Unsupported RHI or FeatureLevel inferred. This game must be launched with support for D3D12 and SM6.
Chosen: D3D12 (SM6)
Default: D3D12
Preferred: Not Set
Forced: Not Set (Not Set)
how do i fix this ?
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I have the same issue even though an AMD machine with 48 gb ram, everything instead on NVMe M.2 SSD. I ran DXDIAG and can confirm I have D3D 12 with Shader module 6.4 and a 8gb Raedon RX580 card
Hi, I have the same problem. The latest drivers are installed.
Windows 10 LTSC 1809.
AMD Ryzen 7 2700
RTX 3070TI
16GB RAM
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Vanguard feedback/help is on Discord during the preview here: [EVE Online - Discord] there will also be a survey after the preview period ends, worth providing feedback there as well.
I was a DUST514 player. Really enjoyed it. I had very high hopes here. Thought I would get to at least take a look at Vanguard. Seems the idea ended with the same error message so many others are getting and I have to say;
"Unsupported RHI or FeatureLevel inferred. This game must be launched with support for D3D12 and SM6.
Chosen: D3D12 (SM6)
Default: D3D12
Preferred: Not Set
Forced: Not Set (Not Set) ":
Just isnāt as much fun as I thought it might be. It might be time to just stop believing and move on. Giving up is right around the corner CCP"
(exactly what does CCP ācurrentlyā stand for?)
ANYWAY, I donāt think I want to play-
Unsupported RHI or FeatureLevel inferred. This game must be launched with support for D3D12 and SM6.
Chosen: D3D12 (SM6)
Default: D3D12
Preferred: Not Set
Forced: Not Set (Not Set)
anymore. ITāS BORING and certain to lead to another ādeath of a dreamā position.
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That error is due to the lack of some component present in some recent Windows update available in the most recent build(s). Iām too lazy to do a deep dive for this to find out what exactly is the cause, but if you update to the most recent build of whatever compatible Windows version youāre using, it will be fixed.
ā¦And then youāll have to deal with all of the other issues, like terrible performance.
Not only this errorā¦ some prereq install is stuck in infinite loopā¦ the error is from going to vanguard directory directly because it wouldnāt launch from launcher at all. 
The install script just runs in loopsā¦ and for the record, where do you see some error reporting in this batch file?
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@echo off
@setlocal enableextensions
@cd /d "%~dp0"
call "..\Engine\Extras\Redist\en-us\UEPrereqSetup_x64.exe" /quiet /norestart
call "..\EasyAntiCheat\EasyAntiCheat_EOS_Setup.exe" -verify-and-install 3f3ce0dab1b14ac396f3bd3cb0b625d1
Unsupported RHI or FeatureLevel inferred. This game must be launched with support for D3D12 and SM6.
Chosen: D3D12 (SM6)
Default: D3D12
Preferred: Not Set
Forced: Not Set (Not Set)
The obvious question is why oh why isnāt the launcher checking for pre-requisites instead of trying to download 13GB of data, and restarting that from scratch dozens of times?? Data usage is about 90GB to download the 13GB ā¦
And why is batch file, without error checking, used to install anything?
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Manā¦ I have the same issue. I got in once, and now its telling me that again.
Iād love to go on the discord and ask for help, but they require my phone number which is not ok. And really really lame. So unless EVE support wants to actually have support in appropriate support places, and not discord, there probably wonāt be a fix weāre told about.
I also have a similar error. Iāve already tried everything but nothing helps solve it. I will not receive bonuses and will not take part in the test.
The āUnsupported RHI /SM6 inferredā does have a few workarounds, I e of them 
involving the registry editor, Iāll link it below but anyway I found it more interesting that it has been a known issue for almost a year and effects several new games as the developers attempt to use the newest features available of which I mean DirectX12.1 and up but Iāll point something as one does. That the fix has been posted UREās dev forum instead of made an update at all since is just funny to me. In an attempt to slow the want by game companies they moved and tweaked capabilities in different versions of Directx12 and 12.1. Dx ULTIMATE is the best way to get that functionality without playing with the registry on oneās PC. Mine came with DirectX12. 1 and shader model 6.6 had been in use without a problem until realized they could just not fix it and tell no one. lol. It has now come down to is a battle by software makers being of one click or another so likely there wonāt be any further fixes.
So you can still enjoy eve online, and vanguard is still in early phases. Why cant you play? Not omega? Anti cheat not installed? Whats going on?
Mine wonāt work but it says Easy Anti Cheat is not installed but I can play other games that require it (paladins, etc) and the installer located in the vanguard folder blinks open and close some kind of window but I donāt have time to see anything. it should be an easy anti-cheat window that says install or repair but I get nothing. Any ideas?
I got in, it was my issue had to reinstall windows. Working great now!
Unsupported RHI or FeatureLevel inferred. This game must be launched with support for D3D12 and SM6.
Chosen: D3D12 (SM6)
Default: D3D12
Preferred: Not Set
Forced: Not Set (Not Set)
How do i fix thisĀ”? CCPā¦
Really want to play this game
Iām having the same exact issue
Hey, sorry you encountered a problem with Vanguard. Weāve been adding to our official Vanguard Help Center to provide some fixes to the most common issues as well as a gameplay guide.
If you run into something that is not covered in the help center then feel free to reach out to support directly via an email to support@eveonline.com.
I have the same problem and message.
But I guess it is because my graphic-card does not support DirectX 12 ultimate.
You can check that with the Windows Game Bar:
- Press [Windows + G] to open.
- Go to āSettingsā
- In the Tab āGaming-Functionsā you can see if your system supports DirectX 12 ultimate
@CCP_Arcade: The āVanguard Help Centerā has no sub-page which adresses this problem.
Boiled down there should be an easy answer:
āHarden the F* up and get a state-of-the-art GFX-card, if you want to play the latest state-of-the-art tech-demoā
I donāt know how feasible this is but could you make a branch of the project with the only difference of the shader model 6 disabled and put it as an alternative in the launcher for those of us who are not compatible with sm6 with our pc?
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