with a massive resolution but my WoW client only goes up to X. Can I make it bigger?"

 

Yes you can. Interestingly, retail WoW and vanilla WoW share some Windows registry hooks. The easiest workaround is to install retail WoW, launch it once to set up the resolution that you want (you don't even have to wait for it finish downloading and trial accounts are free) and then launch vanilla WoW - when it asks to reset settings because of a hardware change, decline and your super-duper-amazing 4K resolution will now be working in vanilla WoW.

 

Also these threads are useful:

https://forum.elysium-project.org/topic/22004-some-common-issues-and-how-to-solve-them/

https://forum.elysium-project.org/topic/24997-console-finetune-graphical-quality-and-smoothness/

 

And finally, IF you are NOt one of those "mad-like-Alexensual-for-Nost-Staff-For-abanding-us" - people, the original Nost forums still have shiiiiiiiiiihtloads of excellent guides, if you don't find what you need from Ely's UI & addons - section here: https://forum.elysium-project.org/forum/268-ui-addons-macros/

 

 

[Knife 2]

using 2 monitors?