What Are NICKMERCS’ Warzone Settings?


Making sure you have selected the optimum settings to suit your style of play when competing in any game is essential.

For Warzone, it’s no different. Season Two for the immensely popular battle royale is in full swing and there are more competitive tournaments taking place than ever before.

One player that has often proved they’re one of the best to ever drop into Verdansk is content creator NICKMERCS.

Often found showcasing his skills on his Twitch channel, NICKMERCS has fine-tuned Warzone’s in-game settings and his controller functions to give him every possible advantage over the opposition.

Find a complete list of his settings below!

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NICKMERCS’ Video Settings

Choosing the right video settings on the PC version of Warzone can have a drastic effect on how smooth the game runs. With lower settings selected, you will gain an increase in frames.

Here are the settings NICKMERCS uses:

  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Screen Refresh Rate: 240
  • Render Resolution: 100
  • Aspect Ratio: Automatic
  • Sync Every Frame (V-Sync): Disabled
  • Custom Frame Limit: Custom / 240
  • NVIDIA Highlights: Disabled
  • Display Gamma: 2.2 (sRGB)
  • Texture Resolution: High
  • Texture Filter Anisotropic: Low
  • Particle Quality: Low
  • Bullet Impacts and Sprays: Enabled
  • Tessellation: Disabled
  • Shadow Map Resolution: Low
  • Cache Spot Shadows: Enabled
  • Cache Sun Shadows: Enabled
  • Particle Lighting: Low
  • DirectX Raytracing: Disabled
  • Ambient Occlusion: Disabled
  • Screen Space Reflection: Disabled
  • Anti-Aliasing: Off
  • Depth of Field: Disabled
  • Filmic Strength: 0.00
  • World Motion Blur: Disabled
  • Weapon Motion Blur: Disabled
  • Film Grain: 0

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NICKMERCS' Controller Settings

  • Jump / Mantle: X
  • Crouch / Prone / Slide: Circle
  • Use / Reload: Square
  • Switch Weapon: Triangle
  • Use Tactical Equipment: L1
  • Use Lethal Equipment: R1
  • Aim Down Sight: L2
  • Fire Weapon: R2
  • Sprint / Tactical Sprint / Steady Aim / Change Zoom: L3
  • Melee: R3
  • Map: TouchPad
  • Scoreboard: Share Button
  • Armor Plate: Triangle
  • Inventory: Down on Pad
  • Toggle Firing Mode: Left of Pad

NICKMERCS' In-Game Settings

Ranging from aim down sight sensitivity to the types of aim assist, optimising the in-game settings can yield plenty of benefits including slightly faster reaction times and an improved ability to track targets during a gunfight.

Here’s a full list of NICKMERCS’ in-game settings:

  • Deadzone: 0.15
  • Horizontal Stick Sensitivity: 6
  • Vertical Stick Sensitivity: 6
  • ADS Sensitivity Multiplier (Low Zoom): 1.00
  • ADS Sensitivity Multiplier (High Zoom): 1.00
  • Aim Response Curve Type: Standard
  • Controller Vibration: Disabled
  • Aim Assist: Standard
  • BR Button Layout: Tactical
  • Stick Layout Preset: Default
  • Invert Vertical Lock: Disabled

NICKMERCS' Audio Settings

Having the perfect balance of sound coming through the headset can often be the difference between hearing an enemy attempting to take you down from behind or being sent on an early trip to the Gulag. 

Find a complete list of Nick's audio settings below:

  • Audio mix: Dynamic Home Theater
  • Master Volume: 87.70
  • Music Volume: 8.42
  • Dialogue Volume: 80.00
  • Effects Volume: 100.00
  • Juggernaut Music: Enabled
  • Hit Marker Sound Effects: Classic
  • Voice Chat: Enabled
  • Voice Chat Device: Default Communication Device
  • Voice Chat Recording Mode: Open Mic
  • Open Mic Recording Threshold: 3.09
  • Voice Chat Volume: 100.00
  • Microphone Volume: 150.00

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