FOV confirmed for day one patch

[Lordsethonan]

http://forums.electronicarts.co.uk/battlefield-bad-company-2-pc-beta/920167-day-1-patch-has-been-published.html

Customizable through settings.ini file, patch around 300 MB in size.

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

The default FOV was 55? :rawr

[[Expletive Deleted]]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

The default FOV was 55? :rawr

That's vertical FOV, from what they've said before. So it's not quite the same as a horizontal FOV of 55.

[Kylee!]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

What's the max?

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

That's vertical FOV, from what they've said before. So it's not quite the same as a horizontal FOV of 55.

Oh, yeah, that does make a difference. :p

55x4/3 = 73.3, which is actually bigger than the default FOV (65) in CoD4 if I'm doing the math right.

[muffinmn100]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

Max is supposedly 200

[imported_Area51]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

*AHEM*

Ok, stupid question incoming: What exactly is FOV as it relates to BC2, and how does it being limited affect the game? I know FOV is Field of View, just not sure exactly how it is being limited in the game or how it affects vision. Anybody have a good explanation or screenshots of this?

[Lordsethonan]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

*AHEM*

Ok, stupid question incoming: What exactly is FOV as it relates to BC2, and how does it being limited affect the game? I know FOV is Field of View, just not sure exactly how it is being limited in the game or how it affects vision. Anybody have a good explanation or screenshots of this?

I find no problem with the default console FOV, wich is default for PC too; but it does look a bit cramped in there on 16:9 and 16:10 aspect ratios, the gun occupies most of the lower right half of the screen and you don't get a good peripheral view.

[Wizrdwarts]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

*AHEM*

Ok, stupid question incoming: What exactly is FOV as it relates to BC2, and how does it being limited affect the game? I know FOV is Field of View, just not sure exactly how it is being limited in the game or how it affects vision. Anybody have a good explanation or screenshots of this?

A larger FOV means you can see more around you.

These are CoD4 screenshots, but the concept is the same. Top one is FOV 65, bottom is FOV 80. In the second pic (higher FOV), you can see the guy "Fedya", but in the first pic (lower FOV), you can only see the end of his gun.

[imported_Area51]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

Ahh..perfect. Thanks! So it's basically limiting peripheral viewing for those with widescreen monitors?

[Vreki]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

Here is an example from BC2:


I dont know what the FOV is, it may be greater than what the final version supports

[iQue]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

Attachments not working Scinto. :p

[Scinto]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

I took some screenshots of the FoV increase starting from 55 and ending at 200 increasing at intervals of 20, tbh I didn't notice any difference after 115 so perhaps higher requires Eyefinity.

Fov 55


Fov 75


Fov 95


Fov 115


Fov 135


Fov 155


Fov 175


Fov 200


Edit; If for some reason you cant see the attachments heres a direct link to them.

Fov 55
Fov 75
Fov 95
Fov 115
Fov 135
Fov 155
Fov 175
Fov 200

[Vreki]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

Attachments not working Scinto. :p

But how did you know that before he posted? Spooky!

[Scinto]

Re: FOV confirmed for day one patch

But how did you know that before he posted? Spooky!

Because I deleted the post and reposted.