[Utility] - Arma FOV Changer

[the_dmx 10]

ARMA FOV CHANGER

UPDATED 6/20

No More crazy calculations to find the proper veritcal Fov!

I find Arma's default fov and also the calculation of the proper FOV irritating.

So I made this app.

Works on Arma 3, Arma 2 and Dayz!`

Select your arma profile :

Enter your Screen Resolution, Aspect Ratio, and Desired FOV as shown:

-DOWNLOAD-

--- If you want to quickly revert to default FOV while in game - Go to the video options and change your aspect ratio from custom to your correct ratio

Changes:

6/20

-Fix for international region settings.

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6/18

-Added Icon

-Fixed field labels yet again.

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-Corrected Field Labels

-Added fields for aspect radio

This will allow full compatibility with any screen size.

- Resized the logos to reduce file-size - noob mistake.

Future features:

-Backup/Restore config.

Horizontal FOV calculation taken from Rulesy's page here:

http://www.rjdown.co.uk/projects/bfbc2/fovcalculator.php

Edited June 20, 2013 by the_dmx

[OrLoK 20]

Hello there

Anyone tested and *confirmed* this?

I'm gagging to try it but am wary of running an exe from a person with 2 posts...

Rgds

LoK

[Scorch052 1]

I can confirm this works, but author needs to add support for resolutions like 1366x768 and others. Also, the Height and Width boxes appear to be labelled wrong. Width > Height

[the_dmx 10]

I can confirm this works, but author needs to add support for resolutions like 1366x768 and others. Also, the Height and Width boxes appear to be labelled wrong. Width > Height

Added An aspect ratio box. Fixed the text labels. Thanks!

[Scorch052 1]

Added An aspect ratio box. Fixed the text labels. Thanks!

No problem! We've needed something like this for ArmA for a while now.

[lordprimate 159]

I have not downloaded this yet but i have a question to those that have used it.. When you increase you FOV in ARMA 2 and go to your map .. you cannot grab your radio, compass or GPS, by clicking directly on them..

The point that you click on to interact with your compass, gps , and radio while in MAP view moves .. and is no longer centered on the object..

Does this still happen with this .EXE ?

[the_dmx 10]

This calculates a vertical fov to horizontal and then to arma's values:

fovTop= ;

fovLeft= ;

nothing more

[Predator.v2 10]

In theory, this may be a nice idea, but the other fov (90) totally distorts my aspect ratio / vision / text / menus.

Original:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106806270/GBB%20Files/arma3%202013-06-18%2002-58-45-64.png

FOV 90:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106806270/GBB%20Files/arma3%202013-06-18%2003-00-46-40.png

[Scorch052 1]

In theory, this may be a nice idea, but the other fov (90) totally distorts my aspect ratio / vision / text / menus.

Original:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106806270/GBB%20Files/arma3%202013-06-18%2002-58-45-64.png

FOV 90:

https://dl.dropboxusercontent.com/u/106806270/GBB%20Files/arma3%202013-06-18%2003-00-46-40.png

What is your resolution, aspect ratio?

---------- Post added at 01:07 ---------- Previous post was at 01:06 ----------

I'd recommend adding a return to default button or something similar.

[the_dmx 10]

aspect ratio for that display is 1680 x 1050 = 16:10 aspect ratio

Here are images of that config

Normal Fov

90 FOV:

Though I think you might have downloaded an earlier copy. I had incorrectly labeled the width and height boxes

--- If you want to quickly revert to default in game- Go to the video options and change your aspect ratio from custom to your correct ratio

Edited June 18, 2013 by the_dmx

[Scorch052 1]

http://i.imgur.com/qD6A4uu.png (593 kB) http://i.imgur.com/twph7mf.png (653 kB)

90 FOV 1st Person | 3rd Person

http://i.imgur.com/mZecYsT.png (504 kB) http://i.imgur.com/iyYYnem.png (547 kB)

120 FOV 1st Person | 3rd Person

http://i.imgur.com/tM1c4Qg.png (424 kB) http://i.imgur.com/3GoUIdI.png (305 kB)

180 FOV 1st Person | 3rd Person

I prefer 120(FPS-only) and 180 has some weird depth issues(when you face objects they appear closer)

[Maslofski 10]

anyone tested 1360x768?

[Scorch052 1]

I've tested 1366x768 (the screenshots are above). I dont know if the 6 missing pixels will have a huge impact or not.

[TacticalRecon 10]

This didnt worked for me at all D: i tried doing anything like puttin git to 1366 and 768 and it wasnt like the screenshot above

[furomeshineru 10]

Thank you for this convenient tool. Work perfectly for me.

1920x1080 16:9

Original

50 FOV

[dunedain 48]

Isn't the vertical fov supposed to be narrower than the horizontal fov? That would explain why people have their aspect ratio distorted.

[the_dmx 10]

Isn't the vertical fov supposed to be narrower than the horizontal fov? That would explain why people have their aspect ratio distorted.

The labels are incorrect. Ill fix that this evening.

But the program thinks that the fov entered is the horizontal fov and then calculates for the vertical. so it shouldn't be distorted just really narrow.

Edited June 18, 2013 by the_dmx

[TacticalRecon 10]

Can someone please help me with my problem i tried putting it up to 1366 like the screenshot above that dmx posted but i still didnt has it what am i doing wrong?

[the_dmx 10]

fixed the fov field labels. Added an icon. updated Op post.

[Guest]

Thanks for informing us about your release :cool:

Release frontpaged on the Armaholic homepage.

Arma FOV Changer [ALPHA]

[maxx2504 10]

Hi !

Im sorry to say that but is doesn't work for me ! I use an Arma OA profile. Well i know how to change the FOV manually, but this tool would help though if it would work ;)

It change the results but wrong !

fovTop=0,57;

fovLeft=1,02;

The "," is wrong. Maybe a bug ??

Maxx

[weedman 10]

this is not working properly for me, when i try to link it to my A3 it mess's up my exe and steam wont launch the game and i then have to verify integrity to get it back?

[JackSpyder 10]

this is not working properly for me, when i try to link it to my A3 it mess's up my exe and steam wont launch the game and i then have to verify integrity to get it back?

Its got nothing to do with the Arma3 exe at all. You're doing it wrong.

you should be pointing the program to your .ArmA2OAProfile (or arma3)

C:\Users\Jack\Documents\Arma 3 Alpha - Other Profiles\JackSpyder

or

C:\Users\Jack\Documents\ArmA 2 Other Profiles\JackSpyder

[the_dmx 10]

Hi !

Im sorry to say that but is doesn't work for me ! I use an Arma OA profile. Well i know how to change the FOV manually, but this tool would help though if it would work ;)

It change the results but wrong !

fovTop=0,57;

fovLeft=1,02;

The "," is wrong. Maybe a bug ??

Maxx

ill check this out. I believe it to be the region settings. this possibility never crossed my mind. decimal and be also "," instead of "." since arma always wants "." ill add a check to make sure its always "."

Thanks for this. ill get a fix out in a couple hrs.

[maxx2504 10]

ill check this out. I believe it to be the region settings. this possibility never crossed my mind. decimal and be also "," instead of "." since arma always wants "." ill add a check to make sure its always "."

Thanks for this. ill get a fix out in a couple hrs.

Nice :) Thanks !