Battlefield 2042 is finally here! Early access players have entered DICE's cyber playground, giving users the opportunity to try out the game's ambitious Portal mode among others.
It may take a little fiddling to optimise the best keyboard and mouse aspects. Because as you know, balancing performance with gameplay is difficult to achieve. But to make your path into war easier, we've got the best settings for all you PC gamers.
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Best Keyboard Settings
You've probably played many FPSs before, but Battlefield 2042 follows a majority of the controls occupied by previous entries in the franchise. We recommend using EA's default settings for keyboard devices, due to familiarity with these actions.
Here's a quick reminder of Battlefield 2042's keyboard inputs (via EA website):
Character/ Letter Keys
Move: W/A/S/D Keys
Zoom: Right Mouse Button
Sprint: Shift (Hold)
Fire: Left Mouse Button
Look: Mouse
Grenade: G Key
Melee: F Key
Reload: R Key
Crouch: Left Ctrl or Hold C Key
Call-In Menu: B Key (Hold)
Prone: Z Key
VOIP: Left Alt Key
Slide: Z Key (While sprinting)
Chat: H Key
Jump: Spacebar
Full Map: M Key
Vault: Spacebar + Move towards the obstacle
Menu: Esc Key
Enter/Exit Vehicles: E Key
Swap Seat (Vehicle): F1 to F8
Revive: E Key (Hold) Plus Menu: T Key
Comorose/Ping: Q Key (Hold)
Number Keys
Switch Primary/Secondary Weapon: 1/ 2
Specialty: 3
Open Gadget: 4
Best Mouse Settings
It's hard to obtain a steady balance between aim assist, sensitivity, while in turn ensuring a relatively precise ADS. That's why we've given a certain range for some values that will require adjustments based on both your PC performance and how you play FPSs.
Global Controls
Invert Vertical Look for Soldier: Off
Mouse raw input: On
On Foot
Aim
- Soldier mouse aim sensitivity: 10-25
- Invert Vertical Look for Soldier: OFF
- Field of View: 70-90
- ADS Field of View: ON
Movement
- Soldier Sprint: TOGGLE
- Double-Tap Forward to Sprint: OFF
- Sprint Keybind (Mouse & Keyboard): L Shift
- Sprint to Vault Over: OFF
- Always use Transversal Sprint: OFF
Zoom
- Soldier Weapon Zoom: HOLD
- Zoom Keybind (Mouse & Keyboard): Right Mouse Click
- Steady Scope: HOLD
- Steady Scope (Hold) Keybind (Mouse & Keyboard): L Shift
- Soldier Zoom Aim Sensitivity: 35-100
Other
- Parachute Auto Display: OFF
- Air Spawn Parachute Auto-Deploy: ON
- Quick Throw Grenades: OFF
- Revive Interactions: TOGGLE
- Request/ skip revive: HOLD
- Reload Hints: OFF
Advanced
- Vertical Mouse Aim Ratio: 100
- Vertical Mouse Zoom Aim Ratio: 100
- Uniform soldier aiming: OFF
- Coefficient: 100
- Zoom Transition Sensitivity Smoothing: OFF
- Zoom Aim Sensitivity FOR ALL: 100
Vehicles
Aim
- Vehicle Mouse Aim Sensitivity: 0-10
- Invert Vertical Look for Tracked Vehicles: OFF
- Vehicle 3rd Person Field of View: 85-95
- Tank Aim Sensitivity: 100
- Gunner Aim Sensitivity: 100
- Transport Vehicle Freelook Sensitivity: 100
Zoom
- Vehicle Weapon Zoom: HOLD
- Zoom gunner Keybind (Mouse & Keyboard) Right Mouse Click
- Zoom vehicle Keybind (Mouse & Keyboard): Right Mouse Click
- Zoom aircraft Keybind (Mouse & Keyboard): Right Mouse Click
Pilot
- Invert Vertical Look for Aircraft: ON
- Aircraft Control Sensitivity: 100
- Helicopter Control Assists: OFF
Advanced
- Vehicle Mouse Ratio: 100
- Vehicle Zoom Aim Ratio: 100
- Uniform Vehicle Aiming: ON
- Coefficient: 125-150
- Vehicle aim-relative controls: ON
Alternatively, you can also toggle your coefficient to 0, to encourage mobile length scaling. YouTuber, Silk, breaks down why it's worth giving a go.
It'll probably take some time before you reach the best settings according to your playstyle. But try these settings out to help you succeed in DICE's deadly warzone. With 2042 having the biggest maps in the franchise's history, here are all of the vehicles useful in roaming air, land, and water.
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