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 An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[Item Definition|IDE]] files.
-The draw distance value tells the engine how far away any given object should be rendered relative to the player's position (Line of Sight) or viewpoint. Close range normal objects are rendered for a distance no greater then 299.9 [[unit]]s however [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 300 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
+The draw distance value tells the engine how far away any given object should be rendered relative to the player's position (Line of Sight) or viewpoint. Close range normal objects are rendered for a distance no greater then 299 [[unit]]s however [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 300 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
 In [[GTA 3]] and [[Vice City]], [[collision file|collision data]] for an LOD object (draw distance is greater than 300) is ignored by the engine.

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 In [[San Andreas]]' LOD models can share the same collision with no mesh or collision spare but the same rule applies where every LOD model or Normal model much have a collision.
-Same models can have the collision data stored within where you can link the LOD object to another object. As long as the object has an LOD flag which is -1 in the IPL file the game searches for a collision.
+Same models can have the collision data stored within where you can link the LOD object to another object. As long as the object has an LOD flag which is -1 in the [[IPL]] file the game searches for a collision.
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-An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[Item Definition|IDE]] files. It tells the engine how far away any given object  should render with relevancy to the player's position. Close range objects are rendered for a
+An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[Item Definition|IDE]] files.
-In [[GTA 3]] and [[Vice City]], [[collision file|collision data]] for an LOD object (draw distance is greater than 300) is ignored by the engine. [[San Andreas]]' LOD models do not require collision at all. However it is recommend to create one, because the game may crash, if you forget to link the LOD object to another object. As long as the object has an LOD flag which is -1 the game searches for a collision.
+The draw distance value tells the engine how far away any given object should be rendered relative to the player's position (Line of Sight) or viewpoint. Close range normal objects are rendered for a distance no greater then 299.9 [[unit]]s however [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 300 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
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 distance up to 300 [[unit]]s. [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 301 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
-In [[GTA 3]] and [[Vice City]], [[collision file|collision data]] for an LOD object (draw distance is greater than 300) is ignored by the engine. [[San Andreas]]' LOD models do not require collision at all.
+In [[GTA 3]] and [[Vice City]], [[collision file|collision data]] for an LOD object (draw distance is greater than 300) is ignored by the engine. [[San Andreas]]' LOD models do not require collision at all. However it is recommend to create one, because the game may crash, if you forget to link the LOD object to another object. As long as the object has an LOD flag which is -1 the game searches for a collision.
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-An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[IDE|Item Definition]] files. <br>
+An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[Item Definition|IDE]] files. It tells the engine how far away any given object  should render with relevancy to the player's position. Close range objects are rendered for a
-It tells the engine how far away any given object  should render with <br>
+distance up to 300 [[unit]]s. [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 301 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
-In GTA III and Vice City, [[collision file|collision data]] for an [[LOD]] object (draw <br>
+In [[GTA 3]] and [[Vice City]], [[collision file|collision data]] for an LOD object (draw distance is greater than 300) is ignored by the engine. [[San Andreas]]' LOD models do not require collision at all.
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-An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[IDE|Item Definition]] files. It tells the engine how far away any given object  should render with relevancy to the [[Player Position|player's position]]. Close range objects are usually rendered for a distance between 50 and 300 [[unit]]s. [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 301 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
+An object's '''draw distance''' is declared in the [[IDE|Item Definition]] files. It tells the engine how far away any given object  should render with relevancy to the [[Player Position|player's position]]. Close range objects are rendered for a distance of up to 300 [[unit]]s. [[LOD]] objects are rendered from 301 to 3000 [[unit]]s.
-In GTA III and Vice City, [[collision file|collision data]] for an object assigned a draw distance greater than 300 is ignored by the engine. San Andreas' [[LOD]] system does not require collision at all.
+In GTA III and Vice City, [[collision file|collision data]] for an [[LOD]] object (draw distance is greater than 300) is ignored by the engine. San Andreas' [[LOD]] system does not require collision at all.
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-The Draw Distance is the distance that the '''engine draws'''. The usual distance of a map object is 250-300. The '''maximum draw distance''' of a map object is 300. Over 300 the object is draw but '''it loses his [[Collision file]]'''. Values over 300 are used for [[LOD]] objects, usually [[LOD]] objects use a value of 2500.
+The '''draw distance''' is the radius (in [[unit]]s) from the camera in which the engine draws world objects. The usual distance of a map object is 150 to 300. The '''maximum draw distance''' of a (high detail) map object is 300. With values higher than 300 the object is still drawn, but is not [[collision file|solid]] anymore. Such values are mainly used for [[LOD]] objects, which have a much higher draw distance.
 The draw distance value is defined in the [[IDE]].
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