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Tutorial: Fixing the FOV, Mouse accel, add walking, etc
Hey guys,
I compiled a bunch of Bioshock 2 fixes in one post. I hope this helps! Also, mods - a sticky might help reduce the number of redundant threads.

How to get a new patch:
Quote:
Originally Posted by me
1) Launch Bioshock 2 Multiplayer
2) Sign in with your an ONLINE Games for Windows Live profile. If you don't have one, you will need to create one
3) The patch will be downloaded automatically and you will need to quit the game before it can begin installing

Note: I strongly recommend that you make a backup of user.ini before editing it.

How to fix the FOV (field of view):
From 2K Forums:

Quote:
Originally Posted by Korban
in Windows, type %AppData% into the run dialog box (Winkey + R), then navigate to and open:
Bioshock2\User.INI

To Fix the FOV for Widescreen:
go to the [Default] section and bind an unused key to "SetFOV 90" without quotes. hit that key ingame to change the FOV. it holds between saves, so you shouldn't have to do it more than once.

To Reset FOV to Default
go to the [Default] section and bind an unused key to "ResetFOV" without quotes.
Example of a bind:
Code:

F9=SetFOV 90

FOV differences:
FOV of 75 degrees (default)
FOV of 90 degrees (custom):

How to deal with FOV being reset continually after zooming in with a weapon:
Bind a key to multiple commands. For example:
Quote:
Originally Posted by mesaone View Post
W=MoveForward | SetFOV 95
Mouse4=ZoomCycle | SetFOV 95

How to Enable Walking:
Quote:
Originally Posted by Korban
go to the [Default] section and bind whatever key you want to "Walking" without the quotes.

To Make the Walk Button a Toggle:
find the line "Aliases[17]=(Command="Button bRun",Alias=Walking)" under [Engine.Input] and change it to "Aliases[17]=(Command="Toggle bRun",Alias=Walking)"
Note: the changes here are still in user.ini


How to fix the mouse acceleration:
Quote:
Originally Posted by acrh2
The main user config file is located here:
C:\Documents and Settings\username\Application Data\Bioshock2\User.ini

1) Lower/adjust sensitivity

Set in-game sensitivity to "1" (and preferably disable mouse acceleration). Exit the game.
Open User.ini in Notepad, do Edit/Replace, and replace all "Speed=2000.0" with "Speed=xxx", where xxx is the desired sensitivity number. My mouse works great with speed 300.

How to change duck behavior to hold key instead of toggle

Quote:
Originally Posted by acrh2
In User.ini, replace

"Aliases[13]=(Command="Toggle bDuck|Axis aUp Speed=-1200.0",Alias=Duck)"

with

"Aliases[13]=(Command="Button bDuck",Alias=Duck)".

How to change zoom/aim behavior to hold key instead of toggle:
Quote:
The below example works for binding Mouse4 button to zoom. See at the end of the example on how to bind other keys/buttons.

a) Bind keyboard key "P" (or any other unused key) to "Toggle Zoom" in game options. Exit the game

b) Unbind the desired zoom key, the one you want to press and hold for zoom.
For example: if the zoom key was bound to Mouse4 originally, in User.ini, replace all "Mouse4=ZoomCycle" with "Mouse4=".

c) Google, download, and install software called "GlovePIE". Run the software.

Go into Scripts tab (below the File menu), and type
"
Key.P = pressed(Mouse.XButton1)
Key.P = released(Mouse.XButton1)
"

Go to File/Save As, and save the script as bioshock2.pie.

Click on the green Run button. This should set Mouse4 to provide hold behavior for the zoom functionality.

The above script says that "P" is emulated every time XButton1 is pressed or released. Which works fairly well in the game.

If you wanted to bind a different key for hold zoom function, say, keyboard key "Z", then the script should look like this:
"
Key.P = pressed(Key.Z)
Key.P = released(Key.Z)
"

A few more things to keep in mind:

Forcing Anti-Aliasing through NVIDIA Control Panel absolutely butchers your FPS

The 2K Games Community Manager, Elizabeth, has promised that a patch with a proper FOV fix is in the works. The one that just came out does not contain an FOV fix

Last edited by freeloader105: 02-13-2010 at 07:09 AM.
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