Add Render Distance option. by MijaeLio · Pull Request #675 · smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T05:15:19Z

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Description

Adds a Render Distance option for graphics menu. It can go from 2 to 64 at max.

Changes

SWF files for SettingsGraphicsMenu on every resolution, also fixing missing FOV option in those files.
GameRenderer.cpp
UIScene_SettingsGraphicsMenu.cpp
UIScene_SettingsGraphicsMenu.h
Consoles_app.cpp
App_enums.h
MediaWindows64.arc

Previous Behavior

There wasn't a way to change your render distance before. There is mentions for an option called "viewDistance" in GameRenderer.cpp. But it only uses 0 (16 Render Distance) with no way to change it normally.

Root Cause

No option for this was added on any menu before, and mc->options->viewDistance was unused for anything else than just setting up the game to use 16 chunks render distance only.

New Behavior

Make mc->options->viewDistance actually useful with adding a slider for it on Graphics Menu

Fix Implementation

I added two tables for UIScene_SettingsGraphicsMenu.cpp. LevelToDistance and DistanceToLevel to convert between slide values and chunks distances (I actually could do it without using those but it would look ugly for the slider to get 3 - 2 - 1.. values instead of 2 - 4 - 8.. values)

Updated renderDistance on GameRenderer.cpp so the game doesn't glitch when going more than 32 chunks (viewDistance 0)

As said before, updated SWF files to add this option and fix the missing FOV slider for 720 and 480

AI Use Disclosure

No AI was used. This took me the entire day and was a complete journey even if the changes are small 😭

Related Issues

Related to adjustable render distance #351

Now located in Graphics section. Based on the FOV thing from discord idk

BlueishSapphire · 2026-03-06T05:48:06Z

Looks good! But I think you accidentally left some temporary changes in Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LanguageSelector.cpp and Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LanguageSelector.h, and might've forgotten to include the updated swf files for SettingsGraphicsMenu in Minecraft.Client/Common/Media :)

smartcmd · 2026-03-06T05:57:08Z

Good PR!

codeHusky · 2026-03-06T06:08:12Z

Make sure all assets are updated outside of the asset bundles (like in Common/Media and the platform folders) and then (assuming this tests well) we'll merge this in!

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T06:13:42Z

just added the swf files on media folder

codeHusky · 2026-03-06T06:20:08Z

I think you accidentally left some temporary changes in Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LanguageSelector.cpp and Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LanguageSelector.h

@MijaeLio Could you undo these changes? I don't see what relevance they have to this PR

codeHusky

"Temporary" changes should be rolled back before this can be merged

Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LanguageSelector.cpp

Minecraft.Client/Common/UI/UIScene_LanguageSelector.h

void2012 · 2026-03-06T09:51:43Z

Awesome. What can we also improve at this point? Or I can merge already?

EnderActually · 2026-03-06T13:33:27Z

Good PR, could we have an option to revert settings to their default?

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T14:03:29Z

Awesome. What can we also improve at this point? Or I can merge already?

The only bug I found and that I would need help on fixing it is that when you change the render distance from the main menu before playing a world the game will still use the normal render distance, until you change the render distance again. I don't know why it happens and I need help on finding that out.

It's just a bug that happens when you first start playing. I didn't find any other bugs besides that.

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T14:04:41Z

Also sorry for taking long on reverting files lol. I was asleep

codeHusky · 2026-03-06T15:51:50Z

Id fix that main menu settings bug before we merge this. That’s a major consistency issue

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T16:16:44Z

fixed

codeHusky · 2026-03-06T19:03:23Z

Minecraft.Client/Common/Consoles_App.cpp

+		}
+	}
+#endif
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what's the purpose of this locale code change

For now nothing really, I can remove that. But I had in mind to write support for a language option since languages only work on XBOX and the actual function doesn't work on windows 64, this makes the game actually get the languages for it

Please remove that and do that in a dedicated pr

codeHusky · 2026-03-06T19:04:06Z

Loaded in the first time after merging this change and the render distance is visually 0?

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T19:20:13Z

Loaded in the first time after merging this change and the render distance is visually 0?

This didn't really happened to me before but I'm gonna look up why is it set at 0 hold on

MijaeLio · 2026-03-06T19:52:42Z

Loaded in the first time after merging this change and the render distance is visually 0?

Tested with clean builds for both debug and release with the latest commits and nothing seems off? Have you tried recompiling the build clean with my changes? I don't think is a swf or cpps problem

codeHusky · 2026-03-06T20:04:25Z

delete x64 and restore it back to how it is in Git (discard changes)
build main from this repo
run the game
change a setting around, load into a world, save and exit
compile your pr
run the game
open world
open settings -> graphics

the issue is existing settings.dat i guess? settings.dat from before ur PR results in 0 perhaps

CStone6 · 2026-03-06T20:14:30Z

Nice job, looks like you got farther then me

Fixed visual bug and made the chunk updates depend to your view distance.

MijaeLio · 2026-03-07T01:10:13Z

delete x64 and restore it back to how it is in Git (discard changes)

build main from this repo

run the game

change a setting around, load into a world, save and exit

compile your pr

run the game

open world

open settings -> graphics

the issue is existing settings.dat i guess? settings.dat from before ur PR results in 0 perhaps

Just fixed this!

MijaeLio · 2026-03-07T01:13:31Z

Also one more update and I hope y'all don't mind, but I made it so the chunk updates now depends to your view distance

First image is now
Second is before

* FOV option without debug menu Now located in Graphics section. Based on the FOV thing from discord idk * language * render distance option for graphics menu * oop * swf files on media * revert changes on language selector * nvm it was actually easy to fix * forgot this * Final probably Fixed visual bug and made the chunk updates depend to your view distance.

MijaeLio and others added 14 commits March 2, 2026 18:54

FOV option without debug menu

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Now located in Graphics section. Based on the FOV thing from discord idk

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codeHusky marked this pull request as draft March 6, 2026 07:46

MijaeLio added 2 commits March 6, 2026 09:01

Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles

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revert changes on language selector

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MijaeLio added 2 commits March 6, 2026 11:15

Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles

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nvm it was actually easy to fix

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forgot this

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MijaeLio marked this pull request as draft March 6, 2026 19:19

Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles

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MijaeLio added 2 commits March 6, 2026 20:07

Final probably

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Fixed visual bug and made the chunk updates depend to your view distance.

Merge branch 'main' of https://github.com/smartcmd/MinecraftConsoles

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MijaeLio marked this pull request as ready for review March 7, 2026 01:10

codeHusky merged commit 1644626 into smartcmd:main Mar 7, 2026
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