XDefiant is a highly competitive FPS where every advantage counts, so PC players will want to tweak their settings to get the highest possible framerate and best visibility during gameplay so they can get the drop on enemies and survive more firefights. Here are the best PC settings for XDefiant.

Best PC Settings for XDefiant

While XDefiant is well-optimized and runs on most machines, you can stretch powerful hardware pretty far and squeezea ton of framesout of this free-to-play FPS on both PC and consoles. PC players have the added benefit of being able toadjust their graphical settingsto boost visibility, too, allowing them to see hidden enemies more easily and maintain control of the battlefield.

Whether you want to maximize your framerate or spot enemies more easily during matches, these arethe best XDefiant PC settings:

Ultimately,most of the settings should be set to lowto reduce clutter and produce the cleanest possible picture so you can spot enemies easily. You still want the game to look decent, though, so some settings like Terrain Quality can be left at medium or higher if your rig can handle it.

This optimized settings list also boosts settings like Sharpness and Contrast tomake enemies stand out moreagainst dimly lit backgrounds.

XDefiant is a shooter designed with competitive players in mind, though, so most of the visibility issues and visual clutter that you’d see in an FPS like Call of Duty aren’t present on most of its maps. You should have a great experience regardless of your graphical settings, but don’t forget to tweak yoursensitivity and control settingsto give yourselfmore control over your weapons.

Diego Perez

Currently serving as a Senior Staff Writer at PC Invasion, Diego Perez has been writing about video games since 2018, specializing in live service games like Destiny and Final Fantasy XIV. His work is featured at publications like Game Rant and Attack of the Fanboy (where he served as Associate Editor), but PC Invasion is home to his best work. When he’s planning content or writing guides, he’s yelling about Ape Escape or grinding Lost Sectors in Destiny. Plus, he has a Bachelor of Science in Telecommunication Media Studies for Texas A&M University.