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[[Image:VisibleWhenDistantCheckbox.jpg|thumb|right|"Visible When Distant" checkbox]]Many of you will have seen this checkbox, checked it, but found it to be completely useless, because when you walk away from whatever it is in the game, you can clearly see that it is not at all visible. I made this tutorial after reading a forum post and seeing an online video - neither of which exist any longer. It's more of an explanation than a tutorial, but nevermind. | [[Image:VisibleWhenDistantCheckbox.jpg|thumb|right|"Visible When Distant" checkbox]]Many of you will have seen this checkbox, checked it, but found it to be completely useless, because when you walk away from whatever it is in the game, you can clearly see that it is not at all visible. I made this tutorial after reading a forum post and seeing an online video - neither of which exist any longer. It's more of an explanation than a tutorial, but nevermind. | ||
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I hope this helps many people, because I know a lot of people including myself have wondered why that checkbox didn't do anything. | I hope this helps many people, because I know a lot of people including myself have wondered why that checkbox didn't do anything. | ||
'''Note:''' If you have tried this and it still isn't working quite right, try going to World->World Testing->Update Distant LOD. Thanks to dung_beetle for pointing that out. | '''Note:''' If you have tried this and it still isn't working quite right, try going to World->World Testing->Update Distant LOD. Thanks to dung_beetle for pointing that out. | ||
'''Another note:''' If it still doesn't work, try [[TES4qLOD]] program, which should generate all VWD objects without any crashes. Using special options, it can also generate all distant objects, even when those objects are not flagged as VWD. However remember that each of those objects, except standard | '''Another note:''' If it still doesn't work, try [[TES4qLOD]] program, which should generate all VWD objects without any crashes. Using special options, it can also generate all distant objects, even when those objects are not flagged as VWD. However remember that each of those objects, except standard "ModelName.nif" file, must have a "ModelName_far.nif" in the same "data\meshes\..." directory, otherwise it will not be visible in the game from distant. Note that many vanilla objects, even buildings, do not have a "_far" model, and in these cases you should make simplified "_far" nif versions. | ||
[[Category:Tutorials]] | [[Category:Tutorials]] | ||
[[Category:Worldbuilding_Tutorials]] | [[Category:Worldbuilding_Tutorials]] | ||