Respawn’s Apex Legends is proving to be quite the game since its release in February. It runs smooth and the netcode is a pleasant improvement over the likes of PUBG.I have created this quick guide to take you through all the settings to help you find the best combination for your rig.I will try to update the streamer section too to highlight what their settings are.A quick disclaimer in that these are just guidelines and what works for me might not work for you but at least you will gain an understanding of what the settings are for. The settings are aimed towards being competitive settings so they will sacrifice some quality of life settings for fps.My best tip is to set up each setting on as low as possible to start with. Then play some games and get a feel for how you rig is handling the game. Then if your fps is holding steady around your refresh rate then you can start tweaking them higher.Related:Before diving into the settings check out my YouTube video that shows each setting on low and high side by side.
Mar 18, 2019 Workaround 3. Run Apex Legends and Origin as Administrator. Another method you can try is to run Apex Legends and Origin as administrator. Follow these steps: Step 1. Right click on the Apex Legends icon in the desktop shortcuts. Select Properties from the pop-up menu. Workaround 3. Run Apex Legends and Origin as Administrator. Another method you can try is to run Apex Legends and Origin as administrator. Follow these steps: Step 1. Right click on the Apex Legends icon in the desktop shortcuts. Select Properties from the pop-up menu.
This will help you see the settings that make little to no difference yet eat up your FPS.After seeing the difference you will have a better understanding of the visual difference of each setting which makes it easier to know which to turn down or off.Apex Legends Launch OptionsThere are a lot of launch options available to you which can be applied through the Origin launcher. To add launch options follow these steps:. Navigate to your library of games and right-click Apex Legends. Select game properties.
Select the tab ‘Advanced Launch Options’In here you can apply as many launch options as you like. Here is a list of known launch options some of which I haven’t tried yet myself. You must put a ‘-‘ before each setting.refresh 144 This forces the refresh rate to whatever you set the value to.preload Preloads some game assets at the start of the game, this can increase performance but may also cause some stuttering on certain rigs. Try it out and you will notice if it does.forcenovsync Self-explanatory, forced the disable on vsync which you definitely want.fullscreen Forces the game into fullscreen.threads 6 Apex Legends is already forced to use all threads available to it but you can specify your max here too to be sure. Replace 6 with how many threads you are rocking.high Sets the windows priority for Apex Legends to high.
The same as if you were to do this through task manager.Best Apex Legends Settings For FPS & VisibilityLet’s start by going through each setting and explaining what it’s for. This will often help you decide whether you should care about it or not. The settings I recommend below are for providing you pure FPS and limiting the amount of quality of life settings you don’t need.Display Mode & Aspect Ratio & Resolution – Your monitors native settingsThis is up to you really but ideally you will want to be playing full screen and at your native resolution for your monitor.
If your getting subpar FPS you can descrease the resolution of the game to reduce the demand on your card. But this should only be in extreme circumstances.Field of View – 90-100This is often a preference setting but you should only be reducing this below 90 if you are struggling for FPS. This is basically an ‘extra’ last step you can do to reduce your Field of View for a potential increase in FPS. Obviously, this will hinder your ability to see people, particularly around your ‘peripheral vision’.If you have a powerful rig then feel free to put this to max if you want as your machine can likely handle it.Vsync – OffVsync is awful and you probably already know that you should be turning it off. It creates input lag which can affect your aim and overall is more of a hindrance than anything else. I have written a that discusses why you should stay clear of Vsync.
Long story short is that it caps your FPS to match your refresh rate of your monitor.So if your monitor is 60hz then it will cap your FPS at 60. This might sound good but it causes input lag and provides you with no headroom for maintaining your refresh rate of your monitor. So you are effectively missing out on performance of your card. Turn it off!Adaptive Resolution FPS Target – OffWhat is adaptive resolution FPS target? Sounds fancy but turn it off.
It is used to change your rendering resolution to maintain a set framerate. It can cause some artifacts and blurring which can affect your view.Anti Aliasing – On (only if you can maintain your refresh rate) Anti Aliasing None Anti Aliasing TSAAAnti-aliasing is a tricky one since it can vary game to game.
It is a more of a preference thing but if you’re running a low-tier rig I would suggest turning it off as it can churn through FPS.If you can afford to turn it on then it can really smooth the game out and improve your visuals on people from further away.As you can see in the image above with anti-aliasing turned on the jagged edges are gone and the game looks a lot crisper. Anti-aliasing is a huge resource hog though so if you don’t mind the jagged edges definitely consider turning it off.Texture Streaming Budget – Really depends on your cardThis one is self-explanatory and will probably be pre-set for you. It sets the amount of memory allocated towards rendering the textures in the game.
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You should set this depending on the memory of your card.Try it on low if you are struggling to reach the refresh rate of your monitor.If you are running a 1070 or later then I would suggest putting it up to very high or insane.Ambient Occlusion Quality – OffThis is a realism setting used to define how much light should be shining on any part of an object based on the level of light and the environment around you. So turn it off for free FPS unless you want the added realism.Sun Shadow Coverage – Low Sun Shadow Coverage Low Sun Shadow Coverage HighSet this to low as it just adds visual noise. Too many shadows can make it significantly more difficult to see players. Especially in the dark cliff areas.The visual difference isn’t even that big of a deal. If you look at the images above there really isn’t much difference except for the depth of the shadows.Having it set to disabled makes the backgrounds and shadowed areas brighter making it easier to see players.Sun Shadow Detail – Low Sun Shadow Detail Low Sun Shadow Detail HighThe same goes for sun shadow detail, this should be set to low. Very little difference between the settings as shown by the images above.
Having the shadow detail on high brings more depth and coverage of the shadows.The same applies here in that by putting this on low, you make the game slightly brighter in shadowed areas again making it easier to spot players.Spot Shadow Detail – DisabledDisable this for the same reasons above.Volumetric Lighting – DisabledVolumetric lighting adds additional 3d render effects to lighting to add to realism and immersion. It is a nice quality of life feature but turn it off to save FPS.It adds a lot of sunlight to the game and this can make it much more difficult to see in front of you if you are running towards the sun. Disabling this removes the ‘bloom’ affect making your overall vision much clearer.Dynamic Spot Shadows – Disabled Dynamic Spot Shadows Disabled Dynamic Spot Shadows EnabledBy having this disabled it can save you on average between 3-7fps. This controls whether the light in the environment can move. It also controls how bright and realistic the lighting is in the game.
We cannot deny the fact that nobody likes lag when it comes to gaming, be it or connection and server lag. FPS lag can be fixed in many ways but server lag requires some extra attention. Same is the case with EA’s new free-to-play title Apex Legends.
There is no doubt that players have been struggling lately with FPS lag in Apex Legends, players are struggling with server or connection as well. And that is because they might not be playing on the servers that suits them the most. Server or connection lag brings a lot of problems like rubberbanding, hit registry issues and a laggy overall experience. All these issues can be fixed if you are playing on the correct server.So how you pick the server of your choice in Apex Legends?
Is there a server picker in Apex Legends at all? Fortunately, there is one but it is not easily accessible. The server picker not only allows you to pick your nearest server or data center but also allows you to check your ping and loss percentage.