w-buffer - is it a common feature?

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I getcha. You need a low near value for the camera range in order to stop the water getting clipped, and that means reducing the cam's far value in order to keep z accuaracy acceptble over the distance it covers I guess. I was under the impression that wbuffer was to be avoided these days - :/