How can I save my DirectX choice in Saints Row: the Third so it stops asking me about it?

Question

Whenever I start up Saints Row the Third from Steam, it asks me whether I want to wimp out and use DirectX 9 or be all hardcore and stuff with DirectX 10/11. Of course, I always pick the latter, but getting asked every single time I run the game is kinda irritating. It's not like my answer is going to change.

Is there any way to always pick one of those options?

Answer 1

Replace the launcher with your chosen game executable. A summary of the steps here:

1. Copy the Saints Row .exe files in your Saints Row the Third install directory to a different folder (that should be game_launcher.exe, saintsrowthethird.exe, and saintsrowthethird_dx11.exe)
2. Copy back the one you want to always use - saintsrowthethird_dx11.exe to use the DirectX 11 version, or saintsrowthethird.exe to use the non-DirectX 11 version.
3. Rename the file you copied to game_launcher.exe.

This tricks Steam into directly running the version of the game you want, instead of putting you through the launcher.

Answer 2

If you go to the folder in which SR3 is installed their is a exe for each DirectX version if you run that exe it will load the game. Just simply set up a shortcut for that exe.