FOV question

what fov do I set for oculus rift? Is the fov set the same as i have it when I use my single screen monitor? Im a bit confused on this ? Help and thanks

 

Nope.
With Monitors FOV is calculation based on size of the screen und distance. Google for such calculators.

In VR you are having the screen right in front of your eyes and the FOV is generally defined by the glass manufacturer.

I do not know what people set as a standard for the Rift as I have the Vive. For the Vive I have seen values between 54 and 56 on forums. I have set mine to 110 as this is the native FOV of the Vive, but it really makes no visible difference either way as for the Vive I am pretty sure FOV is hardware/software automated.

The same will apply for the Rift in some way, but you can figure that out from plenty resources on Google or Youtube, just type Oculus Rift + FOV.

 

VR is 1/1 and it’s FOV is fixed, you cannot change it.
In AC and other SIM, like PCars2, in VR, the FOV setting affects only the distance at which the different LOD of the other cars appear. I have set mine at 35 because I find it immersion breaking when a cars is pulling away and it’s appearance suddenly changes as it changes LOD. It does not seem to affect FPS.

 

Ok well now I’m really confused cause I can change my fov i have it at 35 but I don’t see any gauges and just a little bit of the top of the steering wheel. I’m wondering what the pros use I thought or think that you want as much fov as possible ?

 

And how can it be fixed if I can change it in the car ? And what is LOD ?

 

Can you please elaborate on this a bit more, remember reading it somewhere before. How exactly does it affect LOD, I usually just stick with defaults in VR.

 

In ACC FOV is effective however, it totally changes what I see and how. ACC is just simply amazing in VR !!

 

just try it, follow a car with 56 and you will see the changes in LOD, as you get closer and further away from the car you are following, particularity in VR, and then do the same at 35, you will not see the changes anymore. They still occur but because of the different FOV, they happen out of what we can see clearly, which is the idea behind LOD to start with.
don't ask me how and why, that I don't know, all I know is that is the way it is. I know it also works in PCars2, but does not seem to work with ACC.

 

you are posting in the AC part of the forum,, are asking a question in relation to AC or ACC?

 

Thanks that works quite a treat.
There is some performance impact but quite negligible.
Few questions:
1) Why exactly that works, is it some bug in engine that use higher res textures for different LOD distance.
2) Why 35, and not 10 for instance. Price/performance concern?

 

1. I do not think it is a bug, as it also work in PCars2, more like a unexpected feature, .
2. 35 is arbitrary, I did not do extensive test, I tried 35 and it worked, so I just set it at 35, FOV values are so easy to set in CM short keys.

 

In relation to ac

 

In AC, when in VR, Changing FOV will not change what you see in cockpit view, it only works on pancake mode.

Every Kunos car has 4 LOD, each LOD is a more and more simplified version of the same cars in order to improve the performance of the game. LOD change automatically as the car distance from you varies. In pancake mode you can hardly see it but in VR where everything is bigger it is very noticeable, particularly between the first 2 LOD stages.

 

More confused than ever now when I change fov in mercedes sls the lower I go in the fov number the closer to the dashboard I get in fact right now all I see is top of dash and tiny bit top of steering wheel? So how does it not change it if I’m able to widen it and brings the windshield closer and closer to my face ? Please help newbie with vr and fov etc

 

Are you changing FOV or seat position. Wondering if your 6DOF tracking is not working. What HMD is that?

 

Oculus rift and I been changing fov and can change seat position as well

 

So, you are saying that it looks different with FOV at 56 and FOV at 35 while you are in VR. It is not possible except if you are not really in VR and are just using your rift as a screen.
With AC in rift mode, FOV setting does not change the FOV. Period.

 

In re

in rendering I click on oculus rift not single screen then I start up the rift not through steam vr when I put headset on click the little helmet app click plus or minus on fov it absolutely looks different between 56 or 35

 

I don’t believe it as it is not the way it works in VR, something is wrong here, I wish I knew how to help you, please let us know when you find out what it was.
I am sure you will eventually realize that you are not in VR.

 

I wish you could help to but I don’t understand how you can say I’m not in vr ? I’m absolutely in vr the rendering says oculus rift and I do oculus debug tool to fix the pixels put the headset on and start playing maybe you could tell me how do you get your system in vr ??