Thief 2 Head Bobbing.

Punguin4578 on 17/9/2018 at 21:23

I want to play thief 2 but the head bobbing makes me feel a bit sick. Does anyone have a guide on how to fix this? I'm not used to the PC scene so I'd like a comprehensive step by step guide.

Azaran on 17/9/2018 at 23:28

In cam.ext.cfg (a file in your Thief directory which you should open with a text editor):

Quote:

; head bob scale factor (a value between 0 and 1), useful if the head bobbing is causing motion sickness
;bob_factor 0.3

; weapon bob scale factor in shock (a value between 0 and 1), also useful against motion sickness
;shock_gun_bob_factor 0.2

Play around with different values here, and see which works best

R Soul on 17/9/2018 at 23:41

If you're unfamiliar with PCs it may not be clear what Azaran's comment means, but it depends on what you do know. I just found this video tutorial that explains in general how to edit files with notepad:
(https://www.top-windows-tutorials.com/editing-configuration-files-notepad/)

also, remove the ; from the beginning of ;bob_factor 0.3 line.

downwinder on 17/9/2018 at 23:45

having no bob can be game breaking in some areas you have to bob down a bit when crouched to get in to a tight area,not sure if by removing the bob if it sets garrett higher then with the bob turned on?

like a vent/etc

R Soul on 17/9/2018 at 23:50

That's a good point but one of the NewDark changes was to reduce the player's crouching height to reduce the chances of getting stuck in such situations.

downwinder on 18/9/2018 at 00:25

i keep finding reasons why new dark is amazing,ty r soul,good to know

but i love the bob effect i use to be big into unreal tournament 1999 and that was i think the first game with the bob effect in first person