FoV !?

Agreed, a wider range of FOV options is not only good for preference but also for people that might get sick/nauseas from lower FOVs (i know a few). And as Xbox players can already opt out of playing with PC players, theres no case to be made for it being an advantage, although it would be great for Xbox players to be able to increase their FOV, but i suspect this is a limitation of the console itself (as it requires more performance to render the same amount of frames the higher the FOV).

Totally agree I would definitely like to see that added, just saw someone commenting about getting motion sick from playing with low fov so I think that would be a good idea

To get more FoV I play with the res 1920x928. It squishes the screen together so everything looks tall. Try it out its a little ugly and weird at first but you'll get used to it.

@glannigan Idk why you'd want lower FOV even for competitive play, never heard anyone say that in my life. The higher the FOV the more enemies youll spot and the easier it is to keep track of them when moving fast. Increasing your FOV doesnt make "accuracy" any worse, I'm not sure where that comes from.

@stundorn i think this is a good idea since Xbox Series X has a bigger Storage they could easily make the FOV more

@flebsy said in FoV !?:

This is really needed for me. I was going to play the game but the 90 FOV limit here really does not feel like the usual PC game 90. Something is very wrong with the FOV implementation in this game. I really start to get motion sick and feel very constrained :( it needs to go up to 100 or 110 for me to feel comfortable.

Unfortunately, I doubt they will ever add this. Sad.

Edit: I created another thread with more consolidated information, but it was locked for some reason. Anyway, I found a fix for Steam users. It changes the horizontal FOV into vertical FOV, and fixes the issue completely: [mod edit]

Although the guide says they don't know if anyone has been banned for doing this, I'd rather see clarification from Rare whether this breaks TOS. I'm not against it, just personally I don't want to risk a day one account.

However, seeing as it's shown that it's possible, and an easy mod, I see absolutely no reason they can't just make it an accessibility feature on all platforms. PCs and Series X should be able to handle this no problem.

@stundorn said in FoV !?:

@flebsy seems to not work with the MS Store Version, cannot find where to edit.

The guide has a location. Copy this. Go to Windows search, type "Run" and open the Run app, paste in the location and hit enter. This will open the folder.

I can’t stop thinking about how badly I want this now, if you can easily just change it anyway why not give us the option too, I get they might have to change some animations and stuff but this would be such a game changer for so many people.

@stundorn said in FoV !?:

@realstyli

Folder does not exist for me.

I had that issue for awhile. Windows wasn't applying my admin rights correctly. It seemed to fix itself with one of the Windows updates (1903 or 1909, I think). But you may just have to make sure your login has those permissions applied.

@stundorn

There was one of the Windows updates that I had to force via the Windows Update Assistant even though my system was saying it was up to date, so it may have been that. I think that was for 1903, the one that brought in the new Xbox App and Game Pass PC.

Prior to that, I couldn't access the WindowsApps folder - it said I didn't have permissions, even though I had admin rights, like you. However, this doesn't require access to that specific folder but a user folder, I'm just guessing the problem is similar.

I play the game on the Microsoft Store version. I've used the address it says in that guide in the Run app just to see if it works and I can confirm that I see the files, so it does work.

Seeing as you said you can enter AppData, maybe make sure you have "show hidden folders" turned on? Or it could be however you installed it the folder is in a different location. Try just entering %LOCALAPPDATA% in the Run app, maybe that might bring up the right folder to navigate from?

Other than that, I have no clue why it would be different for some people.

@stundorn you can only do it in the steam version (just FYI)

@theeggoplant said in FoV !?:

@stundorn you can only do it in the steam version (just FYI)

I don't think this is accurate. I can go to the location in that guide and see the file for the MS Store version. I can open and edit the Engine.ini file mentioned. I'm just not going to do it until, as I said above, Rare clarifies if it's a bannable mod.

I too find myself in the question boat about this.
Some official response from Rare Staff would indeed be most welcome here.

I have been playing since launch and have pushed myself through feelings of sickness, headaches and eyestrain with the FoV due to the great joy I receive from merely playing the game.

Thus upon seeing this Guide on steam I for one decided to tested this with the steam version and I'd say for myself that it has improved my play sessions immensely due to no longer getting eyestrain and or sickness feelings after extended periods of play.

However, I'm now left with the question as to if this could be deemed as against ToS?

With not wanting to have my only account tarnished with the ban hammer I have removed this change but fear my long sessions of play will revert to being cut short when aforementioned afflictions arise again.

@galactic-geek said in FoV !?:

@flebsy said in FoV !?:

This is really needed for me. I was going to play the game but the 90 FOV limit here really does not feel like the usual PC game 90. Something is very wrong with the FOV implementation in this game. I really start to get motion sick and feel very constrained :( it needs to go up to 100 or 110 for me to feel comfortable.

Unfortunately, I doubt they will ever add this. Sad.

Edit: I created another thread with more consolidated information, but it was locked for some reason. Anyway, I found a fix for Steam users. It changes the horizontal FOV into vertical FOV, and fixes the issue completely: [mod edit]

As an Xbox pirate, I don't like this at all! It's such a huge advantage over platform pirates as to be patently ridiculous and tantamount to cheating! And that's on top of all of the other advantages they already had!

Rare, what on earth were you thinking? 🙄

I'll never play with PC pirates again after knowing this! 😩

Bah humbug! 😡

Turn crossplay off. This is the reason that feature was implemented. If you feel you're at a disadvantage, nobody is stopping you from only playing with Xbox players.
Its time to stop introducing handicaps to PC players like low FOV and low ADS sensitivity in the name of "fairness".
I honestly wish we had a "only play with PC players" option where the FOV was unlocked and the low ADS sensitivity lock was removed.

@galactic-geek said in FoV !?:

@Comrade-Molly @thecobra7191

Did you both really suggest I opt out? 🤨

Pay attention! 😤

@Galactic-Geek said:
I'll never play with PC pirates again after knowing this! 😩

You both don't even fully read what you're quoting... 🙄

Why did you feel the need to post the comment then? And bash Rare for something that is not even their fault BTW; the FOV script is just a default script in UE4 that handles the FOV and how its rendered.
If you posted the solution to your own problem in the original post why did we need to hear it in the first place. You're adding nothing worthwhile to this discussion.
And yes, i suggest you opt out. If you really think a PC player having a few degrees extra FOV is the biggest decider whether or not they'll kill you then you probably shouldn't play with PC players in the first place.

@comrade-molly said in FoV !?:

@galactic-geek said in FoV !?:

@Comrade-Molly @thecobra7191

Did you both really suggest I opt out? 🤨

Pay attention! 😤

@Galactic-Geek said:
I'll never play with PC pirates again after knowing this! 😩

You both don't even fully read what you're quoting... 🙄

Again, if you're joking, nobody can tell, because this is 100% something I could see you actually complaining about. I don't know if you're really an xbot or not, nor do I really care.

Higher FoV is good and Xbox Series X could easily handle it too. 105 FoV is much more natural on 16:9/16:10 aspect ratios (including television sets) than 90 FoV. It should go up to 120 preferably, because some people don't mind the slight fisheye effect.

Already said this in another thread but theres no actual fisheye effect no matter how high your FOV is. Fisheye and high FOV are two different things. The reason high FOV might appear a bit like fisheye is because everything seems to be much further away than it actually is because the game has to render more horizontally.

Theres a good thread here that shows the difference:
https://www.reddit.com/r/gaming/comments/2548xk/fov_and_the_fisheye_effect_learn_the_difference/

And i dont think the guy is joking, sadly this is how most of the Xbox community is. Ready to put down whatever ideas or suggestions the PC community has for no apparent reason.

@galactic-geek said in FoV !?:

@thecobra7191 Battlefield awareness is 1 of the biggest advantages you could ever have. Expanded FoV helps provide that.

Rare has been trying to balance the platforms to the best of their ability. This mod or whatever it is, takes that in the opposite direction.

I dont know how much you play the game, but thats really not the case for SoT. 90% of your battles are limited to a long narrow boat that you can see the entirety of in 90 FOV anyway.
As i said before, if you struggled against PC players before, them having more FOV is not gonna make your struggles any harder.
As for the "balance" its more like "lets handicap the PC playing experience enough to the point that its so bad that xbox players have a chance". At this point they should really just drop the crossplay cause both platforms are unhappy with eachother. PC players are tired of all the handicaps and Xbox are tired of getting killed by PC players, although theres already a solution for the Xbox players.