Check your controls, picture, sound and connection, with optional recording for coaching.
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Setup
10 skills
Check your controls, picture, sound and connection, with optional recording for coaching.
4/5 · HighHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Basic1/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Choose settings you can test and restore.
Start from your current settings. Compare a deliberate turn and a small correction, then save a baseline that feels manageable. Change one setting at a time so you can identify its effect.
How to practice
In the Firing Range, turn between two landmarks and make a small correction without firing. Note any uncomfortable movement.
Save a screenshot of your settings. After a change, repeat the same check and decide whether to keep it.
3/5 · SolidHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Basic1/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Know the mouse settings behind your baseline.
Mouse DPI and in-game sensitivity both affect how turning feels. Record both when choosing a baseline. Use your existing mouse and available desk space.
How to practice
Find your active DPI in the mouse software or its documentation, and record your in-game sensitivity.
Repeat your landmark turn from a comfortable starting position. Check that you have usable mouse space and can reset the mouse comfortably.
4/5 · HighHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Easy2/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Check turning, aiming and unwanted stick input.
Standard look settings offer sensitivity, response-curve and deadzone options. Start there and record which settings you use. Advanced Look Controls (ALC) offer optional customization when you have a specific setting to explore.
How to practice
In the Firing Range, release the sticks and watch for unwanted camera movement. If it drifts, test a larger look deadzone and check again.
Check a deliberate turn and a small aimed correction. Save your settings before changing a sensitivity or response option.
3/5 · SolidHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Basic1/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Make essential actions comfortable to activate.
Review your keyboard bindings or controller layout. Choose controls you can operate comfortably, including any available hold or toggle options that suit you.
How to practice
In the Firing Range, test reload, weapon swap, crouch, heal selection and ping. Note any awkward reach or accidental action.
Change one binding or layout choice if needed, then repeat the same actions and confirm the settings saved.
3/5 · SolidHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Basic1/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Set a picture you can read comfortably.
Check resolution, brightness and field of view on your own display. A wider FOV shows more surroundings but makes distant objects smaller. Available options vary by platform.
How to practice
Compare the same near and distant landmarks before and after a display change. Keep them readable at your normal viewing distance.
Check the HUD and menus, then save the configuration you prefer. Recheck after changing displays.
3/5 · SolidHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Easy2/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Observe frame rate before changing graphics.
Use Performance Display to observe FPS. On PC, compare a graphics change against the same activity. Console options depend on your hardware; use settings available on your device.
How to practice
Enable Performance Display in Gameplay settings. Move around the Firing Range and note visible stutter or large FPS changes.
On PC, compare one graphics change using the same route. Recheck during normal play before deciding it solved the problem.
3/5 · SolidHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Basic1/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Check that game sound and voice reach the right devices.
Choose your intended audio output and adjust game sound and voice levels for a comfortable balance. In Apex’s audio options, compare the Focused Mix, which makes enemy footsteps easier to pick out, with the Original Mix. If you use a microphone, test it in the app you will use for play or coaching.
How to practice
Play game audio through your intended output. Check that effects and speech are audible at a comfortable volume.
On Discord desktop or browser, run the microphone test in Voice & Video before your call, then end the test. On other devices, check your microphone in a test call.
2/5 · SituationalHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Basic1/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Choose available options that help you read and use the game.
Review subtitles, text size, color accessibility and chat options where available. Choose the options that address your needs and test them on your own display.
How to practice
Check whether you can read prompts, subtitles and pings at your normal viewing distance. Test a relevant option if something is unclear.
If you need accessible chat features, check their availability on your platform and test them with a teammate.
3/5 · SolidHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Easy2/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Check latency and packet loss when play feels delayed.
Performance Display shows latency and packet loss as well as FPS. Connection trouble and frame-rate trouble need different checks. Record what happens before changing settings.
How to practice
Enable Performance Display and note latency or packet loss when a problem occurs.
Check EA’s troubleshooting guide for server issues and data-center selection. If possible, compare a quieter home network or a wired connection, then record the result.
2/5 · SituationalHow much it changes your results. More bars and greener means a bigger payoff.
Difficulty
Easy2/5How hard it is to learn and pull off in a real fight.
Make a usable test clip before you need to share gameplay.
Use a recording method available on your platform. OBS is one PC option. Follow the session guide for coaching preparation, then check a local test recording before sharing it.
How to practice
Record a short sample with gameplay and the audio you intend to share. Play it back and check the picture, readable HUD and sound.
Find the saved file and check the session guide before preparing your coaching recording.
