HL2: How to adjust FOV?

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Thus spake Jeff Holinski <nospam_Holinski@shaw.ca>, Wed, 29 Jun 2005
04:58:29 GMT, Anno Domini:

>I got Half Life2 as a gift when it first came out. The problem is that
>unlike every other FPS I've played I get VERY bad motion sickness from
>it. Apparently I'm not alone in that problem, and I heard a theory
>that it was caused by the FOV of the game.
>
>I know how to get at the console, but the FOV command doesn't tell me
>what the current setting is and giving it a number doesn't seem to
>change it. eg: FOV 120
>
>Anyone here know what the syntax for the command is and what setting I
>should use to reduce the motion sickness?
>
>
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>Jeff H........
>
>
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I think the default_fov nn command is the one. I use 90.

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On Wed, 29 Jun 2005 19:28:46 +1000, Nostromo
<nostromo@spamfree.net.au> wrote:

>Thus spake Jeff Holinski <nospam_Holinski@shaw.ca>, Wed, 29 Jun 2005
>04:58:29 GMT, Anno Domini:
>
>>I got Half Life2 as a gift when it first came out. The problem is that
>>unlike every other FPS I've played I get VERY bad motion sickness from
>>it. Apparently I'm not alone in that problem, and I heard a theory
>>that it was caused by the FOV of the game.
>>
>>I know how to get at the console, but the FOV command doesn't tell me
>>what the current setting is and giving it a number doesn't seem to
>>change it. eg: FOV 120
>>
>>Anyone here know what the syntax for the command is and what setting I
>>should use to reduce the motion sickness?
>>
>>
>>Remove nospam_ to reply by email
>>
>>Jeff H........
>>
>>
>>Lies, All lies. Don't believe a word Difool/sayNO/steamKiller says.
>>He fears the truth!
>
>I think the default_fov nn command is the one. I use 90.


I tried the default_fov command. I can see the background change when
I type in the command, but as soon as I close the console it snaps
back to 75 degrees.


What's the trick for making commands stick when you close the console?

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Thus spake Pluvious <Pluvious@knowhere.com>, Thu, 30 Jun 2005 10:51:11
-0700, Anno Domini:

>On Thu, 30 Jun 2005 02:08:56 GMT, Jeff Holinski <nospam_Holinski@shaw.ca> wrote:
>
>
>>|>I think the default_fov nn command is the one. I use 90.
>>|
>>|
>>|I tried the default_fov command. I can see the background change when
>>|I type in the command, but as soon as I close the console it snaps
>>|back to 75 degrees.
>>|
>>|
>>|What's the trick for making commands stick when you close the console?
>>|
>
>>|Jeff H........
>
>
>I had that happen too until I used the command:
>
>fov 90
>
>
>Pluvious
>

Is there a config file one can change to include these commands permanently?
I've just added these 2 lines to the end of ..\half-life
2\hl2\cfg\config.cfg

default_fov 90
fov 90

Let's see what happens...

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Thus spake Pluvious <Pluvious@knowhere.com>, Fri, 01 Jul 2005 10:07:02
-0700, Anno Domini:

>>|Is there a config file one can change to include these commands permanently?
>>|I've just added these 2 lines to the end of ..\half-life
>>|2\hl2\cfg\config.cfg
>>|
>>|default_fov 90
>>|fov 90
>>|
>>|Let's see what happens...
>
>
>Hmm... I had a chance to test my answer and it didn't work. Fov xx doesn't
>work either. I think you have to enable cheats first (sv_cheats 1). Sorry I
>can't be more help..
>
>
>Pluvious

No worries mate - I'll have another sniff around. I'm just back to the game
since April at AntiCitizen 1 - just wanna complete the damn thing now!

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