diff --git a/builtin/settingtypes.txt b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
index 8b508cf59..f73190fad 100644
--- a/builtin/settingtypes.txt
+++ b/builtin/settingtypes.txt
@@ -508,10 +508,11 @@ texture_min_size (Minimum texture size) int 64
 #    when set to higher number than 0.
 fsaa (FSAA) enum 0 0,1,2,4,8,16
 
-#    Undersampling is similar to using lower screen resolution, but it applies
+#    Undersampling is similar to using a lower screen resolution, but it applies
 #    to the game world only, keeping the GUI intact.
-#    It should give significant performance boost at the cost of less detailed image.
-undersampling (Undersampling) enum 0 0,2,3,4
+#    It should give a significant performance boost at the cost of less detailed image.
+#    Higher values result in a less detailed image.
+undersampling (Undersampling) int 1 1 8
 
 [**Shaders]
 
diff --git a/src/client/render/plain.cpp b/src/client/render/plain.cpp
index cc17c98c3..a130a14eb 100644
--- a/src/client/render/plain.cpp
+++ b/src/client/render/plain.cpp
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ RenderingCorePlain::RenderingCorePlain(
 
 void RenderingCorePlain::initTextures()
 {
-	if (!scale)
+	if (scale <= 1)
 		return;
 	v2u32 size{scaledown(scale, screensize.X), scaledown(scale, screensize.Y)};
 	lowres = driver->addRenderTargetTexture(
@@ -44,21 +44,21 @@ void RenderingCorePlain::initTextures()
 
 void RenderingCorePlain::clearTextures()
 {
-	if (!scale)
+	if (scale <= 1)
 		return;
 	driver->removeTexture(lowres);
 }
 
 void RenderingCorePlain::beforeDraw()
 {
-	if (!scale)
+	if (scale <= 1)
 		return;
 	driver->setRenderTarget(lowres, true, true, skycolor);
 }
 
 void RenderingCorePlain::upscale()
 {
-	if (!scale)
+	if (scale <= 1)
 		return;
 	driver->setRenderTarget(0, true, true);
 	v2u32 size{scaledown(scale, screensize.X), scaledown(scale, screensize.Y)};