Shane “EpikWhale” Cotton
Name
Shane Cotton
Gamertag
Epikwhale
Country
United States
Team
NRG Esports
Shane Cotton, commonly known as Epikwhale is a famous professional Fortnite: Battle Royale player, Streamer, and Content Creator. Shane started to gain recognition after he qualified for the Fortnite World Cup finals on April 29, 2019. After that many big esports organizations approach him and just at the age of 16 on July 19, 2019, he was signed by NRG Esports.
Epikwhale Fortnite Settings
Epikwhale Mouse Settings
Logitech G Pro Wireless
DPI | Polling Rate | X-Axis Sensitivity |
800 | 1000Hz | 7.0% |
Y-Axis Sensitivity | Targeting Sensitivity | Scope Sensitivity |
7.0% | 50.0% | 50.0% |
Epikwhale Keybinds
Wall
Q
Floor
Mouse 5
Stairs
E
Roof
L-Shift
Trap
T
Use
MW Up
Crouch
C
Inventory
Tab
Map
L-Alt
Reload / Rotate
R
Building Edit
F
Confirm Edit on Release
On
Harvesting Tool
1
Weapon Slot 1
X
Weapon Slot 2
V
Weapon Slot 3
Mouse 4
Weapon Slot 4
3
Weapon Slot 5
5
Epikwhale Controller Settings
Scuf Vantage 2
Build Mode Sens.
2.5x
Edit Mode Sens.
2.5x
Input Curve
Linear
Aim Assist Strength
100%
Look H. Speed
42%
Look V. Speed
42%
Turn H. Boost
0%
Turn V. Boost
0%
ADS Look H. Speed
12%
ADS Look V. Speed
13%
ADS Turn H. Boost
6%
ADS Turn V. Boost
5%
ADS Turn Boost Time
0
ADS Turn Boost Time
0.00
Instant Boost
Off
Dampening Time
0.00
Edit Hold Time
0.184
Deadzone
13% / 9%
Epikwhale Controller Binds (Combat)
L2
Aim Down Sights
L1
Previous Weapon
R2
Attack / Confirm
R1
Next Weapon
D-Pad Up
Inventory
D-Pad Left
Place Marker
D-Pad Right
Sprint / Auto Sprint
D-Pad Down
Edit
Triangle
Crouch
Square
Repair
Circle
Switch Mode
Cross
Jump
L3
Toggle Pickaxe
R3
Reload / Interact
TouchPad
Map
Options Button
Game Menu
Epikwhale Controller Binds (Build)
L2
Stair Piece
L1
Roof Piece
R2
Wall Piece
R1
Floor Piece
D-Pad Up
Inventory
D-Pad Left
Change Mats / Trap
D-Pad Right
Sprint / Auto Sprint
D-Pad Down
Edit
Triangle
Crouch / Repair
Square
Repair
Circle
Switch Mode
Cross
Jump
L3
Toggle Pickaxe
R3
Rotate
TouchPad
Map
Options Button
Game Menu
Epikwhale Controller Binds (Edit)
L2
Confirm
L1
Unbound
R2
Select
R1
Unbound
D-Pad Up
Inventory
D-Pad Left
Unbound
D-Pad Right
Sprint / Auto Sprint
D-Pad Down
Unbound
Triangle
Crouch / Repair
Square
Reset
Circle
Unbound
Cross
Jump
L3
Toggle Pickaxe
R3
Unbound
TouchPad
Map
Options Button
Game Menu
Additional Settings
HUD Scale
86%
Sprint By Default
On
NVIDIA Settings
Default
Epikwhale Video Settings
Display
Window Mode
Full Screen
Resolution
1920×1080
Frame Rate Limit
200
Graphics
Brightness
100%
Interface Contrast
1x
Color Blind Mode
On
Color Blind Strength
Protanope 6
Graphics Quality
View Distance
Near
Shadows
Off
Anti-Aliasing
Off
Textures
Low
Effects
Low
Post Processing
Low
Advanced Graphics
VSync
Off
Motion Blur
Off
Allow Multithreaded Rendering
On
Peripherals
Gear
PC Specs
Epikwhale’s Most Popular Video
EpikWhale’s Career
Shane “Epikwhale” Cotton was born on August 3, 2002, in the United States. Shane started playing video games at a very young age and Disney’s Club Penguin was his first favorite game which was an MMO for kids. Shane first started playing Fortnite with his brother in 2017. And after playing for some time he became addicted to the game and started playing it daily.
But apart from gaming he always gave priority to his studies and always finished his homework before grinding into the game. According to him his time management skills and self-discipline are some of the reasons behind his high-level skills in Fornite.
Shane started to gain recognition after he qualified for the World Cup 2019 during the World Cup Week 3 Solo tryouts. After his incredible showing in the tryouts, he gain a lot of attention and was later signed by NRG Esports just at the age of 16. Since then he has been a member of the NRG Esports roster. After signing with NRG Esports he finished 3rd in the World Cup 2019 earning $1,2 Million in the process.
After finishing 3rd in the World cup 2019, Shane attracted an even more audience. Apart from being a professional gamer Shane also has Youtube and Twitch Channel and focuses on Content Creation and Streaming. As of September 2021, Shane has around 320k followers on Twitch and around 200k subscribers on Youtube.
Best Fortnite Tournament Placements:
- 1st in C2S5: FNCS – Grand Finals: NA West
- 1st in C2S4: FNCS – Grand Finals: NA West
- 1st in Bugha Throwback Cup: NA West
- 6th in FNCS: Invitational – Grand Finals: NA West
- 1st in FNCS: Invitational – Week 2: NA West
- 1st in FNCS: Chapter 2 Season 2 – Grand Finals: NA West
- 3rd in C2S1: FNCS – Grand Finals: NA West
- 1st in FNCS: Season X – Week 4: North America West
- 3rd in Fortnite World Cup Finals – Solo
- 12th in Fortnite World Cup Finals – Duos
