field of view slider?

[skipper]

I always forget what this option does whever it increases fish eye field of view or how far you see objects in the distance?. In Ed which is it.

By the way coming back to it from long break as got new pc with a 1080gtx and what i played so far is fantasic ultra. New sound fx too in horizons is awsome.

[TiberiuS]

fisheye FOV

[Dread Lord]

if u got the 1080 get an oculus Rift next :)

[Liger_XT5]

Originally posted by Dread Lord:

if u got the 1080 get an oculus Rift next :)

I prefer the Vive, for more than just ED use. :) Oculus Rift is nice for looking around, but the Vive, you can move around and not worry about turning around too far.

[skipper]

Only problem is my bed room too small and is way too much at the moment. Only just saved enougth for a new PC as it is.

[Dread Lord]

Originally posted by Liger_XT5:

Originally posted by Dread Lord:

if u got the 1080 get an oculus Rift next :)

I prefer the Vive, for more than just ED use. :) Oculus Rift is nice for looking around, but the Vive, you can move around and not worry about turning around too far.

vive sukks with Elite though in comparison.. an the rift cable is 4 meter long you can turn around super fast and walk too

[Dread Lord]

and honestly I play nothing else in VR as all other games sukkk... so the walking is really irrelevant!

[fishbazooka]

field of view increase is amazing, wish it could go higher

[Gropax]

so with the FOV slider is it left better or right since i has no numbers on it to know what the hell you are setting it to.

[Khan, Binary of None]

Originally posted by skipper:

I always forget what this option does whever it increases fish eye field of view or how far you see objects in the distance?. In Ed which is it.

By the way coming back to it from long break as got new pc with a 1080gtx and what i played so far is fantasic ultra. New sound fx too in horizons is awsome.

The Slider increase the Field of View.. I don't know how else to explain it other than you can see more around you as it pulls the camera viewpoint back.

The default Field of View is pretty low and human FoV is nothing close to what we see in-game.

Right increase the FoV, left decreases it and thus limits your view. Always increase when in doubt.

[LagMan_PT]

put it on max, its the best choice, you can see much more on screen, have more perception of your laterals, and distance between objects seems more realistic. Theres a slight fish eye effect but nothing too bad i think. Max fov thru the slider is 60 vertical which is 90 horizontal, its the ideal mark for this kind of game for me

[ScareCrow]

It increases youre field of view. in degrees from 70 to 90 or something... to compare it to youre eyes, you have 180 degrees of view in real life, but most of it is blured and in youre sidevision...

[Amuro0079]

Originally posted by Dread Lord:

if u got the 1080 get an oculus Rift next :)

I got one but returned it next day. I had to readjust the lens distance and pitch everytime I put the headset on, and navigating the galaxy map gave me motion sickness.

I kept the MSI 1080 Seahawk X though.

[skipper]

I always get it mixed up with view distance.

[[DSL52] GR1M4CE™]

You can actually adjust the FOV further than the base game allows, try this thread in Reddit for the instructions to do this;

https://www.reddit.com/r/EliteDangerous/comments/3ccd97/tip_you_can_manually_change_the_fov_beyond_the/

I have mine set to 72 FOV (max in game is 60) & the stereofocal distance (fish-eye effect) set at 28 which gives a much better viewing area :)
Bear in mind that the stereofocal distance has to be changed too or the fish-eye effect is terrible - I've found so far that a 4:1 ratio is a good range - ie; for every x4 count of FOV you up it by it's x1 count up for the stereofocal distance.

Frontier are ok with this & do allow you to make changes without consequence (ie; it doesn't count as a 'cheat' within the game)

Hope that helps :)

[WRONGTURN]

Originally posted by Turd Ferguson:

I have a Vive room. its awesome.

Does either the vive or oculus have a built in microphone ?. Because I use voice attack and don't want to give it up. Or do I need to just buy a stand alone mic. I was ready to buy a vr but a when I got home it turned into a new washer and dryer instead.But One day in the not so distant future......also, can I still use my thrustmaster t flight x with a vr or do I have to use those wierd lolly pop lookin controlers ??.