Hunt: Showdown 1896 Motion Sickness: Why It Happens & What Helps
Hunt: Showdown 1896 is a first-person extraction shooter with a field of view slider on PC, two FOV zoom options and a motion blur setting. Crytek added the slider in 2019 and the Lowered State FOV and Shoulder Aim FOV options in 2021. We found no head bob or camera shake switch. Menu paths are not published in the sources we checked, so the paths below are marked unconfirmed.
PC, PlayStation 5, Xbox Series X|S · first-person · Partial settings · Player-reported motion-sickness risk: commonly reported by motion-sensitive players.
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Key facts
- Hunt: Showdown 1896 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 some comfort settings, but not a full set.
- 3 specific settings are listed on this page, starting with Field of View (PC).
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Why Hunt: Showdown 1896 can trigger motion sickness
You see the world through the hunter's eyes, so every step and turn moves the whole picture. Crytek's 2021 notes said consoles had a wide base field of view without the standard slider, and added Default or Zoom choices for the lowered and shoulder-aim views on all platforms. Motion blur has its own setting, and Crytek had to fix a bug where Super Resolution amplified and distorted it.
- First-person movement with no head bob or camera shake switch that we could find
- Zoom choices for the lowered and shoulder-aim views, which narrow the view
- Motion blur, which patch notes show was amplified and distorted when Super Resolution was on
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Comfort settings in Hunt: Showdown 1896
Hunt: Showdown 1896 ships some comfort settings, but not a full set.
We found no head bob or camera shake setting for Hunt: Showdown 1896 in the sources checked. Crytek's 2021 notes said consoles did not have the standard field of view slider, and this page could not confirm whether that has changed on PlayStation 5 and Xbox Series X|S.
| Setting | Where | Recommendation |
|---|---|---|
| Field of View (PC) | In-game settings | Raise it a few degrees at a time. Crytek added the slider in Update 6.1 in 2019 |
| Lowered State FOV and Shoulder Aim FOV | In-game settings | Try Default first. The other choice, Zoom, zooms the view in. Crytek added both for all platforms in 2021 |
| Motion Blur | In-game settings | Off |
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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What helps beyond the settings
- Turn Motion Blur off and raise the field of view a few degrees at a time.
- Try Default for Lowered State FOV and Shoulder Aim FOV before you try Zoom.
- Sit farther from the screen, take a break between hunts, and stop at the first queasy signal.
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Frequently asked questions
Does Hunt: Showdown 1896 have a field of view slider?
On PC, yes. Update 6.1 added an FOV slider in May 2019. Crytek's 2021 notes said consoles did not have the standard slider, though every platform got Lowered State FOV and Shoulder Aim FOV options. This page could not confirm whether consoles have the slider in Hunt: Showdown 1896.
Does Hunt: Showdown 1896 have a motion blur setting?
Yes. Crytek's Update 2.2 notes describe a fix for an issue where enabling Super Resolution would amplify and distort motion blur. We could not confirm the menu path, so look in the graphics settings.
Is there a head bob setting in Hunt: Showdown 1896?
We found none in the sources we checked. The patch notes mention weapon sway fixes but no player-facing switch for head bob or camera shake.
Other game motion-sickness guides
Sources & further reading
- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hunt:_Showdown
- https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/594650/announcements/detail/1785774543521877
- https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/594650/announcements/detail/2408775863536661229
- https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/594650/announcements/detail/4022264629310523164
- https://steamcommunity.com/ogg/594650/announcements/detail/1811772772208512
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