Draw distance

[Spiffe]

I figured that if you play HL2 on quite low settings the objects that you can throw etc are drawn soo close so you just don't see em if you don't crawl through the game..... I cant find any draw distance options either. Is there a console command for this?
Coz my gf is playing HL2 at her place and she thinks it sucks that the draw distance is so near at some things....
Sometimes you can evensee a combine or so, and shoot directly at him and don't be able to hit coz he is actually standing begind a wall or a rock that just arent showing untill you are so close...

 

[killer916]

Try using FOV 90.

 

[SimonomiS]

Yeah and youll see a floating supply crate, walk closer and theres a barrel under it. Hope there is a command for it.

 

[The Dark Elf]

AFAIK this happens either from the speed of your machine, or some setting. Try upping different settings to max and see if that makes a difference, if not its down to the speed of your computer or possibly the type of video card (draws them only really close on a geforce4mx but full distance on a 9600xt)

if its drawing them very close, chances are your machine will begin to crawl with them set further away.

 

[Xac493]

.........odd i had all my settings on low and never once noticed this..

 

[RabidJester]

I've been a little dissapointed with the LOD range, but never with draw distance. I've been very impressed.


Must be a setting somewhere for it.

 

[Xac493]

Yeah, LOD I've noticed, but i'm all on low. Never the draw though.

 

[Spiffe]

Shes got a gf4mx.... so i guess thats the problem.
Ok. Shes gotta play it at my cpu then =)
but still.... there should be a setting/command... it doesn't make sense why ther shouldn't be....


And sorry for this noobish q. but whats LOD ?

 

[RabidJester]

Level Of Detail.

It's how models are less detailed from far away, and become higher poly when you get close. Sometimes, in open areas (especially running through CS:S maps) it really stands out.

 

[Sanius]

is she using DX7? DX7 @ low settings, I heard, causes the game to not show important objects from farther away. (cans, boxes, ect).

 

[City17Citizen01]

DX level dependant.

"Shes got a gf4mx.... so i guess thats the problem"

Yes this is the problem, it's running dx7.


http://www.anandtech.com/video/showdoc.aspx?i=2281&p=10

 

[Spiffe]

yepp... but at least valve thought about that. And the really important stuff such as ammo, suplie boxes and health are always showing no matter how far away they are. so it's not like the end of the world