Hey all,

I saw a comment earlier I can't find now about having trouble aiming on controller. I wanted to give some tips to newer players.

First, the default settings are probably not ideal but if you're doing well you don't have to change anything. There's a few settings you'll want to check. Turn on advanced settings to tweak speeds if you need to. For all of these changes, go into a creative map with bots and practice shooting and moving around.

1. Advanced Look Sensitivity - This is how fast you're able to turn and look around. The slower you have it, the more control you'll have, but the downside is you won't be able to turn quick if someone is behind you. If it's too low, start to gradually increase it until you're comfortable for a bit, then keep doing this until you're set.

2. Advanced Boost - When your stick is fully pulled to a side, up, or down, it's a boost to turn quicker. There's one for horizontal and vertical. Some people don't use any boosts but I personally like it.

3. Advanced Aim Down Sights - ADS - This is how fast your cross hair moves when you're aiming in. You'll hear "ADSing" sometimes. This is supposed to be lower than regular look sensitivity. You want it low enough that when aiming in you can track a player but not too low that you lose sight of them or you can't track them (keep your crosshair on them when they move).

4. ADS Boost - Same concept as look sensitivity boost, only with ADSing instead. Most people have theirs set to 0.

5. Look Input Curve - There's Linear and Exponential. Linear is raw stick movement. Whatever you do with your sticks, your character does. Exponential allows for more precision but moves slower. You'll feel the difference when you go into a creative map and shoot around. Most people say Linear is better, but not all. Here's the main benefits to both:

Linear - Quick shotgun flicks (shooting a shotgun close range without aiming in), more responsive, smoother.

Exponential - Long range fights allow for more precision, aim assist feels stronger, less shakiness.

If Linear feels better and you're accurate, you don't have to change to anything, but if you're noticing you're not hitting shots in long range fights, maybe give exponential a try. If you change it, expect a difference until you get the muscle memory down. Keep in mind, it can also be ADS sensitivity if you're not hitting shots.

• Dead Zone - One for both sticks. After a while, your sticks may start to drift, meaning your character moves slightly by themselves with left stick, or your crosshair moves by itself with right stick. To fix this, go into a creative map and for each stick, move it each direction one at a time and see if it drifts. Up, stop. Down, stop. Left.. etc. If either drifts, raise your Dead Zone for that stick until it doesn't drift.

Those are the main things and there's a few others that are important. Under Sound Effects, Visual Sound Effects. You want that ON. It allows you to see footsteps and other visual cues when someone is nearby. Foot steps behind you mean they're behind, etc. You're at a disadvantage if you don't have this turned on.

Make sure aim assist is ON at 100%.

I also have a KontrolFreak precision ring on my right stick. It's a soft pad that goes around your stick and adds some resistance for better control.

With all of that said, here's my settings. They're NOT for everyone but it's what works for me. Some people may find these settings strange but it took a WHILE to get it down to where my movement and aim drastically increased.

Advanced Sensitivity for both horizontal and vertical - 35%.

Turning horizontal and vertical Boost - 55%.

ADS Look Sensitivity - 15% (Higher than normal because of the KontrolFreak ring).

Look Input Curve - Exponential. I just changed it a few days ago from Linear because I couldn't hit consistent long range shots. I tried out Exponential and it was night and day. I've read that Linear is better for builds and Exponential is better for Zero Build. If you change it, expect some time to adjust. I went into a creative aim training map for a few hours to get used to it. Then I played a few games and finally hit shots long range. Once again it's personal preference.

Dead Zone - My controller has stick drift so unfortunately mine is higher than average. 15% for both stops stick drift.

Hope this helps newer players. It's all about what works for you.

Edit: I just want to reiterate, my settings are probably not ideal for YOU. It's just how my hand, eye coordination and muscle memory does best. If you don't know where to start, check out Evolve Jake on YouTube and search for controller settings. You can copy a few higher level controller players settings but keep in mind they won't be perfect for you. My advice is when you change something, do it gradually and go into a creative map.

Im coming from Apex as a 4-3 linear no dead zone user. What are some controller layouts and sensitivities I can start from as a new player?