Visibility setting won't stay

[wopperberger 0]

I am trying to play DayZ at max visibility and every time I hit confirm and find a server, the visibility sets itself to 1000 instead of the 10000. And I can't change it in game for some reason. I have to always go to the main menu to change it. Any help? I am very lost. Thanks! :)

[-Gews- 7443]

That's strange. However most if not all servers have locked visibility settings.

[wopperberger 0]

Well, I don't even need to be on a server. I change the setting, hit multiplayer then hit cancel and it brings me back to 1000 visibility. I am using DayZ commander if that helps. I also un installed and re installed both Arma's

[Dancing.Russian.Man 1631]

Well, I don't even need to be on a server. I change the setting, hit multiplayer then hit cancel and it brings me back to 1000 visibility. I am using DayZ commander if that helps. I also un installed and re installed both Arma's

Sounds like your .cfg files are set to Read-Only.

(Too exhausted to explain how to fix it at the moment. If somebody could do that, I would appreciate it.)

Edited June 20, 2013 by Dancing.Russian.Man

[wopperberger 0]

Sounds like your .cfg files are set to Read-Only.

How do I change that?

[wopperberger 0]

Here are some pics. Notice on both they are set to the max but on one it doesn't show the max like the other. Hope this will help some :)

[Steak and Potatoes 13480]

How do I change that?

Go to the .cfg file and adjust it

Your Config file is usually located in the following

XP: C:\documents and settings\user\<kmacthegreat>\My documents\ArmA 2

Vista: C:\users\<kmacthegreat>\documents\Arma 2

Windows 7: 1. C:\users\<kmacthegreat>\my documents\Arma 2

Edited June 20, 2013 by Steak and Potatoes

[wopperberger 0]

Okay but what do I change?

[wopperberger 0]

Well I didn't know what to change so I went into both ARMA .cfg files and changes the max frames ahead to 10000. Was that correct? If so, it didn't work.

[SmashT 10907]

The view distance is locked by the server at 1500 I believe. No matter what you change it to it will be locked. Do a search on DayZCommander for "view" and you might find a couple that have increased it.

Edited June 20, 2013 by SmashT

[wopperberger 0]

Well I don't know if this helps, but this problem only occurs on DayZ. Not ARMA 2 or ARMA 2: OA

[SmashT 10907]

Well I don't know if this helps, but this problem only occurs on DayZ. Not ARMA 2 or ARMA 2: OA

Yes, it's locked specifically on DayZ.

[wopperberger 0]

So no 10000 only 1500? That sucks. Thank you for the help though! :D

[SmashT 10907]

So no 10000 only 1500? That sucks. Thank you for the help though! :D

Well there are some servers that have increased it, probably not many though for performance and balance reasons.

Edited June 21, 2013 by SmashT

[Dancing.Russian.Man 1631]

Well I don't know if this helps, but this problem only occurs on DayZ. Not ARMA 2 or ARMA 2: OA

Yeah, that would completely change the subject. Your files are fine.