CaptainTutle
03-03-2010, 10:55 PM
Follow this guide to change your FOV setting for BFBC2.
Skip #1-2 if already familiar with location of settings.ini
1. open the folder "C:\Users\username\Documents\BFBC2"
2. in the folder, open the "settings.ini" with notepad or any text editor.
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*IMPORTANT*
Now, how the FOV works in BFBC2 is rather esoteric.
Unlike most games like BF2 and Source engine games, BFBC2's FOV setting changes VERTICAL FOV, NOT HORIZONTAL.
because of this, you need to use the following website to convert the horizontal fov value to vertical fov value.
luckily, this nice fella made a quick converter with a handy dandy equation to convert the values.
http://rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php
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3. Enter the resolution and your desired FOV on the converter.
4. Once you obtain the converted FOV, go back to the settings.ini
5. In settings.ini, locate the line that says "fov=55" (it's the bottommost item on mine).
6. replace the numeric value with your desired fov, save, and you are all set to go.
Skip #1-2 if already familiar with location of settings.ini
1. open the folder "C:\Users\username\Documents\BFBC2"
2. in the folder, open the "settings.ini" with notepad or any text editor.
--------------------------
*IMPORTANT*
Now, how the FOV works in BFBC2 is rather esoteric.
Unlike most games like BF2 and Source engine games, BFBC2's FOV setting changes VERTICAL FOV, NOT HORIZONTAL.
because of this, you need to use the following website to convert the horizontal fov value to vertical fov value.
luckily, this nice fella made a quick converter with a handy dandy equation to convert the values.
http://rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php
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3. Enter the resolution and your desired FOV on the converter.
4. Once you obtain the converted FOV, go back to the settings.ini
5. In settings.ini, locate the line that says "fov=55" (it's the bottommost item on mine).
6. replace the numeric value with your desired fov, save, and you are all set to go.