Fortnite: Best Controller Settings (2024)

What if I tell you, that your Fortnite gameplay will improve after reading this article without spending countless annoying hours in creative mode.

How is this supposed to work, you might be thinking? Quite simple, by changing the controller settings. You'll notice that after a very short time, once you've warmed up a bit, you're sure to get one or the other epic victory.

A short but important piece of information first. This list is only intended as a guide and is not a requirement! Everyone is different and can therefore perhaps play better with different settings. So don't get frustrated if it doesn't work for you. You can easily change certain settings at any time so that in the end you get your perfect gaming experience.

The Best Controller Settings In Fortnite

Let's start with the graphics settings in the settings menu, on the far left. Even if they don't seem important to you, they have a massive impact on your gaming experience. They are responsible for how well and smoothly your gameplay will run. By the way, don't panic if a few options don't appear for you. There are differences in graphics settings between the PC and a console.

Graphics Settings:

Graphics Options

• Brightness: 99%
• Interface Contrast: 1x
• Color blind mode: Off
• Degree of color blindness: (any)

Graphics Quality

• Quality auto set: Auto set
• Quality presets: 100%
• Viewing distance: far
• Shadow: Off
• Anti-aliasing: Off
• Textures: Low
• Effects: Low
• Post Processing: Low

Advanced graphics options

• VSync: Off
• Motion Blur: Off
• Display frame rate: On
• DirectX version: DirectX 11
• Allow multithreaded rendering: On
• Use GPU crash debugging: Off

Now that you've learned enough about the graphics, let's move on to the more exciting part: the game settings. But first of all: All these settings are based on our own experiences and the settings of Fortnite professionals. It may well be that you prefer to choose a few assignments or settings differently. So feel free to try different things until you find your perfect settings.

Game Settings:

Movement

• Sprint Toggle: Off
• Sprint by default: On
• Sprinting cancels reload: Off
• Open doors automatically: On

Battle

• Switch with weapon down: On
• Aim Toggle: Off
• Mark hazards while aiming: On
• Auto Pick Up Weapons: Off
• Sort the commodity on the right: An

Building

• Reset building selection: On
• Turbo construction: On
• Confirm editing on release: On

Tutorial

• Contextual Tips: Off

Additional game options

• Reverse Look: Off
• Invert Controls in Air: Off
• Turbo Clear in Creative Mode: On
• Nvidia Highlights: On
• Ambient Lights: On
• Press to search/interact: On

In-game UI

These HUD options are probably the more irrelevant settings in the game. You are welcome to leave these at the default settings.

In a nutshell, you leave everything On except for the reticle ammo gauge and (Creative Mode) runtime performance stats.

Controller Settings

Now pay attention, these settings are the most important for you as a beginner or advanced. But this is also where the biggest differences lie. Some players prefer high-sensitive gameplay, which means playing with a high sensitivity. If that's not your case, we have extra settings for those who prefer it slower and more controlled.

However, good controller settings are not everything. Knowledge of all healing items, weapons and the map will also help you on your way to victory. That's why we've written a Fortnite beginner's guide that will definitely simplify your first few hours in the game and make your path to victory easier.

Controller Controls

Steering

• Auto run with controller: On
• Instant Build (Builder Pro): Off
• Machining hold time: 0.100 seconds
• Hold time for slide: 0.098 seconds
• Camera Reset Axes: Pitch Axis
• Camera reset time: 0.100 seconds
• Vibration: Off

Sensitivity:

• Look sensitivity: autom. exhibited when advanced settings are enabled
• Target sensitivity (target sight): autom. exhibited when advanced settings are enabled
• Sensitivity Multiplier (Build Mode): 1.6x (High Sensitivity) / 0.9x (Low Sensitivity)
• Sensitivity (Edit) Multiplier: 1.6x (high sensitivity) / 0.9x (low sensitivity)
• Advanced Settings: On

Turning these settings on is one of the most important options, as it allows you to further fine-tune your sensitivity.

Advanced - Look Sensitivity

• Horizontal look speed: 61% (high sensitivity) / 25% (low sensitivity)
• Vertical Sweep Speed: 61% (High Sensitivity) / 25% (Low Sensitivity)
• Horizontal thrust when turning: 0%
• Vertical thrust when turning: 0%
• Turn Thrust Delay: 0.00 seconds
• Instant build boost: Off

Advanced - Aim Sensitivity

• Horizontal look speed (scope): 12% (normal sensitivity)
• Vertical look speed (scope): 12% (normal sensitivity)
• Horizontal thrust while turning (scope): 0%
• Vertical Boost when turning (scope): 0%
• Spin Thrust Delay (Scoped): 0.00 seconds

Advanced - Sensitivity

• Resistance while looking: 0.00 seconds
• Input method when looking around: Linear
• Aim Assist Strength: 100%
• Copy simple settings: Copy from simple control
• Copy Legacy Settings: Copy from legacy

Controller - Deadzone

• Left Stick Deadzone: 14%
• Right Stick Deadzone: 5%

Foot - controller

This is only of interest to you if you play Fortnite with a controller extension. If this is not the case, you can ignore this setting.

• Allow Foot Controller: On
• Foot Controller Deadzone: 1%
• Maximum input strength for foot controller: 1%

Vehicles

• Accelerate with stick: On

Tang Settings

• Tank Control by Camera (Controller): On

To summarize briefly again: It is particularly difficult to find a middle ground with the sensitivity settings. That's why it's best if you start a Battle Royale round yourself and manually change the sensitivities to your liking. The green lines show you the default value. However, we would not recommend this under any circ*mstances, as it hinders you rather than helps you.

Controller

First go to the controller configuration and select "Custom". You can now assign your keys yourself. Again, it's a matter of taste, one prefers to jump with A/X while the other prefers to do so with B/O. The following settings are divided into two types, one in battle control and one in construction control. The name for both is actually self-explanatory. You can switch and adjust them just above the controller icon in the middle of the screen. The following settings come from the German Fortnite e-sportsman Letshe and his own experiences.

Combat controls:

Building Controls

Once you have adopted all these settings, there is one last trick. These settings are useless without a bit of practice. That's why you'll find the best training maps for beginners with us.