player render distance

[robophant 102]

hey, is there a way to change the player render distance? i think it's awfully low for me since i can't see people on the road when they are 1 kilometer ahead of me.

[360Nation 60]

hey, is there a way to change the player render distance? i think it's awfully low for me since i can't see people on the road when they are 1 kilometer ahead of me.

Yes agreed, its way too low. 

[NotRedd 51]

900ish meters was the limit on the mod and stand alone. I don't think it can be changed yet.

[Rowdy (DayZ) 28]

should you be able to see someone 1000m away? not sure you could irl even on a clear bright day?

[drayson 158]

If you could, it would reeeeally be pushing it. Not sure you would even be sure of what you were looking at.

[Highlander007 249]

hey, is there a way to change the player render distance? i think it's awfully low for me since i can't see people on the road when they are 1 kilometer ahead of me.

Yes, change curvatureEarth in cfg from 1 to 0

[woots 82]

900ish meters was the limit on the mod and stand alone. I don't think it can be changed yet.

 

No, I had quite a few kills at around 1600m with the as50 in the mod. I was able to catch a small dot running in the distance, scope in and find out it was a player. Good times.

 

In SA the player models disappear at 200-250m but you can still see some of their gear as they walk. That goes away around 300-400m

 

The viewdistance is bad in SA. Something I hope they fix soon. Or maybe its another crutch for newbs.

Edited March 2, 2014 by WooTs

[The-MCV- 149]

There should be more individual settings, at least in .cfg files. We should be able to see players as far as we set our view distance and see trees or rocks, regardless of other graphic settings.

Edited March 2, 2014 by DontGoToBalotaAlone

[Caboose187 (DayZ) 3036]

I personally think that render distance should be equal across the board just to put everyone on a level playing field in that aspect.  Unfortunately it is most likely not possible due to varying computer specs.  Nothing wose then getting shot at by something you can't see  :(

[ImageCtrl 719]

Server owner should be able to set this distance.

[robophant 102]

Yes, change curvatureEarth in cfg from 1 to 0

 

thx i will try that...

 

ps: i am pretty sure i can see ppl from 1 kilometer away in real life. I also find waldo everytime

[Tosen 0]

fyi: you can easily spot people at 1km irl.

As a former infantry, we practiced hitting 1:1 dummies at 1100m, with a weapon similar to the M4 with ACOQ (4X)
I was a poor shot with a 7 out of 10 hit.

 

should you be able to see someone 1000m away? not sure you could irl even on a clear bright day?

[robophant 102]

Yes, change curvatureEarth in cfg from 1 to 0

 

bah... there is no such option :*(

[[frl]myke 68]

bah... there is no such option :*(

You have been trolled. Obvious troll was obvious.

[deebz1234 243]

mod was 1600m

 

standalone is just early alpha and not beefed up to what it should be yet...hold yer horses

[robophant 102]

You have been trolled. Obvious troll was obvious.

 

yea i kinda just wanted to believe... never fear the troll!

[MetapoliC 263]

For everyone who sees players only at 200-300 meters - set Object quality to NORMAL

 

Only if it´s set on NORMAL player models will be rendered and shown at large distances and with that your problem is solved

 

Top right box, the 1st option: Objects - Normal, everything else can be on low/very low or even disabled

 

http://i.imgur.com/igPCHZW.jpg

[Santza 2]

check the cfg files

[DayzForumer 284]

-snip- 

Edited March 2, 2014 by DayzForumer

[The-MCV- 149]

For everyone who sees players only at 200-300 meters - set Object quality to NORMAL

 

Only if it´s set on NORMAL player models will be rendered and shown at large distances and with that your problem is solved

 

Top right box, the 1st option: Objects - Normal, everything else can be on low/very low or even disabled

 

http://i.imgur.com/igPCHZW.jpg

 

Only problem is that the option also includes other objects which cause a lot of lag.

[MetapoliC 263]

Only problem is that the option also includes other objects which cause a lot of lag.

 

Not at all... I had a very old machine before it died. I had the same problem and when I switched from Low to Normal I didn´t noticed any change in FPS. Turn off clouds and shadows, this will give you more FPS

 

But as I said, if you want to be able to snipe with a Mosin + LRS at long distances - just set to NORMAL and it´s fixed. For me without fps drop on an old E6600

Edited March 2, 2014 by MetapoliC

[The-MCV- 149]

Well, it's not only about sniping people. If I scout a city, to see them from afar, the normal setting just kills the frames. I don't lose frames on clouds though (and my current cpu is over e6600).

Edited March 2, 2014 by DontGoToBalotaAlone

[Martmital 436]

Trees don't always render for me on far away hills.  It makes me sad...