gemini- Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) replace it in ur /data folder http://gemini.redorchestragame.com/timecyc.rar this increases ur view disntace a HELL lot, BEWARE low-end comps. (but still runs ~55 FPS, on that resolution with no AA on my high-end comp) however, there are many many glitches, like invisible planes, maybe this will open doors for more advanced hackers, i'm a newbie pics: vegas at night, see the whole strip, if u look closely, u can even see the downtown buildings in Los Santos http://gemini.redorchestragame.com/GTASAfar1.jpg <-- change 1 up to 7 Edited June 12, 2005 by gemini- Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/ Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mercie Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I have no idea how simple or complex thi sis... But wow. You would think RockStar would have advertised that though. Really nice gemini- Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2889581 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cran. Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 sh*t man, good job I will try it out later! I wonder if this will lag my computer Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2889595 Share on other sites More sharing options...
supermati Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 This is beauty Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2889809 Share on other sites More sharing options...
decadous Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 damn man that sh*t is sick... great job Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2889906 Share on other sites More sharing options...
billyboy56 Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 Any way to have it show the cars that are around when they come into view? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2889914 Share on other sites More sharing options...
MRGREAPER Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 yeah a way to change the spawn distence would be great to fly over the city seeing all the cars driving around instead of a car here and there but i think its only a matter of time till we see that Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2890565 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Stretchnutter Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 (edited) wow works nice... you can see really really far. Although it makes the graphics get funky... buildings start flickering and its weird... (i have GeForce 6800gt) maybe its just me or a driver issue. Anyway great job/find!!! [edited-removed image] Edited June 14, 2005 by Stretchnutter Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2890778 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gta_matt Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 this is amazing!i don't think it slows graphics down because i have a gforce4mx and it still works great.went to the top of the Big Pointy Building in SF and it a few seconds to load but when it did i could see the whole state!!! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2890978 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Junk Posted June 12, 2005 Share Posted June 12, 2005 I have an AMD Athlon 2400+ XP, 512MB RAM and a 9700 Pro. Do you think it will work? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892048 Share on other sites More sharing options...
OniMessiah Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) *Points to edisoncarter's post below* Edited June 13, 2005 by OniMessiah Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892142 Share on other sites More sharing options...
jesushumper Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Neato. But I think 10x is a littel much.. Maybe 5x? How many values did you have to change? One per line? Two? I suppose i coudl compare them and see... ugh. Still, nice work! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892153 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Funky_Junk Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Yeah....10 is a little too much. Btw, OniMessiah, how did you improve it? Also Messiah, youre link doesnt work. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892191 Share on other sites More sharing options...
edisoncarter Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 This is something I've wanted for a long time, ever since I went to the top of the tallest building in LS on the PS2 expecting the spectacular view like Vice City and instead there was only blue fade-out in the distance. I like it with a little blue in the distance to keep it real looking. I've been using FarClp=4000 and FogSt=100. Not sure which of those two settings matters. gemini asked me to make a batch file for generating timecyc.dat with customized settings. Here it is: http://www.maxbot.com/gta/drawdistance.bat You can run it with 0, 1, or 2 parameters. Here's some examples: C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\data>drawdistance TIMECYC.DAT written for farclp=4000 and fogst=100 C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\data>drawdistance 3000 TIMECYC.DAT written for farclp=3000 and fogst=100 C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\data>drawdistance 3000 50 TIMECYC.DAT written for farclp=3000 and fogst=50 C:\Program Files\Rockstar Games\GTA San Andreas\data> Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892301 Share on other sites More sharing options...
-Garrett- Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Is it possible to make like an EXE interface thing? I mean, so you could choose between 2x, 3x, etc. all the way up to 10x, and test each and keep changing it until you got it right? That way people with moderate PCs could make moderate increases. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892306 Share on other sites More sharing options...
xxwillisxx Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 this works on xbox, and it runs good ill put pics soon if you want to see? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892394 Share on other sites More sharing options...
bedhead9876 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 yeah there is a way to increase your cars that spawn go to C:\PROGRAMFILES\ROCKSTAR\GTA SANANDREAS\STREAM.INI CHANGE VEHICLES starts at 12 can work to 10000 Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892430 Share on other sites More sharing options...
DigitalD Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 *whistles* Did I miss anything? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892464 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khardynyl Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Hi, I'm new here so hello. I have been tinkering around with the dat file myself. What I can't understand is why Rockstar didn't make the draw at the very least twice as far as it is normally. As far as I can tell, it runs exactly the same with x2. Even the x10 mod ran ok on my machine where 20fps is normal for me. My slight tinkering makes me think x2 is probably the best bet. It makes the draw distance go from crap, to what you would have thought it would have been like on PC in the first place. It if far enough to make flying feel really great, which it never did in SA due ot the horrible draw on PS2 and even on PC as going up high decreases how far you can see. You can see all the tall buildings from CJ house! And it doesn't reveal too much in one go, which ruins the atmosphere of all the locations being far apart. To be honest the world of SA looks a bit strange when you can see a whacking great mountain from the middle of Los Santos. As for the fogging, on the EXTRASUNNY_LA, I have it at x5. Doing it x2 like the draw makes practically no difference and x10 pushes it way too far. I have yet to mess about with the different fogging for different times of day. Right now I am thinking perhaps only the EXTRA sunny days need any fog altering at all. That is just my ill advised guess based on thinking with no actual doing This is the single greatest mod ever (maybe), and it is foolishly simple but makes such an amazing impact on this game. Flying and parachuting is now as amazing as it should have been, not to mention driving off Chiliad in a VW. Now all we need is a mod to make Las Venturas non-crap! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892486 Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini- Posted June 13, 2005 Author Share Posted June 13, 2005 ahh thnx for putting this on the front page. I relaly recommend u guys use edisoncarter 's batch file, it's VERY easy to use.. just run it. I believe his default settings are really good without losing the atmosphere as some people said. ANd best thing is that you may lose maybe 5-6 FPS as most with his settings and still see very far, and also not alot of glitches. get his here: http://www.maxbot.com/gta/drawdistance.bat Admin: maybe u can update the front page with his tool too thnx all! Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892597 Share on other sites More sharing options...
GTA3Freak-2001 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Can someone remind me how much better SA is on PC then PS2. This my friends is one of those reasons Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892920 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bokman Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) I don't understand. I just click the batch file and it generates it. How do I set parameters? Edited June 13, 2005 by Bokman Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2892923 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jinx1337 Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Damn, I didnt back up my timecyc.dat Can someone please post the original file? Oh, and hi everyone! I'm new here Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2893284 Share on other sites More sharing options...
zinklesmesh Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 here you go http://dsap.us/uploaded/timecyc.zip Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2893449 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ballasripper Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 ANd best thing is that you may lose maybe 5-6 FPS as most with his settings and still see very far, and also not alot of glitches. Hm i'm confused, replacing a file with your mod oder click on a batchfile ist both easy, but the settings are different in this batch and not so high like your mod? Btw i agree with garrett, a nice exe thing for testing and toggle all the possible settings would be great, like bokman i also have no idea how to set parameters in a batch, it seems we are the batch noobs. Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2893578 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bushman_XXL Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 this mod is nice , but it causes some bugs in the game , when you fly very high , you see everything flickers white below you ... maybe it is , because the engine cant count all the textures at one time . hmm i like it , but its bad to play for me Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2893941 Share on other sites More sharing options...
Khardynyl Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Does anyone know what EXTRACOLOURS_1 and 2 are in the timecyc.dat? Also, in those bat files, are all the values for all different climates changed by the same amount? I noticed that the draw distance for Las Venturas is already much higher than in Los Santos. Is there any reason to alter these when just doubling how far you can see? Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2894107 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3N Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 here you go http://dsap.us/uploaded/timecyc.zip the link doesnt work . if someone has it please upload it here or send me an instant message please... msn messenger- [email protected] aol messenger - k3nshadyltd Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2894609 Share on other sites More sharing options...
K3N Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 (edited) edit: sorry for the double post error.. Edited June 13, 2005 by K3N Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2894612 Share on other sites More sharing options...
RaDZio Posted June 13, 2005 Share Posted June 13, 2005 Damn, I didnt back up my timecyc.dat Can someone please post the original file? Oh, and hi everyone! I'm new here Im a idiot....did the same thing...please help The link above doesnt work.......Thanks Link to comment https://gtaforums.com/topic/195185-relsascr-10x-increased-view-distance-in-gtasa/#findComment-2894632 Share on other sites More sharing options...
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