PC sg optionsfieldofviewnew 100 no longer works. How to change FOV beyond 85 slider cap?

[Mephistopheles]

I see they finally added a FOV that people have been asking for for years. One problem, it's capped at 85 which makes me ill. And the fov console command no longer works. It was a pain in the ass because you had to activate it every time you played, but at least it was a work-around. So is there a new console command for the FOV?

 

[Odetta]

Nope, they finally add the slider back and it's capped at 85. Don't know why they would do that, but they did. The command as far as I know doesn't do anything anymore, which sucks. Sometimes the Fun Pimps use gorilla logic when they do something. No rhyme nor reason.

 

[SylenThunder]

I think the command still works, it's just held to the same constraints as the slider.

The theory is that this was done to a. stabilize performance for bug reports, and b. to curb the ability to look through the underground to some extent.

 

[Mephistopheles]

I think the command still works, it's just held to the same constraints as the slider.
The theory is that this was done to a. stabilize performance for bug reports, and b. to curb the ability to look through the underground to some extent.

Well, a lot of us just play single player and have no worries about some cheater looking underground. Can we at least enable a wider FOV in single player and just disable it in server configs and client configs when connected to a server? Or, you know, maybe just enable it regardless of SP or MP and let admins get rid of cheaters like they always have? That way you're not making a lot of people stop playing because the FOV setting literally makes them queasy?

 

[Mephistopheles]

I think the command still works, it's just held to the same constraints as the slider.
The theory is that this was done to a. stabilize performance for bug reports, and b. to curb the ability to look through the underground to some extent.

The command does not work at all. I tried using it to lower the FOV to 40 or 50, but nothing ever happens. Also, I debunked your statement about FOV cap limiting cheating and seeing underground. See the video in this thread

 

[Tetrameth]

Personally I hated the decision to remove FOV console command, I always played mine on 90, and anything else made it feel as though I was crawling around pushing a peanut with my nose.

I did discover (and also reported) a bug which arose when changing FOV.

There are occasions when you see a zombie semi-behind an obstacle (most notably obstacles in POI's such as furniture, washing machine etc) when you then target in on them using sight/scope, they disappear and the object suddenly appears in between you and them, completely removing your ability to take a clean shot.

I was able to reproduce this a number of times and it was 100% definitely the FOV that was the culprit.

I guess they just decided to standardize it to level the playing field and give themselves (and players) a boundary.

85 FOV slider is better than nothing I guess, and def better than having to go into the console every time you play.

 

[Ianua]

Ok, reallyreallyreally NEED higher FOV. period fullstop. I love this game, but not enough to endure hours of simulator sickness to play it.

 

[robm]

Yep they killed the game. After thousands of hours I can no longer play. The stupidly low FOV on single player makes me feel sick. Seems you're taking lots of steps backwards fun pimps.

 

[Naz]

it's still there, just renamed. i'm not going to say what it is now since i'm not 100% sure if it was renamed due to exploits.

 

[robm]

Thanks that's very useful.  So my post still stands. Had to go back to A17 for anyone else having issues. Guess we're not allowed to change the FOV outside of the stupidly low even though I've *never* played a multiplayer game. It's starting to look like 7 days has run its course.

 

[Naz]

ok i've been told "has more to do with a change in Unity than anything" so the new command is
 

sg OptionsGFXFOV 85

However i just tried it and it won't go any higher than the video options max of 85. 

 

[jeromeN7]

You can type 'help' into the console, and it will tell you all the commands. It should say the FOV command, and I do believe it was 'sg fov'. But the console will tell you what it is exactly if you type 'help' and scroll through it.

 

[FluxyPhi]

So, "help" in the console does show that there is a "fov" option:



But using it in the console for a larger value doesn't do anything. You can make the fov smaller, such as "fov 60" and you can make it bigger up to the slider's max of 85: "fov 85". if you try a value larger than 85, it sets the ceiling at 85. 

Maybe the developers locked the max to 85.0f. Maybe there is a way to adjust the fov via a mod?

 

[Cernwn]

Just verified with current stable THIS no longer works, as it resets registry to FoV 85 if you go over the cap.

 

[Ianua]

I'm ready to play again but the 85 FOV cap is still making me sick.  Is there a mod that has the option to change it to 95 or something?

 

[Roland]

You might ask in the requests and discussion subforum for modding. I'm not aware of one but there may well be something of that nature.

 

[SylenThunder]

I'm ready to play again but the 85 FOV cap is still making me sick.  Is there a mod that has the option to change it to 95 or something?

This is the closest I could find. Not certain if it will exceed the cap though, or even work how you want.

https://7daystodiemods.com/weapon-hands-fov-camera-distance-changer/

Darkness Falls allows a wider FoV up to 150, but it looks like ass.

Which explains exactly why the developer would lock your options down here while trying to get valid bug reports.

I mean, all I did was swing my fist, and the view changed from the above to this....

That's a pretty significant change without actually moving the character.

So I thought to myself, "Who in the world would want this?"

So, I spanned my display to cover two monitors. (Would have done three, but working from home is using the left one now.)

So, I can see the use case for it, but that's a one-off. 

And again.... All three shots are taken standing in the same spot with the FOV fixed at 150.


EDIT:  Further testing..

Normal Resolution at game max FoV of 85

Normal resolution at FoV set to 100. (subject of this thread)

 

[TWORDY]

I'm really glad that the slider for FOV is available in 7DTD. I would not be able to play at FOV 50 at least in 1080p since I'm playing some of the titles with FOV around 85. Actually, is it possible to have FOV up to 105? I think that having FOV up to 105 is pretty reasonable by recent standards. Many games support Field of View up to even 120 or 130. Is it possible to set desirable FOV in the game console? Do we have the option to lock the FPS from the console, if yes what`s the command? Could You guys add more options when it comes to locking frames in-game menu as well except for 60 frames, like native monitor refresh rate also just to save up on power consumption (ahh yeah v-sync so it`s present in the game)? So the people could lock framerate at 30, 50, 60, 75, 100, 120, 144, 165, 200. That would help some of the players to get more stable frame times or save on components/power consumption etc. Some of the players suffer from motion sickness when the screen stutters, suddenly tears because framerate suddenly changes, or because the FOV is too low or too huge in some instances.

 

[q123]

Do we have the option to lock the FPS from the console, if yes what`s the command?

yes, settargetfps

for example, 'settargetfps 60' locks the framerate at 60 fps, 'settargetfps 75' at 75 fps and 'settargetfps 0' releases the lock again (no limit).

 

[TWORDY]

yes, settargetfps

for example, 'settargetfps 60' locks the framerate at 60 fps, 'settargetfps 75' at 75 fps and 'settargetfps 0' releases the lock again (no limit).

Thank You mate.

I have no in mind general optimization of the 7DTD or any other game in particular - just a disclaimer. Sometimes I look at the sky with 500 frames at the same time and just by changing the scenery my screen goes wild (looking at explosions for example or collapsing buildings). What happens feels like pressing an emergency break in a car on a decent mid-range PC. On my older PC, the screen just stops responding usually... I realize that the owners of 8-year-old components derive enough satisfaction from the obvious fact that the game launches and runs at 30 frames on average, and truly I`m happy for them also because I used to be one of the sufferers also. The problem happens when some of the basement moles like me myself run the game on brand new, equally overpriced equipment at high refresh rates, then look and compare the screens (not the videos captured by software that contain lower framerates with different bitrates and compression involved), check at the graphs that show the Frame Times. FOV may not seem that important. Let`s say someone from competitive scene comes to play casually 7DTD, and what happens that there is no 90 FOV,then he`s missing the shot from a crossbow if he plays at 85 in 7DTD. So there are 3 choices... abandon the game, wait for the update, or just take it as it is.