Is this game only 3d?

[dafdefet]

I, like many people, can't play 3d games - it causes intense nausea. Does this game have a 2d isometric view? Is it possible through the settings somehow?

[Lithurge]

No, the only change in view is a tactical overhead view which you can do by pressing O, not really practical for playing the game through though.

[Hexoplex]

You can try in tactical mode 'O' but that limits your view range a lot

[dafdefet]

Thanks, I"m not sure it would help. On youtube videos it looks like even in tactical mode the background is moving and the characters are staying in the same place - which is exactly the problem. I need the background to remain absolutely static unless I scroll it. Essentially I need it to behave like it did in bg2

[I am Groot]

I get motion sickness in first person 3D games but dont get any at all with this, just zoom out a little and the camera lifts up...

[TunaFishOnRye]

How tf do you live IRL?

[dafdefet]

Originally posted by I am Groot:

I get motion sickness in first person 3D games but dont get any at all with this, just zoom out a little and the camera lifts up...

Ah, thank god! I'll try and max will request a refund. I should figure out if it's going to cause motion sickness within a couple of minutes of play

[dafdefet]

Originally posted by Rebecca #1 Simp:

How tf do you live IRL?

It's not a problem IRL. The whole reason it causes motion sickness is because in some large proportion of people they get nauseous when the movement doesn't match the movement that their body is experiencing. I can't play virtual reality stuff either

[Lovecraft]

Originally posted by Rebecca #1 Simp:

How tf do you live IRL?

IRL your inner ear detects the motion as you turn your head, move around, etc.

When your viewpoint changes in a 3D game you obviously don't get those signals, and that can cause motion sickness in some people.

[Haniel]

Originally posted by dafdefet:

Thanks, I"m not sure it would help. On youtube videos it looks like even in tactical mode the background is moving and the characters are staying in the same place - which is exactly the problem. I need the background to remain absolutely static unless I scroll it. Essentially I need it to behave like it did in bg2

You can do this pretty easily, 'locking' or 'unlocking' the camera from the characters is an important aspect of the game for exploration and targeting purposes.

Honestly I find it annoying in the opposite way that you do- where chasing my characters with WASD as they run around can become annoying. There already exists a mod which allows you to move your characters via WASD, as one would in an MMO style game, so something may exist (or be easy to create) which ensures the camera is never locked to your character.

[Haniel]

Originally posted by dafdefet:

Originally posted by Rebecca #1 Simp:

How tf do you live IRL?

It's not a problem IRL. The whole reason it causes motion sickness is because in some large proportion of people they get nauseous when the movement doesn't match the movement that their body is experiencing. I can't play virtual reality stuff either

Wouldn't scaling your UI to be larger, or playing in a smaller window, also aid with this?

[GubbyTheChubby]

Originally posted by Hexoplex:

You can try in tactical mode 'O' but that limits your view range a lot

the best Mode ever because it feels more RPG than the 3D full view easy mode