hardcoding viewdistance

[alleycat 28]

If I wanted to hardcore the viewdistance server-side to a max value, where should I do that? Is putting setviewdistance in init.sqf safe?

[Muzzleflash 111]

If I wanted to hardcore the viewdistance server-side to a max value, where should I do that? Is putting setviewdistance in init.sqf safe?

Yes. You could do something like this:

if (isServer) then {
   setViewDistance 1337;
};

Or if you allow players to change their viewdistance, this might be more suitable:

if (isDedicated) then {
  setViewDistance 1337;
};

Beware, some scripts change viewdistance on their own, like certain AI scripts serverside.

[alleycat 28]

I dont get what is the difference between the snippets. Both target the server? Why would the second allow clients to set the viewdistance and the first would not?