made config for minimum back side culling distance. actual value is using prev player pos so on long flights it works better.

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/bufferBuilding/CubicLodTemplate.java

@@ -28,6 +28,8 @@ import com.seibel.lod.core.objects.opengl.LodBufferBuilder;
 import com.seibel.lod.core.util.ColorUtil;
 import com.seibel.lod.core.util.DataPointUtil;
 import com.seibel.lod.core.util.LodUtil;
+import com.seibel.lod.core.util.SingletonHandler;
+import com.seibel.lod.core.wrapperInterfaces.config.ILodConfigWrapperSingleton;
 
 import static com.seibel.lod.core.builders.lodBuilding.LodBuilder.MIN_WORLD_HEIGHT;
 
@@ -40,11 +42,9 @@ import static com.seibel.lod.core.builders.lodBuilding.LodBuilder.MIN_WORLD_HEIG
  */
 public class CubicLodTemplate
 {
-	//TODO make it a config
-	static int cullingRange = 128;
 	
 	public static void addLodToBuffer(LodBufferBuilder buffer, int playerX, int playerZ, long data, Map<LodDirection, long[]> adjData,
-			byte detailLevel, int posX, int posZ, VertexOptimizer vertexOptimizer, DebugMode debugging, boolean[] adjShadeDisabled)
+			byte detailLevel, int posX, int posZ, VertexOptimizer vertexOptimizer, DebugMode debugging, boolean[] adjShadeDisabled, int cullingRangeX, int cullingRangeZ)
 	{
 		if (vertexOptimizer == null)
 			return;
@@ -73,7 +73,7 @@ public class CubicLodTemplate
 				DataPointUtil.getLightBlock(data),
 				adjShadeDisabled);
 		
-		addBoundingBoxToBuffer(buffer, vertexOptimizer);
+		addBoundingBoxToBuffer(buffer, vertexOptimizer, cullingRangeX, cullingRangeZ);
 	}
 	
 	/** add the given position and color to the buffer */
@@ -120,7 +120,7 @@ public class CubicLodTemplate
 		vertexOptimizer.setAdjData(adjData);
 	}
 	
-	private static void addBoundingBoxToBuffer(LodBufferBuilder buffer, VertexOptimizer vertexOptimizer)
+	private static void addBoundingBoxToBuffer(LodBufferBuilder buffer, VertexOptimizer vertexOptimizer, int cullingRangeX, int cullingRangeZ)
 	{
 		int color;
 		byte skyLight;
@@ -131,10 +131,11 @@ public class CubicLodTemplate
 			//if(vertexOptimizer.isCulled(lodDirection))
 			//	continue;
 			// culling
-			if (lodDirection == LodDirection.NORTH && vertexOptimizer.getZ(lodDirection, 0) < -cullingRange
-				|| lodDirection == LodDirection.EAST && vertexOptimizer.getX(lodDirection, 0) > cullingRange
-				|| lodDirection == LodDirection.SOUTH && vertexOptimizer.getZ(lodDirection, 0) > cullingRange
-				|| lodDirection == LodDirection.WEST && vertexOptimizer.getX(lodDirection, 0) < -cullingRange)
+			
+			if (lodDirection == LodDirection.NORTH && vertexOptimizer.getZ(lodDirection, 0) < -cullingRangeZ
+				|| lodDirection == LodDirection.EAST && vertexOptimizer.getX(lodDirection, 0) > cullingRangeX
+				|| lodDirection == LodDirection.SOUTH && vertexOptimizer.getZ(lodDirection, 0) > cullingRangeZ
+				|| lodDirection == LodDirection.WEST && vertexOptimizer.getX(lodDirection, 0) < -cullingRangeX)
 				continue;
 			
 			

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/bufferBuilding/LodBufferBuilderFactory.java

@@ -165,6 +165,10 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory
 	private volatile int buildableCenterBlockPosX = 0;
 	private volatile int buildableCenterBlockPosZ = 0;
 	
+	private volatile int minCullingRange = SingletonHandler.get(ILodConfigWrapperSingleton.class).client().graphics().advancedGraphics().getBacksideCullingRange();
+	private volatile int lastX = 0;
+	private volatile int lastZ = 0;
+	
 	
 	
 	
@@ -256,6 +260,9 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory
 			
 			skyLightPlayer = MC.getWrappedClientWorld().getSkyLight(playerX, playerY, playerZ);
 			
+			int cullingRangeX = Math.max((int)(1.5 * Math.abs(lastX - playerX)), minCullingRange);
+			int cullingRangeZ = Math.max((int)(1.5 * Math.abs(lastZ - playerZ)), minCullingRange);
+			
 			for (int xRegion = 0; xRegion < lodDim.getWidth(); xRegion++)
 			{
 				for (int zRegion = 0; zRegion < lodDim.getWidth(); zRegion++)
@@ -332,8 +339,6 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory
 							boolean[][] vanillaRenderedChunks = renderer.vanillaRenderedChunks;
 							short gameChunkRenderDistance = (short) (vanillaRenderedChunks.length / 2 - 1);
 							
-							
-							
 							for (int index = 0; index < posToRender.getNumberOfPos(); index++)
 							{
 								bufferIndex = index % currentBuffers.length;
@@ -434,7 +439,7 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory
 									
 									//We send the call to create the vertices
 									CubicLodTemplate.addLodToBuffer(currentBuffers[bufferIndex], playerX, playerZ, data, adjData,
-											detailLevel, posX, posZ, vertexOptimizer, renderer.previousDebugMode, adjShadeDisabled);
+											detailLevel, posX, posZ, vertexOptimizer, renderer.previousDebugMode, adjShadeDisabled, cullingRangeX, cullingRangeZ);
 								}
 								
 							} // for pos to in list to render
@@ -448,6 +453,9 @@ public class LodBufferBuilderFactory
 				} // region z
 			} // region z
 			
+			lastX = playerX;
+			lastZ = playerZ;
+			
 			
 			//long executeStart = System.currentTimeMillis();
 			// wait for all threads to finish

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/builders/lodBuilding/LodBuilder.java

@@ -80,7 +80,6 @@ public class LodBuilder
 	
 	//public static final boolean useExperimentalLighting = true;
 	
-	private static int timesToEdgeDetect = 1;
 	
 	
 	

src/main/java/com/seibel/lod/core/wrapperInterfaces/config/ILodConfigWrapperSingleton.java

@@ -224,6 +224,14 @@ public interface ILodConfigWrapperSingleton
 				VanillaOverdraw getVanillaOverdraw();
 				void setVanillaOverdraw(VanillaOverdraw newVanillaOverdraw);
 				
+				MinDefaultMax<Integer> VANILLA_CULLING_RANGE_MIN_DEFAULT_MAX = new MinDefaultMax<Integer>(0, 32, 512);
+				String HORIZONTAL_SCALE_DESC = ""
+						+ " This indicates the minimum range where back sides of blocks start get get culled. \n"
+						+ " Higher settings will make terrain look good when looking backwards \n"
+						+ " when changing speeds quickly, but will increase upload times and GPU usage.";
+				int getBacksideCullingRange();
+				void setBacksideCullingRange(int backsideCullingRange);
+				
 				boolean USE_EXTENDED_NEAR_CLIP_PLANE_DEFAULT = false;
 				String USE_EXTENDED_NEAR_CLIP_PLANE_DESC = ""
 						+ " Will prevent some overdraw issues, but may cause nearby fake chunks to render incorrectly \n"