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CVar shadowMode
Last wiki revision 2013-03-18
This setting controls the Dynamic Shadows in-game.
- 0
- 0 :Off. This leaves the 'blob' type shadow only. Blob shadow cannot be removed as CVar_shadowLOD is no longer available.
- 1 :Precomputed terrain shadows, dynamic shadows near player.
- 2 :Static environment shadows, dynamic shadows near player.
- 3 : Full dynamic shadows.
In-game, type the following /console shadowMode setting
Alternatively, you can exit wow, open the Config.wtf file, and add the following line: SET shadowMode setting
Or you can change the setting via the in-game Video Options.
This is how this setting relates to graphics options in-game:
- Low :shadowMode = 0.
- Fair :shadowMode = 1, shadowTextureSize not set in WTF (default is 1024).
- Good :shadowMode = 1, shadowTextureSize = 2048.
- High :shadowMode = 2, shadowTextureSize = 2048.
- Ultra :shadowMode = 3, shadowTextureSize = 2048.
Categories
- Console variables
Source
https://warcraft.wiki.gg/wiki/CVar_shadowMode · retrieved 2023-11-13 · CC BY-SA 4.0
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