Fortnite Ballistic is an all new game mode, which takes a ton of cues from the likes of Valorant and Counter-Strike, blending them together in the base game with a unique but familiar twist of its own.
This is quite unlike prior Fortnite game modes, as such, requires fine tuned controls for a more ‘competitive’ gameplay experience. To that extent, a list of the best, optimized control settings for Fortnite Ballistic can be found listed below.
Best control settings for Fortnite Ballistic

Keyboard and Mouse settings (PC)
Mouse
- X-Axis Sensitivity: 10%
- Y-Axis Sensitivity: 10%
- Targeting Sensitivity: 50%
- Scope Sensitivity: 40%
- First Person Mode: 50%
- Zoom Scaling: Legacy
Keyboard
- Move Forward: W
- Move Left: A
- Move Backward: S
- Move Right: D
- Jump: Space Bar
- Sprint: Left Shift
- Auto Run: N
- Crouch (Tap) / Slide (Hold): Left Ctrl
- Force Walk: Left Alt
- Fire: Right Click Mouse
- Target: Left Click Mouse
- Toggle Scope Mode: Middle Click Mouse
- Reload: R
- Use: E
- Pickaxe: F
- Weapon Slot 1: 1
- Weapon Slot 2: 2
- Weapon Slot 3: 3
- Weapon Slot 4: 4
- Weapon Slot 5: 5
Controller settings (PC and console)
- Controller Auto-Run: On
- Slide Hold Time: 0.20 Seconds
- Reset Camera Axis: Pitch
- Reset Camera Type: 0.20 Seconds
- Vibration: Off; user preference
- Look Sensitivity: 5 (Normal+)
- Aim Sensitivity (ADS): 6 (Normal++)
- First Person Mode: 0.90x
- Left Stick Dead Zone: 20%
- Right Stick Dead Zone: 20%
- Enable Adaptive Triggers: Off; user preference
- Controller Binding Preset: Custom
- Jump: X/A (PlayStation/Xbox)
- Crouch (Tap) / Slide (Hold) / Repair (Hold): Right Stick Click
- Sprint / Auto-Run (Hold): Left Stick Click
- Fire: Right Bumper (RB)
- Target: Left Bumper (LB)
- Reload / Use (Hold): Square/X Button (PlayStation/Xbox)
- Next Weapon: Right Trigger (RB)
- Previous Weapon: Left Trigger (LB)
- Toggle Pickaxe or Carry: Triangle/Y Button (PlayStation/Xbox)
- Place Marker / Squad Comms (Hold): Left D-pad