Big thanks to the lone dev of Dinkum for supporting my triple ultrawide setup!
Posted Aug 16, 2022, 3:20 PM UTC
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Sometimes its a fight to get a game working at 10320x1440 but this one just had a wide mode that just made it work no problem.
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My only question: but why?
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It gives a sizable advantage in a lot of games to have so much vision.
In dinkum I often spot butterflies or bugs i can catch or ores to mine off in the distance on my side screens.
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But, that's connected to the FOV, and not to the resolution. Or am I wrong? Because regardless of how wide your screen will be, you may be able to get a 360° view just because you somehow were able to put FOV up to 360.
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FOV directly relates to aspect ratio, you can't have an extremely high FOV without a very aggressive aspect ratio or else it will look all fucked up like when you crank Minecraft to quake pro mode.
If you have 3 16:9 monitors you can have an aspect ratio of 16:3 which gives tons of extra vision. For instance being in first person mode in GTA 5 in a car and being able to see both of your side mirrors at once. It helps a sense of immersion since humans rely heavily on their peripheral vision.
It all depends on how far you are from your monitors, your aspect ratio, your fov to all line up to make a picture that isn't too stretched out or squished down but a good number of games work quite well on it.
I played on 3 40" 1080p tvs for about a decade before i upgraded to 3 34" ultrawide 1440p monitors. I sit back about 5 feet in a recliner with my keyboard in my lap and my mouse/mousepad on the armrest.
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Ahh, I never got that much into the topic, but nice to learn something new. Always thought it's only FOV and nothing else... Thanks, mate.
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Resolution seems wonky to me. Resets often and appears to be no difference in the resolution I pick.
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The only issue i encountered setting resolution was a steam overlay bug not letting me click the actual resolution unless I opened and closed it again.
It just launched in my native res as well.
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I love being a member of the ultrawide master race.