Ultimate video settings for better spoting?!

[serb 54]

Best settings for better spoting players in forests?

[Max Planck 7174]

You have to set 'Anti-aliasing' to 'embarrassing', 'Shadows' to 'Full Cheat' and 'Texture Quality' to 'Being a wanker'.
Also, moved.

 

Don't do that again please, it is a weakness of the engine that certain will exploit.

We are all "wankers" to some degree !

 

Bb

[Conrad_The_Comrade 577]

Honestly, if spotting players is your main issue, get out of the forest. But I don't know, I tend to like my game to look better, instead of being able to see things in the bushes more clearly.

[General Zod 1118]

You have to set 'Anti-aliasing' to 'embarrassing', 'Shadows' to 'Full Cheat' and 'Texture Quality' to 'Being a wanker'.

Also, moved.

Best post of the week. 

Edited July 23, 2014 by General Zod

[serb 54]

Honestly, if spotting players is your main issue, get out of the forest. But I don't know, I tend to like my game to look better, instead of being able to see things in the bushes more clearly.

 

Not the main one, but it is. I hate towns, going there only for supplies, and spoting player before he spots you is good, you can decide to kill or run away!

[Max Planck 7174]

Best post of the week.

Bit crass though, and not at all helpful. I've reported myself for it and I'm not the only one.

But I do feel that exploiting the video settings to murder people more efficiently goes against the 'spirit' of the game, and that, to me, is what makes this particular game special. Dayz is not about k/d ratio, it's not about 'winning' and it's not about any other kind of statistic that separates you from the experience, it's about "running-alone-in-the-woods, oh-so-scared my golly" and all the side stories that human interaction will create on that basis.

But that is me, mileage may vary.

[Grimey Rick 3417]

Maximum settings all day, baby. I'd rather die in a beautiful environment than live in a pixelated one.

[freethink 984]

What's get me in woods is when foliage/trees go from low res to higher res as you get closer. I'd love to minimize that a bit effect a bit. I see in in a lot of people's youtube video and it's very distracting. Not sure what it's called - it's like pop in but not quite the same.

Edited July 24, 2014 by freethink

[Mos1ey 6301]

What's get me in woods is when foliage/trees go from low res to higher res as you get closer. I'd love to minimize that a bit effect a bit. I see in in a lot of people's youtube video and it's very distracting. Not sure what it's called - it's like pop-up but not quite the same.

 

It's a "pop in", lol.

[serb 54]

Bit crass though, and not at all helpful. I've reported myself for it and I'm not the only one.

But I do feel that exploiting the video settings to murder people more efficiently goes against the 'spirit' of the game, and that, to me, is what makes this particular game special. Dayz is not about k/d ratio, it's not about 'winning' and it's not about any other kind of statistic that separates you from the experience, it's about "running-alone-in-the-woods, oh-so-scared my golly" and all the side stories that human interaction will create on that basis.

But that is me, mileage may vary.

High antialiasing and high object details helps, thanks God i got a good pc so i can still have my good frames :P

[King Raptor 191]

What's get me in woods is when foliage/trees go from low res to higher res as you get closer. I'd love to minimize that a bit effect a bit. I see in in a lot of people's youtube video and it's very distracting. Not sure what it's called - it's like pop-up but not quite the same.

 

Yeah, there should be an option to turn that off entirely. I do not mind my game being ugly as sin but trees popping in and out of view is the most annoying thing because it makes the landscape look alive.

[freethink 984]

It's a "pop in", lol.

typo. cheers for the valuable help though. Great job, lol

Edited July 24, 2014 by freethink