I am sorry to necro this thread but with the graphics update and the recent discussion about too many particles, maybe it is actually time to give us more detail about the individuliasation of the graphics and how strong everything looks?

This is a sophisticated approach:

Weather strength -> 0, 1, 2, 3
Particle density -> 0, 1, 2, 3
Flora and fauna amount -> and so on

And so on.
Its just a thought, nothing more ^^"