The Finals: Best Competitive Settings Guide | Season 1

Gameplay Tab

• Use enemy team colour – On, this lets you differentiate your teams.
• Hide player names – Off, though somewhat irrelevant.
• Preferred region – Wherever you are based.
• Crosshair –
  • Width – 1
  • Outline Width – 1
  • Colour – Blue and Green stand out well
  • Centre dot – On
  • Centre dot radius – 3, for clarity of what you’re aiming at.
  • Opacity – 100

Of course, all of the video settings will be dependent on your monitor and PC. Have a play around with them, these are what players have found to be working best for them!

• Window Mode – Fullscreen, for the least input delay.
• Resolution – 1782×1080, this is slightly stretched which really benefits this game. Native works too!
• VSync – Disabled, otherwise it adds more input lag.
• NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency – On. Depends on your specs, so test out what works best for you.
• Resolution Scaling Method – TAAU at 100 Resolution Scale. This will give you the best framerate, however, may add a slight amount of blur. Again experiment!

Video Tab – Graphics/Raytracing

• Field of View – 100. This lets you take in as much of the game as possible.
• Motion Blur – Disabled (Down to preference)
• Lens Distortion – Disabled (Down to preference)
• Ray Tracing – Static. This has the smallest performance cost.

Video Tab – Quality

• Overall Quality Level – Custom.
• View Distance – Low. Only affects distance of objects and mostly trees/foliage.
• Anti-aliasing – Low
• Shadows – Low. Makes it easier to see your surroundings.
• Post-processing – Low. Makes it easier to see surroundings.
• Texture – Medium, best balance for framerate.
• Effects – Low, makes this easier to see and keeps frame rate high.
• Foliage – Low, differences barely noticeable.
• Global Illumination Resolution – Low

The best way for full immersion is to use headphones, however these should be adapted for whatever your output means.

• Master Volume – 100.
• Music Volume – 0 if you want to be really immersed in the gameplay. Down to personal preference.
• SFX Volume – 100. You need to hear what’s happening around you.
• Dialogue Volume – 60. Adjust as needed, this level means it’s not too distracting but still obvious.
• Output Mode – Stereo/ Headphones.
• Night Mode – Off
• Subtitles – Totally down to preference. Some find these distracting, others don’t.

Dependent on whether you play with voice chat enabled or not. If enabled, we recommend:

• Voice Chat Enabled For – All. However, can be changed to just party members.
• Mode – Personal preference. Push to talk works like a walkie-talkie!
• Voice Chat Input Device – Whatever your microphone is.
• Voice Chat Output Device – Whatever your headphones are.
• Voice Chat Output Volume – 80, not too distracting.

Accessibility Tab

• Colourblind Mode – Personal Preference. Tritanopia adds a more vibrant colour palette.
• Crosshair Settings – Same as above.

Mouse & Keyboard Tab

• Mouse Look Sensitivity – 16. This is a solid medium sensitivity that most players will be able to se. If you’re a more advanced gamer or want to use special mechanics in game, go higher.
• Mouse Zoom Sensitivity Multiplier –100%
• Mouse Focal Length Sensitivity Scaling – Can be set to off and adjust the above how you like – but only if you don’t use snipers. Otherwise set it On.
• Key Controls – Personal preference. Adjust once you’ve grasped the gameplay and know what works for you.