View Distance

[_x_ 10]

I've been trying to change the view distance on my server. I'm using a clean mpmission i created with one player unit.

 

I've tried setting viewDistance=10000 in the Arma3Profile and basic.cfg files, but it refuses to change the view distance in my test mission or any other.

 

Arma3Profile:

class Difficulties
{
	class recruit
	{
		class Flags
		{
			Armor=1;
			FriendlyTag=0;
			EnemyTag=0;
			MineTag=1;
			HUD=1;
			HUDPerm=1;
			HUDWp=1;
			HUDWpPerm=1;
			HUDGroupInfo=1;
			AutoSpot=1;
			Map=1;
			WeaponCursor=1;
			AutoGuideAT=1;
			ClockIndicator=1;
			3rdPersonView=1;
			UltraAI=0;
			CameraShake=0;
			UnlimitedSaves=1;
			DeathMessages=1;
			NetStats=1;
			VonID=1;
			ExtendedInfoType=1;
		};
		skillFriendly=0.60000002;
		skillEnemy=0.60000002;
		precisionFriendly=0.28;
		precisionEnemy=0.28;
	};
	class regular
	{
		class Flags
		{
			Armor=1;
			FriendlyTag=1;
			EnemyTag=0;
			MineTag=1;
			HUD=1;
			HUDPerm=1;
			HUDWp=1;
			HUDWpPerm=1;
			HUDGroupInfo=1;
			AutoSpot=1;
			Map=1;
			WeaponCursor=1;
			AutoGuideAT=1;
			ClockIndicator=1;
			3rdPersonView=1;
			UltraAI=0;
			CameraShake=1;
			UnlimitedSaves=1;
			DeathMessages=1;
			NetStats=1;
			VonID=1;
			ExtendedInfoType=1;
		};
		skillFriendly=0.60000002;
		skillEnemy=0.60000002;
		precisionFriendly=0.28;
		precisionEnemy=0.28;
	};
	class veteran
	{
		class Flags
		{
			Armor=0;
			FriendlyTag=0;
			EnemyTag=0;
			MineTag=1;
			HUD=1;
			HUDWp=1;
			HUDWpPerm=1;
			HUDGroupInfo=1;
			AutoSpot=0;
			WeaponCursor=0;
			ClockIndicator=1;
			3rdPersonView=0;
			UltraAI=0;
			CameraShake=0;
			DeathMessages=0;
			NetStats=1;
			VonID=1;
			ExtendedInfoType=0;
		};
		skillFriendly=0.60000002;
		skillEnemy=0.60000002;
		precisionFriendly=0.28;
		precisionEnemy=0.28;
	};
	class mercenary
	{
		class Flags
		{
			HUD=1;
			AutoSpot=0;
			WeaponCursor=0;
			DeathMessages=0;
			NetStats=1;
			VonID=1;
		};
		skillFriendly=0.60000002;
		skillEnemy=0.60000002;
		precisionFriendly=0.28;
		precisionEnemy=0.28;
	};
};
singleVoice=0;
soundEnableEAX=1;
soundEnableHW=0;
volumeCD=5;
volumeFX=5;
volumeSpeech=5;
viewDistance=10000;

Basic.cfg:

language="English";
viewDistance=10000;

Startup line:

SCREEN -LAmdS arma3 /home/games/arma3/arma3server -config=server.cfg -name=server -ip=xxx -port=2302 -cfg=basic.cfg -mod="@JS_JC_FA18;@JS_JC_SU35;@FA18X_Black_Wasp"

[Belbo 462]

init.sqf:

 

setViewDistance VALUE;

 

I don't think there's a way to use the server settings, but rather good ol' script commands.

[_x_ 10]

So each mission would need to be edited in order to change the view distance? 0_o

 

Or is there a global init.sqf that can be placed somewhere?

[Belbo 462]

So each mission would need to be edited in order to change the view distance? 0_o

 

Or is there a global init.sqf that can be placed somewhere?

You could theoretically create a mod that would execute this command globally on preInit or postInit (whichever is needed). But besides that, no.

[_x_ 10]

Thanks for the info belbo.

 

I decided to go with CHVD: http://www.armaholic.com/page.php?id=27454

Mostly so it doesn't look like you're stuck in a snow globe when flying around.

[terox 316]

viewdistance is given the following priority for overwriting values on lower priorities

 

mission/addon : Highest

Server: second highest

client: lowest