A FOV-fix is out, made by K-Putt!
Works great without the black bars (you can remove them by using r_forceaspectratio 0 via launch options, the config.cfg or the console).
It's a Cheat Enginge-table, so you'll need
Cheat Engine.
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Since there's a lot of people asking how to do this, I thought I'd explain in detail how to set this up + how to remove the black bars etc.:
Enabling the FOV-fix (via Cheat Engine)
- Download and install Cheat Engine.
- Start the game up and alt-tab.
- Start the Cheat Engine-table you downloaded from here.
- Click the flashing computer icon in the top left, choose EvilWithin.exe and then click Yes.
- Check "Enable Gameplay FOV"
- Go back to the game, use + and - on your numpad to adjust the FOV. The default is 65 I think. Press + key 10 times to achieve 90 (one step is +/- 2.5). Some people prefer 85 because you will be blinded by the lantern with 90. You can see the current FOV-value in Cheat Engine.
- Enjoy!
It's possible to make an executable trainer of this Cheat Engine-table to make the process easier (one guy already did, but since a lot of people complained about malware from the hosting site I'm gonna put a disclaimer here - beware of malware or other harmful software. According to several scans the trainer itself is free from malware - it's one of the hosting sites that is shady)
Trainer:
http://www.reddit.com/r/theevilwithin/comments/2jde9g/modevil_within_fov_mod/
A complete fix is on the way (with more settings) by Hayden, creator of
Flawless Widescreen.
Removing the black bars, skip intro, unlocking framerate, removing filter:
- First off, create a config.cfg in your C:\Program Files (x86)\Steam\SteamApps\common\The Evil Within\base folder. You can do that by copying any other .cfg file in the same folder, removing everything inside of it and then renaming it to config.cfg. Also, add the line "+exec config.cfg" (without the quotation marks) to your shortcut (like this) or in Steam launch options (right click game -> properties -> set launch options)
- Removing the black bars: add the line "r_forceaspectratio 0" in config.cfg (only works with 16:9 monitors currently, if you have something else you'll still have black bars unfortunately, but they'll still be smaller if you use r_forceaspectratio 0)
- Skip intro: add the line +com_skipIntroVideo 1 to your shortcut or Steam launch options. Alternatively you can add "+com_skipIntroVideo 1" to your config.cfg
- Unlocking framerate: add the line "r_swapinterval 0" to completely unlock the framerate with no v-sync. Add r_swapinterval -1 to lock at 60fps if you have a 60Hz monitor. -1 = v-sync at your monitor's refresh rate. 0 = completely unlocked, no v-sync. -2 = v-sync at half your monitor's refresh rate.
There are issues with 60fps at the moment, but they are working on fixing these. Framerates over 60fps is "not supported" and they won't fix issues with these.
- Removing the filter: add the line "r_skipglare 1" to your config.cfg
- Enabling the console: add +com_allowconsole 1 to your shortcut or in Steam launch options
Comparison screenshots:
Default FOV, black bars
90 FOV, no black bars
Default FOV, black bars
90 FOV, no black bars
Props to K-Putt for putting this up!
