Default FOV is 60?

AngelGraves13 · 09-22-08, 01:29 PM

So I just learned the default FOV is 60, which seems rather small.

I manually set it to 75 (like most FPS games), but am wondering if it looks right for a 4:3 monitor. I'll have to play around with switching between them to see which I like better.

CaptNKILL · 09-22-08, 01:31 PM

60?

Yeah, that seems quite low. I think 70 is the lowest I've ever seen, and I remember a lot of games using 90.

09-22-08, 01:34 PM

What's FOV?

Gaco · 09-22-08, 01:43 PM

My guess is Field of View and that the numbers they are mentioning are the angle of view between the furthest left and right light rays observable on the screen at once.

Doesn't changing 60 make the game look distorted?

AngelGraves13 · 09-22-08, 01:54 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaco

My guess is Field of View and that the numbers they are mentioning are the angle of view between the furthest left and right light rays observable on the screen at once.

Doesn't changing 60 make the game look distorted?

Yeah...a little. I changed it back.

09-22-08, 02:57 PM

Can someone post pics of this change?
60 and other ?

Or even, whats the console command to change it?

AngelGraves13 · 09-22-08, 03:26 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Roliath

Can someone post pics of this change?
60 and other ?

Or even, whats the console command to change it?

cl_fov 60 is default

**crainger** · 09-24-08, 03:42 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Bearclaw

What's FOV?

Urban

Dictionary

You are in it.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Field_of_view

XxDeadlyxX · 09-24-08, 04:18 AM

Um WSGF says that Crysis Warhead has native widescreen support like the first Crysis... FOV seems fine for Crysis 1 here....

All screenshots I've seen look fine too...

So... ??

**FastRedPonyCar** · 09-24-08, 11:37 AM

The FOV is actually fine for Crysis IMO. It properly displays the widescreen resolutions without any visual distorting. Seems that ALL FPS games though have some degree of fish eye bubble going on more at the edge of the screen than anything and whether or not that's just a product of the FPS view itself or some unavoidable problem that has just plagued engine after engine but I know that in crysis, you're not missing out on unused screen realestate like what happend with bioshock.

Gaco · 09-24-08, 12:22 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by FastRedPonyCar

The FOV is actually fine for Crysis IMO. It properly displays the widescreen resolutions without any visual distorting. Seems that ALL FPS games though have some degree of fish eye bubble going on more at the edge of the screen than anything and whether or not that's just a product of the FPS view itself or some unavoidable problem that has just plagued engine after engine but I know that in crysis, you're not missing out on unused screen realestate like what happend with bioshock.

It didn't happen to Bioshock. The developers have told us that they intended for the widescreen FOV and that the 4:3 was the deviation from the design, thereby the widescreen was not cropped

**FastRedPonyCar** · 09-24-08, 03:24 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Gaco

It didn't happen to Bioshock. The developers have told us that they intended for the widescreen FOV and that the 4:3 was the deviation from the design, thereby the widescreen was not cropped

yet proper widescreen support was yanked?

09-22-08, 01:29 PM	#1
AngelGraves13 Registered User Join Date: Aug 2002 Posts: 2,383	Default FOV is 60? So I just learned the default FOV is 60, which seems rather small. I manually set it to 75 (like most FPS games), but am wondering if it looks right for a 4:3 monitor. I'll have to play around with switching between them to see which I like better.

09-22-08, 01:31 PM	#2
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09-22-08, 01:34 PM	#3
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09-22-08, 01:43 PM	#4
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09-22-08, 02:57 PM	#6
Roliath Guest Posts: n/a	Re: Default FOV is 60? Can someone post pics of this change? 60 and other ? Or even, whats the console command to change it?

09-24-08, 04:18 AM	#9
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09-24-08, 11:37 AM	#10
FastRedPonyCar Resident Tire Destroyer Join Date: Aug 2004 Location: Montgomery, AL Posts: 3,007	Re: Default FOV is 60? The FOV is actually fine for Crysis IMO. It properly displays the widescreen resolutions without any visual distorting. Seems that ALL FPS games though have some degree of fish eye bubble going on more at the edge of the screen than anything and whether or not that's just a product of the FPS view itself or some unavoidable problem that has just plagued engine after engine but I know that in crysis, you're not missing out on unused screen realestate like what happend with bioshock. __________________ - Desktop - Core I7 D0 revision 920 @ 3.75 ghz - XSPC Rasa 750 RS240 H2o Cooling - EVGA GTX 680 @1325mhz - ASUS P6T Deluxe - 128 gig Crucial RealSSD C300 - 150 gig Velociraptor +2.75 Terrabytes of WD Sata 3.0 storage - 12 Gigs Mushkin DDR3 1600 - 910 watt PC P&C PSU - Saffire Pro 40 firewire audio interface w/ Adam A7 studio monitors - Corsair Obsidian 650D case - Win 7 Pro x64 - PCBank 2700 27" LED - Laptop - MSI 16F2-012 - i7 2630QM - GTX570m @ 750Mhz - 8 gigs HyperX 1866 - 120 gig OCZ Vertex 3 SSD- 750 gig Scorpio Black - BluRay - 95% Gamut Screen - IC Diamond goop

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