PC Version Better?

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

I played the PS5 version and you can't zoom the fov. I just ended up with a headache all the time. The camera auto moving was even worse. Does the PC version allow you to zoom out further, like how some other PC games have further zoom compared to console counterparts?

[GreenMachine]

Originally posted by Arnold Judas Rimmer:

I played the PS5 version and you can't zoom the fov. I just ended up with a headache all the time. The camera auto moving was even worse. Does the PC version allow you to zoom out further, like how some other PC games have further zoom compared to console counterparts?

On PC in the options you can turn off autorotate for the camera. Perhaps that is an option for PS5 as well? I can zoom out far enough to see the whole map when I'm in map mode on PC but when I'm playing I can't adjust the zoom as far as I know.

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Originally posted by mollykgreen:

Originally posted by Arnold Judas Rimmer:

I played the PS5 version and you can't zoom the fov. I just ended up with a headache all the time. The camera auto moving was even worse. Does the PC version allow you to zoom out further, like how some other PC games have further zoom compared to console counterparts?

On PC in the options you can turn off autorotate for the camera. Perhaps that is an option for PS5 as well? I can zoom out far enough to see the whole map when I'm in map mode on PC but when I'm playing I can't adjust the zoom as far as I know.

Thanks for the reply. We have an auto rotate option too. I switched to that hoping it was better, but it was worse. I never usually get motion sickness with games, but my TV is also further away & 50hz, so that could also be a part of it. Unfortunately I just got sore eyes and a headache playing. I was getting addicted too.

I was hoping you could still zoom out whilst playing on PC, as then I'd probably get another copy, (was free on PS+.) I find the gameplay great, but the level of zoom is slightly too close for my eyes.

Thanks for the reply!

[Hazamuth]

If you get the PC version and the modding kit from our Discord, you can zoom out further. Word of caution however in that the default zoom level was chosen due to it being lighter performance wise and because some of the AI stuff is tied around your viewport.

IIRC the PS5 version does support higher Hz amounts (120, could remember wrong however), but it depends on the display device ofc.

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Originally posted by Hazamuth:

If you get the PC version and the modding kit from our Discord, you can zoom out further. Word of caution however in that the default zoom level was chosen due to it being lighter performance wise and because some of the AI stuff is tied around your viewport.

IIRC the PS5 version does support higher Hz amounts (120, could remember wrong however), but it depends on the display device ofc.

Thanks for the reply. Problem with PS5 wasn't the performance per se, my smart tv is 50hz, so that's on me. I just found that the zoom also made my vision feel pushed in and claustrophobic. I may get it in future on PC as I'd stopped playing my PS5 version, just hurts my eyes. Cheers.

[Reb Militia]

Originally posted by Arnold Judas Rimmer:

Originally posted by Hazamuth:

If you get the PC version and the modding kit from our Discord, you can zoom out further. Word of caution however in that the default zoom level was chosen due to it being lighter performance wise and because some of the AI stuff is tied around your viewport.

IIRC the PS5 version does support higher Hz amounts (120, could remember wrong however), but it depends on the display device ofc.

Thanks for the reply. Problem with PS5 wasn't the performance per se, my smart tv is 50hz, so that's on me. I just found that the zoom also made my vision feel pushed in and claustrophobic. I may get it in future on PC as I'd stopped playing my PS5 version, just hurts my eyes. Cheers.

Might just be all around easier to look at on a computer monitor. I think on a TV it would hurt my eyes too

[IchigoMait]

Originally posted by Arnold Judas Rimmer:

Originally posted by Hazamuth:

If you get the PC version and the modding kit from our Discord, you can zoom out further. Word of caution however in that the default zoom level was chosen due to it being lighter performance wise and because some of the AI stuff is tied around your viewport.

IIRC the PS5 version does support higher Hz amounts (120, could remember wrong however), but it depends on the display device ofc.

Thanks for the reply. Problem with PS5 wasn't the performance per se, my smart tv is 50hz, so that's on me. I just found that the zoom also made my vision feel pushed in and claustrophobic. I may get it in future on PC as I'd stopped playing my PS5 version, just hurts my eyes. Cheers.

Low refresh rate (not the fps, but the how the screen is flashing, which you can see with a camera, but won't see with a naked eye, besides how it feels in the long run) is what hurts your eyes and/or overly bright screen. The zoom level doesn't matter, because you're just looking at pixels that come from a screen, the only physical difference what matters is the monitor itself.
In terms of motion sickness yes, field of view matters. You prolly should practice 20-20-20, take a break every 20 minutes to look at something far away for 20 seconds, so your eye muscles don't get used to being crossed eyed, depending how far/near you look at or how big the screen is. https://www.healthline.com/health/eye-health/20-20-20-rule

I don't have any of those issues, I can just stare at a screen for hours and mostly like playing at night times. I don't even know what motion sickness as a personal experience.

My 27" monitor is for example my arm length + quarter of my arm reach away from me. And I've attuned the monitor in terms how I feel about it (every setting and combination), not what someone would think is correct, what matters is your personal experience, not if what you see is 1:1 accurate to realism, we play games mostly anyway, so artistically everything (besides games) looks whatever anyone wants it to look. (thus every "shader" mod anyone has ever created is useless for me, also I wonder why anyone even bothers sharing 'em)

[Arnie Rimsy BSc.SSc.]

Thanks guys. I just woke up and saw that the PC version was on sale. I've just grabbed a copy. My PC monitor is 120hz in comparison to my awful tv lol Will let you all know how it goes, but I'm assuming alot better on the eyes.

[IchigoMait]

Originally posted by Arnold Judas Rimmer:

Thanks guys. I just woke up and saw that the PC version was on sale. I've just grabbed a copy. My PC monitor is 120hz in comparison to my awful tv lol Will let you all know how it goes, but I'm assuming alot better on the eyes.

I still use the same monitor what I use for the pc when I use a console.
So technically there isn't even a need to go for a pc if you wanna use a monitor for gaming.