Unusual motion sickness problems (really bad).

[Avatorn]

So, my friend is having insane motion sickness with this game, and he's never gotten motion sickness with any game ever before. Any suggestions?

We've tried turning off motion blur / turning off camera shake, lowering the graphic settings, lowering mouse senstitivity. Nothing helped.

He wasn't able to play the game for even a second after loading in--just instant motion sickness. Is this happening alot? Any suggestions?

[Xaekai]

TAA strikes again.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YEtX_Z7zZSY

[Khergit Horse Archer]

only way is to just used to it bit by bit or just give up on the game. having a high and stable fps of at least 60 can help, as well as wider fov and turn off screen shake.

[CatOnMushroom]

The wife here. having to give up on game headaches chest tightness eyes crossing and when i go to stand up the floor is well lets just say my dept perception is way way way off . i love this game so very much . but i just cant play it. i have turned off all that is told i have widen my field of view no shake no motion blur. mouse sensitivity nothing works again the vr on a basic search engine or streaming service does this to me but not to the extreem. fps is unlimited i really would love to play this game like i use to i plaiyed it for many many hours yet the last few weeks i cant seem to play more than 5 mins with out getting very sick . in fairness the game is worse than the search engines and the general web all do this to me just not to the extent the game does.
the wife

[Sparkiekong]

I suffer from gaming motion sickness. I always turn off depth of field, head bob, camera shake and lock my fps to 60 and add vsync this is for all games. Which it sounds like you've done most of that... If a game doesn't have those settings. I will refund it.

For this game in particular, I can't use the collar-pals. Daedream, Flopie... they stay too close and are very wiggly and that makes me sick. I also don't sprint much and play in 3rd person.

Alternatively, you could try to use some motion sick medications like Dramamine or even a non-motionsickness Benadryl which is fairly close in chemical composition to Dramamine. Both may cause drowsiness, but they're over the counter and have helped me in the past for games I really wanted to play but had minor blechs to. It's not ideal, but it may help. Also make sure you're sitting the proper distance from the screen, eye level and wearing eyeglasses/contacts of the correct script for you (if you have them)

You could try messing around with the settings until you find something that works for you. Everyone is different and every system is different so maybe there's a combination that works beter for you.

Not entirely sure why the youtube video was so long when someone could have just added the txt here instead. It looked like a 20 min dissertation on TAA vs AA and why it makes people sick. That constant flip floppy thing in the video actually caused me motion sickness, so I didn't watch the whole thing. I know it was well meaning and trying to help, but it made me ill. Sorry.... Youtube person. I know you were trying to help.

[Hammer Of Evil]

Originally posted by CatOnMushroom:

The wife here. having to give up on game headaches chest tightness eyes crossing and when i go to stand up the floor is well lets just say my dept perception is way way way off . i love this game so very much . but i just cant play it. i have turned off all that is told i have widen my field of view no shake no motion blur. mouse sensitivity nothing works again the vr on a basic search engine or streaming service does this to me but not to the extreem. fps is unlimited i really would love to play this game like i use to i plaiyed it for many many hours yet the last few weeks i cant seem to play more than 5 mins with out getting very sick . in fairness the game is worse than the search engines and the general web all do this to me just not to the extent the game does.
the wife

some stuff to try:
1- set lower resolution from desktop (yes, you might have paid for a 4k 144hz mega screen+gpu but if it makes you sick, 2k or lower might be the play here.)
2- try changing the physical distance that your screen is from where you sit.
3- try changing the physical height that your screen is from where you sit
4- try to get a lower resolution monitor screen, or a smaller screen size. (use a different screen with lower specifications)
5- try to lower the global fps from your gpu control panel or driver panel


field of view can cause a fisheeye effect if you have it too high, try adjusting back to 90 degrees, and maybe reduce it 5 points and try that too.

try to find a mod that allows the camera to zoom out more.

theres a combination of effects happening that contribute to simulation sickness, all you have to do is remove a couple of the factors and it'll disappear.

you'll probably need someone else to change the settings for you, if its just making you sick by looking at it.

i hope you guys can find a solution.

[Oreo]

I think it's relevant to mention that Palworld recently released an update allowing Nvidia integration. Nvidia itself has a program that changes video settings. So whatever you change in-game may be reverted if you have the Nvidia control panel / GE-force experience software installed. Without knowing more about your specs or anything I can't speculate further, just thought it was worth mentioning. Best of luck, hope you can return to Palworld soon.