How to Increase Maximum FoV beyond 110

[manashttu]

Through some experimentation, I found that putting the following entries in the Server.lua in \Users\ . . .\Saved Games\DCS\Config\View\ folder allows an increase of the maximum FoV for the Corsair to 140.

ViewSettings["F4U-1D"] = {
    Cockpit = {
    [1] = {-- player slot 1
        CockpitLocalPoint      = {0.00,0.00,0.00}, --{-2.00,0.62,0.00},
        CameraViewAngleLimits  = {20.00,140.00},--/N/ best non-distorted image at 30..70
        CameraAngleRestriction = {false,90.00,0.50},
        CameraAngleLimits      = {180.00,-80.00,90.00},
        EyePoint               = {0.00,0.00,0.00},
        ShoulderSize           = 0.15,
        Allow360rotation       = false,
        limits_6DOF            = {x = {-0.05,0.35},y ={-0.20,0.10},z = {-0.22,0.22},roll = 90.00},
        --limits_6DOF            = {x = {-0.50,0.65},y ={-0.40,0.40},z = {-0.52,0.52},roll = 90.00}, -- just for testing
    },
    }, -- Cockpit 
    Chase = {
        LocalPoint      = {-13.0, 2.0, 0.0},--{-3.0, 2.5, 0.0},
        AnglesDefault   = {180.0, 0.0},
    }, -- Chase 
    Arcade = {
        LocalPoint      = {-21.5, 5.6, 0.0},
        AnglesDefault   = {0.0, -8.0},
    }, -- Arcade 
}

ViewSettings["F4U-1D_CW"] = {
    Cockpit = {
    [1] = {-- player slot 1
        CockpitLocalPoint      = {0.00,0.00,0.00}, --{-2.00,0.62,0.00},
        CameraViewAngleLimits  = {20.00,140.00},--/N/ best non-distorted image at 30..70
        CameraAngleRestriction = {false,90.00,0.50},
        CameraAngleLimits      = {180.00,-80.00,90.00},
        EyePoint               = {0.00,0.00,0.00},
        ShoulderSize           = 0.15,
        Allow360rotation       = false,
        limits_6DOF            = {x = {-0.05,0.35},y ={-0.20,0.10},z = {-0.22,0.22},roll = 90.00},
        --limits_6DOF            = {x = {-0.50,0.65},y ={-0.40,0.40},z = {-0.52,0.52},roll = 90.00}, -- just for testing
    },
    }, -- Cockpit 
    Chase = {
        LocalPoint      = {-13.0, 2.0, 0.0},--{-3.0, 2.5, 0.0},
        AnglesDefault   = {180.0, 0.0},
    }, -- Chase 
    Arcade = {
        LocalPoint      = {-21.5, 5.6, 0.0},
        AnglesDefault   = {0.0, -8.0},
    }, -- Arcade 
}
 

 

This is a transfer of the base settings (with max fov of 110 increased to 140) from the Corsair settings in the main DCS folder.  Since this is a change in the Saved Games folder instead of the game folder, it works with multiplayer.

I suspect fiddling with the eyepoint and other settings can work to tune the seating position, too . . . though I have yet to try tuning that.