Any way to fix the LOD pop in when zooming?

[Taiga]

Every map I play on, trees are low res until I zoom, then they awkwardly pop in. I have no idea why it's doing this, all settings are max, my PC can run the game fine, but I don't know how to fix this. Sorry if it's a stupid question.

[Jethro]

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that’s just the way the game is.

I run everything on max settings and I get it very noticeably. Zooming either just “focusing” or with any sort of scope is just icky. The LOD updates like 2-3 times and it’s not smooth/instant; it takes a second or 2 after zooming.

[Amogus]

If I'm not mistaken, the reason for this is to both save performance as well as ensuring that cover behind bushes/trees isn't completely useless at a distance

One of the biggest issues this game had during legacy DayZ was that, since grass and sometimes tree branches never rendered for the player beyond ~100m, ghillie suits were effectively useless and only really worn for the aesthetic. Since the LOD feature has been added more appropriately so that trees/grass will load at a distance properly when scoped, it helps for trees/bushes to actually provide some level of cover for the person hiding in them

[Taiga]

Originally posted by Jethro:

I could be wrong, but I’m pretty sure that’s just the way the game is.

I run everything on max settings and I get it very noticeably. Zooming either just “focusing” or with any sort of scope is just icky. The LOD updates like 2-3 times and it’s not smooth/instant; it takes a second or 2 after zooming.

Damn, that's really annoying.

[Herrschender Cis Mann]

Originally posted by Asuda:

Every map I play on, trees are low res until I zoom, then they awkwardly pop in. I have no idea why it's doing this, all settings are max, my PC can run the game fine, but I don't know how to fix this. Sorry if it's a stupid question.

invest in good ram

[TemplarScott]

Originally posted by Krischtoffer:

Originally posted by Asuda:

Every map I play on, trees are low res until I zoom, then they awkwardly pop in. I have no idea why it's doing this, all settings are max, my PC can run the game fine, but I don't know how to fix this. Sorry if it's a stupid question.

invest in good ram

lol RAM would not solve this issue i have 32 gb of ram and it still does it,,its just how the game engine works and how the game is

[Herrschender Cis Mann]

Originally posted by TemplarScott:

Originally posted by Krischtoffer:

invest in good ram

lol RAM would not solve this issue i have 32 gb of ram and it still does it,,its just how the game engine works and how the game is

yes your right in some way but i had the exact same problem and changed from 3600mhz 17-21-21 to 4600 16-18-18 and it helped a lot
in big cities like zeleno or electro it is still noticeable but not that much anymore

[Dugs]

Nothing you can do about the render range unless it's a private server.

[76561199390204486]

Well, you're playing a multiplayer game. If you're playing for graphics, you're doing it wrong. Higher LoD values = more grass and trees enemies can hide behind. You want LoD on Poor/Low for maximum visibility. So when you see players further out to snipe, they'll just be running on a flat landscape in the distance rather seeing every bush and tree.

[Jethro]

Originally posted by Bobby:

Well, you're playing a multiplayer game. If you're playing for graphics, you're doing it wrong. Higher LoD values = more grass and trees enemies can hide behind. You want LoD on Poor/Low for maximum visibility. So when you see players further out to snipe, they'll just be running on a flat landscape in the distance rather seeing every bush and tree.

I guess people actually play this way. I could never. I want the immersion and somewhat decent graphics over awful looking barren crappy textures grass. It already looks funny enough while looking out past the render distance on some maps like Livonia. Beautiful grass and foliage then BAM suddenly it changes to ugly, blurry “grass”. Ick.

[76561199390204486]

Originally posted by Jethro:

Originally posted by Bobby:

Well, you're playing a multiplayer game. If you're playing for graphics, you're doing it wrong. Higher LoD values = more grass and trees enemies can hide behind. You want LoD on Poor/Low for maximum visibility. So when you see players further out to snipe, they'll just be running on a flat landscape in the distance rather seeing every bush and tree.

I guess people actually play this way. I could never. I want the immersion and somewhat decent graphics over awful looking barren crappy textures grass. It already looks funny enough while looking out past the render distance on some maps like Livonia. Beautiful grass and foliage then BAM suddenly it changes to ugly, blurry “grass”. Ick.

I enjoy immersion in games. Having said that, the immersion in DayZ wears off within the first few dozens hours. Here's why:

- Many repeated assets
- Dated graphics and sound design
- Lack of complex environmental systems. RDR1, for example, has ecosystems of animals that hunt eachother.
- You have to run through relatively large and empty environments most of the time while playing, which makes it hard to ignore the above details.

Then of course, your 10-hour life in the game will come to an end because you have your LOD settings too high and didn't spot the dude camping in the bush from across the field. That's not fun. What's fun is spotting the guy across the field, flanking him, and being the one to kill him and get his gear. That's the nature of fun, competitive games. Rewarding gameplay triumphs over immersion, and these things directly contradict each other.

Hell, even if you aren't competitive, I'd argue DayZ is more fun with a podcast ready to go in the background for the lengthy treks and loot runs. Playing with less sound awareness can even be occasionally advantageous (though obviously not ideal). But having background media makes the game a lot more tolerable for when you do die.

Obviously once you're geared up, you'll be a lot more concerned about awareness. Unless you're on a server with a generous loot economy (which is basically everything except vanilla on certain community maps such as Namalsk or other popular ones).

[Sebi1106]

Originally posted by Bobby:

- Lack of complex environmental systems. RDR1, for example, has ecosystems of animals that hunt eachother.

What if i told you that DayZ has this too? :D

The wolves literally hunt other wildlife.
The Zeds also hunt wildlife.

[76561199390204486]

Originally posted by Sebi1106:

Originally posted by Bobby:

- Lack of complex environmental systems. RDR1, for example, has ecosystems of animals that hunt eachother.

What if i told you that DayZ has this too? :D

The wolves literally hunt other wildlife.
The Zeds also hunt wildlife.

Wrong. Wolves only howl and chase players. Wolves will chase animals only by accident, and rarely will they catch them (never seen it myself).

And again, zeds don't hunt anything. They simply patrol a defined space. If an animals wanders into their patrol, they will aggro. Not the same thing as hunting, or an ecosystem, or anything. It's just dumb and lazy, really.

[baddoggs]

Originally posted by Sebi1106:

Originally posted by Bobby:

- Lack of complex environmental systems. RDR1, for example, has ecosystems of animals that hunt eachother.

What if i told you that DayZ has this too? :D

The wolves literally hunt other wildlife.
The Zeds also hunt wildlife.

Yeah, i saw an Infected fighting/chasing a pig once..
I stopped to watch.. and just dropped dead...

[Sebi1106]

Originally posted by baddoggs:

Originally posted by Sebi1106:

What if i told you that DayZ has this too? :D

The wolves literally hunt other wildlife.
The Zeds also hunt wildlife.

Yeah, i saw an Infected fighting/chasing a pig once..
I stopped to watch.. and just dropped dead...
:lunar2019crylaughingpig:

You havent fully lived until you saw a bear fight off a pack of wolves.

[anderton30]

Originally posted by baddoggs:

Originally posted by Sebi1106:

What if i told you that DayZ has this too? :D

The wolves literally hunt other wildlife.
The Zeds also hunt wildlife.

Yeah, i saw an Infected fighting/chasing a pig once..
I stopped to watch.. and just dropped dead...
:lunar2019crylaughingpig:

Same thing happened to me once, i thought cool Zs and wildlife interac..... dead!