Valorant settings you need to change before playing

Modifying some of the default Valorant settings can significantly improve your gameplay experience, as the competitive FPS title requires a good grasp of shooting and movement mechanics. Sometimes it's the little things or quick choices that determine the outcome of a round. Recognizing this aspect, Valorant provides players with a myriad of customization options to ponder; small tweaks can make all the difference in how you approach your gameplay.

If you're new to the game and not sure which settings should be the best for you, here are some of the Valorant settings you should consider changing.

Best Valorant graphics settings

Valorant is a competitive multiplayer game where the better performance your system puts out, the more it will be of benefit to you. Thus, changing some of the graphics settings is essential to get a huge boost regarding FPS, which will positively affect your gameplay. Here are the recommended graphics customizations in Valorant settings:

General

Display Mode: Fullscreen
Resolution: Main monitor's max resolution
Monitor: Main monitor
Aspect Ratio Method: Letterbox
Limit FPS on Battery: Off
Limit FPS in Menus: Off
Limit FPS in Background: Off
Limit FPS Always: Off
NVIDIA Reflex Low Latenct (if available): On + Boost

General Quality

Multithreaded Rendering: on
Material Quality: Low
Texture Quality: Low
Detail Quality: Low
UI Quality: Low
Vignette: Off
Vsync: Off
Anti-Aliasing: None
Anisotropic Filtering: 1x
Improve Clarity: Off
Experimental Sharpening: Off
Bloom: Off
Distortion: Off
Cast Shadows: Off

If you're a Viper player and find it hard to see inside her ultimate, you can try enabling the "Bloom" feature. Following that, change the enemy highlight color to purple (Tritanopia), and that should significantly increase your vision inside a Viper ult.

If you're still struggling with the FPS, you can turn on one specific Windows setting. Go to Windows graphics settings and then enable the "Hardware-accelerated GPU scheduling" feature.

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Minimap settings in Valorant

The minimap is considered one of the most important elements in Valorant, much like any FPS game; mastering it can give you a distinct advantage over your opponents. As numerous customization options are available for the minimap in Valorant settings, an optimal adjustment is shown below:

Rotate: Fixed
Fixed Orientation: Based on Side
Keep Player Centered: Off
Minimap Size: 1.14
Minimap Zoom: 1
Minimap Vision Cones: On
Show Map Region Names: Always

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Best crosshair settings in Valorant

A great crosshair can significantly improve your aim. (Image via Riot Games)

Although the crosshairs in Valorant settings entirely depend on your preference, a few of the professional players' crosshairs can make your aim feel better. Some of them are mentioned below:

Sacy: 0;P;h;0;f;0;0t;1;0l;4;0o;1;0a;1;0f;0;1t;3;1o;2;1a;1;1m;0;1f;0
Shroud: 0;P;h;0;0l;5;0o;0;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0
Tarik: 0;P;o;1;d; 1;0b;0;1b;0
Crow: 0;s;1;P;o;1;f;0;0 t;1;0l;1;0o;1;0a;1;0f;0;1b ;0;S;c;0;s;0.5;o;1
Lakia: 0;P;h;0;0t;5;0l;1;0 o;2;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0
Shao: 0;P;c;5;h;0;d;1;f;0;0l; 4;0o;0;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0
SugarZ3ro: 0;P;c;1;o;1;f;0;0t;1; 0l;2;0o;2;0a;1;0f;0;1b;0
TenZ:0;s;1;P;c;5;h;0;0l;5;0v;0;0g;1;0a;1;0f;0;1l;0;1v;4;1g;1;1o;2;1a;1;1m;0;1f;0;S;c;5;o;1
f0rsakeN: 0;s;1;P;o;1;0t;1;0l;1;0o;4;0a;1;0f;0;1t;1;1l;1;1o;3;1a;0;1m;0;1f;0;S;c;0;o;1

All you have to do is copy these Valorant crosshair codes and paste them into the crosshair settings' "Import Profile Code" option.

Valorant settings: Notable changes you should consider

Apart from the aforementioned customizations, here are some important Valorant settings you might need to alter:

RawInputBuffer (mouse sensitivity): If you have a high mouse with a high polling rate, enable this feature to reduce input lags.
Show Blood (On): Make sure to turn on this setting as it will greatly help you detect if you're hitting enemies if they are hiding behind obstacles.
Show Corpses (Off): Turn off this setting to have an easier time as it will be less distracting and easy to detect the teammates' bodies as well as the enemies.
Enable HRTF (On): Turning on this setting is a must from the Audio Settings, as it greatly enhances the sound quality; thus, locating an exact position from a sound cue will be easier.
Auto-Equip Prioritizes: Strongest
Don't Auto-Equip Melee: On

This covers our guide for some of the best Valorant settings you need to consider changing.

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Edited by Adarsh J Kumar