------What is this?------
These are compatibility versions of the game designed for older hardware by changing the Rendering Interface (RHI).

By default, Manic Miners runs on DX12 (DirectX12) for maximal performance. Unreal Engine, however, supports a multitude
of 3D rendering interfaces. If you have an older computer, you might not be able to use DirectX12 and might want to 
switch to another rendering interface. The ones available are:

- DX11
- DX10	  (Not included by default)
- Vulkan  (Not included by default)
- OpenGL  (Not included by default)
- OpenGL3 (Not included by default)
- OpenGL4 (Not included by default)
For the ones not available, please wait for a specific "Legacy build", which will be posted on the Itch page after major updates.

To try these out, you can open them via the command prompt shortcuts right here. If you want to create your own desktop 
shortcut, you will have to follow the instructions below


------ HOW TO SET UP A NEW COMPATIBILITY SHORTCUT ------

[1.] Windows shortcuts are absolute. The shortcuts in this folder are relative and only a demonstration of how to launch
the game with another rendering interface. You will therefore have to create your own shortcut.
Please right-click the shortcut you want to change and select Properties, then the "Target" field. 
It should look like this:
%COMSPEC% /C start ..\ManicMiners.exe -dx11

The first few words open the command prompt to point the shortcut to the correct folder. What you want to do is 
copy the last word, in this case:
-dx11

[2.] When you have copied this, make sure the game is placed in a folder where you want it to be. Right-click the .exe
file and select "Make shortcut". Place this shortcut where you want it to be.

[3.] Right-click the shortcut and select "Properties". At the end of your new shortcut's "Target" field, 
paste the line you just copied, like so:
"C:\PATH_TO_YOUR_GAME\ManicMiners20XX-YY-ZZ\ManicMiners.exe" -dx11

[4.] Congratulations! You can now run your game in your desired RHI mode anywhere.



------"These look scary! They open the command prompt."------
I agree, but that was the easiest way to use a relative shortcut path to the exe. Since 99% of users will never run these,
if you are one of those who will, you are gonna want to try them all out quickly. If you want to check the source of this
code for yourself, I simply took this solution: 
https://superuser.com/questions/644407/using-relative-paths-for-windows-shortcuts


If you have any issues, feel free to contact me directly.