The latest installment to the Skate franchise, Skate., or better known in circles as Skate 4, has finally touched down in early access. Players are finally able to enjoy the ragdoll performance as they Christ Air all over the map. However, you can get a lot more out of the game’s performance by making a few tweaks to the settings. If you end up not really liking how things work afterward, you can always reset the settings and try a different angle. The following are the settings that I thought best fit my play style while playing Skate 4.
Getting the Most Out of Skate 4’s Settings
There are four major settings that you can play around with in Skate 4: General, Controls, Assists, and Camera. Between these four, your gameplay experience can change drastically, making things infinitely easier to accomplish. The best settings I found for each of these categories is as follows:
General Settings
Many of the options here are cosmetic, though there are still a few that I changed in my game for an overall cleaner look. I would also recommend turning off the Nametags for a cleaner look while skating, but that is really up to you. The following settings are the only ones I changed throughout this category.
- Flick-it Visualizer – Off
- Pedestrians – On
- Traffic – Off
Controls
The control presets are very much to your preference, but I chose the Classic Preset to make things like flicking a bit easier. I also made my default stance Goofy but only because that is my stance in real life. Similar to the general settings, many of the ones found here are primarily cosmetic.
Assists
Assists are the settings that will really change how you perform flick tricks and grinds. You’ll want to make the following adjustments for the best possible experience:
- Grind Assist Amount – 10
- Vert Pump Assist – 15
- Allowed Fall Height – 2
- Minimum Pop Height Amount – 100
I went for a high minimum pop height to have a better chance at landing more tricks and jumps.
Camera
Lastly, the camera. Camera preferences in Skate 4 is up to you. This doesn’t change anything about the game besides perspective. However, the following have been the settings that I prefer:
- Horizontal Flow Strength – 5
- Vertical Flow Strength – 5
- Field of View – 80
- Maintain Camera Distance – On
- On-Board Camera Offset – 4
- Camera Framing – High
- Horizontal Sensitivity – 30
- Vertical Sensitivity – 30
- Horizontal Follow Strength – 4
- Vertical Follow Strength – 4
- Off-board Field of View – 80
- Off-Board Default Pitch – -12
- Invert Horizontal Camera Controls – Off
- Invert Vertical Camera Controls – Off
With the above, you should have the best experience playing Skate 4. Of course, if anything isn’t to your liking, you’re more than welcome to change things up until you find a settings preference you like.
