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The stuff they're rendering has to come from somewhere. They go hand in hand, the bigger the render area, the more game has to be simulated at once.

• inigyou 2mo ago
  Not true. Render distance and simulation distance were decoupled years ago.
  • oliwarner 2mo ago
    It's possible to simulate less than you can see, but it's pretty undesirable. The recommendations scale with this.