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I know that I can kind of adjust my field of view by switching from a 4:3 resolution to a 16:10 or 16:9 resolution. Is there any way that I can just set the field of view to the maximum allowable width?

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  • I know that the source engine allows a settable parameter for the field of view, but I'm not sure how to expose it. I know that some source games allow up to 90 degrees, but I'd bet it's configurable for all source games, but I'm not sure how high it goes.
    – McKay
    Jul 26, 2010 at 20:00
  • For general FOV, type fov (70 - 90) into the console. For weapon/model fov, type viewmodel_fov (no limit, but the default is 60. Most people use 90. Over 1000 your weapon is invisible).
    – carefulnow1
    Aug 16, 2015 at 23:28

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According to a question on the now defunct teamfortress2fort.com

It's in the Multiplayer tab of the options window

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It now appears to be limited to 70 degrees for TF2, much to my annoyance (I play on a triple monitor setup with 15:4 aspect ratio, and everything is severely distorted at the edges of the screen).

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Yes you can! in console 

fov 90

(~ = console that you need to enable in multiplayer options)

at least this worked for me :)

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To set your field of view set to 90, in the type console fov_desired 90. You can only go between 75 and 90, anything above 90 is considered cheating.

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You can adjust your fov with fov_desired. It will only go up to 90.

The viewmodel_fov, however can be beyond 90. This command only affects what is in front of your screen (gun, hands,etc) instead of how much you can see.

  • More viewmodel_fov, the less your guns and your hands cover up your screen.
  • More fov_desired, the more you can actually see.

Now while both fov_desired and viewmodel_fov will help with what you see, they are not the same thing.

This video explains it better:

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    Why has someone voted to delete this? It's a good explanation of the differences between the two commands and how to combine both to achieve the desired result. None of the other answers do this.
    – Robotnik ♦
    May 22, 2017 at 21:39
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You can go more than 90 or less than 70 and still can play. This is not considered cheating. Enter this in the console viewmodel_fov <fov number>.

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You can try adjusting viewmodel_fov

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    This does not add anything new.
    – aytimothy
    Jan 10, 2016 at 3:43

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