The distance at which trees render?

[AGOSTINO 5]

Stary said:

 

"The distance at which trees render is set by flightengine.ini variable

 

DetailMeshSize=

 

where defaults are 4 for low, 5 for medium and 6 for high, 7 for unlimited, values are in kilometers

(single WOE tile covers 2x2 kilometers)

 

If you have strong system you may wish to increace the DetailMeshSize= to higher number.

 

Values like 8, 9 or 10 seems to work ok on med-high systems, but you may have to increase

 

NearClipDistance=3000.0 under [NormalSceneClip] to avoid scene clipping issues (values like 35000, 40000 works ok)."

 

 

Now this is my flightengine.ini:

 

 

[Debug]

SkipFlight=FALSE

 

[FlightEngine]

HUDDLL=HUD.dll

HUDDataFilename=HUDData.ini

CommDLL=Comm.dll

CommDataFilename=CommData.ini

ObjectList=ObjectList.ini

SoundList=SoundList.ini

ViewList=ViewList.ini

ParticleSystem=ParticleSystem.ini

EnvironmentSystem=EnvironmentSystem.ini

MessageSystem=MessageSystem.ini

SpeechSystem=SpeechSystem.ini

DeltaT=0.016667

MaxDeltaT=0.200

RefreshTime=0.016667

ChangeTimeAmount=15

MaxTimeCompression=8.0

StartTimeCompression=1

StartPaused=FALSE

ShowCockpit=TRUE

TextFilename=FlightText.str

EjectView=EjectView

 

[ForceFeedback]

ForceFeedback=FlightFFBEffect.ini

ForceFeedbackControl=PITCH_CONTROL

FadeStartTime=0.2

FadeTime=1.0

 

[LoadingScreen]

BackgroundImage=LoadingScreen1.JPG

BackgroundImageSize=1024,768

TextFontName=Arial

TextSize=20

TextFontColor=250,250,250

TextFile=LoadingText.str

LoadingTextStringID=TXT_FLT_LOADING

PercentTextStringID=TXT_FLT_LOADING_PERCENT

ProgressBarRange=100

ProgressBarRect=204,733,820,753

StreamAudio=loading.wav

FadeTime=0.2

 

[GraphicsSettings]

ZBufferDepth=24

MaxVertexCount=16384

MaxIndexCount=32768

MaxTextureCount=4096

MaxModelType=2024

MaxMeshPerScene=4096

MaxModelPerScene=2024

MaxLightPerScene=256

AspectRatio=1.777778

MinPixelSize=1.0

 

[backgroundSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=80000.0

NearClipDistance=3000.0

 

[ForegroundSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=25000.0

NearClipDistance=0.45

 

[insideSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=250.0

NearClipDistance=0.01

 

[FarSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=80000.0

NearClipDistance=3000.0

 

[NormalSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=25000.0

NearClipDistance=249.9

 

[NearSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=250.0

NearClipDistance=1.2

 

[LowDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=45000.0

DetailMeshSize=2

DetailLevel=0

WaterEffect=0

NoiseTexture=0

MaxTextureRes=128

 

[MedDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=50000.0

DetailMeshSize=2

DetailLevel=1

WaterEffect=1

NoiseTexture=0

MaxTextureRes=256

 

[HighDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=60000.0

DetailMeshSize=16

DetailLevel=2

WaterEffect=2

NoiseTexture=1

MaxTextureRes=512

 

[unlimitedDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=75000.0

DetailMeshSize=17

DetailLevel=2

WaterEffect=2

NoiseTexture=1

MaxTextureRes=-1

 

[soundSettings]

SampleFrequency=44100

BitsPerSample=16

DopplerFactor=1.0

 

[WorldSettings]

SectorWidth=20

SectorHeight=20

SectorMaxObject=256

Border=80000.0

MinHeight=1.0

MaxHeight=35000.0

 

[MapSettings]

MapMaxSize=200000

MapMinSize=20000

MapInitSize=100000

MapScaleRate=5.0

ZoomControl=CAMERA_ZOOM_CONTROL

 

[screenShot]

FilenameFormat=img%05d.JPG

MaxScreenShot=99999

SoundEffect=shutter.wav

 

[TextStrings]

GamePaused=TXT_FLT_GAME_PAUSED

GameUnpaused=TXT_FLT_GAME_UNPAUSED

TimeCompress=TXT_FLT_TIME_COMPRESS

NormalTime=TXT_FLT_NORMAL_TIME

TimeSet=TXT_FLT_TIME_SET

StartFlight=TXT_FLT_START_FLIGHT

WaitJoin=TXT_FLT_WAIT_JOIN

 

[skipToNext]

Timer=3.0

FadeTimer=1.0

SkipToNextView=FlybyView

AutoPilotCommand=AUTO_PILOT

 

[startView]

StartView000=ShoulderView

StartView001=CockpitFront

 

[inFlightChat]

TargetText=ChatTarget.str

RepeatDelay=0.5

RepeatRate=0.1

CursorFlashTime=0.4

CursorString=|

 

 

What values do I need to change??

 

 

[NormalSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=25000.0 <<<<<<<<<< this??

 

NearClipDistance=249.9 <<<<<<<<<< or this??

 

 

Thanks in advance!!!

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[AGOSTINO 5]

Thanks for the reply!!!!

[Panama Red 22]

Did you try just changing the DetailMeshsize ???

 

I think you will find that just doing that will show the trees at a further distance without messing with the clip distance.

 

P.S. If you have a lot of other objects/buildings in your game, you wil find that your DetailMeshSize numbers that you show above will drag your FPS way, way down. You may need to back those number off a bit till you get the FPS you can live with.

[AGOSTINO 5]

Did you try just changing the DetailMeshsize ???

 

I think you will find that just doing that will show the trees at a further distance without messing with the clip distance.

 

P.S. If you have a lot of other objects/buildings in your game, you wil find that your DetailMeshSize numbers that you show above will drag your FPS way, way down. You may need to back those number off a bit till you get the FPS you can live with.

 

 

Thanks for the reply, I've been using these settings, and it seems to run much better than before!!!

 

[Debug]

SkipFlight=FALSE

 

[FlightEngine]

HUDDLL=HUD.dll

HUDDataFilename=HUDData.ini

CommDLL=Comm.dll

CommDataFilename=CommData.ini

ObjectList=ObjectList.ini

SoundList=SoundList.ini

ViewList=ViewList.ini

ParticleSystem=ParticleSystem.ini

EnvironmentSystem=EnvironmentSystem.ini

MessageSystem=MessageSystem.ini

SpeechSystem=SpeechSystem.ini

DeltaT=0.016667

MaxDeltaT=0.100

RefreshTime=0.016667

ChangeTimeAmount=15

MaxTimeCompression=8.0

StartTimeCompression=1

StartPaused=FALSE

ShowCockpit=TRUE

TextFilename=FlightText.str

EjectView=EjectView

 

[ForceFeedback]

ForceFeedback=FlightFFBEffect.ini

ForceFeedbackControl=PITCH_CONTROL

FadeStartTime=0.2

FadeTime=1.0

 

[LoadingScreen]

BackgroundImage=LoadingScreen1.JPG

BackgroundImageSize=1024,768

TextFontName=Arial

TextSize=20

TextFontColor=250,250,250

TextFile=LoadingText.str

LoadingTextStringID=TXT_FLT_LOADING

PercentTextStringID=TXT_FLT_LOADING_PERCENT

ProgressBarRange=100

ProgressBarRect=204,733,820,753

StreamAudio=loading.wav

FadeTime=0.2

 

[GraphicsSettings]

ZBufferDepth=24

MaxVertexCount=16384

MaxIndexCount=32768

MaxTextureCount=4096

MaxModelType=2024

MaxMeshPerScene=4096

MaxModelPerScene=2024

MaxLightPerScene=256

AspectRatio=1.777778

MinPixelSize=1.0

 

[backgroundSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=80000.0

NearClipDistance=3000.0

 

[ForegroundSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=14000.0

NearClipDistance=0.45

 

[insideSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=250.0

NearClipDistance=0.01

 

[FarSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=120000.0

NearClipDistance=3000.0

 

[NormalSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=50000.0

NearClipDistance=249.9

 

[NearSceneClip]

FarClipDistance=250.0

NearClipDistance=1.2

 

[LowDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=30000.0

DetailMeshSize=2

DetailLevel=0

WaterEffect=0

NoiseTexture=0

MaxTextureRes=128

 

[MedDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=42000.0

DetailMeshSize=2

DetailLevel=1

WaterEffect=1

NoiseTexture=0

MaxTextureRes=256

 

[HighDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=50000.0

DetailMeshSize=15

DetailLevel=2

WaterEffect=2

NoiseTexture=1

MaxTextureRes=512

 

[unlimitedDetailOption]

HorizonDistance=62000.0

DetailMeshSize=16

DetailLevel=2

WaterEffect=2

NoiseTexture=1

MaxTextureRes=-1

 

[soundSettings]

SampleFrequency=44100

BitsPerSample=16

DopplerFactor=1.0

 

[WorldSettings]

SectorWidth=20

SectorHeight=20

SectorMaxObject=256

Border=80000.0

MinHeight=1.0

MaxHeight=35000.0

 

[MapSettings]

MapMaxSize=200000

MapMinSize=20000

MapInitSize=100000

MapScaleRate=5.0

ZoomControl=CAMERA_ZOOM_CONTROL

 

[screenShot]

FilenameFormat=img%05d.JPG

MaxScreenShot=99999

SoundEffect=shutter.wav

 

[TextStrings]

GamePaused=TXT_FLT_GAME_PAUSED

GameUnpaused=TXT_FLT_GAME_UNPAUSED

TimeCompress=TXT_FLT_TIME_COMPRESS

NormalTime=TXT_FLT_NORMAL_TIME

TimeSet=TXT_FLT_TIME_SET

StartFlight=TXT_FLT_START_FLIGHT

WaitJoin=TXT_FLT_WAIT_JOIN

 

[skipToNext]

Timer=3.0

FadeTimer=1.0

SkipToNextView=FlybyView

AutoPilotCommand=AUTO_PILOT

 

[startView]

StartView000=ShoulderView

StartView001=CockpitFront

 

[inFlightChat]

TargetText=ChatTarget.str

RepeatDelay=0.5

RepeatRate=0.1

CursorFlashTime=0.4

CursorString=|