view distance vs settings - Page 5

Ablack77 · 2008-03-07, 15:08

Both! - View distance on 100% and geometry on high are the two most important settings.
View distance for the view :P and if your geometry is set on high objects/vehicles/enemies will appear sooner than having it on med or low.

SiLeNt_SpAdE · 2008-03-12, 23:25

Well, since view distance determines if you can spot that sniper or not I would have to say that, it affects gameplay more. While I play on high settings to not exploit graphics, low settings give you an advantage when playing as grass and shadows and everything makes the enemy stand out.

BloodBane611 · 2008-03-13, 22:42

So it's been slightly under two months, and more than 78% of the responses said they prefer view distance over settings. Now, given, half of them have brand new 8800s, so they don't really count, but can we expect any kind of increase in view distances?

zangoo · 2008-03-14, 04:45

wait if 50% are 8800 why shouldnt we increase the view distance

Mosquill · 2008-03-14, 08:19

Quote:

Originally Posted by zangoo

wait if 50% are 8800 why shouldnt we increase the view distance

Does it matter if it's 8800 or 7600? View distance has almost nothing to do with GFX card, it's all about CPU.

I already said that before, don't you belive me?

BloodBane611 · 2008-03-14, 13:07

Quote:

Does it matter if it's 8800 or 7600? View distance has almost nothing to do with GFX card, it's all about CPU.

I believe you, but could you explain why? Clearly your card is going to have to do some work if it rendering more.

Mosquill · 2008-03-14, 14:37

Well, from the tests I've made, if you have at least 7600GT (like me) you should not have any problems with your GFX (unless you want 1280x1024+8xAA+16xAF or something stupid like that).

I'm no expert, but from what I understand, when you increase view distance, you also increase the number of draw calls per frame. And that causes a big impact on CPU load.

PARAMEDIC.CA · 2008-03-14, 18:14

food for thought :P

bosco_ · 2008-03-14, 18:15

hehe :P

SethLive! · 2008-03-14, 18:45

and he's getting 81 fps

View Poll Results: what do you think is more important
view distance is way more important then settings	167	78.40%
settings over view distance any day	16	7.51%
dont really care as long as i can play	30	14.08%
Voters: 213. You may not vote on this poll

2008-03-07, 15:08	#41
Ablack77 Join Date: Jun 2007 Posts: 205 Australia Location: Bat Country	Both! - View distance on 100% and geometry on high are the two most important settings. View distance for the view :P and if your geometry is set on high objects/vehicles/enemies will appear sooner than having it on med or low.
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2008-03-12, 23:25	#42
SiLeNt_SpAdE Join Date: Mar 2008 Posts: 5	Well, since view distance determines if you can spot that sniper or not I would have to say that, it affects gameplay more. While I play on high settings to not exploit graphics, low settings give you an advantage when playing as grass and shadows and everything makes the enemy stand out.
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2008-03-13, 22:42	#43
BloodBane611 Join Date: Nov 2007 Posts: 6,548 United States of America Location: The Snowy Northeast	So it's been slightly under two months, and more than 78% of the responses said they prefer view distance over settings. Now, given, half of them have brand new 8800s, so they don't really count, but can we expect any kind of increase in view distances?
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2008-03-14, 18:14	#48
PARAMEDIC.CA Retired PR Developer Join Date: Apr 2006 Posts: 1,094 Canada Location: Halifax, NS Blog Entries: 3	food for thought :P
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2008-03-14, 04:45	#44
zangoo Join Date: Sep 2007 Posts: 974 Location: calgary,ab,canada	wait if 50% are 8800 why shouldnt we increase the view distance

2008-03-14, 14:37	#47
Mosquill Retired PR Developer Join Date: Aug 2007 Posts: 854 Ukraine Blog Entries: 1	Well, from the tests I've made, if you have at least 7600GT (like me) you should not have any problems with your GFX (unless you want 1280x1024+8xAA+16xAF or something stupid like that). I'm no expert, but from what I understand, when you increase view distance, you also increase the number of draw calls per frame. And that causes a big impact on CPU load.

2008-03-14, 18:15	#49
bosco_ Retired PR Developer Join Date: Dec 2006 Posts: 14,594 Germany Blog Entries: 5	hehe :P

2008-03-14, 18:45	#50
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