Hint when a manual video-memory cap is what keeps detail low (subtle, not a popup) #510

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opened 2026-10-06 20:56:59 +00:00 by sky_line · 0 comments

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From #508: a user set Max video memory (RenderMaxVideoMemoryMB) to 2048 MB on a 6 GB card. Auto would have given about 4.5 GB. The VRAM ladder hit 39/39 within a minute (probes, then draw distance, then render scale 50%, then lower LOD), and they reported it as "objects not reaching high LOD". Nothing told them their own cap was the cause.

The owner doesn't want extra popups. Prefer subtle, in-context hints:

Next to the slider (Advanced graphics): show what Auto would give on this machine, e.g. "Auto: ~4.5 GB on this GPU", and highlight it when the manual value is below that.
Optionally a status-bar / memory indicator tooltip (if one exists) noting "limited by your Video memory setting" when the ladder is above a threshold and the user cap is the binding limit, i.e. capacity = cap < OS budget.
At most a one-time, dismissible notice per cap value, only if the ladder is at max because of the user cap. Probably skip this entirely.

Related: the pressure ladder stays soft and automatic. This is only about explaining a self-imposed limit.

From #508: a user set **Max video memory** (`RenderMaxVideoMemoryMB`) to 2048 MB on a 6 GB card. Auto would have given about 4.5 GB. The VRAM ladder hit 39/39 within a minute (probes, then draw distance, then render scale 50%, then lower LOD), and they reported it as "objects not reaching high LOD". Nothing told them their own cap was the cause. **The owner doesn't want extra popups.** Prefer subtle, in-context hints: - **Next to the slider** (Advanced graphics): show what Auto would give on this machine, e.g. "Auto: ~4.5 GB on this GPU", and highlight it when the manual value is below that. - **Optionally a status-bar / memory indicator tooltip** (if one exists) noting "limited by your Video memory setting" when the ladder is above a threshold and the user cap is the binding limit, i.e. capacity = cap < OS budget. - **At most** a one-time, dismissible notice per cap value, only if the ladder is at max because of the user cap. Probably skip this entirely. Related: the pressure ladder stays soft and automatic. This is only about explaining a self-imposed limit.

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