grass on or off?

[jonneymendoza 10]

Do people play with grass on or off in MP mde?

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edit: should have done a search, can a mod move this thread into here http://forums.bistudio.com/showthread.php?t=76167&highlight=grass

cheers

[kremator 1065]

Should be on IMHO.

[[SEN]Baraban 55]

Personally I prefer it off - it's just eye candy and only serves to reduce your frame rate and obstruct your view when prone, the AI can see through it and so can players that are outside the range that it's drawn at.

Yep, that means that even though you're lying in the middle of a nice thick patch of grass with several huge plants swaying gently in the breeze right in front of you and can't see a damn, to your mate who's taking aim at you from about 100m on the other side and just outside the grass/vegetation draw distance, you're just lying in a nice featureless green slab - nicely exposed to the world.... and very shortly a 5.56mm round from his M4. :)

Same applies to barley fields, which is a bit of a shame as those would have been good ambush spots in small team vs team firefights.

Regards,

-- Archangel

[sgt_stoner 0]

I prefer the grass on, it add to the whole atmosphere of the game. New tactics and strategy can be used when sneaking up on an enemy (as long as your not playing against AI). I only hope BIS fix the terrain bug, where you don't sink into the ground at distances beyond where the grass is rendered. You stick out like a sore thumb in the open over a certain distance.

[Arrowhead 0]

Keep it on. I instantly leave those few servers which have it off.

[CzingerX 0]

On most servers, if you want the grass on hit "T" then go to options and turn it to med or high. If the grass is already turned off. Works mainly for EVO.

[jonneymendoza 10]

Archangel;1350728']Personally I prefer it off - it's just eye candy and only serves to reduce your frame rate and obstruct your view when prone' date=' the AI can see through it and so can players that are outside the range that it's drawn at.

Yep, that means that even though you're lying in the middle of a nice thick patch of grass with several huge plants swaying gently in the breeze right in front of you and can't see a damn, to your mate who's taking aim at you from about 100m on the other side and just outside the grass/vegetation draw distance, you're just lying in a nice featureless green slab - nicely exposed to the world.... and very shortly a 5.56mm round from his M4. :)

Same applies to barley fields, which is a bit of a shame as those would have been good ambush spots in small team vs team firefights.

Regards,

-- Archangel[/quote']

+1 i found this out recently and because of this i dont see a reason why i should have it on as it doesnt "work" has intended. i kills online have increased dramaticly because of grass being off and i die less as well. before i was like you, hiding on the grass yet getting fired at??

seriously why would anyone want this on? untill BIS fixes teh AI and the draw distance, having grass on is a "disadvantage"

[Rexxenexx 0]

It is a major disadvantage when playing with AI like jonney says. I've been aimbotted too many times in tall grass so when I make missions I'll default it off for sure.

I still have the demo. FPS must go through the roof with it off! Is it still "setTerrainGrid 50"?

[mosh 0]

I prefer it on.

[Steaksauce1337 0]

leave it on, that is the part that sucks for those of us with heftier machines. We have grass on, someone with a lesser machine has it off for performance.. who is going to see who first?!

[Rexxenexx 0]

I think everyone PREFERS it ON. I prefer everything cranked and that's the only way I've played so far. But in multiplayer -which what jonneymendoza is asking- it should be off when playing against AI, or BF2 it and put a respawn. Deathmatch leave it ON. The area in DM is usually small so texture swapping will not be an issue plus their should be no AI. For DM set viewdistance small and grass ON.

For my MP COOP missions -in ArmA1- I set the viewdistance far and the grass OFF so even the guys with junky computers can see far without a performance hit. More players like it that way from when I asked back then and they appreciated it.

Your best bet jonney is scripting an ON/OFF option and let people choose. If it's the same as ArmA1 then that should be easy.

[celery 8]

leave it on, that is the part that sucks for those of us with heftier machines. We have grass on, someone with a lesser machine has it off for performance.. who is going to see who first?!

It's the same for everyone in MP.