What do "DistanceScale=" in .ini actually do?

Discussion in 'Player Support' started by phreec, Feb 17, 2013.

  1. phreec

    So I've seen many people sharing their UserOptions.ini settings and having these additional three lines.
    Code:
    FloralDistanceScale=2.000000
    ParticleDistanceScale=2.000000
    EffectsDistanceScale=2.000000
    Does anyone know what is it these settings actually change in-game?
    Do they alter anything if my Effects and Particles are at Low?
    What is the air-speed velocity of an unladen swallow?
  2. Hyperz

    They control how far you can see things like grass, smoke particles, ESF contrails, tracers, etc. Having them at 2.0 means you'll see them twice as far compared to the default. However, I'm not 100% sure if these actually do anything. Wish there was a wiki for hidden/non-default INI entries.
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  3. Anasyn

    OP, European or African swallow?