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tpw has released an updated Dynamic View Distance (DVD) v 1.02 addon on the BI Forums.
Here's a very simple dynamic viewdistance addon which does a few useful things:
What it does:
1 - It dynamically and smoothly adjusts viewdistance according to your framerate.
2 - It prevents the framerate from dropping and staying too low in areas of scenic complexity or lots of AI.
3 - It stabilises the framerate so that there are less noticeable FPS changes.
4 - It increases the viewdistance when using scopes/binoculars.
How it works:
The addon launches a background process to monitor the average FPS over a user specified time period (eg 10 seconds). This is then compared to the average from the previous 10 seconds, and if the FPS has decreased then the viewdistance is dropped accordingly. Conversely, if the FPS increases, the viewdistance is increased. It's set up so that it won't cause large oscillations in viewdistance/framerate.
DVD also checks if you are using a scope or binocs and increases the viewdistance to simulate being able to see further and with more detail than with the naked eye.
DVD works on the assumption that in areas of high scenic complexity such as the middle of Zargabad or in a dense forest, you won't really notice that the view distance has been dropped. Similarly, if there are a lot of enemy AI trying to smoke you, you're probably more interested in getting a smooth bead on them than in admiring distant scenery. Another assumption is that increasing viewdistance when looking down a scoped weapon doesn't actually negatively affect FPS most of the time.
You'll notice the viewdistance changing if you look for it, just like you'll notice lod switching or clutter popping in if you look for them too. After a while you simply stop noticing.
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