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Metro 2033: Increasing FOV Guide

By RichardV

A quick and easy guide to increasing the FOV in Metro 2033.

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Category: Modding or Configuration

Languages: English

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24 Nov, 2013 @ 11:26pm

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Guide Index

Overview

Metro 2033 FOV Introduction

Calculating the desired FOV

Before Editing Configuration Files

Locating the Desired Configuation Files

Editing Configuration Files

Comments

Metro 2033 FOV Introduction

Metro 2033 unlike most games today uses vertical field of view instead of horizontal. Metro by default displays a vertical FOV of 45 degrees or 72 degrees horizontal. Some will find the current viewing experience to be too narrow and possibly nauseating. Increasing the FOV can fix such issues and is just a simple matter of editing two configuration files. However do keep in mind that increasing the FOV may reduce in game performance due to more objects rendered in view.

Calculating the desired FOV

As stated earlier Metro uses a different method of displaying the surrounding world to you. Vertical FOV is calculated differently which means you should not increase the default to a standard of 90 degrees.

A desired horizontal FOV of 90 degrees on 16:9 display will yield 59 degrees of vertical FOV.

Calculate you desired FOV experience by using the tool in the following link below.

LINK[instacalc.com]

For Math Geeks

The vertical FOV displayed once the required values have been inputted ls used to replace the default FOV in Metro 2033.

Before Editing Configuration Files

Remember to always back up files before making edits.

The AppData folder is hidden by default. You will need to show hidden files by going to; Control Panel---Appearance and Personalization---Folder Options---View Tab---Mark Show Hidden Files and Folders.

Locating the Desired Configuation Files

Locate the following two files

1)\Users\username\AppData\Local\4A Games\Metro 2033\user.cfg

2)Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\usernumber\43110\remote\user.cfg

Editing Configuration Files

Search both files(Ctrl+F) and locate “sick_fov 45”

Change the value to the desired vertical FOV.

Save and modify user.cfg to read-only which prevents the game from overwriting any changes.

Repeat if necessary to find the most comfortable experience.

54 Comments

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Rogue 1 Jun @ 5:23am

01/06/2025 and still works thank you!

Giacomo Volpe 12 Nov, 2024 @ 4:46pm

setting the cfgs file to read only just make the game to crash

Solar 14 Oct, 2024 @ 7:24am

i even set the fucking cfgs to read only and it still doesnt work

Solar 14 Oct, 2024 @ 7:21am

doesnt work

Creamy Freak 27 Jul, 2024 @ 4:59pm

Works for Last Light too 10/10

Ultra 24 May, 2024 @ 7:55am

Thank you for this, very helpful.

Lex Plex 6 Apr, 2024 @ 12:17pm

@Johnny Tambourine That's for the Redux bruh, you are on a guide for the original version of the game...

Granny 26 Mar, 2024 @ 6:51pm

Thanks Jerkoff you lied and made my game crash until I had to re-edit it to the proper value and still it wouldn't work and It screwed with my desktop resolution.

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I found here you have to edit r_base_fov 50.625

This prick tells you to modify sick fov and it crashes your game.

Triangonixx 16 Aug, 2023 @ 1:45am

In case it helps someone my user.cfg was not in that path, it was here C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\userdata\295515498\43110\remote

GrigLog 23 Feb, 2023 @ 4:12am

The only one that works. Thanks

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