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Emerica.
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I did some research and found THIS

If you go to about page 4 you will find this post:

"Great news lads! :P
    
    I've managed to decrease draw distance... And I will show you how to do it in few simple steps!
    
    Go to:
    (this is on Windows 7, installed on C: drive :P ) 
    
    C:\Users\<computer name>\AppData\Local\SWTOR\swtor\settings 
    
    Replace <computer name> with your windows username!
    
    in "settings" folder you will find a file called "client_settings.ini" - right click on it and select "Open with > Notepad" 
    
    My file looks like this:
    
    
    Code:
    [Renderer]
    D3DFullScreen = true
    EnableBloom = false
    Height = 768
    NativeHeight = 1024
    NativeWidth = 1280
    RefreshRate = 85
    TextureQuality = 1
    UseMinSpecShaders = true
    VerticalSyncState = true
    Width = 1024
    WindowX = 0
    WindowY = 0
    FarClipScale = 0.3371195
    PlantDensity = 14
    SpeedTreeDistanceScale = 0.82336956
    AllowDepthOfField = false
    doShadows = false
    doBlobShadows = false
    
    
    [Game]
    MoviesFolder = ..\..\Movies
    SwtorRegKey = SOFTWARE\BioWare\Star Wars - The Old RepublicSo... Now u have to find "PlantDensity", in your "client_settings.ini", and INSERT 
    
    
    Code:
    FarClipScale = 0.3371195ABOVE "PlantDensity".
    
    (You can also try 0.1371195 or 0.5371195, but I know that 0.3371195 works perfectly for me!)
    
    Don't FORGET to SAVE your "client_settings.ini" after u add "FarClipScale = 0.3371195".
    
    After you've done that, close your "client_settings.ini" and right click on it - > Properties. On the bottom of Properties window you'll see a check box "Read-only". Check it! Now you should be ready to play! 
    
    I hope this helps! "

This appears to be a fix for increasing or decreasing your draw distance. A little research and trial and error may have to be done to ensure you have the right setting number entered, but this seems to be an effective fix. I am not home so I cannot try it myself.

Also make sure you are displaying hidden folders, because APPdata is a hidden folder.

Emerica.
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