Best XDefiant controller settings for sensitivity, aim assist & FOV

❘ Updated: 2024-07-05T15:55:29

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XDefiant Season 1 is live, bringing with it three new weapons, a brand-new faction, and a packed Battle Pass to grind through. The latest season also sees the full release of Ranked Play, making it all the more important to brush up on the best controller settings to give you a better chance at dominating lobbies.

With this in mind, here are our suggestions for the best controller settings in the Arena shooter.

Best XDefiant controller settings

Button Layout: Hurdler-Flipped
Stick Layout: Default
Aim Assist: Standard
Aim Assist Strength: 0
Aim Assist Follow: 0
Aim Response Curve Type: Reverse S-Curve
Horizontal Sensitivity: 50
Vertical Sensitivity: 50
Controller Aim Look Sensitivity Factor: 0.90x
Controller Aim Scope Look Sensitivity Factor: 0.80x
Dead Zone – Left Stick: 3
Dead Zone – Right Stick: 3
Acceleration Speed Multiplier: 1.00x
Invert Horizontal Axis: Off
Invert Vertical Axis: Off
Controller Vibration: Off

Having the best XDefiant controller settings will grant you an advantage over the enemies.

The Button Layout setting is up to preference, as players may find different layouts more natural than others. That said, you should ideally turn off Controller Vibration so that you aren’t wrestling against the rumble while firing weapons.

Since the game doesn’t feature a prone option, I picked the Hurdler-Flipped controller layout which allows jumping by pressing the right stick, avoiding being easily killed by headshots, and shooting with the left and right bumpers.

Sensitivity is also down to preference, although 50 for both works well. Feel free to decrease or increase it as you see fit.

We recommend these controller settings, especially the Aim Assist settings, as the game doesn’t have the strongest assist, so you’ll need all you can get. Reducing your dead zone is also useful for your aim, so make sure you tweak this setting until there’s no more stick drift – we recommend somewhere around the three mark.

The Hurdler controller layout allows you to easily jump avoiding lethal headshots.

Gameplay Settings

Field of View: 120
ADS Field of View: Consistent
ADS Behavior: Hold
ADS Sensitivity Transition: Instant
Melee During ADS: Off
Aiming Interrupts Reload: On
Crouch Behavior: Toggle
Sprint Behavior: Tap
Auto Sprint: Off
Sprint Interrupt Reload: Off
Slide Behavior: Tap
Auto-Reload Weapon: On
Auto-Switch Weapon: On
Auto-Grab Ledge: Off
Scoreboard Behavior: Hold

Experiment with different FOV settings to find what you’re comfortable with.

As for gameplay settings, one of the most important is placing the Field of View to 120, as this will give you a great advantage in the amount you can see on your screen, including enemies in your peripherals.

We recommend setting your ADS Field of View to Consistent and your ADS Sensitivity Transition to Instant for a more snappy feel.

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