Is it possible to extend/override VisibleRange in MP?

[AngryAngel]

Hey guys

MP-maps have by default a limited visible range, compared to singeplayer ones.
Is it possible to override this setting?
This could help me a lot, because e.g. in sniper-missions itÂ's boring/stupid to move "close" to the target.

thx
AngryAngel

[Tactician]

Yes.  In init.sqs (or init trigger, whatever you prefer) add this line:

setViewDistance x

Where x is between 500 and 5000.

I'd say 1500 would be good for a sniper map, but it's up to you to determine the compromise between rendering performance and view distance.  The default in MP is around 900 I think, but I've never tested that.

You can also change the terrain detail in MP in a similar way:

setTerrainGrid x

50 is the default MP terrain detail, and lower is more detailed.  I recommend going in half-value steps, like 25 and 12.5, to find the detail you want.

[AngryAngel]

Great

Thank you for the detailed answer!

[mboshell]

I'm currently working on this but having trouble.  Please bare with my noobness while I explain what I'm doing.  I open a notepad file and type "setviewdistance 2000", then I save it as init.sqs under file type "all files" in my mission directory.  It's not working, what am I missing? 

Thanks.

[Planck]

  2003.

setViewDistance was not implemented in OFP version 1.46, it only came in with Resistance (1.75)... just in case you are only running 1.46  

AFAIK setting a new viewdistance in MP is done on the server.


Planck

[mboshell]

You may have hit my problem, thanks!  I have resistance, but I let a friend use it.  In effort to try to play with him, I deleted all of my addons from the folder.  So, I may need to reinstall resistance for it.  I'll get my disc back and give it a try. 

Thanks for your help