GUIDE, Grass size/length and density

[Palicai]

Hello guys! Quick guide for those who feel grass is either too long or too dense, and also hogs on the performance. This quick little guide will make grass shorter and density can be played around with, increases FPS without any visual degredation.

Console commands
grass.sizeScale x (1 is default, and tbh its a tad too long, set it to anywhere between 0.9 - 0.1 i prefer 0.5, looks more like a lawn)

grass.densityScale x (i belive 3 is default here, setting it to 1 makes the grass not so insanely dense, 2 i feel is perfect. Find your suitable look within 1-10

Hope it helps, just a fast way to tweak the looks and also avoid beeing pounced by a raptor because the grass is so tall!

[BijutsuYoukai]

Thank you for this, While the tall grass is nice looking, it was not particularly fun running off a cliff because I couldn't see where the ground ended due to the grass being so tall in some places.

[Anakin.]

This is actually a great post! I find the grass too long and dense, and my only fix I had found so far was decreasing my foliage quality to medium. This made beaches look emptier, removed all the nice little rocks, so I was on the fence. Thank you so much!

[Palicai]

Originally posted by BijutsuYoukai:

Thank you for this, While the tall grass is nice looking, it was not particularly fun running off a cliff because I couldn't see where the ground ended due to the grass being so tall in some places.

100% agree, it was also extremly hard to find tamed smaller dinos and dropped items if done inside the grass. Also, i was jumped by a badger thingie in tlal grass, that wont happen again.

[Cossack]

do you have to type the commands in every time you load the game? and will it work if playing on a server?

[Palicai]

Originally posted by Anakin.:

This is actually a great post! I find the grass too long and dense, and my only fix I had found so far was decreasing my foliage quality to medium. This made beaches look emptier, removed all the nice little rocks, so I was on the fence. Thank you so much!

yes the foliage setting only scales it minimal, and it alsos scales and removes other foliage along with it. This setting ONLY targets the grass, not the cliff foliage, tress etc.

I hope they allow this setting to be in the option screen, because it makes the game look way better

[Palicai]

Originally posted by Cossack:

do you have to type the commands in every time you load the game? and will it work if playing on a server?

Im not sure if it saves it into the ini files, ive seen people report it doesnt. Easiest way for me is to use the console box when hitting ESC, typing it in there, and just using that in the future as an extra option.

[Flatulence Florence]

Setting grass.sizeScale x 1 isnt setting it back to default. Am i missing something?

[Commander Amaro]

Is there also a command to turn down the little rocks as well? There is WAY to many on my game and they are hanging off almost every edge making it almost impossible to see a cliffs edge so you could fall off on accident. There is so many they look out of place.

[Palicai]

Originally posted by Flatulence Florence:

Setting grass.sizeScale x 1 isnt setting it back to default. Am i missing something?

you arent suppose to use the x, if thats what u are doing, just grass.sizeScale 1

1 seems like the default number, but im not certain. Restarting the game sets it back to default incase u screw it up.

[Palicai]

Originally posted by Commander Amaro:

Is there also a command to turn down the little rocks as well? There is WAY to many on my game and they are hanging off almost every edge making it almost impossible to see a cliffs edge so you could fall off on accident. There is so many they look out of place.

the little rocks, like ground clutter? There could be, can u possibly post a screenshot of the area u mean?

I can quickly tell if its part of the groundclutter geometry, or if its something we can actually manipulate separatly

[Flatulence Florence]

Originally posted by Elden:

Originally posted by Flatulence Florence:

Setting grass.sizeScale x 1 isnt setting it back to default. Am i missing something?

you arent suppose to use the x, if thats what u are doing, just grass.sizeScale 1

1 seems like the default number, but im not certain. Restarting the game sets it back to default incase u screw it up.

Gotcha. Thanks!

[Rusty]

Originally posted by Commander Amaro:

Is there also a command to turn down the little rocks as well? There is WAY to many on my game and they are hanging off almost every edge making it almost impossible to see a cliffs edge so you could fall off on accident. There is so many they look out of place.

The little rocks are a bug that gets caused if you disable gras and fluid interaction. If you set all the sliders below to 1 and turn the setting on the rocks are no longer floating.

[Palicai]

Originally posted by Rusty:

Originally posted by Commander Amaro:

Is there also a command to turn down the little rocks as well? There is WAY to many on my game and they are hanging off almost every edge making it almost impossible to see a cliffs edge so you could fall off on accident. There is so many they look out of place.

The little rocks are a bug that gets caused if you disable gras and fluid interaction. If you set all the sliders below to 1 and turn the setting on the rocks are no longer floating.

REALLY?

Its my most immersivebreaking bug sofar, i gotta check this right away!

EDIT: Wait, i never had it off, ever, still i have them everywhere on cliffsides

[Phierakitten]

Originally posted by Elden:

Originally posted by Flatulence Florence:

Setting grass.sizeScale x 1 isnt setting it back to default. Am i missing something?

you arent suppose to use the x, if thats what u are doing, just grass.sizeScale 1

1 seems like the default number, but im not certain. Restarting the game sets it back to default incase u screw it up.

Hehe I'm glad you clarified this!!! I was thinking I ruined my game!

[♉ Ðevyn 🐉]

omg thank you for this!! It's such a hassle trying to find babies at times with this grass!