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Grounded 2

Best and Recommended Settings

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Grounded 2 Best and Recommended Settings
Here are the best and recommended settings to play Grounded 2. See the best video, controls, and audio settings, as well as the most optimal interface and gameplay settings!

Best and Recommended Settings for AC Shadows

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Best Gameplay Settings

General Settings
Interface Language English
Spoken language English
Player Distance On
Auto-Saves
Interval (Minutes) 10
Auto-Save Slots
5

5 slots with 10 minute save intervals make it easy to backtrack easily without having too much save slots to browse through.
Survival
Show Tutorials On
Show Survival Quests On
Show Hotpouch on Keyboard On
Show Hotpouch on Controller On
Show HUD Markers On
Hot Deposit to all chests On
Online
Enable Crossplay On

Best Display Settings

Window Mode Windowed Fullscreen
Makes it easy to tab in and out of the game.
Resolution Will automatically be set to your monitor's best size on fullscreen
Render Scale 100
Quality High/Epic
Frame Rate Limit Unlimited
Depth of Field Blur High
V-Sync Off
Gamma 30%
Motion Blur 0%
Chromatic Aberration On
Field of View User

Best Keyboard Settings

General Settings
Invert Horizontal / Vertical Look User Preference
Toggle Crouch Off
Sprint Mode Hold to Sprint
Mouse Sensitivity X/Y User Preference
Mouse Aiming Sensitvity X/Y User Preference
Make sure it's low enough that your aim is still accurate but fast enough to aim to a different direction quickly.

Best Controller Settings

Controller Settings
Vibration On
Camera Invertion Settings
Invert Horizontal/Vertical Lookt User Preference
Invert Horizontal/Vertical Move User Preference
Movement Toggle Settings
Crouch Toggle On
Sprint Toggle On
Analog Stick Settings
Look Sensitivty X/Y User Preference
Dead Zones Adjust until no movements happen on minimal stick movements. Increase if you're experiencing stick drift.

Best Audio Settings

Master Volume 100%
Effects Volume 100%
Ambience Volume 100%
Music Volume 100%
UI Volume 100%
Dialogue Volume 100%
Narration Volume 100%
Cinematics Volume 100%
Voice Chat Volume 100%
Voice Chat Activation User Preference

Accessibility Settings

Visual Settings
Large Text Off%
Large HUD Off%
Wide Interaction Off%
Arachnophobia Safe Mode 0%
Highlight Objects Not Base Buildings / Items Only
Colorblind Mode Text None
Read Texts
Read to Me Toggle Off
Subtitles
Subtitles All
Text Size Medium
Background Off
Turn this on if the text blends in the game's background too much.
Reticle
Reticle Size 1.00
Reticle Opacity 20%
Chat
Chat Text to Speech Off
Chat Speech to Text Size Off
Background Off

Adjust Accessibility Settings to Your Preferences

Accessibility Settings are set to aid players and adjust certain elements of the game to fit their preferences. It is highly recommended to be changed depending on the necessity it entails.

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Briefcase Code Solution Blueberry Locations
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How to Make Chunky Smoothies List of All Secrets and Easter Eggs
How to Dupe Weapons How to Get Globs
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