CH View Distance Script

[champ-1 40]

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Script version included in download of the addon.

[mr_shadow 4]

Is that possible to use this on key pressed?

[iceman77 18]

displayAddEventHandler

User Interface Event Handlers

[champ-1 40]

Not tested:

(findDisplay 46) displayAddEventHandler ["keyDown",{
_ctrl = _this select 0; 
_dikCode = _this select 1; 
_shift = _this select 2; 
_ctrlKey = _this select 3;
_alt = _this select 4;
_yourKey = 0x28; //https://community.bistudio.com/wiki/DIK_KeyCodes

if (_dikCode == _yourKey) then {
	[] call CHVD_fnc_openDialog;
	true
};
}];

[.kju 3244]

Looks nice and well done. :)

Two thoughts:

1) Why did you not add very high terrain detail option?

2) For the average player it would be better to use descriptive names instead of the technical ones.

Ie: Terrain => Grass/Clutter drawing distance: No grass, short, medium, far, max.

One problem is that terrain detail is about both clutter drawing distance and terrain grid complexity:

http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=8658

[mr_shadow 4]

Thanks a lot, great job!

[iceman77 18]

This looks fantastic! Very clean. Subscribed.

[champ-1 40]

;2822519']Looks nice and well done. :)

Two thoughts:

1) Why did you not add very high terrain detail option?

2) For the average player it would be better to use descriptive names instead of the technical ones.

Ie: Terrain => Grass/Clutter drawing distance: No grass' date=' short, medium, far, max.

One problem is that terrain detail is about both clutter drawing distance and terrain grid complexity:

[url']http://feedback.arma3.com/view.php?id=8658[/url]

Thanks.

1) High is equal to Very High in this script.

2) Well it's not only about grass and I was looking for shorter names, so there is more space for buttons and sliders. I don't think this is a problem, you need to learn 1 time what does it mean and you will never forget it.

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[Mr-Pink 10]

Very nice; gives a much finer degree of control, would love to include this in my mission.

Permission request sent.

[dunedain 48]

Very nice, looking forward the mod version. Although is there a way to differentiate ground objects from airborn objects when it comes to viewing distance? So planes could be seen from farther away than the value I'ld pick for constructions, infantry and ground vehicles. It would be useful I think for people who can't push view distance too high without breaking everything.

Edited November 19, 2014 by dunedain

[champ-1 40]

Very nice, looking forward the mod version. Although is there a way to differentiate ground objects from airborn objects when it comes to viewing distance? So planes could be seen from farther away than the value I'ld pick for constructions, infantry and ground vehicles. It would be useful I think for people who can't push view distance too high without breaking everything.

I think it's possible but not very practical and may cause a lot of lag. Because you have to hide every map object individually.

[semper 10]

Hello,

TAW viewdistance just released an update of sync object ... and guess what you also have..

Its not that i'm hating, i know evry one wants a piece of the cake, but its just... a D*** move.

You said you got inspired by him, but then take the time op make it look different and maybe other functions

Ps. your sync button is the same as his.

Pss. Did you ask his premision?

Edited November 19, 2014 by Semper

[champ-1 40]

Hello,

Is it me or is this just TAW viewdistance, but slightly modified just so it looks different?

Also TAW viewdistance just released an update of sync object ... and guess what you also have..

Its not that i'm hating, i know evry one wants a piece of the cake, but its just... a D*** move.

Edit:

Even the sync button looks the same..

I suggested my ideas to Tonic and he said that he has no interest in further updating TAW View Distance Script/Addon.

Then I wrote this script myself using some of Tonic's scripts as reference.

Not going to comment on this topic anymore.

[iceman77 18]

Hello,

TAW viewdistance just released an update of sync object ... and guess what you also have..

Its not that i'm hating, i know evry one wants a piece of the cake, but its just... a D*** move.

You said you got inspired by him, but then take the time op make it look different and maybe other functions

Ps. your sync button is the same as his.

Pss. Did you ask his premision?

Unfortunately Tonic isn't the only one who likes to write UIs. The sync 'button' you refer to looks to be a common check box control. I digress if the code was "stolen", but I don't think this is the case. I don't think Champ would do that. The only dick move here is ruining another's release thread. Atleast present visuals / code if you're gonna cause a shit storm.

I'll show myself to the door. Good day gents.

Edited November 19, 2014 by Iceman77

[legolasindar 3]

Excelent, but can you make an addon please? ;)

[kremator 1065]

Excelent, but can you make an addon please? ;)

This!

[MrPineapple 11]

A simple suggestion would be to use a combo box for the grass setting instead with the same options as the terrain setting in the graphics options.

You could have a selection changed event for the combo box to set the grass setting with the value you set with lbSetValue

Here are the grass values based on the terrain setting in the graphics options.

TerrainGrid values:

Low = 50 (NoGrass)

Standard = 25

High = 12.5

Very High = 6.25

Ultra = 3.125

[iceman77 18]

terrainGrid 48 is also a kick ass terrain grid for low end PCs. It's the lowest terrainGrid that still render's grass. It lets you render some grass, but performs identical terrainGrid 50. Well in A2 it worked well. My2C.

[Tajin 349]

Suggested it to Tonic before, so I'll also suggest it here:

Instead of using fixed values for objectViewDistance, change the slider to a percentage value, so it automaticaly gets calculated based on your viewdistance.

Seems more useful to me that way.

[champ-1 40]

A simple suggestion would be to use a combo box for the grass setting instead with the same options as the terrain setting in the graphics options.

You could have a selection changed event for the combo box to set the grass setting with the value you set with lbSetValue

Here are the grass values based on the terrain setting in the graphics options.

TerrainGrid values:

Low = 50 (NoGrass)

Standard = 25

High = 12.5

Very High = 6.25

Ultra = 3.125

That might work if I'll add 1 more terrain grid level, but for now it's easier and faster to use buttons.

---------- Post added at 22:55 ---------- Previous post was at 22:54 ----------

Suggested it to Tonic before, so I'll also suggest it here:

Instead of using fixed values for objectViewDistance, change the slider to a percentage value, so it automaticaly gets calculated based on your viewdistance.

Seems more useful to me that way.

That's a good one, I guess you never need Object View Distance higher than actual View Distance. Will look into that. Edited November 19, 2014 by Champ-1

[fett_li 15]

Hi Champ-1,

there is an serious issue with CHVD:

in your fn_init.sqf you use an endless while-Loop which doesn't terminate.

For ArmA is waiting that functions set to postInit=1;, it'll wait until every single postInit function is terminated before carrying on with the next one. As your's doens't terminate, it blocks other functions with postInit = 1; set or even some modules functions (as for me it was the case).

Solution?

Very simple. Just spawn your while-loop. Kind of like this:

[] spawn {
while {true} do {
	_currentVehicle = vehicle player;
	waitUntil {_currentVehicle != vehicle player};
	[] call CHVD_fnc_updateSettings;
	saveProfileNamespace;
};
};

I tested this solution and errors no longer appeared.

Edited November 21, 2014 by Fett_Li
missused "calling of functions"

[iceman77 18]

postinit functions are being ran in a non-scheduled environment (??). I think that's why suspending the function with waitUntils / sleeps and such causes the game to error / hang. Hence the needed spawned thread.

Oh man. I could be sooo wrong here. Just some of my warped (and probably wrong) thoughts =(. My bad 2c. Cheers.

[dreadedentity 278]

That's a good one, I guess you never need Object View Distance higher than actual View Distance. Will look into that.

Hey there Champ. ObjectVD cannot be set higher than actualVD anyway. It would be cool if you changed the sliders to behave like the original BI sliders, though (objectVD slider position calculated using actualVD as a maximum)

[champ-1 40]

Hi Champ-1,

there is an serious issue with CHVD:

in your fn_init.sqf you use an endless while-Loop which doesn't terminate.

For ArmA calling functions set to postInit=1;, ArmA'll wait until every single postInit function is terminated before carrying on with the next one. As your's doens't terminate, it blocks other functions with postInit = 1; set or even some modules functions (as for me it was the case).

Solution?

Very simple. Just spawn your while-loop. Kind of like this:

[] spawn {
while {true} do {
	_currentVehicle = vehicle player;
	waitUntil {_currentVehicle != vehicle player};
	[] call CHVD_fnc_updateSettings;
	saveProfileNamespace;
};
};

I tested this solution and errors no longer appeared.

Didn't know that. Will fix it as soon as possible.