diff --git a/addons/viewdistance/ACE_Settings.hpp b/addons/viewdistance/ACE_Settings.hpp
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..572358876a
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/viewdistance/ACE_Settings.hpp
@@ -0,0 +1,9 @@
+class ACE_Settings {
+    class GVAR(viewdistance) {
+        typeName = "SCALAR";
+        isClientSettable = 1;
+        values[] = {1500,2000,2500,3000,3500,4000,5000,6000,7000,8000,9000,10000};
+        displayName = "View Distance"; // has to be changed to string table type
+        description = "Change View Distance";
+    };
+};
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diff --git a/addons/viewdistance/config.cpp b/addons/viewdistance/config.cpp
index a7b7bae6df..dcffe0f257 100644
--- a/addons/viewdistance/config.cpp
+++ b/addons/viewdistance/config.cpp
@@ -6,10 +6,11 @@ class CfgPatches {
         weapons[] = {};
         requiredVersion = REQUIRED_VERSION;
         requiredAddons[] = {"ace_common"};
-        author[] = {""};
-        authorUrl = "";
+        author[] = {"Winter"};
+        authorUrl = "https://github.com/Winter259";
         VERSION_CONFIG;
     };
 };
 
 #include "CfgEventHandlers.hpp"
+#include "ACE_Settings.hpp" 
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diff --git a/addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_changeViewDistance.sqf b/addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_changeViewDistance.sqf
new file mode 100644
index 0000000000..4543be000b
--- /dev/null
+++ b/addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_changeViewDistance.sqf
@@ -0,0 +1,24 @@
+/*
+ * Author: Winter
+ * Sets the player's current view distance according to allowed values.
+ * 
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * 0: View Distance Setting (SCALAR)
+ *
+ * Return Value:
+ * None
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * [1500] call ace_common_fnc_imanexample
+ *
+ * Public: No
+ */
+
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+private ["_new_view_distance"];
+
+_new_view_distance = _this select 0;
+
+player setViewDistance (_new_view_distance);
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diff --git a/addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_empty.sqf b/addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_empty.sqf
deleted file mode 100644
index c60a82b2d8..0000000000
--- a/addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_empty.sqf
+++ /dev/null
@@ -1,3 +0,0 @@
-#include "script_component.hpp"
-
-diag_log text format["This is here as an example!!!"];