Tips and Tricks for Fortnite with your XR500!

[Nighthawk Pro Gaming]

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Chasing that Victory Royale in Fortnite? Then here's some quick tips to get the best Fortnite connection possible:

1. Minimize server lag

The further a server is from your home, the slower the game will play. It’s just like real life; the further you must travel, the longer it takes to make that trip. Same for your game traffic.

In your game settings: make sure you have selected your region in Fortnite. Here’s how:

1. From the main menu of the game, select the gear icon to open settings and then again click the gear icon at the top to open game settings.
2. Under Region, change your Matchmaking Region to the one with the lowest ping

 

Using your Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 Router:

3. Add your console or PC to the Geo-Filter
4. Set your Geo-Filter to 'Spectating Mode'
5. Make sure Auto-Ping Host is enabled in the Geo-Filter Map Option
6. Set the Geo-Filter distance to the closest server near you. For reference, see the image below of Fortnite Servers.

 

Clean up your console

Making sure your hardware is capable of running Fortnite is crucial to a smooth gaming experience. When possible, have your console or PC wired up to the XR500’s ethernet ports.

 

Console gamers: delete unneeded games/applications from your hard drive to free up space. On Xbox One if you’re experiencing occasional stuttering then clearing your local saved games can  also help.

 

1. Check your PC’s specs

 

 

PC gamers: Keep your FPS high by ensuring your hardware meets these minimum requirements:

Processor	Core i5 2.8Ghz
Memory	8GB
Graphics	Nvidia GTX 970 / AMD R9 390 or above
Storage	20GB
OS	Windows 10 64-bit

1. Prioritize your console or PC

The last thing you want when chasing that Victory Royale is someone in your home hogging all the bandwidth with videos or other traffic and causing your game to lag.

The Nighthawk Pro Gaming XR500 has the world’s best QoS to completely solve this problem. Here’s how:

1. Set Anti-Bufferbloat to 70% for both Download and Upload and set the mode to High Priority Traffic Detected
2. In Bandwidth Allocation give extra bandwidth to your gaming device
3. Make sure ‘DumaOS Classified Games’ is checked in Traffic Prioritization
4. Make sure ‘Unreal Engine’ is prioritized in Traffic Priorization

Now everyone in your home can download and upload whatever they want without affecting your gaming because the XR500 is prioritizing Fortnite.

1. Wired Controller beats a Wireless Controllers

Whenever possible, try to play wired. Wireless controllers and mice and keyboards can be affected by other wireless devices around them which is why most eSports pros play wired.

 

 

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