Motion sickness with DOOM and DOOM-like games (and also with pre and early 2000s FPS such as Half-Life)

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Rain Jul 8, 2017 @ 10:13am

Motion sickness with DOOM and DOOM-like games (and also with pre and early 2000s FPS such as Half-Life)

Title.
I'd really want a solution (if possible), like a mod or something.
I have no clue what is causing the sickness to trigger, can be lighting, the weird movement the character does when you walk/ run (like a bobble head), no crosshair, and so on...
Thanks!

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SMIFFY

Jul 8, 2017 @ 10:43am

Sucks to be you.

Rain Jul 8, 2017 @ 11:03am

Originally posted by SMIFFY:
Sucks to be you.

I really want to play those games, you can't imagine how much.

DisgustingMedicMain has DOOM + DOOM II

Jul 8, 2017 @ 12:27pm

Might be that the FOV is too low for you.

Rain Jul 8, 2017 @ 12:29pm

Originally posted by DisgustingMedicMain:
Might be that the FOV is too low for you.

Thanks! Will try on Duke Nukem 3D since it is the only DOOM-like game that I own (I tend to get a refund for the others that make me sick)

Butane

Jul 8, 2017 @ 12:59pm

It's the fov. Change it to a higher value. You'll have to use a thoufh. port to change it though.

SMIFFY

Jul 8, 2017 @ 1:01pm

Suck it up and become immune, you're weak.

Rain Jul 8, 2017 @ 2:02pm

Originally posted by SMIFFY:
Suck it up and become immune, you're weak.

Just have to git gud then.

Rain Jul 8, 2017 @ 2:02pm

Originally posted by Butane:
It's the fov. Change it to a higher value. You'll have to use a thoufh. port to change it though.

Thanks, will try when I'll buy a DOOM game since Duke Nukem 3D doesn't have a slider...

UniformedDelta has DOOM + DOOM II

Jul 9, 2017 @ 6:23am

What happens is that your eyes don't like the fact that there are 2D Moving Objects in a 3D Environment. It takes a little bit to get used to, and while at the beginning I do remember those headaches, if you stick with it.... they'll go away.

Rain Jul 9, 2017 @ 6:55am

Originally posted by UltimateDoomer1:
What happens is that your eyes don't like the fact that there are 2D Moving Objects in a 3D Environment. It takes a little bit to get used to, and while at the beginning I do remember those headaches, if you stick with it.... they'll go away.

I tried to "stick with it" years ago but I kept getting sick for a good 3-5 days each time, ain't got time for that...

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SMIFFY

Jul 9, 2017 @ 10:56am

Looks like you need to stick with modern FPS then. And you probably shouldn't go anywhere near VR.

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Rain Jul 9, 2017 @ 11:01am

Originally posted by SMIFFY:
Looks like you need to stick with modern FPS then. And you probably shouldn't go anywhere near VR.

Yeah but a lot of them suck... Surprinsigly Playstation VR didn't give me any motion sickness, that is, I was sitting.

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OmegaInfinityX has DOOM + DOOM II

Jul 10, 2017 @ 8:44am

Originally posted by Ensio & Tanwen:
Title.
I'd really want a solution (if possible), like a mod or something.
I have no clue what is causing the sickness to trigger, can be lighting, the weird movement the character does when you walk/ run (like a bobble head), no crosshair, and so on...
Thanks!

Have you tried GZDOOM with some texture mods installed.

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Rain Jul 10, 2017 @ 12:53pm

Originally posted by OmegaInfinityX:
Originally posted by Ensio & Tanwen:
Title.
I'd really want a solution (if possible), like a mod or something.
I have no clue what is causing the sickness to trigger, can be lighting, the weird movement the character does when you walk/ run (like a bobble head), no crosshair, and so on...
Thanks!
Have you tried GZDOOM with some texture mods installed.

Nope, not at all, would it change anything?

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