r_wolffog and r_zfar
Posted: Fri Nov 04, 2005 3:36 pm
With PB's wolf fog protection removed server admins can now use forcecvar to turn off wolffog for their clients.
But with this is the issue of how far you can see
After some experimenting I've noticed that r_zfar 0 uses a map default r_zfar which changes for each map and looks to be exactly where wolf fog is.
Radar for example:
<a href="http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=radar04cp.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9841/radar04cp.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 0
<a href="http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... 0003tb.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/421/ra ... 3tb.th.jpg" border="0" alt="" ></a>
r_zfar 3000 - you cant see as much of the building
<a href="http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 0806sf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/5064 ... 6sf.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 3080
As you can see for Radar, 3080 seems to be the same as map default.
But 3000 looks the same as when wolffog is on, the fog obviously covering the last 80.
On stalingrad:
<a href="http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... ad07wq.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1975 ... 7wq.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 0
<a href="http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 0004al.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4892 ... 4al.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 3000 - you can see the lamp on the bridge now.
<a href="http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 5700rb.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1235 ... 0rb.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 2570
For stalingrad 2570 looks right.
Conclusion: leave it locked at 0, or, you could consider standarizing it to 3000.
In Australia, I guess we will go with the settings the Euros pick.
Another point is that r_zfar uses a square box for clipping, like wolffog.
So, at 45 degrees you can see further:
<a href="http://img457.imageshack.us/my.php?image=strait2sw.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5881 ... 2sw.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
Strait
<a href="http://img457.imageshack.us/my.php?image=corner9cw.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/6667 ... 9cw.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
Corner
(look top right)
But with this is the issue of how far you can see
After some experimenting I've noticed that r_zfar 0 uses a map default r_zfar which changes for each map and looks to be exactly where wolf fog is.
Radar for example:
<a href="http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image=radar04cp.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/9841/radar04cp.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 0
<a href="http://img84.imageshack.us/my.php?image ... 0003tb.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img84.imageshack.us/img84/421/ra ... 3tb.th.jpg" border="0" alt="" ></a>
r_zfar 3000 - you cant see as much of the building
<a href="http://img461.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 0806sf.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img461.imageshack.us/img461/5064 ... 6sf.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 3080
As you can see for Radar, 3080 seems to be the same as map default.
But 3000 looks the same as when wolffog is on, the fog obviously covering the last 80.
On stalingrad:
<a href="http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... ad07wq.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1975 ... 7wq.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 0
<a href="http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 0004al.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/4892 ... 4al.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 3000 - you can see the lamp on the bridge now.
<a href="http://img252.imageshack.us/my.php?imag ... 5700rb.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img252.imageshack.us/img252/1235 ... 0rb.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
r_zfar 2570
For stalingrad 2570 looks right.
Conclusion: leave it locked at 0, or, you could consider standarizing it to 3000.
In Australia, I guess we will go with the settings the Euros pick.
Another point is that r_zfar uses a square box for clipping, like wolffog.
So, at 45 degrees you can see further:
<a href="http://img457.imageshack.us/my.php?image=strait2sw.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/5881 ... 2sw.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
Strait
<a href="http://img457.imageshack.us/my.php?image=corner9cw.jpg" target="_blank"><img src="http://img457.imageshack.us/img457/6667 ... 9cw.th.jpg" border="0" alt=""></a>
Corner
(look top right)