Hey what is going on guys, in this video today
we're gonna be doing something along the lines
of a console Fortnite optimization guide.
We're gonna be going over a bunch of really
simple things you can do to possibly make
your Fortnite run smoother if you play on
console. These various tips are going to deal
with topics like how to get better connection
plus less in-game lag, how to have less input
delay on your controller, how to get more
consistent FPS with less drops, and various
other things as well. Now keep in mind that
since console is obviously a lot more limited
with changes you can make to the system compared
to PC, don't expect any of these tips to be
the most game-changing thing in the world.
But on the plus side, they're so simple and
easy to do that even if it just barely makes
a positive impact, I still think it's well
worth it. So, without further ado, let's get
right into it.
Alright, so let's first start off by talking
about some in-game settings that could be
hurting your FPS. The first setting that you
wanna make sure you have off is in the sound
section called visualize sound effects. I'll
be honest, this is a setting that I've never
used in my entire Fortnite career, so I actually
didn't even know it hurt FPS until I saw yung
calc tweet about it. He said Why do so many
players use audio visualizer? It lowers FPS
and makes your audio 1 dimensional. Unless
you are actually hearing impaired you shouldn't
use it, cause I see so many people using it
and I highly doubt they know all the downsides."
So according to him at least, it's actually
a setting that a lot of people use, but since
it lowers FPS I agree with what he said...don't
use it unless you actually need to. Another
set of settings that you probably want to
turn off is in the replays section. There
are 3 different types of replays that you
can either turn on or off: Regular replays
which are obviously regular solos, duos, and
squads games, then you have large team replays
which would be team rumble plus various LTMs,
and finally creative mode replays. Now, you
may be a bit skeptical and thinking "How the
heck would turning off replays make my game
run smoother? Well Fortnite literally admits
that it does in the description of the setting.
It says "When on replays are recorded and
stored after each match. Recording replays
can reduce performance and take up hard drive
space." So I get that some people like to
use replays as a way to VOD review and therefore
will want to keep them on, but if you don't
really do that then there's no reason not
to turn them off.
So now let's get into things you can do outside
of Fortnite to lower your controller's input
lag. The first thing that I want to discuss
is a setting that lots of TVs/monitors have
called gaming mode or instant mode. If you
turn this setting on it does a few different
things such as turn off motion smoothing and
increase brightness, but what's most important
for us is that it slightly decreases input
delay. Now even though I'm sure the effects
of this setting vary a bit based on the model
of your TV/monitor, there are plenty of videos
on Youtube which show that using it actually
does have a positive impact on input delay.
And what's interesting is that since the majority
of TVs and monitors aren't really used for
gaming, gaming mode is defaultly going to
be set to off unless you change it.
Since every TV monitor out there has different
menus and such, you may have to look around
a bit to find the gaming or instant mode option,
but on most monitors, it should be located
somewhere in the picture or display settings.
And just be aware that on some monitors instant
mode can be a pretty difficult setting to
find. For example, on my BENQ monitor instant
mode isn't even an option on the standard
picture settings. For me to even be able to
find it I had to actually first switch to
the gamer picture mode, and only then did
it give me an option to turn the instant mode
setting on. Another setting on your TV/monitor
that you want to change are these things known
as "reduction features." I really didn't understand
what these reduction features were until I
read this paragraph online that explained
it really well. "Many TVs come with multiple
reduction settings. These settings are commonly
found in sub-menus within sub-menus so it
can be tricky to find them—and even if you're
able to, it's a toss-up whether the TV will
even explain the setting. These settings go
by many different names with some of the most
common ones being: Noise Reduction, Mosquito
Reduction, and NR Reduction. It doesn't really
matter what they're called, they always increase
input lag. Anything that alters the signal
between your console's video output and your
TV screen can cause input lag, so by turning
these off you might notice that it affects
response." Based on my research this seems
like more of a TV thing than monitor thing
so if you use a monitor you may not have to
worry about this but I'd still check anyway.
The next way to lower input delay while playing
Fortnite is to check the controller you're
using. You may not know this, but different
types of controllers actually have different
amounts of input delay. Here's a graph created
by a Youtuber that shows the input delay of
various different types of controllers based
on some pretty advanced testing. And based
on this graph here are the most important
takeaways in my opinion. First off, if you're
using an xbox one controller, it really doesn't
matter at all whether it's wired or wireless,
the input delay is exactly the same. However,
with the dualshock PS4 controller, wired vs.
wireless actually makes a pretty significant
difference. If you play with the wireless
aka Bluetooth controller, you're looking at
around 13.3 milliseconds of input delay. But
then if you play while the controller is wired,
you're looking at a little over 20 milliseconds
of input delay. So it's actually pretty simple,
if you wanna avoid the extra input lag anytime
you're using a PS4 controller, make sure you're
playing wireless and not wired.
The next tip I want to discuss is kind of
a 2 for 1 special to possibly improve your
connection, which obviously is going to lead
to less lag and maybe even lower ping in-game.
If your console is connected to the internet
via wireless/wifi, the most simple and easy
way to improve your connection is to become
wired. It doesn't matter if you have insane
internet or if your router is even super close
to where you play, wireless connection and
consoles are just not a good mix at all. I
have a friend who has Verizon Fios and gets
like 100 download 70 upload, yet because he
plays on wireless connection, he'll get semi-frequent
lag spikes in every video game he plays. So,
I do understand that getting wired connection
can be a bit challenging if you play far away
from your router, but it definitely is possible,
and it's probably worth the effort because
it will make a noticeable difference with
your connection. But, if you do play on wireless
and plan to stay on wireless for the foreseeable
future, there is something you might be able
to do that could help. Go into your console's
wireless settings and then pull up all the
available wifi networks that you can connect
to. Obviously you should see your main network,
but then check if there is another one that
has the same base name as the network you
normally connect to, but it also has a dash
5G at the end of it. If that's the case, I
would strongly suggest connecting to that
network since it should have the same password
as your main one and giving it a try. The
network without the dash 5G in it is a 2.4
GHz connection, and then the 5G one is 5 GHz.
To sum up the difference in the most simple
way possible, the 5GHz connection is faster
but likely transmits over a shorter range.
And on the flip side, the 2.4 GHz connection
is slower and more likely to encounter interference
from things like microwaves, phones, and garage
door openers, but it transmits over a longer
range. I can't tell you which connection is
definitively better because it varies so much
based on your setup and situation, so because
of that, I'd strongly recommend you give both
a try and see which one seems to be better.
Another easy thing you can do to possibly
make your game run smoother is to clear out
things taking up unnecessary storage space
on your console. Now I'm gonna be honest here,
out of all the tips I shared in this video,
I'm definitely the least confident about this
one. I have seen a few console players say
in the past that freeing up hard drive space
made it feel like their Fortnite was running
smoother, but that could've easily just been
a placebo. However, I think this is something
that because it's so simple is probably worth
a shot. I'm guessing you can find at least
1 or 2 games taking up a decent amount of
space that you don't really play anymore,
so why not just uninstall them. If you ever
want to play them again you can easily just
re-install them so there's really no risk
at all here.
The final quick tip to wrap this up is if
you have a lot of friends and pending friend
requests on Fortnite to remove or decline
some of them. Again this a theory that's never
been 100% proven because I don't know how
you would, but a lot of pros believe having
a lot of friends and pending friend requests
makes your game more laggy. I really don't
think this will be a problem unless you have
over 2-300 or so, but who really knows.
So I hope you guys enjoyed this video and
if you watched the entire thing be sure to
let me know with a comment down in the comment
section below. On a scale of 1-10 with 1 being
terrible 10 being perfect, how would you rate
your general connection while playing Fortnite?
