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  "description": "Two working methods to widen the field of view while the early access build is missing a native slider.",
  "path": "/how-to-change-fov-in-subnautica-2-config-edit-and-mod-options/",
  "publishedAt": "2026-05-19T08:16:56.000Z",
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    "Comfort Tweaks mod by Volitio",
    "UE4SS for Subnautica 2",
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  "textContent": "Subnautica 2 launched into early access without a field of view slider, and the default camera feels narrow on wide monitors and uncomfortable for players prone to motion sickness. Until Unknown Worlds ships an official option, you can widen the view by editing a config file or by installing a small mod.\n\n⚡\n\nQuick answer: Open %LOCALAPPDATA%\\Subnautica2\\Saved\\Config\\Windows\\GameUserSettings.ini, add FieldOfView=110.000000 under the [/script/subnautica2.s2gameusersettings] header, save the file, then mark it read-only so the game cannot overwrite it.\n\nImage credit: __Unknown Worlds Entertainment (via YouTube/@Last Error Fixer)__\n\n* * *\n\n### Method 1: Edit GameUserSettings.ini\n\nThis is the fastest path and does not require any mods. The game writes its user settings to an INI file in your local AppData folder, and adding a single line raises the FOV. The catch is that the game rewrites this file on launch, so the final read-only step is mandatory.\n\n**Step 1:** Fully close Subnautica 2. Any value you change inside the in-game settings menu while the game is running will overwrite your edit, so do not skip this.\n\n**Step 2:** Press the Windows key, type `%localappdata%`, and press Enter. Navigate to `Subnautica2\\Saved\\Config\\Windows\\`.\n\nImage credit: __Unknown Worlds Entertainment (via YouTube/@Last Error Fixer)__\n\n**Step 3:** Open `GameUserSettings.ini` in Notepad (or Notepad++). Scroll to the header `[/script/subnautica2.s2gameusersettings]`.\n\n**Step 4:** Directly under that header, add a new line with your preferred value. A value of 90 is a modest bump, 100–110 feels natural on most widescreen monitors, and ultrawide users tend to push higher.\n\n\n    [/script/subnautica2.s2gameusersettings]\n    FieldOfView=110.000000\n\n\nExample FOV entry\n\n**Step 5:** Save the file. Right-click `GameUserSettings.ini`, choose Properties, tick Read-only, and click OK. Without this, the game will strip your line on the next launch.\n\nImage credit: __Unknown Worlds Entertainment (via YouTube/@Last Error Fixer)__\n\n**Step 6:** Launch Subnautica 2 and load into a single-player session. The wider view should be visible immediately. If the change is subtle, try a higher number, but keep it within a safe range — values around 120 and above have caused crashes for some players.\n\n⚠️\n\nEvery time you adjust an in-game setting through the menu, the game tries to rewrite this file. If your FOV stops working after changing other options, uncheck Read-only, re-add the line, and re-enable Read-only.\n\n* * *\n\n### Troubleshooting the config edit\n\nIf the FOV line appears to do nothing after a clean launch, a few specific fixes resolve almost every case.\n\nSymptom| What to try\n---|---\nNo visible change at all| Confirm the line sits under `[/script/subnautica2.s2gameusersettings]`, not a different header. Try moving it under `[/script/subnautica2.sn2settingslocal]` as a fallback.\nChange is too subtle to notice| Push the value higher in increments (95, 100, 105, 110). Stay at or below 115 to avoid instability.\nFile keeps reverting on launch| The Read-only attribute is not set, or the game was still running when you saved. Close the game, edit again, and re-enable Read-only.\nKey name not recognized| Try alternative key names: `DesiredFOV`, `fFOV`, `CurrentFOV`, or `FieldOfViewMultiplier=1.2` (this last one is a multiplier, not an absolute value).\nGame crashes on launch after edit| You likely set the value too high. Drop it back to 100–110 and relaunch.\n\n* * *\n\n### Method 2: Use the Comfort Tweaks mod\n\nIf the INI edit keeps reverting or you want a hotkey to toggle the wider view on the fly, the Comfort Tweaks mod by Volitio handles it cleanly. It sets the FOV to 100 by default, supports custom values, and adds an optional F7 key to toggle the change in-game. It also works in multiplayer with negligible performance impact.\n\nImage credit: __Nexus Mods__\n\nThe mod runs on top of UE4SS, the Unreal Engine scripting tool that the Subnautica 2 modding community uses to inject Lua mods. You install UE4SS once, then drop Comfort Tweaks into its mods folder.\n\n**Step 1:** Download UE4SS for Subnautica 2 and the UE4SS Mod Manager from Nexus Mods.\n\nImage credit: __Nexus Mods__\n\n**Step 2:** Right-click Subnautica 2 in your Steam library, choose Manage, then Browse local files. Extract the UE4SS files into `Subnautica2\\Binaries\\Win64`.\n\n**Step 3:** Open the UE4SS Mod Manager and drag the Comfort Tweaks archive into it to install. If you prefer manual installation, place the mod folder inside `Win64\\ue4ss\\Mods`.\n\nImage credit: __Nexus Mods__ __(via YouTube/@Worldgonemad)__\n\n**Step 4:** Open `scripts/config.lua` in the mod folder and set your preferred FOV value. If you have the Mod Settings mod installed, you can also change it from the in-game menu instead.\n\n**Step 5:** Launch the game. Press F7 in-game to toggle the FOV change. Disabling it returns the camera to the default value.\n\n🐟\n\nThe mod also includes an optional PDA pause feature, but do not enable that one before starting a new save — it currently prevents the opening PDA from closing. Turn it on after the intro plays.\n\n* * *\n\n### Aspect ratio fix for ultrawide and motion sickness\n\nWide-aspect monitors get hit twice in early access: the FOV is narrow, and the camera also crops vertically rather than expanding horizontally. A separate config tweak forces the engine to maintain vertical FOV, which makes ultrawide views feel less zoomed-in even if you do not change the FOV value itself.\n\n**Step 1:** Open the same config folder at `%LOCALAPPDATA%\\Subnautica2\\Saved\\Config\\Windows\\`.\n\nImage credit: __Unknown Worlds Entertainment (via YouTube/@Last Error Fixer)__\n\n**Step 2:** Create a new file named `Engine.ini` if one does not already exist.\n\n**Step 3:** Paste in the following block and save:\n\n\n    [/Script/Engine.LocalPlayer]\n    AspectRatioAxisConstraint=AspectRatio_MaintainYFOV\n\n\nEngine.ini aspect ratio fix\n\n**Step 4:** Add the same two lines to the bottom of `GameUserSettings.ini`, then mark both files Read-only.\n\nImage credit: __Unknown Worlds Entertainment (via YouTube/@Last Error Fixer)__\n\n**Step 5:** Restart the game. The horizontal view should expand on ultrawide displays without distortion.\n\n* * *\n\n### Recommended FOV values by monitor\n\nDisplay| Suggested FOV\n---|---\n16:9 at 1080p or 1440p| 90–100\n16:9 at 4K or large screens| 100–110\n21:9 ultrawide| 105–115\n32:9 super-ultrawide| 110–115 (pair with the Engine.ini fix)\n\nValues above 115 work for some setups but become unstable on others, with reports of hard crashes at 120 and above. Start conservative and step up until the camera feels right.\n\n* * *\n\n### When the official slider arrives\n\nUnknown Worlds has said that camera and console functions are planned for a future update, with timing tied to a rollout that works across both PC and console. Until that patch lands, the config edit and the Comfort Tweaks mod are the two reliable ways to play with a wider view. Both are safe to remove later: deleting the INI line (or the mod folder) returns the game to its default FOV with no save-file consequences.",
  "title": "How to change FOV in Subnautica 2 (config edit and mod options)",
  "updatedAt": "2026-05-19T08:16:58.940Z"
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