diff --git a/_ark/dx/locale/dx_locale_updates.dta b/_ark/dx/locale/dx_locale_updates.dta
index c1fd4d7967..fbce40ee65 100644
--- a/_ark/dx/locale/dx_locale_updates.dta
+++ b/_ark/dx/locale/dx_locale_updates.dta
@@ -168,6 +168,8 @@
 (overshell_postproc "Post Processing")
 (os_postfx_on "[Disable All]")
 (os_postfx_off "[Enable All]")
+(os_force_high_lod_on "HD Characters: ON")
+(os_force_high_lod_off "HD Characters: OFF")
 (os_camera_shake_on "Camera Shake: ON")
 (os_camera_shake_off "Camera Shake: OFF")
 (os_camera_blur_on "Depth of Field: ON")
diff --git a/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_cam_states.dta b/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_cam_states.dta
index bd764f8e6d..57030f6b5e 100644
--- a/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_cam_states.dta
+++ b/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_cam_states.dta
@@ -106,6 +106,7 @@
       {push_back $options {if_else $dx_camera_shake os_camera_shake_on os_camera_shake_off}}
       {push_back $options {if_else $dx_camera_blur os_camera_blur_on os_camera_blur_off}}
       {push_back $options {if_else $dx_noise os_noise_on os_noise_off}}
+      {push_back $options {if_else $dx_force_lod os_force_high_lod_on os_force_high_lod_off}}
       {dx_state_setup dxState_PostFX FALSE}
    }
 )
@@ -143,6 +144,21 @@
             {set $previous_state dxState_PostFX}
             {$this show_state kState_PostFXWarn}
          )
+         ((os_force_high_lod_on os_force_high_lod_off)
+            {set $dx_force_lod {! $dx_force_lod}}
+            {if $dx_force_lod
+               {set $post_proc_needs_reset TRUE}
+            }
+            {dx_postfx_setter}
+            {if_else $dx_force_lod
+               {set $dx_tracked_changed os_force_high_lod_on}
+               {set $dx_tracked_changed os_force_high_lod_off}
+            }
+            {dx_state_pos_tracker}
+            DX_POST_FX_DATA
+            {set $previous_state kState_PostFXWarn}
+            {$this show_state kState_PostFXWarn}
+         )
          ((os_camera_blur_on os_camera_blur_off)
             {set $dx_camera_blur {! $dx_camera_blur}}
             {if $dx_camera_blur
diff --git a/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_states.dta b/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_states.dta
index 9ccba5fc17..bb5c4ff21c 100644
--- a/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_states.dta
+++ b/_ark/dx/overshell/dx_states.dta
@@ -356,7 +356,6 @@
       {push_back $options print_objects}
       {push_back $options print_platform}
       {push_back $options {if_else $dx_time_remain_dbg os_time_remain_dbg_on os_time_remain_dbg_off}}
-      {push_back $options {if_else $dx_force_lod os_force_high_lod_on os_force_high_lod_off}}
       
       {dx_state_setup dxState_DebugSettings FALSE}
    }
@@ -471,20 +470,6 @@
             DX_DEBUG_DATA
             {set $previous_state dxState_DebugSettings}
          )
-         ((os_force_high_lod_on os_force_high_lod_off)
-            {set $dx_force_lod {! $dx_force_lod}}
-            {if $dx_force_lod
-               {set $post_proc_needs_reset TRUE}
-            }
-            {dx_postfx_setter}
-            {if_else $dx_force_lod
-               {set $dx_tracked_changed os_force_high_lod_on}
-               {set $dx_tracked_changed os_force_high_lod_off}
-            }
-            {dx_state_pos_tracker}
-            DX_DEBUG_DATA
-            {set $previous_state dxState_DebugSettings}
-         )
          (os_dx_swap_gender_off
             {$this show_state dxState_SwapGenderWarn}
          )
diff --git a/_ark/dx/ui/dx_camera_funcs.dta b/_ark/dx/ui/dx_camera_funcs.dta
index 9296aa3dcb..d2f77f7daf 100644
--- a/_ark/dx/ui/dx_camera_funcs.dta
+++ b/_ark/dx/ui/dx_camera_funcs.dta
@@ -68,11 +68,14 @@
       }
    }
    {if $dx_force_lod
-      ;i dont know if this even works
       {$dx_this_var iterate WorldDir $wd
          {$wd iterate BandCamShot $bcs
-            {$bcs set force_lod 1}
-            {$bcs set self_shadow 1}
+            {do
+               ($dx_num_targets {$bcs size (targets)})
+               {foreach_int $i 0 $dx_num_targets
+                  {$bcs set (targets $i force_lod) kLOD0}
+               }
+            }
          }
       }
    }