Playing without FOG?

[Catarax]

I always wondered how would look the game without the fog on modern computer.
Could it be game breaker ? I think the dinosaurs are static in the fog.

[jorio]

Did you mean extending the draw distance? It is possible, but it will throw off the balancing of the game without additional tweaks. You'll need to change some limits in SetProModeSettings() (System/ProMode.c) and recompile the game.

First, raise the draw distance itself:
YON_DISTANCE = 25000;

If you run the game now, you'll notice that bits of terrain pop in and out of view. That's because we also need to tell the game to generate more terrain tiles:
SUPERTILE_ACTIVE_RANGE = 32;

Now you get to enjoy a smog-free Nanosaurland:

The game must spawn enemies across a much wider area, and it'll run into the enemy count limit very quickly. As a result, the map will appear very barren of dinosaurs. You can raise the enemy caps in the same file. Another caveat is that T-rexes will start chasing you from much further afar (their chasing range is unlimited).

[EliasHeydrich]

Could these values (fog distance and enemy cap) be made configurable? A simple INI-file or similar tweak would be enough...