@ImDetonator_ you can only fiddle with the in game settings, is a good rule not to get yourself banned.
You will be fine messing with your video config file, don't let these console players scare you.
1. C:\Users\Replace with your username\Saved Games\Respawn\Apex\local
2. Videoconfig.text right-click open with notepad
3. Scroll to the bottom and change the setting, "setting.csm_enabled" "1" to "setting.csm_enabled" "0" (just changing the 1 to an 0).
Close the text file, right-click properties, general tab, attributes, check read only so the game doesn't overwrite your changes.
That's false. Most streamers and/ or players disable this setting (even in league play). You even play on PC?
@Popa2caps EA tos section 6 "rules of conduct" as of 19 January 2022:
FYI @ImDetonator_
When you access or use an EA Service, you agree that you will not:
https://tos.ea.com/legalapp/WEBTERMS/US/en/PC/#section6
Seems straightforward that you are risking a ban, console or not 😃
My son plays on pc and I encourage him not to break the tos from the point of fair play. I also wonder how you can assert "most streamers/players" do it, as it is unlikely you know of more than a few?
@OldTreeCreeper
So you don't physically play Apex Legends on PC, but try to give advice about it, doesn't that seem odd?
Changing video config files might be something new to you, but it's common for Apex Legends PC gamers to change, matter of fact disabling CSM shadows is allowed in league and/ or tournaments.
https://twitter.com/imperialhal/status/1353829237208326144?lang=en
Most streamers do in fact disable hard shadows, you can clearly see it in their broadcasts.
It's not wise to use scare tactics just because you don't know.
@Popa2caps I'm not sure that quoting imperial hal gives you the good to go from ea.
I'm not using any form of scare tactics, just quoting from the ea tos, which is fairly clear and accurate, as against your hal twitter rumor, which is why you are asking a mod to help you out.
BTW changing files is not new to me as I was probably using computers before you were born 😛
What part of the EA terms of service states one can't change the video config file again? So yes, I do consider what you're doing is a scare tastic.
A) You have no proof of anyone ever getting banned, but use it as it's defence why not to do it.
B) You have no direct knowledge of the ecosystem involved (being PC).
The video config file is in the documents folder just so it's easily accessible for the user. Every single Apex Legends optimization video on YouTube uses this same file to gain resources for the user.
I've been building computers since the early 2000's with the start of the Intel core 2 duo. I've also had a Steam account since it was created, never banned (yes my steam account is over 16 years old, with not one strike).
The point of the Tweet was to show the official support in the ALGS rule book.
The code to the section is AB8.3
Ctrl+F AB8.3
AB8.3. Game Files Competitors may only add or edit the following Game files:
● local.cfg
● autoexec.cfg
● videoconfig.txt
Competitors may only add or edit the following lines in the files specified above:
● fps_max
● mat_letterbox_aspect_goal
● mat_letterbox_aspect_threshold
● "setting.csm_enabled" "0"
