On paper, Battlefield 2042 has all it takes to be one of the most fun first-person shooters today. However, the presence of bugs and the absence of some quality-of-life features make the game unable to reach its full potential. This is a shame, as the game features a riveting campaign and well-structured multiplayer.
Anyhow, for the ones that doesn’t mind the occasional bug here and there, we’ve compiled a thorough list of tips and guide to the best Battlefield 2042 settings.
Best Battlefield 2042 Settings
Battlefield 2042 is available on PC, Xbox, and PlayStation. Due to this, some settings are vastly different, while others are the same. For this guide, we will indicate which ones are different and show the options available. Here are the settings you need to adjust for the best performance of any device you’re playing on.
General Settings
- Cross-Play: Based on preference.
- Control Hints: Off
- Reactive Hints: Off
- Share Usage Data: Off
- Show Player-Created Content: On
- Allow Followers: On
- Show XP Type for Server: On
- Field of View: Max
- Vehicle 3rd Person Field of View: 88
- ADS Field of View: On
- Texture Quality: Ultra
- Texture Filtering: Ultra
- Lighting Quality: Medium
- Shadow Filtering: Personal Preference
- Effects Quality: Medium
- Post Processing Quality: Medium
- Mesh Quality: High
- Terrain Quality: Low
- Undergrowth Quality: High
- Anti-Aliasing Post Processing: TAA HIGH (-0%)
- Ambient Occlusion: Off
- High Fidelity Objects Amount: Medium (-0%)
- DLSS: Balanced or Quality if needed
- Ray Traced Ambient Occlusion: Off
- NVIDIA Reflex Low Latency: Enabled
- Future Frame Rendering: Off
- Vertical Sync: Off
- Brightness: 60
- High Dynamic Range: Off
- Motion Blur: 0
- Chromatic Aberration: Off
- Vignette: Off
- Show HUD: On
- Show HUD Prompts: Off
- Control Hints: Off
- Reactive Hints: Off
- HUD Motion: Off
- Camera Shake Amount: 20
- Soldier Compass: Off
- Show Vehicle Seat: off
- Chat Log Visibility: When Active
- Custom Squad Color: Green
- Custom: Friendly Color: Light Blue
- Custom Enemy Color: Red
- Custom Neutral Color: White
- Kill Log: On
- Show Kills Made by: Nearby
- World Info Scale: 90
- Player Info Scale 60
- Vehicle Passenger Scale: 50
- Personal Log Scale: 50
- World Log Scale: 50
- Chat Scale: 50
- Crosshair Opacity: 100
- Crosshair Projection: On
- Crosshair Thickness: Thick
- Crosshair Color: White
- Hit Indicator Opacity: 100
- Hit Color: Orange
- Damage-Based Shape: On
- Headshot Color: Lighter Red
- Kill Color: Darker Red
- Armor Broken hit Indicator: On
- Armor Hit Indicator Color: Dark Green
- Soldier Damage Color: Dark Orange
- Soldier Damage Thickness: Thick
- Vehicle Damage Color: Yellow
- Vehicle Damage Thickness: Thick
Credit: DICE
The best Battlefield 2042 settings for audio are usually set to a default preset based on the output device of your choice (TV, Speakers, Headphones, etc.). However, you can change some general settings to achieve the best audio experience for your gameplay. You can also choose between the Keyboard and Mouse or Controller as your preferred input system, and yes, while they offer different control schemes, mapping these is solely based on preference and should be done by each player as they get used to the game.
General Audio Settings
- Master Volume: 75
- Music Volume: 40
- Sound Effects Volume: 55
- In-Game Announcer Volume: 50
- Sound Configuration: Surround
- Audio Mix: (Put the device you’re using to listen to the game)
- Hit Indicator: BF2042
- In-World Radio Music: On
Voice Chat & Subtitles
- Enable Voice Chat: On
- Voice Chat Channel: Party
- Microphone Mode: Open mic
- Microphone Threshold: -50.0
- Subtitles: On
- Subtitle Text Size: Small
- Subtitle Outline: Off
Controls
- Soldier Sprint: Click
- Double Tap Forward to Sprint: Off
- Soldier Weapon Zoom: Hold
- Steady Scope: Hold
- Vehicle Weapon Zoom: Hold
- Revive Interaction: Toggle
- Request/Skip Revive: Toggle
Conclusion
Listed above are all the necessary settings you need to know to enjoy Battlefield 2042 at its finest. The best Battlefield 2042 settings will make it easier to see enemies and have fun while playing, so feel free to give these settings a try.
