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Article #589542Re: Gothic... Strange video perspective?
From: Jim Vieira
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 17:52
Date: Mon, 31 May 2004 17:52
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"mr bernard langham" <notac...@spammenot.com> wrote in message news:40bb4427$0$475$61c65585@un-2park-reader-02.sydney.pipenetworks.com.au... > Jim Vieira wrote: > > > Anyone know what I mean, and, if it's possible to change > > it at all? > > You're correct--Gothic 1 and 2 use a strange, annoying non-FPS-standard FOV > (field of view) setting which always comes close to giving me a headache > during the first ten minutes of play. > > In Half-Life- and Quake-engine games you can recreate this unpleasant effect > (if you really want to...) by using the console FOV command, which defaults > to 90. > > I don't know if it's possible to change the setting in Gothic though. :( Thanks.. Ya, it is a bit annoying. I was hoping there was a setting in an .ini file somewhere.. I will investigate around a bit and report back should I find anything. Jim
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