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Faide’s Apex Legends settings and keybinds

Learn from the self-proclaimed Movement God.

Cole “Faide” Caswell is a well-known Apex Legends player with over 900,000 subscribers on YouTube and Twitch. Players seeking to emulate the playstyle of the self-described “Movement God” ought to start by copying Faide’s in-game settings.

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For a full look at Faide’s keybinds, sensitivities, and other settings, check out the guide below.

Faide’s keybinds in Apex Legends

We’ll start off with Faide’s keybinds, a mixture of traditional configurations with occasional spins.

  • Sprint: Left Shift
  • Jump: Space Bar
  • Crouch: Left Ctrl
  • Tactical Ability: Q
  • Ultimate Ability: Y / Z
  • Interact/Pickup: E
  • Alternate Interact: X
  • Inventory: Tab
  • Map: M
  • Toggle Fire Mode: B
  • Aim Down Sight (Toggle): N/A
  • Aim Down Sight (Hold): Right Click
  • Melee: V
  • Reload: R
  • Cycle Weapon: N/A
  • Equip Weapon 1: 1
  • Equip Weapon 2: 2
  • Holster Weapons: 3
  • Equip Grenade: G
  • Equip Survival Item: Left Alt
  • Use Selected Health Item: 4
  • Use Syringe: 5
  • Use Med Kit: 6
  • Use Shield Cell: 7
  • Use Shield Battery: 8
  • Use Phoenix Kit: 9
  • Character Utility Action: H
  • Inspect Weapon: N

Faide’s sensitivity and settings in Apex Legends

Now we have Faide’s mouse sensitivities and video settings, which might not be for everyone since they are more tailored toward a high-level player’s liking. This means that the video settings, for example, are ultra-catered to performance over graphics.

Faide’s mouse sensitivity in Apex Legends

  • DPI: 1700
  • eDPI: 1360
  • Polling Rate: 1000 Hz
  • Mouse Sensitivity: 0.8
  • ADS Mouse Sensitivity Multiplier: 1x
  • Per Optic ADS Sensitivity: Off
  • Mouse Acceleration: Off
  • Mouse Invert: Off
  • Lighting Effects: On

Faide’s video settings in Apex Legends

  • Display Mode: Fullscreen
  • Aspect Ratio: 16:10
  • Resolution: 1728×1080
  • Brightness: 72 percent
  • Field of View: 110
  • FOV Ability Scaling: Disabled
  • Sprint View Shake: Minimal
  • V-Sync: Disabled
  • Nvidia Reflex: Enabled + Boost
  • Adaptive Resolution FPS Target: 0
  • Adaptive Supersampling: N/A
  • Anti-Aliasing: None
  • Texture Streaming Budget: Medium (3GB VRAM)
  • Texture Filtering: Bilinear
  • Ambient Occlusion Quality: Disabled
  • Sun Shadow Coverage: Low
  • Sun Shadow Detail: Low
  • Spot Shadow Detail: Low
  • Volumetric Lighting: Disabled
  • Dynamic Spot Shadows: Disabled
  • Model Detail: High
  • Effects Detail: Low
  • Impact Marks: Disabled
  • Ragdolls: Low
  • Color Blind Mode: Default
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As a note, Faide uses a 16:10 aspect ratio monitor, which is not common among most players. This causes his resolution to be different from most players as well. If you have a regular monitor, your aspect ratio will likely be 16:9. A comparable resolution for a 16:9 aspect ratio is 1600×900.

Faide’s PC specs and gear

In addition to using performance-focused in-game configurations, Faide also decks out his gaming PC with the latest and highest-tier hardware. This allows him to have a smooth gaming experience even while streaming.

  • Monitor: ASUS TUF VG259QM
  • Mouse: Logitech G Pro X Superlight Black
  • Mousepad: Logitech G640
  • Keyboard: Logitech G915 TKL
  • Headset: HyperX Cloud II
  • Processor: Intel Core i9-12900k
  • Graphics card: NVIDIA GeForce RTX 3090
  • CPU Cooler: NZXT Kraken X73
  • Motherboard: ASUS Z690-E Gaming WiFi
  • Microphone: Audio-Technica AT2020

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