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foxwalker

foxwalker
OK, I know I have done this in the past but can't remember how and I am not posing the question right in searches. Maybe you all can help.
How do I move a little back from the dash?
 

Chris Simon

Chris Simon
On monitor with the "Field of View" slider in graphics options.
In VR, if you head is in the wrong place, press F12 (by default, it can be bound in Controls. It's called "Reset HMD orientation")

Or maybe I am misunderstanding your question just like Google does. :LOL:
 

foxwalker

foxwalker
From what vaguely remember, there was a setting in a config file that you changed to move your seat back or forward from the dashboard/windshield. The problem is I cant see important info on the dash while maneuvering.
 

Chris Simon

Chris Simon
foxwalker said:
From what vaguely remember, there was a setting in a config file that you changed to move your seat back or forward from the dashboard/windshield. The problem is I cant see important info on the dash while maneuvering.
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Yep, that's the FOV slider.
If you can't see your complete HUD, you most probably messed something up already, though.
Go to your graphic settings and move the FOV slider all the way to the right.
If it's still not enough (which normally is, but some people prefer to have really wide view), you can go to C:\Users\%username%\AppData\Local\Frontier Developments\Elite Dangerous\Options\Graphics\Settings.xml and change the FOV number to even higher (I think the normal maximum is 60). Just be aware that the higher the number over 60, the more pronounced fish-eye effect you're going to get.

Also, if you're having a problem with your view shifting up or down during pitch manoeuvres, which obscures part of the HUD (namely radar and heat/throttle gauges), somebody here shared a good trick, recently - you can just press the "Focus" button/key (the one you use to look at different panels around the cocpit for example), which temporarily shifts the view a little to the back.
 

withnail67

withnail67
Does turning off "head shake" (if that's it's proper name?) also prevent your view shifting? Or does that only apply to the SRV?

Edit: Maybe I'm a bit mad, but I quite like the fact some of your HUD view is obscured when doing insane G rolls! ;)
 

Chris Simon

Chris Simon
withnail67 said:
Does turning off "head shake" (if that's it's proper name?) also prevent your view shifting? Or does that only apply to the SRV?

Edit: Maybe I'm a bit mad, but I quite like the fact some of your HUD view is obscured when doing insane G rolls! ;)
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Yeah, I like that effect too. There are too few visual (or other) cues to what's happening with out ships.

Oh, and no, the camera shake thingy doesn't prevent this.
 
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