Increase view distance?

[dracflamloc]

I think it'd be great for PRSP to have huge view distances by default. I understand there are some rendering engine limitations in BF2 that cause some undesirable visual problems, however the primary issues I've seen discussed are really only bad points when playing 'normal' PR because of multiplayer fairness issues and all.

However in PRSP I don't think that'd be such a big deal, so for PRSP I think being able to have massive draw distances would be great. Just a thought, thanks =)

[RAW HOMICIDAL]

frame rates might get really low for some players.

and we keep the view distance the same as the max on each level as PR MP

[dracflamloc]

Yea, my point was why is it like that? There is a percentage-based view distance slider in options, so for people who have slower computers that can be turned down anyway.

[RAW HOMICIDAL]

edit/delete

[jbgeezer]

I agree with dracflamlock, but I dont know if this can be done..

[Scot]

This can easily be done yourself, if you want max view distance of 2km follow these steps:

C:\Program Files\EA GAMES\Battlefield 2\mods\pr_sp_08\levels

Go to that folder, your shortcut may be different, but it's important to go to the levels folder of SP(you may also want to backup if you want to play Coop online)

Enter any levels folder.

Open up server.zip

Scroll down and open init.con with notepad

Find the line called:

GameLogic.MaximumLevelViewDistance

There will be a number after that, now the maximum view distance for any PR map you will need is 2km, so the max is 2000, however for maps like Asad Khal, you will only need about 1000.

However, this will make your view distance complete.

Close the init.con and scroll down in the server.zip and find the sky.con

Right at the bottom will be some code looking like this:

Renderer.fogStartEndAndBase 30.00/250.00/1.40/0.40

Any numbers will be here.

30 Stands for when the fog starts,
250 stands for when it ends.

The other two, I don't know, but they aren't important.

Change those to 1990/2000 or any values you want.

This should get you maximum level view distance in game for any map.

[A_Mosquito]

How do edit a zipped file? When I try to change the Max View Distance, all I get is an error saying there is nothing to do.

[Scot]

Download a program called WinRar (google it) and then open the .zips, then open the files with notepad.