Payday 3 is a game that will have the player going through various challenges as they take part in heists. During these heists, you will want to ensure that you have everything within your field of view. Keeping track of everything is key because anything can go wrong at a moment’s notice.
However, when you play the game, you will notice that you can’t really increase the FOV in Settings beyond 90. Not to worry, we have you sorted out. In this guide, we will show you how you can increase your FOV beyond 90 in Payday 3. Let’s get into it.
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How to Increase FOV Beyond 90
Changing the FoV is a very simple procedure that will not even require you to do anything complicated in the game. It will simply have you going into the game files and tweaking the settings from there. After that, they will reflect in the game. Here are the steps to follow:
- Start by closing the Payday 3 game and pressing the Windows + R Key simultaneously.
- This will open up the Run Menu. Type or copy the following text inside: %LocalAppData%.
- Locate the PAYDAY3 Folder and click through the folders in the following sequence: Saved > Config > WindowsNoEditor.
- Locate the file inside this folder that’s called GameUserSettings.ini with a text editor or software that can open .ini files.
- Locate the line of code that ends with SBZGameUserSettings. It will be the 12th line of code.
- Go two lines down and you will see the CameraVerticalFoV=90 line of code. It can be a different number depending on what you had set your FoV to.
- Highlight the number at the end and change it to whatever FoV you want beyond 90 (like 100 or 110).
- Boot up the game and join a match to see that the FoV has increased. This change might not reflect in the Settings menu, but will definitely show in the game.
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This guide continues with a detailed explanation below!
Detailed Explanation
When you launch the Payday 3 game and go into Settings, you will notice that you won’t be able to get the Field of View past 90.
This can be a problem for players who are using Ultra Wide Monitors and require a higher FOV for a better enjoyable experience.
However, there is a way that you can get past this issue and crank the FOV beyond 90.
Start by closing the game and pressing the Windows and R Buttons at the same time on your keyboard. This will bring up the Run menu.
Inside the textbox, type the following: %LocalAppData%. You can copy paste this into the textbox too if you want.
Click OK and this will bring up the Local App Data Folder. Go through the files and locate the PAYDAY3 Folder in the list. Open the folder and follow the following sequence of opening further folders:
Saved > Config > WindowsNoEditor.
You will find that there are scores of files here ending with .ini, making you feel as if you are hacking the game. Don’t be overwhelmed, and instead search for the GameUserSettings.ini. To open this file, you will need any text editor or software that can open .ini files.
Open this file and you will see various lines of code that don’t really make too much sense. Search for the line of code that ends with SBZGameUserSettings. It will be the 12th line of code in this file. Under this line of code, you will find various settings that fall under this category.
Look two lines of code down at the 14th line of code and you will see one saying CameraVerticalFoV=90. This number may also be different depending on what you had set the FoV to before. Highlight the number at the end and change it to any number that you need.
Doing so will change the FoV setting beyond 90 and even if it doesn’t say in game, the change will be apparent when you start the game again.
However, we recommend that you do not go too high and keep it around 110 FoV. This is because too high of a FoV will lead to an uncomfortable playing experience.
And there you have it. That’s how you can change the FoV settings beyond 90 in Payday 3. Now, you can get to playing your heists and matches more comfortably and just the way you want. Of course, if the FoV still feels off just repeat these steps and change the number at the end until you like the FoV.
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