Portal 2

Portal 2

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How to increase your FOV and View Model
By ItsBlueHunter™
This guide will teach you how to extend your field of view(FOV) and how you can see your model or the portal gun so you see more things in your current view.
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How to enable the Developer Console
First, Go to


Options>


Keyboard/Mouse>


Allow Developer Console and Enable.


You can access the console by clicking " ` " At the top left of your keyboard below the Esc button.
Extending the Field Of Vision (FOV)
Now, Go to your game. Hit ESC, then type the following into the console.

cl_fov 100


viewmodel_offset_y 8


You will see the difference when you have configure both the FOV and the View Model, For example here:


cl_fov 90 (Default)


cl_fov 100
Extending the View Model
Now, Same as the FOV, we can type in a certain command to make a view model more wider and not too big for the screen.

Use this command:


viewmodel_offset_y 8


Example


viewmodel_offset_y 4 (Default)


viewmodel_offset_y 8
That's it!
I hope that this guide helped you! Goodluck and Thank you for taking the time reading this guide! Let me know if it works.

PS: It is up to you to if you want to go higher than 100 FOV or a higher View model. But trust me, Don't go over 120. It can be a little bit dizzy and nauseous to play with a high FOV. Have a nice day!

EDIT: To keep your FOV throughout the game without redoing it all over again, try this method given by @CONNOR (RX800) from the comments. Enjoy! :)

1) add txt in folder where you can find
steamapps\common\Portal 2\portal2\cfg
2) change that new txt to autoexec.cfg
3) write you want (fov and viewmodel) and save
4) in library, where to find port 2, right click, touch properties and write "-exec autoexec" in "launch parameters"
5) and done you can play any level with automatic command


46 Comments
Ruskah // #FIXTF2 17 Apr @ 8:43am 
badass, thx :bricktherat:
ItsBlueHunter™  [author] 17 Apr @ 6:55am 
Hi, @Ruskah! I edited the thread and included a method how to keep it throughout the game. It was given by @CONNOR (RX800) in the comments. Good luck! :sans:
Ruskah // #FIXTF2 16 Apr @ 6:02am 
the cl_fov gets reset anytime i load into a new level, how do i fix?
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Abam5299 18 Dec, 2023 @ 1:34pm 
i cant fix my viewmodel, it wont go back to its old spot, anyone help?
CONNOR (RX800) 19 Jun, 2023 @ 7:18am 
@the j
actually, not your idea... sorry
1) add txt in folder where you can find
steamapps\common\Portal 2\portal2\cfg
2) change that new txt to autoexec.cfg
3) write you want (fov and viewmodel) and save
4) in library, where to find port 2, right click, touch properties and write "-exec autoexec" in "launch parameters"
5) and done you can play any level with automatic command
CONNOR (RX800) 19 Jun, 2023 @ 7:09am 
mine is:
viewmodel_offset_x 20
viewmodel_offset_y 30
viewmodel_offset_z -5
CONNOR (RX800) 19 Jun, 2023 @ 7:06am 
viewmodel like doom:
viewmodel_offset_x -6
viewmodel_offset_y 10
viewmodel_offset_z -3
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ItsBlueHunter™  [author] 16 Jun, 2023 @ 4:36am 
lmao! i'd love to see how that looks. xd