10 Settings You NEED To Change To Improve Your Gameplay in GTA Online! (In Depth Guide)
Settings can make a big difference in how you play and control your character in GTA Online. In this video I show what I feel to be the best settings to change to improve visibility, usability, and efficiency in the game!
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Getting a lot of questions about how to change the aim preference. It can only be changed in story mode or at the main menu and not in an online session. A quick way to change it is to go to the Rockstar Creator and pause to switch it from that menu.
Getting a lot of losers that can't aim needing the game to aim for them. 😂 Don't worry losers gillies got your back. Oh and don't forget to equip you helmets and only use the Mkll MG as it puts out the highest DPS and has no balancing compared to any other weapon in the game. You absolute warriors..
Thank you hahaha couldn't find it😅
@@deadsilencegc1262who cares it’s a game
Ok I got a little bit trouble my Targeting mode is locked on partly how do u unlock it?????
@@deadsilencegc1262 Hi, cool.
Honorable mention: Vehicle Camera Height - High. This one helped me especially in racing, by having a better view and seeing more of the road and the surrounding props ahead of a corner.
Absolutely! And some cars have an unusually low default camera angle.
That's like the first setting I changed in GTAO
Thank you! I must've crashed into AI cars dozens of times during races because my own car had obscured my view. Driving down hills can be especially treacherous for this reason. I can't imagine why Rockstar didn't just make this setting the default.
OMG I've lost count how many years i am playing GTA and it was CONSTANTLY my driving problem!! THANK YOU ❤️❤️❤️
First setting I changed during prologue😂
A feature that no one talks about the assisted aim is that if you hold the left trigger half way, you can use normal free aim in case that you need to aim between small gaps
Really?
Yooo what?? Next time I'm on you bet I'm testing this
Yeah, it's pretty cool. I think it's been like that since GTA 4
Left trigger? Don’t you mean the right?
@Garden State right is to shoot they're talking about aiming 👍
Not a big deal but worth mentioning: Turning off "allow spectators". You can't be watched on the tv if you disable it, which makes it harder to get pranked with muggers/mercs etc.
Nah let them mug, shouldn’t be a problem if you have no money
@@Night_Star6248 exactly, they dont even take that much either, also gives an opportunity to get the achievement
I wish that was the case but my friend whenever I ignore him he knows a little hack to get into a invite only lobby even without the invite which is really creepy when he's 19 and I'm only 17.
I'm a day one gta online player, too, so there was nothing new to me, but I think this is a very helpful video to new players with a focus on pvp. I'm actually playing with the alternative FPS setting, to have ADS and trigger on the L1 and R1 buttons. That way you're a bit quicker on both aim and a shot. And I'm playing with the partial assist, since it is extremely annoying when you're locking to anything but your target. I don't think it is that much of a disadvantage. I used to play with free aim, too, which has a really nice training effect, if you don't care much about your k/d. But in the end every controller guy with the full assist on has a huge advantage over you. Except in a sniper battle.
An FOV slider in a console game from 2014 is so incredibly rare I maxed my FOV the millisecond I could The vehicle hood option is the only one I don’t have because I like first person driving to see interiors
I wish that we could have both, first person inside and outside the car instead of sacrificing one or the other.
It doesn't even do much, honestly.
I bounce between the vehicle hood and normal first person. Vehicle hood view is very good for dogfighting and flying helis. If I’m looking for a fight I’ll switch over to vehicle hood.
@@ChrisRedding1 rn I’m playing the game casually, I don’t go into fights the only time I fight is when someone attacks me and I don’t fight in vehicles often anyway other than the mk1 because I’ve always loved that I don’t fly helis, I don’t deluxo and I don’t use the swimming pool seeking missile I’m more of ground combat
How wide is the player’s FOV in first person?
I've been using expanded radar for awhile now, my only issue was close encounter PvP and having a difficult time knowing exactly where someone is. Your fix to this by hitting down on the D-Pad is perfect. Thanks for the video good sir!
Honestly great info on gta settings on what they do and describing their uses, makes it quite easy, as like many things in gta, it's quite a mess of stuff chucked out there to be figured out. Refreshing to see such content, there's still so much unknown and interesting content about the game, guides and how things work like armor vid, great to see such effort in gta vids these days. Honestly the controller schemes are still pretty all over the place, with it constantly changing, makes it quite difficult to get clear picture, and still don't get why the bonnet cam replaces 1st person cam, just have it available no matter what or give option for all
I knew quite a few of these, but some I didn't. Thanks so much for sharing. And thank you guys for helping Ghillie with the video! It was very informative, and helpful. 💛
Excellent info for even a day 1 player. Thanks bro!
Great advice man. I've only been gaming a couple months. I've watched a couple of your videos and am going to try your tips. Thanks for making helpful content.
The moment I figured out what the complex reticle did, it was the fastest I've ever hoped on for GTA. I seriously thought this was a mod only PC players could get. I haven't switched back since. It is so much more satisfying to use the shotgun with than it is with the little dot reticle. The one thing I couldn't agree with is Full Aim Assisted. I despise it because it requires almost no skill to aim with. I only play on Free Aim lobbies. That's just my opinion. Other than that, thank you for the video!
If it were up to me free aim with aim assist slowdown would be how gunfights work and not a downright auto aim system lol.
@@GhillieMaster FA while playing with a controller should've been more like MP3 with slowdown and some weak/moderate tracking assist, ofc with the option to disable it and do pure assistless free aim. Maybe C* could add normal free aim lobbies with those 2 assists and hardcore FA which is gonna be pure aim, but that's quite longshot to expect from them...
@@djomadoto6921or just play fckn call of duty wtf
@@blaketurner5799 no-recoil simulator, not for me, MP3 and CS better!
@@djomadoto6921 ima have to try em
These are really great tips. Thanks. I learned a few that I will be changing to next time I play
I’ll definitely consider implementing some of these suggestions in my play style. Thanks Ghillie.
I saw this video and thought it would be a bunch of stuff I already knew, but some of these tips are genuinely useful and stuff I've never heard of. Especially the assisted aim full one. Crazy how much there is to this game
This is one of the best settings videos I've seen, thank you. I've noticed that a lot of people turn their aim speed up too high which makes the reticle move too quickly.
I play on very fast sensitivity because I like being able to make fast adjustments. Takes some getting used to. But I think it’s worth it in the end.
@@GhillieMaster Definitely worth it, you get more of a modern shooter vibe especially clearing hallways and rooms in buildings on missions
Nice man. Been playing for awhile(since launch) taught me some tips. Thanks.
Thank you. I just started playing again after a few months of playing only battlefield and everything feels clunky. This helped.
Id also change the radar blip settings, in the interaction menu, turn off store locations, job blips etc, this makes the radar less cluttered, and also disable freemode events - the only ones i have enabled are business battles - checkpoints especially. Having all those big yellow circles on your radar makes seeing player blips hard
You're truly a unique channel. I love your vids ghillie
I didn’t know a few of these. Thanks.
7:32 the expanded radar can be toggled while flying planes by just expanding the radar. If it shows as expanded and doesn’t show player list and shows the kill-feed, it stays.
First time learning about the whole corner peaking lock on with FAA. That’s going to make fun fights a lot easier 🙌
I've just learnt why I always get my arse handed to me in deathmatches: I re-lock whereas the other guy has been holding. All. This. Time. 🙄
i will give these settings a try nice video Ghillie
This was a very helpful video, evem for a somewhat :"OG" player like myself, Thank you💯👏
this video so well done and informative
thanks for the video
Thanks for the good tips. 🎉
Thank god this vid exists gonna return to gta n improve my game play!!💯🔥🔥🙏
Gonna try these ASAP!
This was very nice video bro I really enjoyed it since I'm new to playing GTA online and my friend who I met on first day lvl 400 thought he would help me but turn of to be against and was very toxic so I thought I was done for 😊
As someone who plays GTA mostly for the aircraft, I really wish the first person cockpit view was separate from ground vehicles. I would love to be able to use the Deluxo and Scramjet more with the hood view but I refuse to give up my cockpit view in aircraft just for that.
well the worst thing is, you can toggle the first person hood view in aircraft by pressing inspect key on keaboard, but not in ground vehicles, so its exactly the other way around
Nice videos of ghillie bro ❤im new in gta online this video help me and new players ❤
Nice video, but I would have selected another option in the setting you just missed out: First Person Ragdoll and First Person Combat Roll. Personally, rolling in first person and then going back to aiming a target can feel a bit dizzy. As for the ragdolling part, it is also useful in case npcs try to run me over and I need to check my surroundings Now, about the Reticule Size. As someone that has tried both, on PC, I would say for me, simple reticule is the best instead of the complex one. The reason is that, in PvE scenarios if you aim for headshots at the enemies, you have higher chances of headshots instead of the bullets hitting an enemy's head and the enemy not dying and getting back up and then having to empty a mag in his ass just to kill it. Idk, it is just better for me, the simple smallest reticule size. However, that's not to say that that Complex doesn't have it's own benefits either. And the only benefits, in my opinion would be in case of RPGs because you will have a better reticle and range so you can align your shots properly. And maybe for pistols too, specifically the case of AP pistol when it comes to drive-by shooting. As for Expanded Radar, I always had off (set to small radar), for the simple reason it just takes a huge portion of the screen and I can't focus properly while driving, shooting or anything else.
Yeah those are good settings also. I just think it’s funny ragdolling in the first person view so I leave it as is hahaha
The first person to third person cover option is nice as well but kills the first person immersion
theres actually no downside to the complex reticle, the reticle size doesnt actually affect damage output
@@noodlesoup2586the downside IMO is that at long distances you can't see the target well
Tip for the expanded radar: You can make it so you only see icons on the map so it doesn't get too distracting. That's the way I have it, only downside is that for stealth missions you can't see the cone of vision too well
Big game changer thanks bro
This video is so helpful
I had no idea the reticle setting existed definitely running it from now on
Keep doing what you do for the people
Excellent video with some awesome tips.
Very informative video. Thanks.
Very necessary video , thank you 🙏🏻
Shunt Hopping... sheesh. That's how. NICE1 Thanks for sharing
Aside from the reticule I have mostly the same settings. I would also turn off screen kill effects, 1st person ragdoll & combat roll. I agree with the minimap thing. It would be nice if tapping the down button made it cycle between expanded & normal instead of temporarily expanding it. For PS players turning the controller speaker down to almost being off in both the game & PS menu, while keeping it enabled in game will mute almost all NPC phone calls & head set dialogue. Its great for PVE but, if you PVP it will hurt you since missile lock sounds also will be inaudible.
Reason why a lot of people still have 1st person randoll on is because you used to be able to ewo when knocked down back before that got nerfed
@@Brandon02493 Took me a few second to figure out EQO means easy way out. I cant remember the last time I used that.
thank you so much
That was definitely helpful even with settings I was already aware of since you explained them from anotehr perpsective. Proplem remains that I can't fight xD.
I think the simple reticle works better in a Free Aim situation - if you're not relying on a lockon crutch the complex reticle just makes it harder to accurately line up on the target IMO
I just switched to free aim and I was thinking about this, I'm probably going to swap back to simple recitle
Thx bro
That aim preference is precious. I loose more than win. Hopefully this will change that. Thank you bunches.
I have a custom controller with an extra A button on the back left and an extra B button on the back right. Since I'm always playing in first-person all I have to do is hold the A button to run. Makes it good for ducking while driving too. The be button allows me to reload quick.
Thank You 👍😍
Good stuff been using these settings for the past 10 years
These are some good tips one thing i have noticed is some planes when you press down on the d pad to make the mini map bigger it will stay until you press it agian it is mostly older planes but it is interesting to know
2:25 the mini map DOES do this.. Double tap down on the Dpad and it will expand or shrink, but it won't stay enlarged for very long which is fine. However when you're in an aircraft (except Oppressor 1/2 and the Deluxo) it will remain in a larger state permanently until you leave the aircraft
Not every aircraft in the game does this but most older ones do
@@Jesse5111 yep
Like you said, it’s personal preference, but I love Standard FPS2. I’ve been playing w/ it for so long, feels better than Standard/ Stan FPS. But this vid was informational and great nonetheless👍
I wish we could prioritize player lock on instead of police. I die a lot because I’m stuck locking on to the police
That would be nice
So true!
I would take advantage of that whenever being chased by an mk2😂😂
Try free aim
change it to everyone player targetting priority IN INTERRACTION MENU USING (M) DEFAULT. GO TO THE LOWEST U WILL SEE IT CHANGE TO EVERYONE TO LOCK ON EVERYONE STRANGERS TO LOCK ON ALL PLAYERS BUT FRIENDS ENEMIES FOR PVP
Thanks😎👍
Thank you
Ive learned to master the tiny dot😂i preordered btw
Personally I like having some motion blur on since it makes the 30 fps more bearable and the 60 fps more seamless. I manually lock onto targets too when aiming, it can still be pretty fast. With resetting the aim it kinda helps get headshots better with muscle memory.
Maybe it’s time to up grade your pc I easily get 200 fps with ultra settings
@@ericdraven7185 i play on console, not bum ass pc lol. Gtao way better on console and its gonna be better for gta 6 too because yall are gonna get it like 1-2 years after💀
@@dacian23Well GTA is and always will be a console video game. PC deserves it too, but console is what the game has always been made for. More players on PS and Xbox.
Yo I’m a vet player!! Thanks Standard FPS is legitimate and complex reticle also!! Great tip!!! The smashing of the A button sucKs when running!!!
Amazing video 10/10
Are you interested in joining a GTA mafia crew ? FreeAim only
Assisted Full's one big downside is the game has a tendency to force lock you to targets that may be miles away and behind cover and completely ignores people flanking you and actively firing.
Just switched to first person! Completely different experience being able to sim through the sights and use scopes!!!
I use most of these settings but it's nice to learn exactly what they do.
If i were a noob this would be very helpful. I use all of these settings besides extended mini map. I use middle mouse button or press down on the controller to extend it. I agree with you how it should be like RDR. I use extended always in that game.
Maximum first-person-view makes flick up headshots harder at longer ranges. Wider FOV means more pixels, means smaller pixels, means smaller heads to place the reticle on.
Thanks
Assisted partial acts the way u explained Assisted Full, too me! I always used partial and was able to aim then push the stick to the next person i want to target without releasing the aim trigger. Full will lock on to whatevers around, which more than likely is the wrong person.
Jesus freaking christ, Ive been in pain playing contracts because of the dept of field trying to find enemies with that absurd curtain of blurrines. THANKS A LOT
I would love more videos like this but focusing on PvE & the solo player.
As an older player I find sniping very challenging. I prefer higher sensitivity for 3rd person aiming of non scoped weapons, but this translates to sniper sensitivity being too high for me as for some reason R* decided to tie scoped aiming to 3rd person sensitivity.
Have you messed with acceleration?
I play with the most realistic settings for maximum immersion. Lvl 3 brightness,fidelity,regular camera position in vehicles, maxed out FOV and all that plus a custom weapon loadout that is very limited, making missions challenging and making things more interesting. Never gets boring carrying like 3 or 4 guns at a time. Starting free aim too. Auto aim has its perks but you can lock onto the wrong things.
Free aim alone makes it more fun. Auto aim is lame.
Evening Ghillie!!
For me I use aim assist partial and free aim depending on what I am doing. Since I practice with my aim on console I learn to aim without assistance and my sensitivity alters better what I am doing. Now the hood view I use in races it reminds me of the view you got from old need for speed games. Not to mention crew 2
Hey great video. I have been online for 10 years and never thought about some of these. So much better now.
Are you interested in joining a GTA mafia crew ? FreeAim only
your settings is pretty OP on my GTA PS5 version! What % of First Person Aiming Sensitivity, Third Person Look-Around Sensitivity, Third Person Aim / Look Deadzone, First Person Aim / Look Deadzone, and Third Person Aim / Look Acceleration? Your settings will improve me when I'm in a PVP Thanks GhilllleMaster!
@GhillieMaster - Any chance you could help out with those %’s ?? 🙏🏼
cheers !
In combination with these settings, it would be awesome to be able to toggle kd on or off depending on preference.
Really cool video even for someone like me who has a full year of gameplay. Some things I would like to point out: For controls: I use Standard FPS for both first and third person. It does feel clunky but it becomes natural as you get used to it. This obviously allows running in third person without holding a button and interaction menu is usable. Do not EVER sprint in third person in ANY control setting unless you like buying new controllers very often. Switching handbrake to A allows you to duck while using the interaction menu in a car, allows you to switch Oppressor and Deluxo modes with the interaction menu up, and allows you to boost on the Mk II and Scramjet with the interaction menu up. Only all advantages. People often ask whats the best control tunings. I think it's very simple. Max everything except deadzones and acceleration at zero. Max sensitivity on everything is still very slow, but makes the game much more responsive. Please, turn OFF matchmaking if you don't want randoms joining your missions by default. It's the most annoying thing when I'm trying to join a random heist from the phone and I get kicked immediately because people don't turn off matchmaking. Also turn off spectators. Turning on independent camera modes is probably better if you like traversing in first person by default. Any vehicle you enter will be in third person and eliminates the awful animation delay if you forget to switch to third before entering. Personal preference: A lot of people really like third person cover on. I used this setting for the longest time even though I would never take cover in first person because of it, I find it very disorienting. Finally turn if off and I realized how much more enjoyable and immersive first person cover is. I also kind of like first person head bobbing, as the camera feels far too floaty without it, but I can agree that the way it's implemeted in this game can be nausea inducing sometimes.
I also turned every sensitivity setting from movement to shooting all the way up
I already do most of these and agree with most of them except for the assisted aim full setting. If you are too close to another NPC and you're having a fight with another player you lock onto the NPC first
Then just switch targets by flicking the stick. Assisted aim partial will still do this and you can't flick off the wrong target.
@@nfsfanAndrew yeah I like the assistant impartial because if I need to kind of free a left to right like it for enemies behind cover it gives me the option to do that you know what I mean like I can kind of move the stick left or right and I take my finger off the trigger and I can move the crosshairs a little bit left to right if they're hiding behind an object
I prefer full assisted aim cause it makes it easy to aim at enemy npcs when doing cayo heist setups and also the autoshop contracts. Plus i dont attack other players Im just a grinder and a car collector in the game
I don't attack other players either, that doesn't stop them attacking me. I moved to free aim to force the griefers to actually hit me themselves, this made me realise they don't go into free aim lobbies because they can't aim either. 😆 I worked on my free aim settings in missions, now if I get attacked, I can sometimes fight back well enough to escape. If I can get space enough to get on that drag bike, they ain't catching me 😄 I'm fast af boiiiiiiii
5:42 if u have Hold to sprint default layout lets u sprint still but you will have to stop whenever you click on something
Can you please do an in-depth guide on which mk2 weapons we should use?
Should you use hold to sprint or tap to sprint???
In my opinion this is best control type: 3p- alternate. fps- alternate fps, this switches aim and fire to r1 and l1, wich u dont have to move so much to trigger as the l2 and r2,
I played with some guys in free aim and they told me to switch my controller scheme to run with rb it’s the best thing I’ve ever done have been usin it for years
Difference between simple and complex reticles is that they both specialize in one specific thing. Dot is for people who use aim assist, Complex would be for free aimers since the dot is too small to keep over other players.
1:27 IIRC my right stick button makes me look behind... I think I've changed the controls though. Will have to check when I get back. Is there a way to instantly change between first and third person views? 3:05 Setting an ultrawide(?) resolution seems to give even more FOV (possibly at the cost of verticals). I currently have mine at borderless 1680x720 (21:9) and I really like the extra peripheral view
Also, the Expanded radar setting breaks when u enter interiors or certain heist maps like cayo or casino heist etc. So I suggest u turn it off before playing heists.
Complex is also awesome for jets makes dogfights way better
This is a very helpful guide as ive recently started GTAO by myself for the first time. Thx for making this Ghillie 💙
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AD:1 on PC you can reach this view by pressing [Insert] by default (as far as I know). but I switched this button to [LCTRL] for easy access
on AIM PREFERENCES - NOTE: If your main activity is SURVIVALS (like mine), consider using PARTIAL assisted aim. Full assistance makes it a b**ch to focus on the specific enemy YOU have centered your gun on. GTA will have different priorities than you will, and it’s so hard to wrest your gun aiming away from GTA’s preference. For instance, the game may choose an enemy further away than the guy that’s closer and more of a threat to you. But, as Ghillie mentions, the swap in disadvantages is that you can’t jump from one enemy to the next as easily. Even though I love zipping through a ton of enemies like that, the Survivals I play (VERY difficult Custom ones), you can’t expose yourself longer than what it takes to get headshots on 2 enemies before you’ll be killed. So the Partial Assistance setting’s advantage is lost. We have to roll or go behind cover every 2 head kills in our Survivals.
ghille, in your opinion do you think they're just going to nerf the lazer/hydra cannons without buffing anything else ? They only mentioned nerfs so i thought that might be the only change. Is there any hope for buffs for other air vehicles ?
what the title should be: "10 Settings You NEED To Change To Be a Bigger SWEAT/TRYHARD in GTA Online! (In Depth Guide)"
DANG!!! Wish they had that FPV option on Console! That would be way better than having to PAUSE, go to settings to turn the hood on and off. I have to do that when I call out The Savage.
I use standard fps 2 for both 1st and 3rd person. Personal preference
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When I switch the hydraulics, it’s easier to go down from the firemen now and Amy it’s so much easier and much more agile.