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Legacy:Renderer
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The renderer used in 3D UnrealEd Viewports is set by the UnrealEd.ini file:
Device=SoftDrv.SoftwareRenderDevice Device=D3DDrv.D3DRenderDevice Device=OpenGLDrv.OpenGLRenderDevice