Re: Dead Space 3 (PC) Incompatible with Most Resolutions

Dead Space 3 is a blast. Unfortunately, it’s also got some pretty big issues with field-of-view and player perspective. Menus are often obscured by turning, the camera can get caught in corners, and players can get disoriented by just how close they are to Isaac’s back. Thankfully, the folks at Visceral have been kind enough to allow players to change Dead Space 3′s FOV to something more to their taste. To change your FOV, just follow these simple steps:

    Navigate your way to C:\Users\<username>\AppData\Local\EA Games\Dead Space 3\
    Open up system.txt in the text editor of your choice
    Find the line “Window.FOVScale = 1.00000000″
    Change the number to whatever you like. By default, 1.0 is an FOV of 75 degrees. For a view similar to Dead Space 1, I’d suggest changing it to 1.2.
    (FOR 16:9 MONITORS) Change “Window.WideScreen” to true.

If you have a program that lets you see FPS, the problem becomes clear: Dead Space 3 defaults to 30 FPS, regardless of your monitor refresh rate! All that lovely hardware you bought isn’t being put to good use at such low framerates. Thankfully, much like the FOV fix, Visceral Games has given us a way to uncap our framerate without having to crack the game apart. It’s even easier than changing your FOV! However, it comes with the added risk of overheating vital components, as the framerate runs completely unchecked. Here’s a quick and easy guide to get those smooth framerates without busting your nice new video card.

    Open up your video settings in-game.
    Turn off Vsync. This can end up giving you framerates of over 120 FPS if you have a good system.
    Turn off the game.
    Go into your video card control panel.
    Turn on Vsync in your control panel (either globally or for Dead Space 3 specifically).
    Boot up Dead Space 3.
    Enjoy alien blasting at a smooth 60 FPS.