First working version

addons/viewdistance/ACE_Settings.hpp

@@ -1,9 +1,24 @@
 class ACE_Settings {
-    class GVAR(viewdistance) {
+    class GVAR(changeAllowed) {
+        typeName = "BOOL";
+        value = 1;
+        displayName = "Allow View Distance Changing";
+        description = "Enables changing in game view distance";
+    };
+    class GVAR(top_limit) {
+        typeName = "SCALAR";
+        values[] = {0,1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10,11}; // correspond to the index values
+        displayName = "View Distance Limit";
+        description = "Sets the top limit for all clients";
+    };
+    class GVAR(newViewDistance) {
         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";
+        //value = 1;
+        values[] = {"1500","2000","2500","3000","3500","4000","5000","6000","7000","8000","9000","10000"};
+        displayName = "Change View Distance";
+        description = "Changes in game view distance";
     };
-};
+};
+
+// To do: include string table style displayName & description.

addons/viewdistance/CfgEventHandlers.hpp

@@ -4,3 +4,9 @@ class Extended_PreInit_EventHandlers {
         init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_preInit));
     };
 };
+
+class Extended_PostInit_EventHandlers {
+    class ADDON {
+        init = QUOTE(call COMPILE_FILE(XEH_postInit));
+    };
+};

addons/viewdistance/XEH_postInit.sqf

@@ -0,0 +1,4 @@
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+if (!hasInterface || !GVAR(enabled)) exitWith {};
+[] call FUNC(initViewDistance);

addons/viewdistance/XEH_preInit.sqf

@@ -2,6 +2,8 @@
 
 ADDON = false;
 
-PREP(empty);
+PREP(returnViewDistanceValue);
+PREP(changeViewDistance);
+PREP(initViewDistance);
 
-ADDON = true;
+ADDON = true;

addons/viewdistance/config.cpp

@@ -13,4 +13,4 @@ class CfgPatches {
 };
 
 #include "CfgEventHandlers.hpp"
-#include "ACE_Settings.hpp" 
+#include "ACE_Settings.hpp"

addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_changeViewDistance.sqf

@@ -4,21 +4,38 @@
  * 
  *
  * Arguments:
- * 0: View Distance Setting (SCALAR)
+ * None
  *
  * Return Value:
  * None
  *
  * Example:
- * [1500] call ace_common_fnc_imanexample
+ * [] call ace_viewdistance_fnc_changeViewDistance;
  *
  * Public: No
  */
 
 #include "script_component.hpp"
 
-private ["_new_view_distance"];
+private ["_new_view_distance_index","_new_view_distance"];
 
-_new_view_distance = _this select 0;
+_new_view_distance_index = GVAR(newViewDistance);
 
-player setViewDistance (_new_view_distance);
+_new_view_distance = [_new_view_distance_index] call FUNC(returnViewDistanceValue);
+
+/*
+hint format ["DEBUG: Player: %1 new view distance index: %2 new view distance value: %3",(name player),_new_view_distance_index,_new_view_distance];
+diag_log format ["DEBUG: Player: %1 new view distance index: %2 new view distance value: %3",(name player),_new_view_distance_index,_new_view_distance];
+*/
+
+
+// To do: add a check against a sever or module top limit here.
+
+if !GVAR(changeAllowed) then
+{
+  hint "You cannot change the view distance!"
+}
+else
+{
+  setViewDistance _new_view_distance;
+};

addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_initViewDistance.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"
+
+["SettingChanged",{
+    if (_this select 0  == QGVAR(newViewDistance)) then {
+        [] call FUNC(changeViewDistance);
+    };
+},true] call ace_common_fnc_addEventHandler;

addons/viewdistance/functions/fnc_returnViewDistanceValue.sqf

@@ -0,0 +1,42 @@
+/*
+ * Author: Winter
+ * Returns the view distance value according to the given index
+ * 
+ *
+ * Arguments:
+ * 0: View Distance Index (SCALAR)
+ *
+ * Return Value:
+ * View Distance (SCALAR)
+ *
+ * Example:
+ * [2] call ace_viewdistance_fnc_returnViewDistanceValue;
+ *
+ * Public: Yes
+ */
+
+#include "script_component.hpp"
+
+private ["_index","_return"];
+
+_index = _this select 0;
+_return = 0;
+
+switch (_index) do
+{
+  case 0:   {_return = 1500};
+  case 1:   {_return = 2000};
+  case 2:   {_return = 2500};
+  case 3:   {_return = 3000};
+  case 4:   {_return = 3500};
+  case 5:   {_return = 4000};
+  case 6:   {_return = 5000};
+  case 7:   {_return = 6000};
+  case 8:   {_return = 7000};
+  case 9:   {_return = 8000};
+  case 10:  {_return = 9000};
+  case 11:  {_return = 10000};
+  default {hint "something broke!";};
+};
+
+_return;