FOV - what settings do you use?

[Bez]

Im struggling with a couple of things in R3E, main problem is the FOV, what scale is used and how does it relate to normal FOV settings we are all used to in other titles?
I normally use 37-40 in other titles.

I think my second problem, the feeling of the cars turning too sharply at lower speeds might be partly due to the fact i cant find a sweet spot for my FOV, in conjunction with the steering setups, I noticed the default steering setup for the DTM cars was 540/0 is this correct?

 

[Connor Caple]

Try running with the Hood cam for a few laps to see if it's FoV related or maybe you're just getting the wrong seating position inside the car?

 

[Andi Goodwin]

cars steering to much at lower speeds could be because the speed sensitive steering is set to something;change it to 0
set the fov to 1 and move the seatback or forward in cockpit (remembering that in most race cars realistically your sat next to the b pillar ), me personally i try to get my drivers mirror and a good chunk of the rearview in my vision

Andi

 

[Bez]

cars steering to much at lower speeds could be because the speed sensitive steering is set to something;change it to 0
set the fov to 1 and move the seatback or forward in cockpit (remembering that in most race cars realistically your sat next to the b pillar ), me personally i try to get my drivers mirror and a good chunk of the rearview in my vision

Andi

with the FOV set to 1 in R3E what would that equate to in another sim title, 100?

 

[Andi Goodwin]

no idea; i think each calculates a bit different , r3e , is screen/general fov and then car fov(only accessible by changing a text file )and seat position so good luck calculating it all , but as i said start with 1 then play with your seat position

Andi

 

[Kjell Eilertsen]

Here's a table I made that shows what setting to use ingame to get the FOV you want;
http://www.racedepartment.com/threads/fov.92893/#post-1818365
But you'll prob easier off going to http://projectimmersion.com/fov/index.php and using the FOV calculator there, as it outputs what setting to use from that table based upon your monitor size and distance from it to your eyes.

 

[Jason Palmer]

Try this little app mate to see if it helps get you started,

http://www.projectimmersion.com/fov/index.php?m=3

Jason.