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[shoreu]

Aim Acceleration: 2
Aim Sensitivity: 5
Inner Deadzone: 8%
Outer Dead zone: 10%

This feels pretty smooth so far i'm going to drop My outer to 8% when i come back and see how it is.


It's important to remember that the inner and outer deadzones heavily rely on the age and condition of your controller

 

[Spasm]

All you elite controller users, don't forget to reset your sensitivity curves to default.

 

[OneUh8]

I will post what I come up with when I get a chance. Been awaiting this update since launch.

 

[The Real Napsta]

I've played for a little bit now and I've settled in on my preferred settings.

Aim Acceleration: 2
Aim Senseitivity: 4
Inner Deadzone: 8%

Everything else default.

These settings felt kinda odd at first to me but I've put in a lot of time with Halo 5 and I think part of that was just me having gotten used to the earlier acceleration even if I never got completely comfortable with them. So having to adjust after 100 hours of play was still an issue.

But after a little time on these settings the game feels waaaaay better.

Judging from the OT a good number of people are settling in on aim acceleration of 2 and an inner deadzone of 6-8%. That's what I'd suggest starting with then adjust as needed along with any tuning of the outer deadzone and sensitivity. I don't plan on touching outer deadzone myself.

Same thing happened to me. I had to change acceleration back to 3.

 

[Strider]

Same thing happened to me. I had to change acceleration back to 3.

How long did you play on a lower aim acceleration?

 

[Random17]

I recommend changing one setting at a time.

 

[VincentMatts]

All you elite controller users, don't forget to reset your sensitivity curves to default.

Why?

 

[Spasm]

Why?

To start tuning from a clean slate? A more aggressive curve plus accel settings is a double-whammy.

 

[VincentMatts]

To start tuning from a clean slate? A more aggressive curve plus accel settings is a double-whammy.

Im not even sure where that is. Where is this exactly?

 

[SwolBro]

I'll just throw out some pointers because there won't be any exact setting that will work for everyone.

My thoughts:

The higher the sensitivity the lower the aim-acceleration should be. A lot of "pro" players are playing at 3 and 4 sense with accel at 3 (standard) and 2 (beta setting). I havent' seen many at 5. this may seem slow for a lot of people coming from other games, it is slow but halo is headshot based. I'd try doing a 3 sense with accel actually increased to 4.

Upping the aim-acceleration would allow you to flip around faster but it could also throw people off.

Start inner deadzone at 0. If you get some drift that bugs you, increase it by 1.
Start outter deadzone at 0. If you get slow turn, or want to peg the outer region faster turn it up slowly.

Increasing the outter deadzone value (keeping inner at 0) while having a fast accel and low sense could (in theory havent' tested it) allow you small micro-movement precision while achieving really fast 180 degree turns.

Worth a shot.

Aim Acceleration: 2
Aim Sensitivity: 5
Inner Deadzone: 8%
Outer Dead zone: 10%

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This seems counter intuitive to me. The higher the aim-sense the lower aim-assist (most shooters are like this, i'm assuming halo is as well). Why set the deadzone so high? That's 8% movement you have to do until you actually move anything on screen. This could work fine if you had the sense at low settings, allowing for any type of micro-movement loss being replaced with aim-assist guidance. You're upping the sense though, probably causing you to jerk the thumbstick more to actually correct for the delayed movement on screen while not having much help from the aim-assist. On top of that you have the outer portion pegged 10 percent faster. So, you're going from no movement to serious movement. lol

But if it's smooth for you it's smooth for you.

 

[Spasm]

Im not even sure where that is. Where is this exactly?

In the Xbox Accessories app. It allowed us to kinda/sorta set our sensitivity curves to help deal with the weird default accel settings in H5. Now it's kinda redundant. If you've never set it from default, you're good.

 

[JaggedSac]

This seems counter intuitive to me. The higher the aim-sense the lower aim-assist (most shooters are like this, i'm assuming halo is as well). Why set the deadzone so high? That's 8% movement you have to do until you actually move anything on screen. This could work fine if you had the sense at low settings, allowing for any type of micro-movement loss being replaced with aim-assist guidance. You're upping the sense though, probably causing you to jerk the thumbstick more to actually correct for the delayed movement on screen while not having much help from the aim-assist. On top of that you have the outer portion pegged 10 percent faster. So, you're going from no movement to serious movement. lol

But if it's smooth for you it's smooth for you.

I think they said 10% was default. So he actually went less deadzone.

 

[SwolBro]

I think they said 10% was default. So he actually went less deadzone.

where does it say that

edit: never mind i checked. damn the default settings are crazy. no wonder people were feeling weird compared to some of the other games.

 

[Outrun]

I haven't had much problems, unless I took a day or two off. But going between Halo and Tomb Raider probably didn't help. I'll watch for popular suggestions.

Try going back to Halo after Just Cause 3... I kept on trying to grapple...

 

[Poodlestrike]

I think the best thing to do re: inner deadzone is to set it to 0, check if you have any drift, and if you do adjust it updwards. If your controller is drift-free, no reason to have any inner deadzone at all.

For outer, need to doublecheck the blog post on exactly what that one controls

 

[VincentMatts]

So with the Elite controller this is the best setting for me, i dont remember whats called what so its literrally in this order:

3
4
0%
0%

 

[Sniffynose]

Using an original controller (no headphone jack) I switched to the beta controls and was doing way better my first match.

I'm at accel 2 sens 4 haven't touched deadzones yet, would have been nice to have some visual feedback while doing the dz settings >.>

That default accel curve at 3 is crap, donno why they changed it from beta tbh...

 

[Makoto-Yuki]

Sorry, I'm quite new to Halo 5. When did this come out and how do I get those settings? I was playing last night and didn't see them. Gonna have to check it out because I find the controls very awkward especially when ADS.

 

[AgentOtaku]

my config:

look accel: 2
inner deadzone: 0%
outer deadzone: 5%

dare i say, it feels a little like Titanfall now!

 

[VincentMatts]

Sorry, I'm quite new to Halo 5. When did this come out and how do I get those settings? I was playing last night and didn't see them. Gonna have to check it out because I find the controls very awkward especially when ADS.

In settings / controller. At the bottom you have 2 settings with inner and outer deadzones.

 

[BokehKing]

If I end up enjoying this game after tinkering with the controller settings I will be very happy, I just chalked it up to a digital loss for me because I always felt like I was fighting the controller every match before I just got fed up with it

 

[link1201]

So with the Elite controller this is the best setting for me, i dont remember whats called what so its literrally in this order:

3
4
0%
0%

That's what I have. I have new controller and didn't see any drift. Played for 3 hrs last night....night and day difference.

 

[jet1911]

Aim Acceleration: 1
Aim Sensitivity: 5
Inner Deadzone: 0%
Outer Dead zone: 5%

 

[Kill3r7]

my config:

look accel: 2
inner deadzone: 0%
outer deadzone: 5%

dare i say, it feels a little like Titanfall now!

I will have to try this tonight.

 

[Herbs]

subbed

 

[link1201]

I think it's crazy how high the setting for dead zones was. I think that may have made the biggest difference.

 

[Jrs3000]

Aim acceleration 1
Look sensitivity 4
Inner deadzone 10
Outer 10

I was on look sensitivity of 3 but found moving around was too slow to keep up with fast moments so 4 works better, just working on the inner deadzone. Going to test 8 or 9.

 

[VincentMatts]

That's what I have. I have new controller and didn't see any drift. Played for 3 hrs last night....night and day difference.

Yeah its crazy, they had these at 12%....

 

[Goldfishking]

I've not noticed any problems with the halo 5 default controls. Is it worth me trying new controls or should i just stay happy in my own little bubble.

 

[VincentMatts]

I've not noticed any problems with the halo 5 default controls. Is it worth me trying new controls or should i just stay happy in my own little bubble.

If you have no problems then dont touch it, i was having problems aiming. Didnt feel responsive enough or smooth. Feels a lot better for me now.

 

[SaganIsGOAT]

Inner dead zone at 0 omg it feels good

 

[link1201]

Aim acceleration 1
Look sensitivity 4
Inner deadzone 10
Outer 10

I was on look sensitivity of 3 but found moving around was too slow to keep up with fast moments so 4 works better, just working on the inner deadzone. Going to test 8 or 9.

I believe they said it's best to start at zero and work your way up on dead zones.

 

[VincentMatts]

I believe they said it's best to start at zero and work your way up on dead zones.

Honestly i feel like it better the other way around, from 12 and lower. At least you see the diff from what you had gradually change. Going straight to 0 and back up is just too big a change. Youll end up going from 0 to 10 then back down.

 

[link1201]

Honestly i feel like it better the other way around, from 12 and lower. At least you see the diff from what you had gradually change. Going straight to 0 and back up is just too big a change. Youll end up going from 0 to 10 then back down.

I did do the extremes myself just so I could see what was happening. I just think unless you have a busted old controller anything above 5 on inner deadzone is way too high. Just my opinion of course.

 

[etta]

I think people should post their control pad models as well, as there seems to be some differences, especially with the pads in the newer bundles.

They patched that issue in November.

 

[singhr1]

Sensitivity: 4
Look acceleration: 2
Inner and Outer Deadzones: 0%

Using the Halo 5 Locke Special Edition Controller.

No drift on sticks at 0.
Doing quick turns is a bit difficult but I play semi-conservative (unless objective gametype) and usually keep my distance on my kills. I feel like I'm doing better, got placed into Diamond 1 this time (Plat 1 during initial release), plus I think my accuracy has gone up a little.

My biggest issue before was with the magnum, not hitting shots I thought I should. Now I'm hitting them and cleaning people that I usually wouldn't so easily.

Oh, and the biggest jump for me was light rile accuracy. Was only ok before, now it feels like 60%+.

 

[darknil]

Subscribing just to see if I can get a hold on the feel of Halo 5. I feel so clunky after playing Destiny.

 

[SwolBro]

Doing quick turns is a bit difficult but I play semi-conservative .

Then you should probably increase outer deadzone or aim accel.

 

[BokehKing]

Subscribing just to see if I can get a hold on the feel of Halo 5. I feel so clunky after playing Destiny.

This as well, it shouldn't be such a struggle just to ....do everything


Sounds like I'll tinker this until it feels right
I always felt like halo 5 was like a guy with two full arm casts trying to be nimble with aiming

 

[Samurai G0SU]

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Yooooo ...

My aim is back!!

Accell 2
Sensiv 4
Inner dead 0
Outer 8

Still need to adjust to long distance.. But i played swat and arena.

Some replied:

My first three #s are the same and it feels oh so good. I'm so glad it solved my issues. I've been getting so many perfects!!!

Just used these settings ... utter perfection. Went 18-5 in Warzone. Felt so good. Triples and doubles everywhere.

LISTEN TO THIS MAN!

Thought id share this. couple of people shared it didn't help them so i guess im split and it ultimetly depends on your playstle

hope this helps!

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

So what's the deal with the outer dead zone? What's people's reasons for keeping it higher than the inner?

 

[tiredheadcrab]

I will play with the dead zone thing tonight. But i play with the Elite controller and have already adjusted to the paddles underneath. So the buttons wont change if at all.

 

[Samurai G0SU]

So what's the deal with the outer dead zone? What's people's reasons for keeping it higher than the inner?

The Outer Dead Zone allows you to adjust the point at which the analog stick registers as hitting 100% input. Outer Dead Zone is used to prevent slow turn (when you are applying 100% input on the look stick but not reaching top look speed). The larger the Outer Dead Zone, the sooner you will hit 100%.

Recommended tuning process: Try turning the Outer Dead Zone down to 0% and test if you run into cases where you can’t hit the "pegged state" and encounter slow turn. If you do get slow turn, increase it a bit more and try again. Note that the majority of cases we found where people were encountering slowturn were somewhat hard to discover as the problem tended to be inconsistent and were often happening only when clenching, torqueing, or rotating the analog stick around the edges a tad. So you might need to experiment with this one a tad more before settling on the proper setting

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-5-advanced-controller-settings

Because i never like having my sticks pegged at 100% like that in order to turn.

 

[secretanchitman]

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Some replied:







Thought id share this. couple of people shared it didn't help them so i guess im split and it ultimetly depends on your playstle

hope this helps!

Wow this helped me a ton! I use an Elite controller with 2 paddles and normal sticks and this has improved my SWAT and Arena game a lot!

 

[AgentOtaku]

I think it's crazy how high the setting for dead zones was. I think that may have made the biggest difference.

Seriously

Not everyone bangs their sticks about, game devs!

 

[AllIsOneIsNone]

The Outer Dead Zone allows you to adjust the point at which the analog stick registers as hitting 100% input. Outer Dead Zone is used to prevent slow turn (when you are applying 100% input on the look stick but not reaching top look speed). The larger the Outer Dead Zone, the sooner you will hit 100%.

Recommended tuning process: Try turning the Outer Dead Zone down to 0% and test if you run into cases where you can’t hit the "pegged state" and encounter slow turn. If you do get slow turn, increase it a bit more and try again. Note that the majority of cases we found where people were encountering slowturn were somewhat hard to discover as the problem tended to be inconsistent and were often happening only when clenching, torqueing, or rotating the analog stick around the edges a tad. So you might need to experiment with this one a tad more before settling on the proper setting

https://www.halowaypoint.com/en-us/community/blog-posts/halo-5-advanced-controller-settings

Because i never like having my sticks pegged at 100% like that in order to turn.

Thanks for the explanation, man. I shall try this.

 

[nekkid]

So does this not conflict with the Xbox device app? I don't see the point in a game-specific config if the system app does that job already.

 

[Jebron]

So does this not conflict with the Xbox device app? I don't see the point in a game-specific config if the system app does that job already.

Completely separate adjustments. If you can't see the value in having these separate controls, you're not the target for this addition. I'd recommend just leaving the defaults.

 

[RdN]

I tried 0%, but my thumbstick is drifting like a motherfucker.. Back to 10%.

 

[Detective]

Noob question here :

Can someone explain the camera drift thing?

I don't know what that is or if it happened to me:/