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Season 10 Sector Space FoV
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For those who don't know, the FoV in sector space will be set to a value of 35 with the launch of Season 10. I'm sure for most people, it won't be an issue. However, for those who don't find themselves comfortable with the change, you can enter this command to reset the FoV to the default value. You'll have to enter this each time you enter sector space.
/gfxsetdefaultfov 55
EDIT: "/setregionfov space 55" can be used to only affect space maps. Use "ground" in place of space for ground maps.
Not sure why Cryptic decided to change this. Sector space still looks fine at the default FoV. Maybe they think limiting the field of view would make space seem more vast or something. Anyway, there's no word if they'd ever reconsider switching this back to default.
/gfxsetdefaultfov 55
EDIT: "/setregionfov space 55" can be used to only affect space maps. Use "ground" in place of space for ground maps.
Not sure why Cryptic decided to change this. Sector space still looks fine at the default FoV. Maybe they think limiting the field of view would make space seem more vast or something. Anyway, there's no word if they'd ever reconsider switching this back to default.
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Are you sure? I just recorded the sector space on tribble and in the console of the demo recorder it shows a fov of 55.
FoV means field-of-view.
On Tribble Now...
The Standard FOV is Still 55...
You however are using the outdated Command for Changing the FOV. The Command you are using changes it for both ground and space. The more likely culprit is that YOU changed your FOV on either ground or space to 25, and it made the change for the other zone as well.
I suggest using the newer commands that Thomas the Cat detailed on Reddit.
These Commands will allow you to set Field of views for Each Zone, without affecting the other.
https://www.reddit.com/r/sto/comments/1xogne/changing_your_field_of_view_for_fun_and_profit_or/
*shrug* Maybe I can set up setregionfov for space as a keybind macro or something. Worth a try.
OK tanks.
But what do the numerical values assigned to it mean? Wider angle? Zoom in zoom out? Is there some reason my mouse controls on the camera will stop working and that's why we need the chat comment to set it?
Higher numbers mean a wider visual angle, allowing you to see more on the screen. Lower numbers mean you see less. Objects you see at lower FoVs may seem larger as a result, and the background looks like it's closer. Lower FoV might be good for taking screenshots and whatnot. Gameplay-wise, it can be a bit frustrating.
Like I said, it's just sector space. Not many people will have trouble with this, or even notice.
No, I noticed that the camera FOV in Sector Space on Tribble is also altered from what we have on Holodeck. It might be a stop-gap fix for ships being sized down in the new Sector Space and the camera not being able to zoom in that far without the FOV being altered to fake a closer zoom.
Kind of hoping it's just a temporary measure and that they can work it to get a close zoom without having the FOV feel so...weird. Really bugs my eyes, wasn't sure what it was till I saw posts like this.
OK, thanks for the explanation. What's the highest value the setting can go to?
The Standard is still FoV 55....
your ship was scaled down and the galaxy map scaled up...
but it's still a default of 55...
Lowest is 16 highest is 159...
And third time is the charm, thanks!
New Sector Space has had it's FOV intentionally tightened to 35 to aide in making your ship feel smaller, and stellar bodies feel bigger.
I was wrong.... Thanks taco...
Sure it's a bit harder to watch your surroundings (but not impossible). The extra challenge is cool though.
The main reason is with lower fov, everything in space looks a lot bigger. Ships, stations, planets dont look like small toys this way.
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Ok, here's a quick rundown. I'm parked in my D'Kora, next to Earth. My zoom is set to kind of a medium-close setting. I'm not zoomed all the way in, but I'm closer than half way. And I don't change the camera's position or zoom through any of these.
FOV 15
FOV 25
FOV 35
FOV 45
FOV 55
FOV 65
FOV 75
FOV 85
So does this work in system space and ground?
I noticed that at maximum zoom in space it goes to an ultra wide FoV?
I should point out that I'm a photographer, so just trying to equate this to lens focal length and FoV.
Zooming is not the same as changing your FOV. They are different, though they have similar effects. In the above, the zoom was left in one place, while the FOV was changed. Have you ever seen this kind of an effect in movies? It's done by (effectively) simultaneously zooming in, and pulling the FOV out (or vice versa).
However, the commands listed earlier will work on ground and in space.
any way to adjust the fov so i can see beyond a few lightyears? to say 20 or 30 light years out? that way i know where i am going without the need to pick up astrometrics?
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
I know that... was just saying that if I zoom right in on a ship, it seems like maximum zoom changes the FoV. It might not in reality, just seems that way.
Aaaaaanyway... I think I may need to have a play with it at some point. Is there a command for changing the FoV with + or - like you can with zoom? Or is it number specific?
alias fov20 "gfxsetdefaultfov 20 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov25"
alias fov25 "gfxsetdefaultfov 25 $$ bind Control+Add fov20 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov30"
alias fov30 "gfxsetdefaultfov 30 $$ bind Control+Add fov25 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov35"
alias fov35 "gfxsetdefaultfov 35 $$ bind Control+Add fov30 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov40"
alias fov40 "gfxsetdefaultfov 40 $$ bind Control+Add fov35 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov45"
alias fov45 "gfxsetdefaultfov 45 $$ bind Control+Add fov40 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov50"
alias fov50 "gfxsetdefaultfov 50 $$ bind Control+Add fov45 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov55"
alias fov55 "gfxsetdefaultfov 55 $$ bind Control+Add fov50 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov60"
alias fov60 "gfxsetdefaultfov 60 $$ bind Control+Add fov55 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov65"
alias fov65 "gfxsetdefaultfov 65 $$ bind Control+Add fov60 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov70"
alias fov70 "gfxsetdefaultfov 70 $$ bind Control+Add fov65 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov75"
alias fov75 "gfxsetdefaultfov 75 $$ bind Control+Add fov70 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov80"
alias fov80 "gfxsetdefaultfov 80 $$ bind Control+Add fov75 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov85"
alias fov85 "gfxsetdefaultfov 85 $$ bind Control+Add fov80 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov90"
alias fov90 "gfxsetdefaultfov 90 $$ bind Control+Add fov85 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov95"
alias fov95 "gfxsetdefaultfov 95 $$ bind Control+Add fov90 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov100"
alias fov100 "gfxsetdefaultfov 100 $$ bind Control+Add fov95"
adding
Control+Multiply "gfxsetdefaultfov 55 $$ bind Control+Add fov50 $$ bind Control+Subtract fov60"
to your key binds file will allow you to initialize the bindings for the above to work and allow you to jump back to the default of 55 if you want to reset everything.
That's not FOV, that's draw distance.
You can change that distance by increasing your "world detail distance" dropdown in the graphics options.
Probably not? There were many complaints about zoom distances not matching the old Sector Space, so care was taken to try and match things up as closely as we could. As such, you'll still likely have to zoom out to make your ship appear smaller.
Think of "Zoom" as actually moving your camera closer to and farther from your ship. Think of "FOV" as what you think of as changing the zoom distance on a big fancy camera. 18mm is a very wide FOV, and 200mm is a very tight FOV, all without moving the camera closer to or farther from your target.
We had talked about linking zoom with FOV, but I don't think that ever happened, so I'd be surprised if your FOV actually changed when your camera got closer to your ship.
Simple question: How do I make it so that my ship appears the same size (and possibly with the same FoV now that you say you played with that as well?) on my screen in both system and sector space without having to reset it at every map change?
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An option in the menu would be cool for changing the FoV, any chance devs?
problem is thats been at maximum for years, i can see out as far 15km an improvement over tribble the last time i was on there, but still a bit close. but i was wondering if there were ways beyond that?
Field of view doesnt count as something viewable in or out of range? and by extending or shortening it you limit the amount you see in your field of view? thats what i thought it meant, just another technical term i dont see the difference between as its about about vision. anyway. ive rambled on enough.
Been around since Dec 2010 on STO and bought LTS in Apr 2013 for STO.
Their absence is an error, and is being looked into.
There are no other ways I know of to extend your visible distance.
Field of view is basically just changing the boundaries of the screen. It has nothing to do with the DISTANCE INTO the screen you can see. Just where the edges are, and the perspective you view it at.
Basic Camera stuff, including Field of View