draw distance/fog

[DingBatDave]

Chaps... i read on a youtube comment that the fog can be changed.. something to do with draw distance or view distance.. did a quick search and didn't see anything, and can't find a setting in game for it.

So any help would be appreciated . the view distance and that constant fog are driving me nuts. Point me in the direction where i can change it would be great.

On a side note... why did it become a constant thing in the last few months? i assume it's to help performance on the console version.. but if thats the case we on PC should have an option to change it... i guess im missing something.

Cheers.

[Enforcer]

Iirc view distance if it still works the same as on the other engines is set by the server. You can't override that.

[Hortzy]

Documents >> Dayz >> YourUsername_settings.DayzProfile

Open that folder with notepad.
In the file you will find 2 setting options associated with view distance (viewDistance, preferredObjectViewDistance)
change those values to the number you wish to use.
I have both set at 3000.

viewDistance = The total amount of terrain surface view distance.
prefferedObjectViewDistance = The total view distance in which objects will be rendered at.

[Nica]

Originally posted by Hortzy:

Documents >> Dayz >> YourUsername_settings.DayzProfile

Open that folder with notepad.
In the file you will find 2 setting options associated with view distance (viewDistance, preferredObjectViewDistance)
change those values to the number you wish to use.
I have both set at 3000.

viewDistance = The total amount of terrain surface view distance.
prefferedObjectViewDistance = The total view distance in which objects will be rendered at.

Isnt this still overriden by server?

[DingBatDave]

Originally posted by Enforcer:

Iirc view distance if it still works the same as on the other engines is set by the server. You can't override that.

thats just it, it was on one of the runningmanz videos i saw that paul (runningmanz) replied to someone and said he fixed his fog issues.

[DingBatDave]

Originally posted by Hortzy:

Documents >> Dayz >> YourUsername_settings.DayzProfile

Open that folder with notepad.
In the file you will find 2 setting options associated with view distance (viewDistance, preferredObjectViewDistance)
change those values to the number you wish to use.
I have both set at 3000.

viewDistance = The total amount of terrain surface view distance.
prefferedObjectViewDistance = The total view distance in which objects will be rendered at.

im not certain this works mate, but ill try it, cheers.

[Hortzy]

Originally posted by Nica:

Originally posted by Hortzy:

Documents >> Dayz >> YourUsername_settings.DayzProfile

Open that folder with notepad.
In the file you will find 2 setting options associated with view distance (viewDistance, preferredObjectViewDistance)
change those values to the number you wish to use.
I have both set at 3000.

viewDistance = The total amount of terrain surface view distance.
prefferedObjectViewDistance = The total view distance in which objects will be rendered at.

Isnt this still overriden by server?

Not exactly
While the "maximum" view distance may be set by server. you can still set a custom view distance which is lower than the maximum limit.
so technically you can still increase your view distance.
For example...
Your view distance in settings is set at.. say 2000 by default, but the server settings are at 5000.
that means you will still only see 2000 view distance even tho the server is set at 5000.
So increasing your view distance in the settings file will allow you to actually achieve the Max view distance set by the server.

I have tested this myself to prove its legit

[Himothy]

Originally posted by DingBatDave:

Originally posted by Hortzy:

Documents >> Dayz >> YourUsername_settings.DayzProfile

Open that folder with notepad.
In the file you will find 2 setting options associated with view distance (viewDistance, preferredObjectViewDistance)
change those values to the number you wish to use.
I have both set at 3000.

viewDistance = The total amount of terrain surface view distance.
prefferedObjectViewDistance = The total view distance in which objects will be rendered at.

im not certain this works mate, but ill try it, cheers.

Did this work for you?

[Lufty]

Might as well just go wireframe while you are at it...either way it's exploiting IMO.

[_KC76_]

Originally posted by Lufty:

Might as well just go wireframe while you are at it...either way it's exploiting IMO.

lolz wut? .. using the "settings" on Max is now an "Exploit"? ... you can not be serious, can you?

[firestorm]

Server side defaults for view distance;
viewDistance=2200;
preferredObjectViewDistance=1375.8242;

Client side defaults
viewDistance=3800;
preferredObjectViewDistance=3200;

Have a local server & have never touched these values, server or client side.
Could be different on hosted servers?

server side value of 1375.8242 is just rather strange? precision measurement there!
looks like a phone number rather than a game setting. lol

Edit: Forgot to add, client side more than likely overrides server settings.
As the server side, server console is only text.
Thought about that after I jumped in bed last night.
But there are a few things where client side settings override the server setting.