Increase of view distance

RHYS4190 · 01-17-2008, 08:35 PM

Iv heared rumors that you can incress the view distance and make it so you can see enemys beyond a 100.

xW0LFx · 01-17-2008, 09:16 PM

what?

The view distance in your options are percentage, 50% to 100% of the maps view distance. So if you had a map with 1000m view distance at 50% settings you could see 500m. So I doubt that you can set it to anything above the maps preset limits.

zangoo · 01-17-2008, 09:42 PM

yha you can increase the view distance to what ever just need to increase the values in the init and sky.con, i am not sure about this working online, not sure if pb would catch it.

Rico · 01-17-2008, 09:58 PM

Increased view distance means lower performance. We have to strike a balance somewhere otherwise only those with the latest PC's could play. You could argue that those lower end pc's could reduce their view distance in the settings, but then this gives a large disadvantage to them.

General Dragosh · 01-17-2008, 10:02 PM

Now imagine the view distance would be 2000...damn *droll*

and those who have problems just lower the visibility to 50%...

hmm...

unrealalex · 01-17-2008, 10:04 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by [R-DEV]Rico

Increased view distance means lower performance. We have to strike a balance somewhere otherwise only those with the latest PC's could play. You could argue that those lower end pc's could reduce their view distance in the settings, but then this gives a large disadvantage to them.

that sucks

it would be so much better with a further draw distance, gameplay wise. Especially for planes and helis. You'd actually have to account for shell drop in tank combat...

CURSE YOU LOW END COMPUTERS! GET A NEW PC! jk

RHYS4190 · 01-17-2008, 11:02 PM

Iv seen people doing it, But how do you do it where is this Sky.con thing your talking about. And i don't think it a hack

Hmmmmm, I have high RAM and i think it would compansate for the long distance. Or do Video cards department?.(that as best as i could tranlate my thoughts to words deal with it).

Rudd · 01-17-2008, 11:25 PM

Hehe, i can imagine some poor infantryman running accross the field, then a tank shell arrives from beyond his view distance cuz some tanker with the latest Dell XPS or somthing can see 200m further than he can

icehollow · 01-17-2008, 11:31 PM

The problem isn't with view distance, it's the rendering of objects at longer view distances that is still the problem, not much point being hidden inside a small house or a field, or behind a structure if some sniper 1000m away can see you because of how much the BF2 engine blows. The dev's already increased view distance for 0.6.

zangoo · 01-17-2008, 11:43 PM

you can change the draw distance for biuldings, trees, ect. that is how you get good minimaps/maps. i think a 2km view distance for kashan would work fine, i would go for a bigger view distance over better shadows/aa any day.

ok so here is how you can edit the view distance.

01-17-2008, 08:35 PM	#1
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RHYS4190 Join Date: Aug 2007 Australia Posts: 961	Iv seen people doing it, But how do you do it where is this Sky.con thing your talking about. And i don't think it a hack Hmmmmm, I have high RAM and i think it would compansate for the long distance. Or do Video cards department?.(that as best as i could tranlate my thoughts to words deal with it).
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01-17-2008, 09:42 PM	#3
zangoo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: calgary,ab,canada Posts: 981	yha you can increase the view distance to what ever just need to increase the values in the init and sky.con, i am not sure about this working online, not sure if pb would catch it.

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Rudd Retired PR Developer Join Date: Aug 2007 United Kingdom Location: England, Brighton Posts: 17,664 Blog Entries: 2	Hehe, i can imagine some poor infantryman running accross the field, then a tank shell arrives from beyond his view distance cuz some tanker with the latest Dell XPS or somthing can see 200m further than he can
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icehollow Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 125	The problem isn't with view distance, it's the rendering of objects at longer view distances that is still the problem, not much point being hidden inside a small house or a field, or behind a structure if some sniper 1000m away can see you because of how much the BF2 engine blows. The dev's already increased view distance for 0.6.
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01-17-2008, 11:43 PM	#10
zangoo Join Date: Sep 2007 Location: calgary,ab,canada Posts: 981	you can change the draw distance for biuldings, trees, ect. that is how you get good minimaps/maps. i think a 2km view distance for kashan would work fine, i would go for a bigger view distance over better shadows/aa any day. ok so here is how you can edit the view distance.

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