Okay, so I’ve been hopping between CS:GO and Apex Legends a lot lately, and the difference in aiming feel was seriously messing with my muscle memory. I needed to get my Apex sensitivity to feel as close to CS:GO as possible. Here’s how I went about it.
Figuring Out My CS:GO Setup
First things first, I needed to nail down exactly what my CS:GO settings were. I opened up the game and checked my in-game sensitivity, which was set to 2.0. I also knew my mouse DPI was 800, a pretty common setting.
The Conversion Struggle
Now, I thought it would be a simple matter of copying that 2.0 sensitivity into Apex. Nope! It felt way off. Clearly, the games handle sensitivity differently. So, I hit up the internet, searching for “csgo to apex sensitivity.”
Finding a Formula (and a Website)
I stumbled upon a few different formulas and online converters. Some were simple multipliers, others seemed way more complicated. I ended up using a website, and it seemed like the most straightforward.
I punched in my CS:GO sensitivity (2.0), my DPI (800), and it spat out a number for Apex Legends. I don’t remember the exact number, some of the online converters were using 3.18181818182 to convert, and some of them were using 1/3.14. So I tired both of them.
Testing and Tweaking in Apex
I jumped into Apex’s firing range with the converted sensitivity that website gave me. It felt closer, but still not quite right. So, I started making small adjustments. I would increase it a bit, test it out on the dummies, decrease it a bit, test again. I repeated this process, like, a dozen times, it felt like forever!
- First try: I use the fomula, CSGO sens DPI / 3.18181818182 = Apex sens, a little bit fast for me.
- Second try: I use the fomula, CSGO sens DPI (1/3.14) = Apex sens, a little bit slow for me.
- Third try: the result in the middle of above numbers. BINGO!
The “Aha!” Moment
Finally, after a good amount of fiddling, I landed on a sensitivity that felt really good. It wasn’t a perfect 1:1 match to CS:GO, but it was close enough that my muscle memory wasn’t freaking out anymore.
My Advice
So, my biggest takeaway from this whole process? Don’t just blindly trust a converter. Use it as a starting point, then get into the game and fine-tune it until it feels right for you. Your perfect sensitivity is probably going to be slightly different from what any website or formula tells you.
And don’t be afraid to spend some time in the firing range! It’s the best way to really dial things in without the pressure of a live match.
