# Quick Edit Recoil Assist & Bloom Assist You can apply **Recoil Assist** adjustments to your **ACTIVE Weapon Slot** with your controller (also **Bloom Assist** if available in the Gamepack). Recoil Assist can be applied to a **GENERIC Fire Mode**, or in the case of a Gamepack with weapon-specific **Optimized Recoil Assist**, you can adjust for recoil differences from weapon attachments, game updates, or unsupported settings. {% hint style="warning" %} Remember that Recoil & Bloom Assist settings are **per** Weapon Slot. {% endhint %}

Quick Edit Recoil Assist & Bloom Assist Page Contents

[**Getting Started**](#1.-getting-started) [**Enter Quick Edit**](#2.-enter-quick-edit) [**Vertical Adjust**](#3.-vertical-adjust) [**Horizontal Adjust**](#4.-horizontal-adjust) [**Reset**](#5.-reset) [**Exit Quick Edit**](#6.-exit-quick-edit) [**Pattern Strength**](#7.-pattern-strength) [**In-game Aim Assist**](#in-game-aim-assist) [**Bloom Assist Delay**](#bloom-control-delay) [**Recoil Assist Mode**](#anti-recoil-mode) [**Recoil Assist Activation**](#anti-recoil-activation) [**Troubleshooting**](#troubleshooting)

## **1. Getting Started**

### Assessing Your Game {% hint style="warning" %} First, it is important to understand what **Recoil Assist** is. When recoil kicks in, this M.O.D. (Macro On Demand) can assist you with keeping your aim steady. As a macro, it **does not** and **cannot** remove any recoil from the game. It simply helps you to manage that recoil effectively so you can focus your efforts on your target. {% endhint %} :warning: ***Before you get started**,* assess the type of recoil your game relies on: * Vertical recoil where your weapon drifts upwards in pretty much a straight line can usually be managed with "**Recoil Assist Vertical Adjust**". * Horizontal recoil where your weapon drifts to a single side can usually be managed with "**Recoil Assist Horizontal Adjust**". * Recoil that shifts in strength throughout the length of time firing, often with zigzag-like recoil patterns, **cannot** be fully managed with **generic** Recoil Assist. For this, we have game-specific, weapon-specific, "**Optimized Recoil Assist**" in certain **dedicated Gamepacks**. You can even fine-tune the "**Pattern Strength**" of the Recoil Assist in such packs. * Randomized recoil behaviors and bloom (bullet spread) **cannot** benefit from Recoil Assist. * Bloom can **only** be improved upon by reducing fire rate, which can be done with GENERIC Fire: "**Bloom Assist**" & "**Bloom Assist Delay**" in "**Shooter**" and other Gamepacks that include this feature. *** ### Positioning Yourself Once you are in-game :video\_game:, position yourself & aim at a wall :bricks: or static target :dart:, ensuring that you have plenty of ammo & space to compare recoil. Switch to the in-game weapon :gun: that you will be using first & ensure the Weapon Slot that you intend to adjust is **ACTIVE**, or highlighted on the Dashboard. *** ***If the wrong Weapon Slot*** is **ACTIVE**, and if you are unfamiliar with [**Weapon Swap**](https://guide.strikepack.com/horizon/manuals/gamepack/weaponswapmode) Controller Shortcuts,

tap the appropriate Weapon Slot **once** to make it **ACTIVE**:

*** **Directional Quick Edit** is in every GAMEPACK with Recoil Assist. ***If the following setting is present**,* ensure that it is toggled to **Directional** for now:

## **2. Enter Quick Edit**

| **To enter Quick Edit Mode**, while

***HOLDING***

***ACTIVATOR**,*

***HOLD***

***RIGHT STICK BUTTON*** until you feel a pulsing rumble. |

| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | {% hint style="warning" %} Your controls will be **restricted**, but you will be allowed to move around & test your current weapon. {% endhint %} With **Directional Quick Edit**, you can adjust the direction of the Recoil Assist pull with the ***D**-**PAD*** by

***TAPPING*** (precise) or

***HOLDING*** (faster) the appropriate direction. Your adjustments will change the following slider values on the Dashboard & they will be felt as heavy rumbles unless the adjustment ceiling or floor is reached: | |

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## **3. Vertical Adjust**

**It is wise to focus on vertical adjustment first**: *** ***If your aim is drifting upwards**,* use the

***DOWN*** direction on the D-Pad to pull downwards :arrow\_down:. *** ***If your aim is drifting downwards**,* use the

***UP*** direction on the D-Pad to pull upwards :arrow\_up:.

## **4. Horizontal Adjust**

***If your aim is ****exclusively**** drifting to the ****left**,* use the

***RIGHT*** direction on the D-Pad to pull right :arrow\_right:. *** ***If your aim is ****exclusively**** drifting to the ****right**,* use the

***LEFT*** direction on the D-Pad to pull left :arrow\_left:. {% hint style="danger" %} ***If your aim is drifting in ****both**** directions**,* this type of horizontal recoil **CANNOT** be & Horizontal Adjust **MUST** be kept at its default **0** value. {% endhint %}

## **5. Reset**

***If you get into a mess**,* at any point in **Quick Edit Mode**, you can opt to reset your adjustments to default. This reset will only affect the **ACTIVE** Weapon Slot: | To reset,

***HOLD***

***LEFT STICK BUTTON*** until you feel 2 heavy rumbles. |

## **6. Exit Quick Edit**

Focus on fine tuning to **acceptable** results, as your weapon may have some random recoil & that **CANNOT** be fixed:

| ***If you are satisfied with your results**,* you can

***PRESS***

***RIGHT STICK BUTTON*** to exit Quick Edit Mode. |

| | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | {% hint style="info" %} At this point, you are essentially done with tailoring Recoil Assist for this Weapon Slot to suit your current in-game weapon. Feel free to repeat the process for your another Weapon Slot & in-game weapon. ***But what if you are unhappy with your adjustments**?* {% endhint %}

## **7. Pattern Strength**

***If the Weapon Slot is assigned to a Supported Weapon as is possible in several dedicated GAMEPACKs**, **& you are adjusting Optimized Recoil Assist with ****unsuccessful results**,* there is another option available in toggling to **Pattern Strength Quick Edit**. *** **Pattern Strength** suits a weapon best when its recoil pattern has maintained its base shape; just shrunken or enlarged. This can be the case with certain weapon attachments & unsupported settings, or after a game update has only made slight alterations. Ensure that everything is set up the way that you want it **before** you try Pattern Strength. *** You can toggle the setting from the Dashboard, or your controller. While toggling from the app will leave existing Recoil Assist values alone, values are **NOT** interchangeable between Directional & Pattern Strength. Therefore, toggling from your controller will reset them for your convenience. |

***TAP***

***MENU**.* Besides being visible on the app, when the Weapon Slot is set to Pattern Strength, the pulsing rumble will change to bursts of rumble. {% hint style="warning" %} Now, instead of applying a directional pull, you will be adjusting the strength of your weapon's existing **Optimized Recoil Assist Pattern**. {% endhint %} *** From here, while testing Recoil Assist, pay attention to the vertical direction of your aim: *** ***If your aim is drifting downwards**,* **Vertical Recoil Assist** is likely **overcorrecting** or **too strong**. Use

***UP D*****-*****PAD*** to decrease it towards a negative value

. *** ***If your aim is drifting upwards**,* **Vertical** Recoil Assist is likely **undercorrecting** or **too weak**. Use

***DOWN D**-**PAD*** to increase it towards a positive value

. *** When you are done with vertical adjustment, you can tackle horizontal adjustment with trial & error: *** Use

***RIGHT D-PAD*** to increase **Horizonal** Recoil Assist towards a positive value

to see if the horizontal drifting gets worse. If it does, use

***LEFT D**-**PAD*** to decrease it towards a negative value

. Try to find the middle ground where horizontal drift is minimal. *** You can save time by

***HOLDING*** the ***D**-**PAD**,* or adjusting in increments of **5**. *** | ***When you are satisfied with your results**,* you can

***PRESS***

***RIGHT STICK BUTTON*** to exit Quick Edit Mode. |

| | -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | {% hint style="info" %} At this point, you are essentially done with tailoring Recoil Assist for this Weapon Slot to suit your current in-game weapon. Feel free to repeat the process for your another Weapon Slot & in-game weapon. {% endhint %}

## **In-game Aim Assist**

While you are firing at an enemy, in-game aim assist can slightly interfere with Recoil Assist. How much of a problem this will be if at all, largely depends on your game. If you find this difficult to deal with, you can make tweaks such as ever-so-slightly over increasing Vertical Recoil Assist, or for a GAMEPACK with Optimized Recoil Assist, [**Recoil Assist Mode**](https://guide.strikepack.com/horizon/manuals/gamepack/quickedit/recoilassistmode) features solutions to mitigate the issue.

## **Bloom Assist Delay**

***If the GENERIC Fire**:* *"**Bloom Assist**", a feature that slows your fire rate to potentially improve accuracy when you are stationary or slightly moving, **is available to use in the GAMEPACK & assigned to the ACTIVE Weapon Slot**,* its Horizontal Recoil Assist Adjust will be replaced with "**Bloom Assist Delay**": *** **While in Quick Edit Mode**, be either **stationary** or **slightly moving**; ideally **crouched** or **in cover**, then: ***If while in the above position**, **your weapon is firing so quickly that your crosshairs expand**, **causing inaccuracy at range**,* use the

***RIGHT*** direction on the D-Pad to increase the delay between shots, slowing your fire rate :arrow\_right:. *** ***If while in the above position**, **your weapon is firing too slowly after adjustment**,* use the

***LEFT*** direction on the D-Pad to decrease the delay between shots, speeding your fire rate back up :arrow\_left:. {% hint style="danger" %} Be aware that at low values other than 0, Bloom Assist will have a Rapid Fire effect on a Semi-Automatic Weapon. *** Bloom Assist utilizes strict timings & our team **DOES NOT** condone or advise using it in any game that is prohibiting or actively monitoring for macro use. {% endhint %} *** See the links below: ### [**Recoil Assist Mode**](https://guide.strikepack.com/horizon/manuals/gamepack/quickedit/recoilassistmode) ### [**Recoil Assist Activation**](https://guide.strikepack.com/horizon/manuals/gamepack/quickedit/recoilassistactivation) ### :question:[**Troubleshooting**](https://guide.strikepack.com/horizon/manuals/gamepack/quickedit/antirecoilhelp)