How to make bushes\shrubbery fade out farther?

[topeira]

hi guys.

im using a SkyrimPrefs.ini file with many tweaks to , supposedly, maximize stuff in the game.

 

1) do u know which lines i should edit so objects like rocks, bushes , shrubbery, and other medium, sized stuff will be seen for longer\farher?

 

2) also i see lines like:

 

[Display]

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=3072.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=4096.0000

fMeshLODLevel2FadeDist=9999999.0000

fMeshLODLevel1FadeDist=9999999.0000

 

what do they mean? is LOD 1 is more simple mesh? and LOD 2 is the more "complicated" mesh?

do all objects have 2 LODs than? there is LOD 2 when u r near and LOD 1 when u r far?

 

if that is true than - what settings tell when LOD 1 fades out completely?

 

3) in the examples above - what meshes are these?

 

4) looking here:

[LOD]

fLODFadeOutMultActors=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultItems=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultObjects=15.0000

fLODFadeOutMultSkyCell=1.0000

[Grass]

fGrassStartFadeDistance=10000.0000

b30GrassVS=0

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=10000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

 

what do these lines mean?

what is fLODFadeOutMultObjects, in particular?

what is b30GrassVS=0 ?

 

5) what is

fGrassMaxStartFadeDistance=10000.0000

fGrassMinStartFadeDistance=400.0000

 

does that mean that grass will start fading away at 400.000 and vanish completely at 10000.000? im not sure i understand.

 

6) do u know how many centimeters\feet\inches are the distance unites approximately?

 

 

I'd appreciate any help.

cheers!

[topeira]

A little nudge. A little bump.

[crippknottick]

I may be wrong, but I think "b30GrassVS=" has something to do with vertex shader 3.0, or something.

[Cipscis]

You want to increase uGridsToLoad, which is 5 by default but needs to be added to Skyrim.ini, to 7.

 

There's another associated change that also needs to be made, but I can't remember off the top of my head. If I remember correctly, it's explained on this page - Five Fast Elder Scrolls V: Skyrim Tweaks

 

Also note that, if yiu want to undo this tweak, it must be done in the console. See that link for details.

 

Cipscis