Preparation is always vital to any fps game. As much as you would want to immediately test your skills in an actual match, it is best to proceed to training first if it is an option and tinker with the game’s settings and customize it to your liking first. Since there are no training options in Standoff 2, your preparation begins and ends with tinkering with the game’s settings alone.

You can visit the settings by tapping on the gear icon at the lower left side of the main screen. There are 4 distinct tabs under the settings menu and while you do not need to change or even click on any item, it is best to at least scan through all the items and understand how each one can affect your performance. There are game settings, video settings, controls, and sound settings. The second and third options contain most aspects of the game you should look deep into.

Under the game settings, the only item that can impact gameplay is the option to switch to the picked up weapon. By default, this is turned on. While you may actually appreciate this option as a beginner, it can pose some serious effects on your performance especially if you only picked up a weapon by accident in the middle of a firefight. In our opinion, it is best to uncheck this option and be used to selectively being able to pick up weapons instead.

The video settings are generally okay as it is and typically sets itself automatically based on the perceived performance capacity of your device. If you feel some lags or any discomfort while in a match, you should definitely consider lowering the graphics quality based on each available option. Standoff 2 does offer high quality graphics that any mobile gamer should be able to appreciate but the game does not delimit much in terms of devices that can only cater to lower quality graphics settings. As such, just because your device can run the game on the highest graphics settings does not necessarily mean it will run in optimal capacity.

The controls settings is where you need to spend some real time on and may even be a set of options that you would want to revisit until you set it up as perfectly as it suits your preferences. As much as any developer would want to present the best button layout and key configurations on their game, it simply will not cater absolutely to every player. On the other hand, Standoff 2’s default button layout and general control configurations maybe good enough for you but you should still tinker with every possible option until you have set it up as best as you can before diving into a match.

There is a lot of liberty in Standoff 2 when it comes to customization of the button layout. Be sure to check out and utilize the customization options available under the button positions feature within the controls setting. You can adjust the size, visibility, and actual locations of each button on the screen and even make adjustments to the division between the shooting zone and the movement zone at the left side of the screen. Remember to apply the changes before exiting this menu.

The sensitivity and acceleration modifiers may take several revisits and adjustments before you finally set it to working best for you in a match. You can opt to double tap your screen to jump or include a button for it. There are various options to try as well for the joystick and the fire button and if you are not happy with the crosshair’s color, you can make adjustments to it as well. Once you have tinkered with these options, especially the ones that add or remove buttons to the screen, be sure to revisit the customization options for the button positions as you may want to make some further adjustments.