10 Settings YOU NEED To Get RADIANT In Console Valorant

These are 10 settings that got me to Radiant in the first 2 days of ranked. This guide will go through every crucial setting you need to know about including sensitivity ranges, movement settings, crosshairs and more. Enjoy!
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00:00 General
01:17 Controls
04:06 Crosshairs
04:16 Audio

[@user-qv2qe1qc3d]

yo thanks for doing this video man i use most of the settings now and it really helped

[@PestVAL]

LETS GOO🔥

[@Gnashcan]

I like the bumper shooter but my controller has trigger stops and that works just as well

[@PestVAL]

Yea that works too, I'm using a freaking default rn but I wanna get a scuf with mouse clicks so bad

[@TT_Chalk]

What are your thoughts on the new setting “dampen shooting sensitivity”. Should this be turned on or off?

[@PestVAL]

Yea great question, this setting doesnt really do much to be honest. Imo this is good for controlling sprays, bad for being able to switch between multiple targets (while shooting) so for more experienced players off for sure, if it's more comfortable for you I dont think its detrimental

[@nananana-tm9sj]

should i have dampen shooting sensitivity on or off its in advanced

[@PestVAL]

Ive tested the setting, I have it off but I dont think it does very much. Only thing in my eyes it's good for is spray control but spraying sucks in this game for the most part anyway so I'd recommend off

[@Rosicrucian69]

I’ve been playing in immortal on PC for years having map rotation off. There’s no reason to have it moving its completely preference. I would argue having the map rotation off would be easier to get info at a quick glance, as you can see positions without having to adjust to whatever direction you’re looking. Most radient players I know have the rotation off so do what you prefer.

[@PestVAL]

Yea thats fair, I just suggest it for new players who dont know the maps like the back of your hand. I just think its an advantage for people learning

[@oLd_Yung]

Just wanna ask, since you bind walk to R3/RS, what about the the original R3 key. So far I didn’t find a better solution too keep everything on all the button, I’ve tried replace crouch to walk but at some cases I got a bit annoyed without it. Currently I’m changed it to R3(use/activate), but when I’m using Jett’s ult, I can’t use the second fire mode (default R3). May I ask for your button settings with walk? It will be much helpful ❤

[@PestVAL]

Yea youre really limited on controller unfortunately, I believe I have use/activate and focus mode unbound and then I have walk and crouch on L3/R3 rn but I wanna switch that to paddles once I get a scuf. Honestly it ultimately is preference I think theres down sides to pretty much any configuration you just pick which downsides you wanna deal with

[@oLd_Yung]

@@PestVAL I see, seems like it’s same as I thought, thanks for the answering my question, and btw the peddles is handy for those buttons such as crouch and walk. Hope to see your update video of settings with controller that supports peddles.

[@xMaFiaSniPzZx]

Thank you man! I find it hard to get comfortable with my movement.. I feel like I don’t have enough control over how slow/fast im walking, any suggestions?

[@PestVAL]

The .5 .5 deadzone combo is really good for that because it gives you a really big no movement deadzone to work with and youre either running or still instead of controlling 3 speeds with a joystick

[@cr0mat1cdabs22]

I've been playing since day one kinda trying my own setting but always looking for clips for improvements, definitely turning couple things on & off plus gonna try the dead zones even though I don't understand it much. On ps5

[@PestVAL]

W, lmk how it goes brotha

[@TLPSh0ckW4ve]

I have a problem maybe u can help me out. If I have a vandal and a shorty and I wanna let's say jump down with knive, so I get momentum and swap my knive mid air to shorty. He is always taking his vandal out not his shorty any ideas?

[@PestVAL]

It's likely either the prioritize strongest weapon setting or "hold to pull out knife" "hold to pull out secondary" settings

[@raigresham1298]

I used a lot of your settings although I kept the Default button mapping since I have a DualSense. I don’t use the back buttons though. I just have the triggers set to their shortest click.

[@PestVAL]

W, how you liking them?

[@raigresham1298]

@@PestVALbig improvement!

[@siggi8660]

Bro thank you so much 🙏🏻

[@PestVAL]

Gotchu goat ❤️

[@notjord317]

They need to add a toggle walk..i instantly wanted to use a button to walk but holding it down was so unoptimal

[@PestVAL]

To be honest, that's what I expected too, and while it's annoying to have to hold, after thinking about it deeper it's actually infinitely more effective than toggle which is why I think it's not an option. Toggle is so clunky when you need to quickly go in and out of it, so I think it isn't as comfortable as it is on keyboard but worth getting used to

[@notjord317]

@@PestVAL maybe its preference, because on pc i used toggle as it made it much easier to focus on other things which is vital when trying to lurk, ect On pc its probably optimal to use hold but the reason why it cant really work on console is due to a lack of buttons for inputs, and even if there is a button available for it, holding it down is always going to be uncomfortable and mess with your aim Binding it to a joystick button as hold would make your movement/ aim extremely clunky and bad, (i play claw and i tried it on the buttons on even that was clunky to use, and i even have 2 paddles and using those felt clunky as well. The best way for the setting to be in the game is as a toggle, maybe bound to left stick or a paddle, allowing you to comfortable move your stick around then toggle as soon as you are in a gunfight However to each their own, settings are preference and ive gotten used to slow walking using the joystick anyways, and after a while it doesnt feel too bad

[@ph0xnix373]

Know I’m late, but in theory if you had your focus sens set to same as normal but still walking wouldn’t it accomplish the same thing as a walk button while doubling as alt fire for guns that use it?

[@PestVAL]

Focus effects your aim curve and aim assist so you could technically find something very similar but I think hold to walk is better

[@codeninja1]

So if you youre using "press button to walk" but have the focus walk off. What button do you use for walk?

[@PestVAL]

Currently my back left paddle is my walk, I just got a scuf so I'll be making an updated video shortly

[@Fear5808]

What's your walk bind?

[@PestVAL]

Currently R3 but once I get a scuf I'll bind it to a paddle

[@brivnii]

YOOOOOOOOOOOOO I was going to give up on this game. How come I added your settings and fucking killed it in team death match. Automatic sub to you man. Literally night and day. I thought I was bad but the settings must be changed if you on console. Note to new players, even if you don’t change much, change the outline to yellow. Big difference. Major props to this video. Literally game saver. Cuz I was about to delete it 😂

[@PestVAL]

LMAOAOAOOA glad it helped my guy, I gotchu

[@zachrobinson3381]

Great vid

[@PestVAL]

❤️

[@Sandrowt14]

hey I just wanna ask what I have to do to rank up radiant because I try everything and I can rank up its like 3 week I am in the same rank please help me

[@PestVAL]

This is a very difficult game to rank up and improve in, it takes time. Currently because the game is new there's a very mixed bag of players in every rank as well which isn't helping

[@bigboitms4269]

Hey I switch to bumper shooter like said in video and took me time to get used to and I eventually got it but now I feel like I shouldn’t be using it because so many people tell me not to and I’m overall confused if I even like it anymore but I haven’t had much of a problem with it just people kinda clouding judgement and I can’t really shoot with trigger because I hold down to much instead of quick burst so just came to you see if you could give me any answers sorry if it doesn’t make much sense

[@PestVAL]

Im gonna be honest and there's no way to say this without sounding like an a**hole, no one else is making videos that's been radiant on PC as many acts as my duo and I as well as with the controller and coaching experience I have. There's a lot of crap being spewed out there, it is hard. I'm confident anything I put in a video is generally accurate at least with what the metas have turned into and I plan to stay ahead of them 👊

[@Xyrlo-]

Whats ur walk bind?

[@PestVAL]

R3 but once I have a scuf I'll change it to a paddle

[@ITAYYYYYy]

Wait so am confused do u hold r3 to walk slow? Slow walk is better for your aim isnt it why would u wanna press r3 to do it​@@PestVAL

[@vypexal]

@@ITAYYYYYyyappin

[@ITAYYYYYy]

@@vypexal huh

[@wolf585gr2]

Nice settings

[@PestVAL]

Appreciate it goat, lmk how they work for ya!

[@davidbarraza10]

I’m using this for Xbox will this work & I tried it on the range and it feels so better

[@PestVAL]

Yea same in game settings for both consoles

[@jtemple1617]

Im using run now but im no longer accurat at all and i takes too long to stand completely still to shoot

[@PestVAL]

I think it's just something to get used too. In theory you stop faster on .5 .5 movement deadzones than anything else

[@matteozanichelli5659]

What about the controller, usb communication or Bluetooth?

[@Loregasmo]

Always USB/Wired. Using wireless anything for competitive gaming is a big no. No wireless internet, no wireless headphones, no wireless controllers, etc.

[@Marvi..]

@@Loregasmo *lmao dont type when u dont know what ure talking about. Most pro players are using wireless headphones and mouse. I am using them too, my peak is immo 3 on pc and radiant #20 on ps5 (yes, i am using wireless controller) and there is no difference. Things goes different while talking about internet connection but wireless hardware is ok*

[@Bhearu]

​@Loregasmo That's no longer accurate, it was for years but over the past few Bluetooth is now faster, only with specific hardware though, it's not an overall rule

[@PestVAL]

Generally everyone I know that plays with bluetooth connectivity, including my duo and I. No one I've talked to noticed a difference anymore, if you could overclock your usb ports like you can on PC than wired 100%, and once they do end up putting higher hz usb capability into consoles, wired 100%. But for now I dont think it matters

[@vReyzon]

The first crosshair of the second line please

[@PestVAL]

All the crosshair info's on screen, if it's not listed it means it's off

[@OhNuzzy]

What button do you press to walk?

[@PestVAL]

Currently R3 but once I get a scuf I plan to use a paddle

[@TLPSh0ckW4ve]

​@@PestVALbut u don't walk to shift peek angles right? U can make one big step without making noise when u peek,does that work better with walking on a button?

[@PestVAL]

@@TLPSh0ckW4ve Exactly, and yes I feel like its much more consistent (at least with a scuf) than using the joystick thresholds

[@elmir_rrrr]

Explain this.how we do a color settings in console?????

[@PestVAL]

All of mine are done in OBS for my stream/recordings and I adjust my monitor settings for what I see

[@slackanemone30gaming48]

Do you use knontrol freaks?

[@PestVAL]

I dont anymore, I used to use CQCs and I liked them, Im just old and they make my hands hurt lmao

[@Niyshii]

What button would you suggest to bind the walk to

[@PestVAL]

I want to put it on a paddle when I get a scuf but rn Im using R3, definitely not optimal though

[@drako9267]

What should i do if im struggling with micro* adjustments?

[@PestVAL]

Practice Practice Practice, no console FPS has ever forced a controller player to be pin point accurate like this before so it's gonna be a huge adjustment. Also the higher aim curves that I mentioned make your sens lower for smaller movements which also help

[@Strikexe27]

Do you have any custom controller settings?

[@PestVAL]

Nah not really, I have a scuf in the mail right now so I might make an updated video soon!

[@Strikexe27]

@@PestVAL ok thanks!

[@duyhoangtran2491]

The last setting, HRTF are made for those high end earphone that Tenz use. Not headphone

[@Galeo_]

Nah. It’s for headphones too.

[@PestVAL]

I notice a huge difference with my astros on PC, audio on console just kinda sucks right now as a whole though so we'll see

[@alexorth5172]

not true

[@TheBrennanSchafer]

no it's literally designed for all headphones.

[@cr1174]

If I have two buttons at the back ofbmy controller, what should i bind them to ?

[@PestVAL]

I think it's preference, when I get a scuf Im trying walk and crouch on my paddles so I have anything Id use in a gunfight off my joysticks but its up to you

[@zggys]

Do you edit your own videos ?

[@PestVAL]

For the most part, I work with my editor on the thumbnail and intro and then I do everything else currently

[@Xyrlo-]

When u use bumper shooter it swapping back mid game and won't change is this a bug

[@PestVAL]

Yea I think so, Ive noticed some other settings dont adjust until the next game as well

[@Xyrlo-]

@PestVAL they added a new setting it called dampen shooting sensitivity should that be on or off? What do you have it as? And is there anyway to fix the button layouts 1 game it's the triggers next the bumpers

[@Loregasmo]

The final setting? Start using XIM like every single streamer and pretend you’re *just like that*

[@wesleystheories]

valorant has one of the best anticheat, i tried to xim yesterday and my riot account got banned instantly

[@ohhKilla]

​@@wesleystheories that & ximming doesn't even give you an advantage in this game. Its makes it harder if anything 🤣

[@AscendingBlazed]

Weird flex but ok​@@wesleystheories

[@Super_Szn]

@@ohhKillawhy would it give you a disadvantage? aim assist on mnk?

[@whatthepfpsays4234]

You cant even connect a MSK without getting your account banned mid game

[@jcryyvr]

Am trying to find the aim setting how do I turn it on?

[@jcryyvr]

Never mind am blind😂

[@PestVAL]

LMAO how you liking the game goat?

[@jcryyvr]

@@PestVAL it's amazing with the settings lol

[@zxnczz3420]

U think 5 base 5 custom. with normal dead zone and heavy then light light I keep struggling with micro adjustments and need somthing good and want to try. I have also played you in a duo q and somehow won don’t know how my aim been terrible this week

[@PestVAL]

I do think sens will be preference like always but I truly stand by having a heavy or extreme aim curve on your base sens. Even if you can get up to around 7-9 instead of 10-14 like I mentioned in the video I think its a huge advantage

[@OhNuzzy]

You have crouch bound to L3 and seem to crouch in almost gun fight yet you say not to bound things to L3 and R3? What’s the deal with crouch spraying in this game? Is it something we should start doing or

[@PestVAL]

I crouched with a phantom, which in the case you have good accuracy and spray control it's okay, Vandal you should pretty much always be on your feet. As well as in highest elo, crouching is much less of a disadvantage than in lower elos because it's very rare both parties in a gunfight will both miss, making moving after shooting less important. So yes, you should continue getting comfortable with moving and counter strafing in fights. As far as the button binds, I dont have a scuf yet but when I do I'll be putting crouch and walk on my paddles

[@gg-pp2mp]

people say that crouch spray is only good form like 15m or less, bc from far away the height that crouching decreases is less effective from range

[@PestVAL]

@@gg-pp2mp There's a bunch of technicals to this, generally you're not wrong, but I still strongly recommend always staying on your feet in anything under ascendant. I'll make more in depth coaching videos on stuff like this in the future

[@OhNuzzy]

@@PestVAL thank you bro!

[@jordonwade5002]

I focus in every gunfight lol

[@PestVAL]

Generally I dont think its terrible, I just think if you can hit the same shots consistently without it, it gives you a lot more freedom not having to toggle in and out of modes. I also have been adsing long range a lot recently with vandals and liking it a lot I can't lie

[@dirkdiggler7253]

Joysticks to shoot is probably the worst thing i ever heard and its also a good way to blow through a controller. If you dont have trigger stoppers try switching your shooting to R1 or L1

[@PestVAL]

Where are you seeing joystick to shoot?

[@Diorske]

u cooked with the walk setting I dont click L1 to focus i click L1 to walk which is a game changer

[@PestVAL]

W

[@Samvoh]

Goat

[@PestVAL]

no u ❤️

[@murilooliveirasilva1123]

Release date?

[@PestVAL]

Not sure tbh, they're not giving us much on that unfortunately

[@youtubeaccount5872]

Bruh im diamond 3 and i straight up get lobbies with fools using cronus zen moving strafing while shooting me and im just like wtf

[@Adolfodiaz10]

Hi pest🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[@PestVAL]

Hi ❤️

[@Adolfodiaz10]

@@PestVAL it’s explicit😂

[@gwinn6950]

I’ll sub if you tell me what your walk bind is

[@PestVAL]

LMAO I have it to R3 rn but when I get a scuf I'm gonna change it to a paddle

[@Yolsuu]

Pesty

[@PestVAL]

hi ❤️

[@Yolsuu]

@@PestVAL ITS ME RIDO

[@PestVAL]

@@Yolsuu Rido da goat

[@jae9375]

Where are the crosshairs 🥲

[@PestVAL]

I ended up just putting the numbers on screen in the video, if any crosshair setting isnt listed underneath it means it's off or 0

[@SpareFork]

Just use Xim. I know you can because i see movement that looks exactly like a mouse 😭

[@PestVAL]

the amount of copium in one comment...

[@charterbus8484]

Soooooo many quitters so many weirdos. How this game has survived is beyond me. Everyone’s been watching their favourite streamer have there games thrown for 4 years and just wanna be apart of it. This game would do better at $69.99 than free so all the 14 year olds can keep playing the Roblox version.

[@ghilbertgivens1514]

The game would be dead if that was the case

[@PestVAL]

Not gonna lie, games not perfect but it's still one of the best ones out there and best taken care of games in general. As well as, there's very few complaints about the game itself, every complaint I hear including yours is human based. Throwers, AFKs, toxic players, smurfs, while I agree there's things they could do better, the FPS alternatives aren't any better and usually much worse

[@QLMTA]

​@@PestVALif only Counter Strike had a decent anti cheat 😔

[@PestVAL]

@@QLMTA CS is goated, ngl I do prefer val though