Playing F1 24 with a console is a prominent experience and yet, you can elevate this excitement further by making adjustments to certain controller configurations. While opting for a physical wheel presents numerous benefits, mastery of a controller can still propel you to impressive speeds.
Optimal settings on the controller will allow you to handle different types of cars with precision and mastery, irrespective of your proficiency level. Thus, it ensures an enjoyable racing experience down the virtual track.
This article will discuss some of the adjustments you must make in F1 24's controller settings.
F1 24 best controller settings for an elevated experience
The generic controller configurations are useful even if you are a new player playing for the first time or returning to the game. In addition, those who have previously played the game will not find their old controller setup working properly in F1 24.
Thus, here are the settings you may need to tweak:
Generic settings
- MD Car Setup Panel: Default
- Trigger Vibration: On
- Overtake ERS Mode: Toggle
- Adaptive Triggers: Medium
Control settings
You can choose the controller and select Edit to view all the button mappings available. Although it is advisable to just retain the standard button mapping, there are certain settings you can adjust, which will greatly benefit you in F1 24.
- Unbind the following buttons: Look Forward, Back, Left, and Right buttons.
- Look Back: You need to bind the Look Back key with something you're comfortable with (also make sure it's not assigned to the Right stick). It's helpful to look behind while racing.
- Brake Bias Increase: Right (Right stick)
- Brake Bias Decrease: Left (Right stick)
- Differential Increase: Up (Right stick)
- Differential Decrease: Down (Right stick)
Calibration settings
Calibrating the controller is necessary if you want to achieve the highest performance. The game features better traction and a novel Precision Drive Technology, making it easier for players who use controllers to drive the car.
If you find difficulty in any of these aspects, be it traction, braking, or steering, then make changes to these options:
- Steering Rate: 100% (If you're still having a tough time, try lowering it down to 90-95%)
- Steering Deadzone: 0
- Steering Linearity: 30
- Steering Saturation: 0
- Throttle Deadzone: 0
- Throttle Linearity: 20 (your preference)
- Throttle Saturation: 0
- Brake Deadzone: 0
- Brake Linearity: 30
- Brake Saturation: 0
Vibration & Force Feedback settings
- Vibration and Force Feedback: On
- Vibration and Force Feedback Strength: 70
- On-Track Effects: 20
- Rumble Strip Effects: 0
- Off-Track Effects: 2
- Pit Stop Effects: 50
- Wheel Damper: 10
- Maximum Wheel Rotation (using F1 & F2): 280
- Maximum Wheel Rotation (using Supercars): 900
Once you've configured the aforementioned settings, achieving parity or even outpacing wheel wielders will be within your reach in short order in F1 24.
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