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The FOV Perfectionist's Corner

Getting a strictly Hor+ FOV throughout the game is nigh impossible using "FOV keys", because the game uses so many different baselines.
For 16:9 alone...
-Third-Person gameplay uses a base FOV of 75.
-Skinchanger (first-person) view: base FOV 80.
-Interactive dialog: base FOV 60.
-Some cut-scenes use a base FOV of 80, others 45, some even 30.
-A few other cut-scenes are natively anamorphic and shouldn't be "fixed" at all. Some are 16:9 anamorphic (base FOV 60), but some are actually 2.4:1 (cropped in 16:9, Hor+ in UWS)...

For instance, here's how the game's opening minutes go, and what is needed to make MM strictly Hor+:

0) Title screen (stretch).

16:9


48:10



1) Narrative intro (Vert-, base FOV 90)

16:9 FOV 90


48:10 FOV 139.35



2) "Manhunt" cut-scene (anamorphic*, base FOV 22)

16:9 FOV 22


48:10 FOV 29.06


*This is one of those "2.4:1 anamorphic" cut-scenes. Past 16:9 the default FOV is a bit Vert- really, what with the swollen vignette effect letterboxing the picture.

48:10 FOV 22



3) Character creation, stretched UI with a cut-off 3D model (this is an issue with the scale, not the FOV).

16:9


48:10



4) "Return to Castle Black" cut-scene (Vert-, base FOV 45)

16:9 FOV 45


48:10 FOV 96.4



5) Dialog scene w/ interactive bits (Vert-, base FOV 60)

16:9 FOV 60


48:10 FOV 114.64



6) "Last words" cut-scene (Vert-, base FOV 30)

16:9 FOV 30



48:10 FOV 71.77



7) Third-person gameplay (Vert-, base FOV 75)

16:9 FOV 75


48:10 FOV 128.47



8) Dialog then combat (Vert-, base FOV 60)

16:9 FOV 60


48:10 FOV 114.64



That's six baselines for FOV already; all these - and more - will be used in turn throughout the entire game.

Skinchanger view (Vert-, base FOV 80)

16:9 FOV 80


48:10 FOV 132.37



Skinchanger attack (anamorphic, base FOV 60)

16:9 FOV 60


48:10 FOV 60



With that in mind, don't be afraid to adapt the DR's method to your style, but remember:
- fixing the FOV to perfection in each and every area of the game is a pipe dream.
- using a higher-than-suggested gameplay FOV makes fixing the cut-scenes even more important.

Have fun !