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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,04:34
Hi there, thanks to i0n0s, InstantViewDistance v2.0 ist out, so all further credits go to him.

It's not that big, but however it should be quite useful for a lot of COOP - players out there :)

This AddOn enables you to alter your viewdistance and terraindetail settings anywhere and anytime in every mission while the mission is running.

i0n0s made a complete overhauled version of InstantViewDistance,
now it comes with GUI and works from inside Vehicles, too.

And one thing to add:
!! DO NOT USE THIS ADDON IN ANY PVP - TYPE MISSIONS AS THIS WILL BE CONSIDERED CHEATING !!


From the version 2.0 - readme:
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Instant View Distance v2.0
initial release by radical.ghost,
complete overhauled version by i0n0s
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This Addon enables you to alter your viewDistance settings anywhere anytime.
Just use the "MouseWheel - Menu" to bring up a neat GUI dialog
and change your settings like you desire.


Installation:
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Put the files
-> ION_InstantViewDistance.pbo
-> ION_InstantViewDistance.pbo.IVD_RG.bisign
into your desired AddOn / Modfolder and there you go.

The file
-> IVD_RG.bikey
is relevant to server administrators only.


Requirements:
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This addon requires Extended Eventhandlers v1.9 or higher to work
(Included in this archive)


Usage:
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Click on the left or right slider arrow to increase or decrease your VD at 500m
steps.

Click on the left or right side of the slider bar to increase or decrease
your VD at 1000m steps.

Drag the Arrow on the slider bar left or right to increase or decrease
your VD at 100m steps.

Use the buttons above the slider to set your VD directly to that value.

Use the buttons below the slider to switch your terrain detail level.


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Note:
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It is strictly advised to use this AddOn in COOP - type Missions only
as it could and
probably WILL be considered cheating using this in any PVP - type Missions.

you have been warned..
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Tested with ArmA v1.14
-> This Addon is client side only.

Knowing bugs:
None.


Changelog:
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v2.0 - thanks to i0n0s
Fixed: "Mousewheel - Menu" - entry now available from inside vehicles, too.
Added: GUI - Dialog with slider and buttons for quicker, more intuitive access
Added: Stringtable.csv for translation between english and german

v1.1
Fixed: "Mousewheel - Menu" - entry now available after respawn, too.

v1.0
Initial release


Credits:
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Crowe for helping me out with some scripting problems
i0n0s for his improvements and the new version 2.0 of this little helper




Download Mirror:
Rapidshare - InstantViewDistance v2.0
ArmAHolic - InstantViewDistance v2.0


Thanks to Crowe for answering a lot of questions.
Thanks to i0n0s for the new Version of InstantViewDistance

Edited by radical.ghost on Dec. 06 2008,12:02
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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,04:44
Nice, testing it now. I'm sure this will come in handy often :)

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,04:44
Great addon by the looks of it. Also, can you set VD above 10 000 with this?

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,05:00
Outstaning work!!  Just tried it on our server...we are now making it part of our manditory addons.  This is a feature I have been waiting on for a LONG time.

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,07:57
After a few deaths on our server, I found that the menu option for this addon disappeared entirely. It worked at first ( worked great, very easy to use! ) but then stopped.

After it disappeared, I couldn't enter any vehicles or aircraft. Any ideas on this?

I've taken it out of my addon folder for now, hopefully you can figure this out because it looks to be a very handy thing to have :)


By the way, radical.ghost, your avatar is from Ghost in the Shell, right? Its too small to read on here, but it looks like one of the images from Stand alone...

Edited by James2785 on Dec. 30 2007,12:51

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,09:37
Armaholic.com mirror:

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,18:47
This is a cheat for all PvP maps.. for the love of god.. dont host it.. PVP games get ruined enough.. i dont want games where there is small vd for some nut jobs to come and ruin it with this...  ;)

Make it as a script pack for mission makers to add and not an  Addon FOR CHEATERS

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,18:57
Quote (Matt Rochelle @ Dec. 30 2007,18:47)
This is a cheat for all PvP maps.. for the love of god.. dont host it.. PVP games get ruined enough.. i dont want games where there is small vd for some nut jobs to come and ruin it with this...  ;)

Make it as a script pack for mission makers to add and not an  Addon FOR CHEATERS

Well anyone with two brain cells can figure out how to make a cheat. It's all common knowledge.
Primitive and self-centered people all around the world make cheats for various games and it is in fact quite simple even without an opened system like this one (hard part is not getting caugth on AC, but some of them menage to do so... ArmA has none, so making cheats should be very easy).

Flaming people on BIS Forums does not stop cheating in PvP servers, that would make fighting cheaters plain and simple.
I think your post makes no sense at all.

And yeah, server admins will be sooooo glad if instead of allowing one addon they'll have to edit dozens of misions on their server and reupload them.
:rolleyes:

Edited by Panda[PL] on Dec. 30 2007,19:01

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,19:00
i spent some time on viewdistance tweaking on-the-fly last year... because of the problematics with PvP games it was taken out...

using higher viewdistances in air depending on speed was a nice feature, but it was left behind, too ...

don't mind, it's not senseless .. you can still use them for SP and COOP missions...

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Posted: Dec. 30 2007,19:54
Quote (James2785 @ Dec. 30 2007,07:57)
After a few deaths on our server, I found that the menu option for this addon disappeared entirely. It worked at first ( worked great, very easy to use! ) but then stopped.

After it disappeared, I couldn't enter any vehicles or aircraft. Any ideas on this?

@ James2785
No ideas yet, but I'm looking into it.
Will see if there is something I missed..

And yes, well recognized the avatar, quite few people out there who know where its taken from :)


@ Opteryx
There is currently no limitation on the value you set the viewdistance on and I did not touch that because I couldn't see any problems coming with this.


@ Matt Rochelle
As I stated before, do not use this in any PVP - type missions..
I know that there are a lot of morons out there trying to get advantage over other players with this AddOn but:

1. There are too many COOP - type missions out there that would need to be updated and re downloaded by every client just for adding a larger viewdistance.

2.  Cheaters are able to alter their viewdistance anyhow with little effort and gain their advantage from being able to do so while others are not.
So if such an AddOn is available for ALL to download and use, the advantage the cheaters currently have above players will be quite zeroed out because EVERYONE may alter his / her viewdistance to a larger value.

My opinion is:
This AddOn is meant for the use in COOP - type missions, while it is POSSIBLE,
do not use this addon in PVP - type missions.
I signed this addon so admins may decide whether or not they allow it on signature verificating servers.
So if your server is playing PVP - type missions mostly it would be the better choice to not allow it beeing loaded for the clients, but this decision is up to the admins to make.

Edited by radical.ghost on Jan. 02 2008,22:15
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Posted: Dec. 31 2007,03:32
New Version available for Download, check the first post.

@ James2785
Indeed there was something I missed, that AddOn should work properly even after respawn now.
..stupid me..

I could not replicate the problem you had with not beeing able to enter any vehicles.
I guess it may have to do with some lag you had in your mission..
And if not, I guess it should be gone by now :)

Edited by radical.ghost on Jan. 02 2008,22:16
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Posted: Dec. 31 2007,06:52
Armaholic.com mirror updated:

Instant viewdistance by radical.ghost

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Posted: Dec. 31 2007,07:02
I love you Radical.Ghost!!!
Finally I can play with a view setting I find fit and not some 1200m preset setting because of some ppl using mid end PC's :):):)


This mod beats all mods so far.

@Matt.... pfff

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Quote (Mehmehmeh @ Dec. 31 2007,07:02)
This mod beats all mods so far.

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Posted: Dec. 31 2007,14:33
for these who claim this to be cheat ...

there is way how limit viewdistance in needed or rnd areas or whole map ...

look at NIM dynamic weather, Evolution missions etc.

this way if there is 'clear' visibility no problem to see 3,5 km but if there is fog, cloudy, storm, rain w/e visibility drops to correct range ...

and it's way more natural ...


so to counter this 'cheat addon' in PvP all You need is 'weather addon' to adjust visibility for all clients on MP server no matter what is theirs VIEWDISTANCE set to

Edited by Dwarden on Dec. 31 2007,14:36

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