FOV

[dwightyone]

Hi Guys!

I'm trying to work out the best field of view for AM2.

I got one of those calculators and as AMS2 isn't there I use the PC2 selection. For triples it gives 110 and it makes the world narrow and even when moving the seating position it looks odd. I then read elsewhere that someone says to use the single screen FOV option rather than select the triple option - with this it gives me 36 and longer chicanes now look like the first one in Monza and feel's not right and the road length seems to be not quite right either. So I've settled on 52 where it feels good but if I'm bumper to bumper with the car in front of me that car doesn't look as big as it should in real life - but it does at 36.

Anyway, I know everyone has different screens size/distance etc.. but if anyone would be kind enough to post their field of views and screen size/distance etc... so we can all (me) compare then that would be great!

 

[jimortality]

How do you get your fov down to 36 or 52 @dwightyone

 

[dwightyone]

I go to cockpit view and put it down and then I move the seat camera to fit all the mirrors in

 

[Fi22le]

27” triples. 45’ angle for side monitors. Distance to screen is about 60cm. My fov is ~50 degrees (single)

I use this calculator.

Field of view calculator · andyf.me

The easiest way to calculate the mathematically accurate field of view (FoV) for your racing sim, no Flash required.

andyf.me

You just need to do it for one screen, assuming you’ve set up the triplescreenconfig file correctly, the game calculates the rest. Looks perfect to me.

 

[dwightyone]

Thanks - so is AMS2 horizontal or vertical? If horizontal it matches the other calculators I've used. Don't think I can race like that though - I tried and am all over the place

 

[Lloyd Johnston]

I don't run triples but I use this cacluator:

Modern FOV Calculator

Use the Project CARS 1/2 setting.

For me it says 58 but I actualy use 65 - so you may want to fugged it a bit to get what suites you.

Edit - I'm going to switch to using the proper setting of 58 - I can't remember why i decide not to use it lol

 

[dwightyone]

Yeah -I used that one and put in triples and it gives me 110 which super narrow and stretched but it gives the same number for single screen as the others more or less. So I'm guessing for triples to use the single screen selection which seems much better but to add on another ten. Is everyone running exactly what these calculators calculate?

 

[jimortality]

I go to cockpit view and put it down and then I move the seat camera to fit all the mirrors in

My cameras only go down to 88

 

[dwightyone]

Mine was originally 129 default for single screen, then when i re-put in the triples the default was then 70 and I can all the way down to, well. I've been to 36 (cockpit camera).

 

[jimortality]

Mine was originally 129 default for single screen, then when i re-put in the triples the default was then 70 and I can all the way down to, well. I've been to 36 (cockpit camera).

I need to have another look. What do you put in the triple file,.? Cheers

 

[Lloyd Johnston]

Actually I might switch to using 58 see if I can get use to it, see if the world size feels better.

Edit - I did and i think i'll keep it at 58 now

 

[Fi22le]

Thanks - so is AMS2 horizontal or vertical? If horizontal it matches the other calculators I've used. Don't think I can race like that though - I tried and am all over the place

Horizontal.

Something sounds wrong though. Just checking... you do have the game set up for triples right? Not just one big single?

When the game was in beta, the triple screen setting didn’t work, so I (and others) copied the config file from PC2. If you are still struggling, I’ll post my file tomorrow (busy tonight).

 

[jimortality]

My in game camera in cockpit view will only go to 88! I've found the triple file and input the correct measurements and in game that's as low as my camera will go. Also, in the triple file it says allow triples false so I changed that to true but it also says force triples and I've left that at false? Thanks

 

[jimortality]

88 is the lowest for all of them

 

[Fi22le]

Here's the file I've been using since the beta launch.

You need to remove the .txt extension

 

[jimortality]

Here's the file I've been using since the beta launch.

You need to remove the .txt extension

Thanks for that much appreciated, will give it a try.

 

[dwightyone]

I need to have another look. What do you put in the triple file,.? Cheers

I tick all three centre left and right and put the screen size and angle in all of them and the centre one also distance. Ill grab photo tomorrow of the lower triple fov I can get to

 

[jimortality]

I tick all three centre left and right and put the screen size and angle in all of them and the centre one also distance. Ill grab photo tomorrow of the lower triple fov I can get to

Yeah it's strange because whatever I try my camera won't go below 88 but I think it's ok because at 88, I'm right up to the window nearly so I have it at 116 in cockpit so I can see the info on the steering wheel.

 

[dwightyone]

88 is the lowest for all of them

 

[dwightyone]

And everything is set to triple screens in the triple screen settings across all 3 triple screen data entering screens. Can go even lower...