How to: Variable Zoom Function

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Originally Posted by NaBkin

Yeah but what about the "much wider" zoom? Developers did limit the angle for a reason. Otherwise you have angles which are not possible foreveryone and your head may even be behind the seat.

There isn't anything you can see using this that you can't with any normal conventions, such as TrackIR or mouse look. If you zoom out to the point where your FOV is 270 degrees you literaly cannot make anything out at all.

This feature is in the game already and is available to anyone with a mouse. All this does is map the mouse movement to your joystick. It's the exact same as citing binding your throttle from a keyboard key to your HOTAS as a cheat...it's just more comfortable to use this way.

IMO, everyone should be using the "Hold to Adjust Field of View" function. If not in the way I outlined here, then at least using the mouse. The preset FOV functions are kind if the basic, easy solution, while this is the advanced and more difficult, yet rewarding solution.