Active Matter Motion Sickness: Why It Happens & What Helps
Active Matter is a first-person extraction shooter. The developers say players reported dizziness, headaches and motion sickness, and they answered with settings. You can now reduce camera bobbing, camera sway from walking and from breathing, and camera sway when turning. They also toned down the portal ripple, extraction wobble and post-explosion double vision.
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S · first-person · Has comfort settings · Player-reported motion-sickness risk: commonly reported by motion-sensitive players.
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Key facts
- Active Matter runs on PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S.
- The camera is first-person.
- Player reports place it in the moderate band for motion sickness.
- The game ships a full set of comfort settings.
- 5 specific settings are listed on this page, starting with Reduce camera bobbing.
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Why Active Matter can trigger motion sickness
The developers' own update notes name the sources: camera bobbing while moving, sway while walking, sway from the character's breathing, and a set of effects near extraction portals and Active Matter clusters. Each now has a setting or has been reduced. Field of view and film grain also have options. The developers tuned this over several updates in September and October, so the menu may change again.
- Camera bobbing and sway while you walk, breathe and turn
- The distortion ripple beneath extraction portals and around Active Matter clusters, which the developers removed
- Screen wobble during extraction and double vision after explosions, which the developers toned down
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Comfort settings in Active Matter
Active Matter ships a full set of comfort settings.
| Setting | Where | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Reduce camera bobbing | In-game settings | Turn it on. The developers describe it as reducing camera bobbing while moving, and another note calls it reducing walking camera sway |
| Reduce camera sway from breathing | In-game settings | Turn it on to reduce the camera sway from the character's breathing |
| Reduce camera sway | In-game settings | Turn it on. It makes changes in view direction smoother when turning |
| Field of view | In-game settings | Raise it a few degrees at a time. Two aiming options, Constant ADS zoom and Aiming speed independent of FOV, keep aiming the same at any field of view |
| Film grain | In-game settings | Turn it off if the noise bothers you. The developers lowered its default intensity to lessen distracting noise in dark areas |
One guide explains these settings for every game: how field of view, motion blur, head bob and camera shake trigger motion sickness.
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In-game settings
Field of view, camera shake and motion blur fix the cause on screen, where the game offers them.
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What helps beyond the settings
- Turn on the camera bobbing and camera sway options before your first raid
- Raise the field of view a few degrees at a time and test each change
- Look at something still and far away until it passes, and try slow breathing
The fixes people reach for once they step away from the screen are covered separately, with the trials attached: the remedy verdicts.
Frequently asked questions
Does Active Matter have motion sickness settings?
Yes. The developers' notes list a Reduce camera bobbing setting, a setting that reduces camera sway from breathing, and a Reduce camera sway setting that smooths turning. They say these answer player reports of dizziness, headaches and motion sickness.
What did the developers change to cut motion sickness in Active Matter?
They removed the ripple effect beneath extraction portals and around Active Matter clusters, toned down screen wobble during extraction, and cut post-explosion double vision in half. They also added the camera bobbing and sway settings.
Where are the camera bobbing settings in Active Matter?
In the game's settings menu, according to the developers. Their August update merged the Controls tab into the main Options tab. The notes do not name the exact section that holds the camera settings, so look through the Options tab.
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Sources & further reading
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1846018067934479
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1846018067932592
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1844751498221246
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1846651706677093
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1842212951300370
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1828894815555126
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1844115010495607
- https://store.steampowered.com/news/app/2887580/view/1843481262701708
- https://store.steampowered.com/app/2887580/
- https://store.steampowered.com/api/appdetails?appids=2887580&l=english&cc=us
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