FOV is wrong and nobody talks about it, here's how to set your desired FOV

[Melody]

In this post, I'll tell you how to set your fov properly.

First of all, instead of using game settings, open up your console (tilde key, it's right above the tab key) and type g_fov and the converted FOV using the formula below.

When you set the fov with that command or through game settings, it is not properly converted. In fact, the FOV you use there is only right when using a 4:3 resolution. When using a 16:9 resolution or a different aspect ratio, the FOV will be wrong.

To calculate the right number to use with g_fov for a 16:9 resolution, use the following formula:

Desired FOV * square root of 16/9 * square root of 3/4

To get a 110 FOV on a 16:9 resolution (for example, 1920x1080), use the following formula:

110 * square root of 16/9 * square root of 3/4

The result, in this case, is 127, so use the command g_fov 127 to change your FOV to the right 110 FOV for 16:9 resolution.

Remember to revert your FOV to a maximum of 120 before quitting the game, or your savefile may corrupt itself.

Since trollers keep coming here, please privately contact me if you have any concern or need further help, thanks.

[potato]

i don't need to "calculate" fov, i just set it to what looks good to me, fov is personal preference

[o_dey]

This is the gaming world's equivalent of audiophiles shaving their CDs.

[Melody]

Originally posted by o_dey:

This is the gaming world's equivalent of audiophiles shaving their CDs.

Some players are just more serious about small details like these. The reason why quite a lot of problems are not addressed, such as the blatant slight input lag this game has (not present in DOOM 2016 at all) is the rather huge amount of casual players who really don't mind.

[potato]

there is no input lag, this is the most responsive game ever, i have like 600 hours in it

[Melody]

Originally posted by potato:

there is no input lag, this is the most responsive game ever, i have like 600 hours in it

Alright, Mr. Private Profile.

[Joker]

how to get 90 fov with this method?

[Joker]

90 * square root of 16/9 * square root of 3/4
?

[Melody]

Originally posted by Joker:

90 * square root of 16/9 * square root of 3/4
?

Yes, your g_fov value would be around 103 or 104.

[Cksalzy]

nah i just set my fov to 150.

[Joker]

Originally posted by Melody:

Originally posted by Joker:

90 * square root of 16/9 * square root of 3/4
?

Yes, your g_fov value would be around 103 or 104.

Wait couldn't i just put the fov slider to 103 or 104 in the options then?

[Melody]

Originally posted by Joker:

Originally posted by Melody:

Yes, your g_fov value would be around 103 or 104.

Wait couldn't i just put the fov slider to 103 or 104 in the options then?

In that case, yes. You need the g_fov command for FOVs that are higher than 120.

[lol no]

that's vertical FOV, not horizontal.
most games today just use the latter.
vermintide 2 for example is an outlier that sets it vertically and it's thrown many users who don't know better off

[Joker]

Originally posted by Melody:

Originally posted by Joker:

Wait couldn't i just put the fov slider to 103 or 104 in the options then?

In that case, yes. You need the g_fov command for FOVs that are higher than 120.

i see. im not hardcore enough for that though. also the guy above me is challenging your knowledge

[Melody]

Originally posted by lol no:

that's vertical FOV, not horizontal.
most games today just use the latter.
vermintide 2 for example is an outlier that sets it vertically and it's thrown many users who don't know better off

That's actually horizontal:
If you mean the resulting FOV, that's horizontal, yes.
If you mean the FOV used by the game, that's vertical.

[Wylie28]

Eh? Its not wrong, its just uses vertical FOV and you are trying to set it like its horizontal FOV. Many games use vertical. You should know both values of your desired result.