FOV - let it grow

**PanzerHans** · 01-04-2007, 03:42 PM

Pcformat has tested triple monitor setup with Armed Assault. Makes me wish I had a rich uncle in America!

AMosely · 01-04-2007, 03:51 PM

holy crap!

**Dick Blonov** · 01-04-2007, 03:56 PM

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Originally Posted by AMosely

holy crap!

I second the motion!

When I saw that option in the video settings I was wondering if it worked.

Now I know!

DB

**Shiner** · 01-04-2007, 04:03 PM

not fair...

Trooper · 01-04-2007, 06:04 PM

Okay kind of off topic but kind of on. How do i get a panoramic Screenshot to cascade across 2 monitors like that. I have plenty of awesome ss but i cant use them because most are Panoramic.

And those pics really make me want to go download the game.

SgtDuke · 01-04-2007, 06:49 PM

I assume this isn't disabled in MP. Seems like it would give players a huge advantage to be able to see so much more at once.

Evil Koala · 01-04-2007, 07:14 PM

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Originally Posted by SgtDuke

I assume this isn't disabled in MP. Seems like it would give players a huge advantage to be able to see so much more at once.

I dont see why they would.. Its not an unfair advantage.. TrackIR users have an advantage in SA as well.

xTYBALTx · 01-04-2007, 07:40 PM

Everyone with a widescreen monitor has a similar advantage. People running at 800x600 have a disadvantage...

**PanzerHans** · 01-05-2007, 05:08 AM

You cannot worry about which pieces of hardware gives players advantages. Bigger monitors, more monitors, faster CPUs more RAM, keyboards with keypress sequence support are all elements which affects gameplay. Theese things simply cannot be controlled, and it drives the game development industry to utilize this new hardware which again improves gameplay.

**PanzerHans** · 01-05-2007, 05:11 AM

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Originally Posted by Trooper[SNPR]

Okay kind of off topic but kind of on. How do i get a panoramic Screenshot to cascade across 2 monitors like that. I have plenty of awesome ss but i cant use them because most are Panoramic.

I am unsure if I understand your question. Triplehead2Go makes it so that three monitors acts as one. That is your desktop spans through the monitors instead of being 3 separately controlled monitors. The Triplehead2Go splits the signal so that the 1/3 of each vertically splitted images gets placed on the right monitor.

**Shiner** · 01-05-2007, 10:05 AM

I was only kidding with my "not fair" comment. I recognize that people with different hardware/network access are already at an advantage/disadvantage situation (just ask Bommando about his ping).

That being said, I do think this is a new area of disparity and it does really impact the gameplay since spotting first == killing first most of the time in ArmA. Having a dual or triple monitor setup seems an order of magnitude more significant then the difference between a 50 and 200 ping or 800 x 600 and 1600 x 1200.

xTYBALTx · 01-05-2007, 11:48 AM

How about 2560x1600 or the less exotic 1920x1200? Every increase in resoluction nets an advantage.

However, I recall turning my resolution down for CS:S - it made my targets look bigger and headshots easier.

I personally look at all of thise super wide monitor business as just another example of early adopters getting the sweet stuff first. Just like how some people had ISDN connections in the days of dial-up, so do these folks have widescreen in the days of the skinny screen.

**H-Hour** · 01-05-2007, 05:43 PM

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Originally Posted by xTYBALTx

Every increase in resoluction nets an advantage.

However, I recall turning my resolution down for CS:S - it made my targets look bigger and headshots easier.

Your experience is the more correct of those two statements. Obviously, an expansion in actual in-game FOV is a significant advantage, but increases in resolution and other details are more often than not a disadvantage. More pixels means that targets are more smoothly blended into their environments. It means your eyes have to scan finer points for movement. Higher quality textures are generally the same. A bigger monitor expands the width and height your real-life eyes have to focus on, while a smaller monitor allows you to focus on a more compact area.

Still, I say enjoy it as pretty as it can be.

Rick_the_new_guy · 02-01-2007, 12:13 PM

Here is some footage.

Not the greatest presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxwF3e4wjHM

**PanzerHans** · 02-01-2007, 01:54 PM

I just got the TripleHead to go at work. Nice gadget!

Haven't tried it for AA yet.

01-04-2007, 03:42 PM	#1 (permalink)
PanzerHans Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: By the PC Age: 35 Posts: 2,267	FOV - let it grow Pcformat has tested triple monitor setup with Armed Assault. Makes me wish I had a rich uncle in America! __________________ -- VI VI VI - the number of the beast

01-04-2007, 03:51 PM	#2 (permalink)
AMosely Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: Maine Age: 34 Posts: 2,805	Re: FOV - let it grow holy crap!

01-04-2007, 04:03 PM	#4 (permalink)
Shiner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 30 Posts: 2,259	Re: FOV - let it grow not fair... __________________

01-04-2007, 06:04 PM	#5 (permalink)
Trooper Join Date: Jun 2005 Location: In my wifes house......if she says i can Age: 26 Posts: 9,022	Re: FOV - let it grow Okay kind of off topic but kind of on. How do i get a panoramic Screenshot to cascade across 2 monitors like that. I have plenty of awesome ss but i cant use them because most are Panoramic. And those pics really make me want to go download the game. __________________ that sounds like a good idea trooper. -Vulcan

01-04-2007, 06:49 PM	#6 (permalink)
SgtDuke Join Date: Jul 2005 Posts: 1,355	Re: FOV - let it grow I assume this isn't disabled in MP. Seems like it would give players a huge advantage to be able to see so much more at once.

01-04-2007, 07:40 PM	#8 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,979	Re: FOV - let it grow Everyone with a widescreen monitor has a similar advantage. People running at 800x600 have a disadvantage... __________________ A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy. -F.A. Hayek "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

01-05-2007, 05:08 AM	#9 (permalink)
PanzerHans Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: By the PC Age: 35 Posts: 2,267	Re: FOV - let it grow You cannot worry about which pieces of hardware gives players advantages. Bigger monitors, more monitors, faster CPUs more RAM, keyboards with keypress sequence support are all elements which affects gameplay. Theese things simply cannot be controlled, and it drives the game development industry to utilize this new hardware which again improves gameplay. __________________ -- VI VI VI - the number of the beast

01-05-2007, 10:05 AM	#11 (permalink)
Shiner Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Dallas, TX Age: 30 Posts: 2,259	Re: FOV - let it grow I was only kidding with my "not fair" comment. I recognize that people with different hardware/network access are already at an advantage/disadvantage situation (just ask Bommando about his ping). That being said, I do think this is a new area of disparity and it does really impact the gameplay since spotting first == killing first most of the time in ArmA. Having a dual or triple monitor setup seems an order of magnitude more significant then the difference between a 50 and 200 ping or 800 x 600 and 1600 x 1200. __________________

01-05-2007, 11:48 AM	#12 (permalink)
xTYBALTx Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 3,979	Re: FOV - let it grow How about 2560x1600 or the less exotic 1920x1200? Every increase in resoluction nets an advantage. However, I recall turning my resolution down for CS:S - it made my targets look bigger and headshots easier. I personally look at all of thise super wide monitor business as just another example of early adopters getting the sweet stuff first. Just like how some people had ISDN connections in the days of dial-up, so do these folks have widescreen in the days of the skinny screen. __________________ A policy of freedom for the individual is the only truly progressive policy. -F.A. Hayek "$250,000 a year won't get me to Central Park West."

02-01-2007, 12:13 PM	#14 (permalink)
Rick_the_new_guy Join Date: Apr 2006 Location: Virginia Beach Age: 29 Posts: 1,789	Re: FOV - let it grow Here is some footage. Not the greatest presentation: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BxwF3e4wjHM __________________ (PO3) Marcinko_R. (BF2 PR .509) Squad Member (CPO) Marcinko_R. (BF2 PR .509) Squad Leader (LCDR) Marcinko_R. (BF2 PR .509) Commander Squad Member pledge to their SL:http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...ad-leader.html Squad Leader pledge to their team:http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...r-platoon.html Commander pledge to their SL:http://www.tacticalgamer.com/battlef...d-leaders.html

02-01-2007, 01:54 PM	#15 (permalink)
PanzerHans Join Date: Aug 2005 Location: By the PC Age: 35 Posts: 2,267	Re: FOV - let it grow I just got the TripleHead to go at work. Nice gadget! Haven't tried it for AA yet. __________________ -- VI VI VI - the number of the beast

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