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Offline BuckShot

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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #45 on: September 19, 2016, 07:06:07 AM »
Now, 100.

Still trying to find a happy medium where I can clearly read the fuzzy gauges and keep it looking like the beloved ah2...
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #46 on: September 19, 2016, 07:22:25 AM »
In another thread I had suggested the default fov should be set higher to give newbies a better SA but some said the low FOV default setting would not put newbies at a disadvantage with SA.

I would suggest that HTC make the fov fixed based on your setup.  A lot of whining for sure would follow.




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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #47 on: September 19, 2016, 09:10:50 AM »
I would suggest that HTC make the fov fixed based on your setup.

I'm pretty sure that's what "Auto FOV" already does; sets the FOV based on chosen display resolution.
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #48 on: September 19, 2016, 09:42:54 AM »
In another thread I had suggested the default fov should be set higher to give newbies a better SA but some said the low FOV default setting would not put newbies at a disadvantage with SA.

I would suggest that HTC make the fov fixed based on your setup.  A lot of whining for sure would follow.
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #49 on: September 19, 2016, 02:47:16 PM »
After a lot of testing I am set at FOV 93. Its middle ground for my playing style, descent SA and better than normal detail when hunting GVs. Gunnery has improved with the FOV, for me. The better gunnery could also be because of all the flying in Beta, when tracers were hard to see. To hit something you actually had to learn how to use the gun sights! Big help there!
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #50 on: September 19, 2016, 02:51:53 PM »
103.  Same as I was using in AH2.  SA is all.  If I want to see closer, I zoom.

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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #51 on: September 19, 2016, 09:46:07 PM »
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #52 on: September 20, 2016, 12:10:28 PM »
I'm pretty sure that's what "Auto FOV" already does; sets the FOV based on chosen display resolution.

There's more to FOV than just resolution, especially if you run a triple screen setup.  For a better idea how complex the issue can get take a look at some of these links:

http://www.projectimmersion.com/fov/
http://www.edracing.com/edr/FOV.php
https://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=287241027

The sim racing community leads the pack when it comes to this sort of stuff. 

There are many more calculators out there to choose from.  I use an older one that is Excel based and appears to give me the best results for my setup.  It even calculates the optimal angle for my side monitors. 

All that said, at the end of the day set it to what you like and works for you.   :aok

At least AHIII makes it easy to set FoV.  Some flight sims either don't allow you to adjust the FoV (BoS) or make it ridiculously hard to do so (DCS).



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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #53 on: September 20, 2016, 12:44:18 PM »
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #54 on: September 20, 2016, 02:17:35 PM »
95 for me  :airplane:
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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #55 on: September 20, 2016, 05:06:47 PM »
125 on an Acer Predator curved 35" screen.

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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #56 on: September 20, 2016, 08:03:04 PM »
125 on an Acer Predator curved 35" screen.

Mein gott!  Just looked that beast up.  I'll bet games look awesome on that beast.  It costs more than my three 27" monitors!

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Re: straw poll - what have you set FOV at?
« Reply #57 on: September 21, 2016, 03:47:24 PM »
110 on a 42 inch 4k ultra hd tv.
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