Today I will show you my Overwatch 2 configuration for xim Apex. Now, the biggest change with Overwatch 2 for your mouse movements is the major aim assist nerf, and the new 120 Hz monitor support. So on the one hand the game will feel as responsive as never before, but on the other hand the aim assist is barely noticeable anymore. So in todays tutorial I will try to maintain as much aim assist as possible, while keeping the overall aim assist inconsistencies as low as possible. Also please take note, that as soon as you play in PC lobbies there will be no aim assist anymore. So stick to playstation or xbox lobbies, if you want to keep aim assist.
 
Now before we jump into the configuration settings, if you are a Playstation 5 user, and you still don’t have a PS5 solution, then I can recommend the B-Loader Pro device. It’s a USB stick, that will handle the PS5 compatibility for you. The xim Company is currently working on their own solution, but until it becomes available, the B-Loader Pro is a cheap alternative. You can find a link to the B-Loader Shop in the video description, as well as a tutorial on my channel, on how to set it up.
 
Also, if you are a Playstation user, then I can recommend the original Overwatch profile as well. In my opinion it provides a better aim assist experience than the Overwatch 2 profile. The aim assist is slightly stronger and you also have less aim assist bubble issues. If you are on Xbox, you can experiment with the PS4 version of the original Overwatch profile. The actual Xbox profile for Overwatch seems to cause really bad mouse movements in Overwatch 2, so certainly don’t use that profile. Another good alternative for Xbox players is to use the Smart Translation version 1.2 from the first Overwatch profile. That one also works very well, and provides a lot of aim assist.
Now the following settings will work for both, the original Overwatch profile as well as the Overwatch 2 profile.
 
So let’s start with the ingame settings.
The required in-game settings for Overwatch can be found by pressing the wrench button in the bottom right corner of your configuration picture. Press the yes button, and you will be forwarded to the xim website. Please do not use any other settings, or else the quality of your mouse movements will start to suffer. Settings that aren’t listed here can of course be customized to your personal preference. For instance, If available for you, I recommend to set the display mode to framerate at the very top. That way your game will run on 120Hz, if your monitor and console supports that. And in the accessibility settings I recommend to turn off both shake options. Having less screen shake will increase your overview, and game awareness.
At last, let’s go over the aim assist settings. For most heroes I prefer to use a window size of 25, with an ease in setting of 75. This works well for tracking targets, which basically applies to most heroes. If you are confident in your aim, and you play sniper, or single fire heroes which require a lot of flicking, then I recommend a window size of 15, or 20, with an ease in setting of 50, or 60. That way you can better build up muscle memory for precise mouse flicks.
 
Next, let’s look at the polling rate of your xim, and mouse.
Head into the global settings of your xim Manager. Your polling rate for this configuration should be set to either 500, or 1000 Hz. If you cannot see that option, then tick the expert mode box at the very top. Pick the polling rate that your mouse runs best with. The following configuration will of course work great with both polling rates. My mouse runs great on 1000hz, so I will go with that profile. Once you completed your polling rate changes, press the save button in the bottom right, and restart your xim Apex. Otherwise your polling rate changes will not become active.
 
Now, let’s take care of the configuration for heroes, that use hip fire.
 
Start by clicking on the edit button in the top left corner of your xim Manager. My configuration colour is set to yellow, and my hotkey is the F1 key. That way I can load my Overwatch configuration by pressing the F1 key on my keyboard. As a confirmation, my xim will then show a yellow LED light.
Now let’s swipe one more time to the right, to enter the hip configuration.
 
As always, adjust your synchronization settings first. For this configuration, we will use synchronization default. In my opinion it is the best tradeoff between responsive and smooth mouse movements. It also doesn’t mess too much with the aim assist.
 
After that, adjust your HIP sensitivity. I will use a sensitivity of 50.
If you are unsure what sensitivity you should use, then you can watch my sensitivity tutorial to find your most optimal mouse sensitivity. You can find a link to the video in the video description.
Now about the mouse DPI. This is a really important part. If you are on Playstation, then I recommend to use a fairly low DPI value. I will use 1800, since that will provide a stronger, and more consistent aim assist experience. If you are on Xbox however, then I recommend to do the entire opposite. Use as much DPI as you can, to get a better aim assist experience. The reason behind this is, that the stick resolution of the Xbox controller is 256 times higher, than the one of the Playstation. So mouse movements are far more direct, and precise, than on Playstation. As a result, the aim assist works a bit differently on Xbox, and I therefore recommend to use values of 3000, to 10000 DPI.
Once you have adjusted your mouse DPI, you can continue with the advanced settings.
 
Boost and Steady aim are not really helpful in Overwatch 2. The aim assist is already fairly low, and both of these features usually tend to even further lower the aim assist. So for this configuration we will not use them. But with Simulate Analog Behavior it is a different situation. A higher SAB value can help to maintain the aim assist, while strafing, or moving. Since that is a core mechanic of Overwatch, I will set the SAB value to 50. You can also use more, but for me a value of above 50, starts to make my character movements a bit too imprecise.
 
At last you have the option to add a small aim assist curve. It will slightly increase the aim assist for faster mouse speeds, so flicking, and stopping directly on the target becomes a little bit easier. You are not required to use this curve, but I would suggest to at least give it a try for a few games. So scroll up again, and click on the curve generator. Use the arrow on the right side to move the curve editor to the 34% mark. After that, change the value in the box from 34, to 28.47 .
 
The idea of the curve is the following. In the first third, the curve will downscale your sensitivity a little bit. This will basically have no effect other than slightly lowering slower mouse movements. In the other two thirds of the curve, you can see that the graph is steeper, than in the first third. This will cause your mouse movements to be slightly accelerated, but at a percentage that you will hardly notice. It will improve the aim assist for faster mouse movements, which is very helpful if you want to switch between targets, or quickly flick onto the head of an enemy. 
Once you have changed the graph, you can close the curve generator. Since the curve slightly changed your sensitivity, you may have to readjust your xim sensitivity.
 
Next you can scroll down until you can see the button bindings. Here you can either copy my button layout, that you can see right now, or you go with your own one. 
At the very bottom of your button bindings, you can find the option to switch into the secondary button bindings. If you want to double bind specific keys, or game actions, then you can do that here. I for example use this to double bind my ability keys.
For heroes that only shoot from the hip, we are done now. Next I will show you how to create a new configuration, that can be used for heroes with an aim down sights feature. This includes Ana, Ashe or Widowmaker. Also, please don’t forget that you must change the relative aim sensitivity, while scoped, to 100% in the ingame settings. To get this option, you must first pick the respective hero on the right side. Let's go back into the xim manager. Swipe back to the left, until you are in the hotkey menu again. Expand the advanced settings under the hotkey option, and press the copy button. Then save your configuration in the top left option, and exit it.
 
All that must be done now is to create a new configuration, and click the paste button. After that, the configuration will be identical to the previous one. I will quickly do that in the background. Next it is time to make the adjustments for the aim down sights mode.
Start by renaming the configuration, so you can better differentiate it. I will use the name sniper, but you can of course use any other name as well. Next to that I will also change the configuration color from yellow, to blue. At last, I will change the hotkey to the F2 key. By pressing the F1, and F2 key, I can now instantly cycle between the two configurations, without using the xim Manager.
 
Now swipe three times to the right, to enter a new sub configuration. Activate it by pressing the enable button. This sub configuration will now become our aim down sights configuration. As a first step, start by binding your ADS button as an activation key. I will use the right mouse button for that.
 
Next adjust your synchronization. I recommend to use the same synchronization as in your hip configuration, so I will pick default again. After that, it is time to adjust the Aim Down Sights sensitivity. My preferred ADS sensitivity is 30.
 
At last, you have the option to add the curve from before again. If you want to do that, then go back into your hip configuration, and open the curve generator. Click on the copy button. You can now exit this menu and return to your aim down sights configuration. Once you are there, you can enter the curve generator again, and press the paste button.
 
All the other settings can remain as they are, there is no need to change those. You can hit the save button in the top left, and exit your sniper configuration now. 
 
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