I was gonna say something to keep the drama going to get people to keep posting in my thread so it stays on top and gathers more attention, but meh....
http://www.twitch.tv/wish12oz
http://www.youtube.com/user/r5n/videos
Geez people, shut up about the screenshots and get back on topic, because this is a great suggestion. Yes SE should see what they can do to massively increase the draw distance and make whatever tweaks they can to make it work well without bogging down our way-too-nice-and-new-to-not-run-this-game-flawlessly-at-max-settings-PCs.
Find another screenshots
This is the exact same place, without then with improvement
Without:
With:
Please SE we need this ingame option!!!
And people complaining about graphics mods, its so 2003 we are in 2012, games like Skyrim beat every selling chart mainly cause of mods
Last edited by Hercule; 03-06-2012 at 11:38 PM.
Skyrim is what I thought of immediately upon reading the OP. Although the environments aren't as imaginative as the ones in FFXI, I've always loved the scope and sheer vastness of what I'm looking at.
The OP is a great suggestion. I couldn't care less how the images were made.
In all seriousness, I don't think this is anything to do with graphics card/computer strength.
The clipping limit is for aesthetic effect. Just like real life, the distance you can see is not meant to be infinite. As there is a lot less in the game to obstruct your view (where there are buildings, forests and other obstacles in real life) there has to be a limit to the view to give the effect of expansion.
Stand on a hill overlooking valleys, your view is rarely infinite due to dust, clouds, fog, mist, etc.
Plus,if you absolutely must see the entire zone taking away the feeling of exploration and expansion (inb4 "I've seen every zone and know where it leads"), there are two examples by consumers of third-party programs proving just how easy it is to do on a PC.
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