how to limite FOV limits?

[pupo162]

hi all, i bought DCS dora a few months back in a sale, but only now i decided to test fly it.

 

I have used the search function but i don't seem to find the answer to my question ( mind you this forums search is reallllly hard to use)

 

how do you change the max and minimum FOV? Currently my minimum FOV is something like 3º and max is borderline 180º FOV... i would like to limit my FOV to something more normal say 20º to 100º is this possible?

 

thanks in advance!

[rajdary]

Yes its possible but you have to edit .lua files and you need a program called notepad++

which you can find here : http://notepad-plus-plus.org

 

I suggest you change your views.lua in the Users folder not in the original DCS folder

[pupo162]

thank you very much!

 

though i had to edit the ones on the DCS fodler since i have no DCS folder in my USERs folder....

 

still, worked like a charm

[rajdary]

Iirc you can create it in the user folder, that way you dont have to keep on editing everytime there is a DCS update

[Martyn]

That's a good question, and now that you ask it, I realise I would like to do the same as the wide angle view is far too wide! :)

 

I also have no view.lua in my Users folder (not even a 'View' folder in my 'Config' folder), only one in the main DCS folder. Is it safe to assume that if I copy the file (or any file) to the same location in my user directory, the game will read that version instead?

 

Game location:

D:\DCS World\config\View\View.lua

 

Proposed user location:

C:\Users\{username}\Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\View.lua

 

That said, this file only seems to determine the external view setting, not the cockpit setting:

 

ExternalViewAngleMin = 3.0

ExternalViewAngleMax = 170.0

ExternalViewAngleDefault = 60.0

 

I found some views.lua files in the aircraft directories, but not for all aircraft. I can't find one for the A-10C for example.

 

For the Mi-8 it looks quite straightforward with the views.lua file:

 

ViewSettings = {

Cockpit = {

[1] = {-- player slot 1

CockpitLocalPoint = {3.916, -0.11 , 0.0},

CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,160.000000},

CameraAngleRestriction = {false,90.000000,0.400000},

CameraAngleLimits = {140.000000,-65.000000,90.000000},

EyePoint = {0.090000,0.000000,0.000000},

limits_6DOF = {x = {-0.200000,0.400000},y ={-0.200000,0.25000},z = {-0.650000,0.400000},roll = 90.000000},

 

 

Question is, can this file also be copied to the Users directory under the same folder structure?

 

On a side note, I feel the lateral 6DOF movement on the Mi-8 is not enough, especially with the bubble side windows. I should experiment with the 6DOF setting above for the x axis and find a new setting, albeit with the risk of clipping the geometry or seeing 'holes' in the model.

[AceRevo]

Can we see pics before and after this ''mod'' of yours, ingame? Im kinda interested :)

[Rider1]

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Config\View\server.lua

 

Edit Line 21 to: CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,110.000000},

 

This will get rid of the fisheye and allow for a more realistic "stop" when using the zoom out..

 

This is the setting I use. You can fine tune to your liking form there.

Edited December 18, 2014 by Rider1

[Martyn]

Can we see pics before and after this ''mod'' of yours, ingame? Im kinda interested :)

Not sure if that was at the OP or me (guess either of us), but unfortunately I didn't get time to try changing any settings yet; haven't been near DCS all week.

 

Interesting tip, Rider - will the server.lua affect all game modes and aircraft, do you know? It's currently set to 140 max and the wide-angle view feels more like 180 from memory. I'll try it when I can anyway. (Trying things out in DCS is never a quick affair!)

[Rider1]

Yes, making that edit in server.lua will affect the FOV of all aircraft you fly, single and multiplayer.

 

Keep in mind you have to edit it every time a new patch comes out tho. :)

[9.JG52 Ziegler]

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World OpenBeta\Config\View\server.lua

 

Edit Line 21 to: CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,110.000000},

 

This will get rid of the fisheye and allow for a more realistic "stop" when using the zoom out..

 

This is the setting I use. You can fine tune to your liking form there.

 

Rider, I tried this but it did not seem to effect the zoom out point? I don't have the open beta but followed the same path to the server lua and changed line 21 in notepad++ to 110 but it still seems to zom out just as far with the fisheye effect. What am I doing wrong?

 

Anybody?

Edited December 23, 2014 by 9./JG52 Ziegler

[Rider1]

Hmm.. sorry it is not working for you. :(

I just did the update and made those changes again:

 

Here is the pathway I just used

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Config\View\server.lua

 

I then made the change from 140 to 110

 

function default_fighter_player(t)

local res = {

Line 21: CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,110.000000},

 

And it works fine.. Fisheye is gone and zoom out stops at I guess 110 degrees :)

Maybe double check it, and try an instant action mission to test it..

 

edit: Check your saved games folder. If you have a copy of server lua in there, you can make the changes in there also..

Edited December 23, 2014 by Rider1

[CASoldier2014]

Might help: http://forums.eagle.ru/showthread.php?p=2158022#post2158022

[9.JG52 Ziegler]

Hmm.. sorry it is not working for you. :(

I just did the update and made those changes again:

 

Here is the pathway I just used

C:\Program Files\Eagle Dynamics\DCS World\Config\View\server.lua

 

I then made the change from 140 to 110

 

function default_fighter_player(t)

local res = {

Line 21: CameraViewAngleLimits = {20.000000,110.000000},

 

And it works fine.. Fisheye is gone and zoom out stops at I guess 110 degrees :)

Maybe double check it, and try an instant action mission to test it..

 

edit: Check your saved games folder. If you have a copy of server lua in there, you can make the changes in there also..

 

I wonder if it's because I'm using the zoom out slow in view versus zoom out in cockpit?

Edited December 25, 2014 by 9./JG52 Ziegler

[Shadow KT]

Hmm I don't know if this is similar but after one of the updates long time ago they added a limit to how much "pitch up" you can look. No problems with that, cuz obviously a human head cannot do a 180, but when you reach the limit the view snaps to the sides and it is very confusing. Can you somehow remove this snapping ? Sorry for using this thread, but I am asking as it seems it will be something similar to the original problem

[Rider1]

Nope zoom out and in slow are the two commands this works with.. I am at a loss as to why it isn't working for you..