Call of Duty: Black Ops 6 drops on October 25, but there’s still time to try the game in the open beta starting September 6.
If you want to get the best out of the new omnimovement system in Black Ops 6, you’ll need to tweak your settings. This guide will show you the best controller, graphics, and audio settings for PS4/PS5 and Xbox One/Xbox Series X|S.
Best controller settings
Inputs
- Edit button layout: Default or tactical
- Stick layout preset: Default
- Horizontal stick sensitivity: 6-7
- Vertical stick sensitivity: 6-7
- Simplified controls: Off
- Low motor strain: Off
- L1 Button ping: Off
- Swap L12/R1 with L2/R2: Off
Controller
- Controller Vibration: Off
- Trigger effect: Off
Choosing between the default or tactical button layout depends on your controller. Tactical layout is great for standard controllers because it moves the crouch/slide/dive button to the thumbstick, keeping your thumb on the stick for faster actions. If you have a customizable controller, you can stick with the default layout.
For precise aiming on PS5, turn off the Trigger Effect, even though it adds immersion.
Deadzone
Deadzone Inputs:
- Left Stick Min: 0.3
- Left Stick Max: 0.99
- Right Stick Min: 0.3
- Right Stick Max: 0.99
- L2 Button: 0.0
- R2 Button: 0.0
Stick drift varies by controller, but Black Ops 6 includes a feature from Modern Warfare 3 that lets you test and adjust deadzones. First, use the default settings, then enable the Test Stick Deadzone setting. Adjust the minimum stick drift number to be at least one number higher than the test results.
For example, if your left stick shows a 3 and the right stick shows a 2, set the left stick to 4 and the right stick to 3. Retest to ensure there’s no more drift.
Set L2/R2 to 0.0 for instant activation.
Aiming
- Sensitivity Multiplier:
- Ground vehicle sensitivity: 1.00
- Air scorestreak sensitivity multiplier: 1.00
- Tablet sensitivity: 1.00
- ADS Sens. Multiplier (Focus): 0.90
- Look inversion (On foot): Standard
Aiming advanced settings
- Look inversion:
- Ground vehicles: Standard
- Air vehicles: Standard
- ADS Sensitivity transitioning timing: Instant
- Aim response type curve: Standard
- Custom sensitivity per zoom: Off
Aim assist
Motion sensor aiming
- Motion Sensor Aiming: Off
- Motion Sensor Advanced Setting: Off
Motion sensor aiming lets you tilt the controller to aim, but it’s best to keep it off unless you need it for accessibility.
Intelligent movement
- Sprint assist: Tactical sprint assist
- Sprint assist delay: Turn all the way down to 0
- Sprint assist sideways: On
- Sprint assist backward: On
- Mantle assist: Off
- Crouch assist: Off
Black Ops 6’s Intelligent Movement settings are designed to make movement easier with fewer button presses.
Fans, we all have our preferences, so play around with these settings to find what works best for you.
I personally found that turning off mantle assistance helped avoid awkward situations where I would rather stay behind cover. However, the sprint assist settings made movement feel smoother and saved wear on my thumbsticks.
Movement behaviors
- Automatic airborne mantle: Off
- Slide/Dive behavior: Tap to slide
- Auto door peek: Off
Advanced movement behaviors
- Sprint/Tactical sprint behavior: Toggle
- Auto move forward: Single tap
- Sprint restore: On
- Slide maintains sprint: On
- Tactical sprint behavior: Single tap sprint
- Plunging underwater: Trigger
- Sprinting door bash: On
Vehicle behaviors
- Vehicle camera recenter: Short delay
- Camera initial position: Free look
Combat behaviors
- Aim down sight behavior: Hold
- Weapon mount activation: ADS + melee
- Quick C4 detonation: Grouped
- Equipment behavior: Hold
- Manual fire behavior: Press
Advanced combat behaviors
- Change up directional behavior: Ping
- Change zoom activation: Sprint/Tactical Sprint/Focus
- Weapon mount exit: Short Delay
- Interact/reload behavior: Prioritize reload
- Sprint cancels reload: Off
- ADS stick swap: Off
- Depleted ammo weapon switch: On
- Scorestreak reordering: Numerical order
- Dedicated melee weapon behavior: Hold melee
- Swap body shield and execution behavior: Off
Overlay behaviors
- Ping wheel delay: Moderate
- Double tap ping wheel delay: Moderate
- Wheels behavior: Hold
Best graphics settings for console
Display
- 120 HZ refresh rate (If applicable): On
- Safe area: Adjust to your specific monitor/TV
- Eco mode preset: Efficiency
Post processing effects
- World motion blur: Off
- Weapon motion blur: Off
- Depth of Field: Off
- FIDELITYFZ CAS: On
- FIDELITYFZ CAS Strength: Choose somewhere between 50 – 80
View
Accessibility solutions:
- Motion reduction: On/off is personal preference
I use motion reduction because I’m sensitive to motion sickness. If you are too, you might want to turn this on.
Field of view
- Field of view: Choose somewhere in 90-120 range
- ADS field of view: Affected
- Weapon FOV: Default
- Vehicle FOV: Default
Setting the field of view higher lets you see more, but it also zooms everything out. Try different settings between 90-120 to see what works best for you.
Camera
- First-Person camera view: Least 50%
- Inverted flashbang: Off/On personal preference
If bright flashes bother you, the Inverted Flashbang setting will turn the flash into a quick black screen instead.
Best audio settings
Volumes
- Master game volume: 70-100
- Gameplay music volume: 25-30
- Dialogue volume: 80
- Effects volume: 100
- Cinematic music volume: 25-30
Call of Duty games are super loud, but you don’t need everything at max volume. I like to lower the music and slightly lower everything except the effects volume, which should stay at 100 to hear footsteps clearly.
Dialogue volume is also important for hearing announcer callouts about enemy actions.
Global
- Audio mix: Home Theater or Headphones Bass Boost
- Speakers/headphones device: Whatever device you’re using for sound
- Mono audio: Off
This depends on your audio setup. Home Theater is great for TV sound, while Headphones Bass Boost is good for hearing footsteps better when using a headset.
Functionality
- Reduce tinnitus sound: On/Off
- Hitmarker sound effects: Default
I prefer to reduce the tinnitus sound to lessen the impact of loud flashbang and concussion grenade effects.
Voice Chat
- Voice chat volume: 80
- Voice chat device: On
- Proximity chat: On
- Last words voice chat: On or Off (Depends on if you want the enemy who killed you to hear your death comms)
- Game voice channel: (Depends on if you want to hear the entire lobby, party only, or friends only)
Tweaking these settings should give you the best gameplay experience in Call of Duty: Black Ops 6.
