[QUESTION] [1.12]Increase maximum settings of the client ?

[spik96]

Hi !

Since 2004, values like the maximum distance of the fog or the density of grass have increased with every expansion. Same thing, higher numbers. Where is it changed in the files ? Could we reproduce it on older clients ?  On modern WoW clients, machinima tools can change in real time the settings and completely remove the fog or increasing in insane proportion the particles in spells.

I'm trying to mod 1.12 graphics while keeping the client 100% working with the classic servers, and increasing settings like the distance of view (not the view of mobs (which is probably server side for obvious reasons) but the view of landscape) would be a huge step in the right way.
I couldn't find anything on Google about this. Have an idea ?

[phantomx]

Hi !

Since 2004, values like the maximum distance of the fog or the density of grass have increased with every expansion. Same thing, higher numbers. Where is it changed in the files ? Could we reproduce it on older clients ?  On modern WoW clients, machinima tools can change in real time the settings and completely remove the fog or increasing in insane proportion the particles in spells.

I'm trying to mod 1.12 graphics while keeping the client 100% working with the classic servers, and increasing settings like the distance of view (not the view of mobs (which is probably server side for obvious reasons) but the view of landscape) would be a huge step in the right way.
I couldn't find anything on Google about this. Have an idea ?

You have to keep in mind that those clients have a max memory usage limit set and if you increase the render distance you will then be of course rendering more at once therefore using more memory and may very likely cause a crash.

The amount rendered is there for a reason and yes increasing it by a little bit wouldn't really hurt but even the WoD client which I think can go up to 4gigs of ram usage has a pretty small radius to but it won't crash because of the memory usage limit being so high and you're right anything server side including Creatures, Spawned objects and player characters won't render but the world will.

This is the Cata client I believe.

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[spik96]

The limit on older client was low because of the specifications of 2000's systems, was it ?
Couldn't we increase it ? I have unfortunately no knowledge about memory.

[phantomx]

The limit on older client was low because of the specifications of 2000's systems, was it ?
Couldn't we increase it ? I have unfortunately no knowledge about memory.

You pretty much just answered yourself in a way, yes you could increase it but as you said the limits on the older client were placed so low because the computers back then were very low on their specs so like I said before all the clients of a limit of memory usage and I'm pretty sure that client is set very low so like I said above if you go over that memory usage which you will just by rendering to much you will crash.