Who cares about FOV?

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"] ...Thats why I said Bioshock as my example. Have you played Bioshock with a wide FOV? Characters will pop in during cutscenes which looks really strange.

TheGreatOutdoor

http://www.tweakguides.com/Bioshock_8.html

Just a general wondering... has anyone actually managed to find a way to increase the FOV in MW2 mp, that won't get you banned through VAC?

If there is an option, or it is adjustable, I usually use one that makes it seem like its not so low (zoomed in) and not so high (warped, almost fish-eyed)

I like to have a balance, so at 1680x1050 I usually go with an 75-85 (ex. cod4 mw I run it at 76 FOV, not too zoomed or warped, but I do get to see more to my sides over the default 65 fov.)

Not to mention though on some games it makes the gun seem longer and more realistic if you balance the FOV.

I care about FOV becouse if I have a game set at the standard console FOV its painful to play.

I've only been PC gaming for a few months and I've only messed around with FOV in a few games (BC2 chief among them) but that was a while ago and I don't remember how to change it. I know there is some file I have to go to but I don't remember what it is

I heard that BC2's FOV is vertical, not horizontalLox_Cropek

I'm positive that the majority of PC gamers do not care about FOV settings.JangoWuzHere

While I agree with you in your statement, it doesnt mean the guy above is wrong for what he said. Good graphics options and the support for the PC as a platform in general are very good reasons to choose whether to buy a game or not.

I think proper widescreen FOV lets you see more on the sides but less up top. nutcrackr

Well, beyond the fact that you can see more, which has its advantages, I get a bit of a headache when the FOV is too tight.ProudLarry

Again seeing you are clearly to slow to get it the first time around. I didn't know what to type to start my search. and lol at you thinking I am a kid. Sad that I have to type what I said twice for you.TheGreatOutdoor

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]Again seeing you are clearly to slow to get it the first time around. I didn't know what to type to start my search. and lol at you thinking I am a kid. Sad that I have to type what I said twice for you.deadesa

[QUOTE="Gamartto"][QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]Being a smart ass isn't impressing anybody, so save it. And google doesn't help when you don't know wth to type in the search engine.....DUH!!!

TheGreatOutdoor

And you wrote

How do you change the fov in Bioshock? I just loaded up my game and went to the graphics options and can't even find the option to adjust my FoV. So how do you adjust the fov in Bioshock?

How about by start typing your question into the google search box and hitting the Enter key or clicking the Google Search button.

And if you are not a kid then I assume you are a grown up adult, and that make things even worse.

Btw, you're welcome.

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"] ...Thats why I said Bioshock as my example. Have you played Bioshock with a wide FOV? Characters will pop in during cutscenes which looks really strange.

TheGreatOutdoor

The game doesn't support proper widescreen right of out of the box you need to patch it up to 1.1 which adds in support for widescreen and increasing the fov

http://www.gameborder.com/game/BioShock+Patch/

[QUOTE="JangoWuzHere"

...Thats why I said Bioshock as my example. Have you played Bioshock with a wide FOV? Characters will pop in during cutscenes which looks really strange.

I have and didn't get that when playing but a glitch in a particular game doesn't mean wide fov should be used strange that you got that where you using the 1.1 patch or the widescreen hack for bioshock?

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]How do you change the fov in Bioshock? I just loaded up my game and went to the graphics options and can't even find the option to adjust my FoV. So how do you adjust the fov in Bioshock?

DJ_Headshot

The game doesn't support proper widescreen right of out of the box you need to patch it up to 1.1 which adds in support for widescreen and increasing the fov

http://www.gameborder.com/game/BioShock+Patch/

[QUOTE="DJ_Headshot"]

[QUOTE="TheGreatOutdoor"]I guess nobody knows then huh?

TheGreatOutdoor

The game doesn't support proper widescreen right of out of the box you need to patch it up to 1.1 which adds in support for widescreen and increasing the fov

http://www.gameborder.com/game/BioShock+Patch/

Yeah it supported the resolution but didn't have not true widescreen the game was vertical - so it would cut off a portion of the top and bottom to create a "widescreen" image techincally wider but you see less then if you didn't have a widescreen monitor. This images shows how bioshocks widescreen worked before the patch the red part is what would be cut off if you had a widescreen monitor so your actually seeing less.

FOV is extremely extremely important.JigglyWiggly_

Yes I very much agree and smaller hud too.

It would be nice if games supported changing the FOV in the in-game settings

With my current configuration to proportion, I will use a value of 100.39 horizontal FOV and 73.74 vertical FOV, in addition my hFOV will allow me to have more of a peripheral view minimizing my blind spots in a 3D space.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=hLHsfQS9p_Y&#t=2m46s

Marvelous.

Don't know if this has been said already, but a wrong FOV could cause nausea with some players.

I, for example, experienced problems with Metro 2033, because the FOV was too low. When I increased the FOV the problem was reduced (not that it was the only thing causing it, but it helped a lot).

I've never messed with FOV settings. It actually shocks me that this has passed me by unnoticed over the years.

Still, I'm not sure I'll mess with them much... I game on my PC often but it's looked up to my 50" TV so I'm not sitting on top of my monitor like I used to. This way I still get the big screen and the surround sound from my living room. Bluetooth mouse and keyboard ftw :-) But yeah, point being that if I made the FOV too wide, it might be a detriment to me sitting back from the TV.

Regardless, this has been a very informative thread.

Console games have very low FOV which means theres less to render on screen and allows the consoles limited hardware to reach higher FPS. PC gamers are used to a much higher FOV and going from a high FOV to a low FOV is not just annoying but it can actually make people feel sick. The thing that annoys me most about console FPS is the low FOV.

Take GRAW and GRAW2 for example, if you have the game put it on and look at the floor, the floor looks so close to your face that it looks like your lying down. LOW fov takes away depth perception, limits view range and makes you feel sick all at once. Another game that has this problem is HALO 2, not as much as GRAW but its still very annoying when the guns take up most of what you see on the screen.

For me it's the difference between enjoying a game and being sick, the most "horrible" examples would be HL 2, Ep 1, 2, Portal (before the update that included FOV settings, because for some reason I was never able to change the FOV in any source game, no from the console, not from steam and not form the shortcut), Far Cry 2 and BC 2 there are others but these ones were horrible.

90 FOV is perfect, I can't play a game without 90 or something similar (BC2).