I have been trying for a couple of years and finally the other day I located a YouTube video by Peter Greensmith at I thought I might put it in a readable form with some examples. This modification affects the view from the driver's seat only in every engine of your livery. In the Steam program right-click on Train Simulator then select Properties which is at the very bottom of the drop-down list. Be careful not to select Uninstall located directly above it. Go to SET LAUNCH OPTIONS and select. In the command line box type -SetFOV=85 and click OK. You can set the number lower or higher according to your preference. The lower number brings the view closer. My preference is -SetFOV=81 as can be seen in the samples attached. Class 37/4 at default POV Class 37/4 at POV of 85 Class 37/4 at POV of 81 GE ES44AC Forward View at POV of 81 GE ES44AC Controls View at POV of 81 I hope this presentation is not too late and it helps someone.
Mia Culpa. I should have titled the images as FOV (Field of View). I was thinking of Point of View when I titled them.
This method didn't work for a while and PTGRail posted an update which worked through the desktop shortcut. I see no reason why, using that method, you can't have several shortcuts with different FOV settings to suit whichever locomotive you intend to drive. This came up here a few weeks ago BTW. I'd add the link to the thread but it's past bedtime- won't be hard to find.
Dummy me. I always thought the speechmarks had to encapsulate the whole line. Thanks a whole lot ARuscoe.
I've tried both the steam portal way AND the direct shortcut way. Double checked that I have done it correctly but it still gives me the default FOV! The game is pretty much unplayable without a decent FOV. As a consequence, haven't even touched the game in over a year. Any thoughts, guys? Bear in mind that I have tried both ways and made sure I was doing it right!
A FOV selection option was added into the game as part of the TS2020 update so please try using this instead. You can find a list of the changes and new options introduced with TS2020 on the page linked below: https://dovetailgames.kayako.com/News/NewsItem/View/168/train-simulator2020update19th-september2019