I Have An Idea!

ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
edited August 2003 in Off-Topic
<div class="IPBDescription">Dynamic mouse sensitivity.</div> I have an idea!

It's not specifically an NS idea so keep your cursor away from that lock button mods.

My idea is as follows: (Ahem)

Dynamically adjusting mouse sensitivity according to the range to the surface under the crosshair. The greater the distance to the surface the lower the sensitivity. So when you’re shooting at a faraway enemy you can aim with high precision. But when zipping around to blast a nearer enemy the sensitivity is higher allowing for faster tracking.

Who thinks this is a good idea?

Who knows of such a thing already existing?

Who would be willing to code this?

Who would consider this cheating?

--Scythe--

[ADDENDUM] Woo, thanks Talesin [/ADDENDUM]
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  • TalesinTalesin Our own little well of hate Join Date: 2002-11-08 Member: 7710NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators
    edited August 2003
    Who would notice that S&I is currently closed? And that General Discussion is not S&I, for a reason? However, as it's not a NS-specific idea...

    <span style='color:orange'>*Phased*</span> to Off-Topic, to avoid a lock. <!--emo&:)--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='smile.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • CodemanCodeman Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9497Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    funnily enough most people i know play HL mods with extra low sensitivity anyway.

    with a sensitivity of 3-6 you cant do anything up close (unless you got a really big desk anyway...)

    i play HL (and mods) on 17, and UT on 10. Q3A gets cranked all teh way up.

    i cant aim for crap at long range, but up close i can track faster than most (althoguh it hasnt helped me much in NS it's very helpful in Q3 and UT..... very helpful indeed.....)

    the idea owns in theory though (as does communism >.<) - i might h4x together some code in my testing mod and see how effective it is in practice...

    -- Codeman
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  • X_StickmanX_Stickman Not good enough for a custom title. Join Date: 2003-04-15 Member: 15533Members, Constellation
    i can't use the low sensitivity... i end up flailing my mouse-arm about and knocking stuff off the desk just trying to track things. I use 8 now on everything, although i was playing with 25 on CS for a while.

    Just a bit of interest, my friend who plays DOD used to be good with each class, so he had "7 - 9" binded to sensitivities. For instance, he'd have 9 binded to sensitivity 10 for when he was sniping, but 8 binded to... well, 8 for when he was MGing.
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  • BirdyBirdy Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16825Members, Constellation
    NS 16 sens
    CS 10
    Quake 3 all the way up

    And for sniping with a lerk i have a sens switch bind so i can actually aim precise without going 10 times 360 degrees.

    <!--c1--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>CODE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='CODE'><!--ec1-->
    alias dv1 "developer 1"
    alias dv0 "developer 0"
    alias sensswitch "sens1"
    alias sens1 "dv1;sensitivity 16;echo Sensitivity 16;dv0;alias sensswitch sens2"
    alias sens2 "dv1;sensitivity 8;echo Sensitivity 8;dv0;alias sensswitch sens1"

    bind x sensswitch
    <!--c2--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--ec2-->
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    i think this is a well good idea...

    i have buttons bound... but i never use them ever... (just one for sens 3 and one for sens 17)

    i just use 17 .. i can aim well enough at range... it isnt hard..

    my mate who is renound for 'cheating' in cs.. he has played competitions on a map called scout_map.. which is pure scout sniping.. he uses sens 2. and he can own anyone.. which i find weird bearing in mind it is ranged shooting...
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  • NecroticNecrotic Big Girl&#39;s Blouse Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 53Members, NS1 Playtester
    Am I the only one who uses super high sensitivity? I use 30 in all halflife mods but I suppose thats because my mouse is crap.... ;D
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  • BirdyBirdy Join Date: 2003-05-29 Member: 16825Members, Constellation
    tell your friend that he should play against me in quake 3

    i'll own his *** <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • MoquiaoMoquiao Join Date: 2003-05-09 Member: 16168Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Necrotic+Aug 5 2003, 01:54 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Necrotic @ Aug 5 2003, 01:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Am I the only one who uses super high sensitivity? I use 30 in all halflife mods but I suppose thats because my mouse is crap.... ;D <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    you ever tried putting sens 9999 in the console rofl...
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  • SandrockSandrock Join Date: 2002-12-16 Member: 10905Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    I used to use 3-4 with my old mouse, now that I have my MX700, I use sensitivity 1, but it still feels the same as 3-4 with the old mouse, MX700 is super sensitive
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    that would be difficult. the blood pulsing through yout veins would spin you 180 degrees

    ontopic: i would find this very annoying at first, i may get used to it or i may disable it and go back to the normal.

    i use 11 sens for most games
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  • TychoCelchuuuTychoCelchuuu Anememone Join Date: 2002-03-23 Member: 345Members
    Your idea sounds like a good idea on paper, but it wouldn't work. Why? Imagine you are on, say, a ledge. It has two walls, but the third wall is just a drop off into empty space. You are staring at one of the walls, to your left is empty space, to your right is a hallway. Against the wall is a fade. It blinks behind you, to the other wall. You spin around to fire at it, but as your crosshair passes from the wall to the emtpy space, your crosshair slows down dramatically, since the nearest wall is faaaaar away. As you're busy picking up and moving the mouse 2-3 times to circle, the fade is writing "KHARAA PWNZ" in you'r armor. With it's claws.

    With some tweaking though, it might work.
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  • ScytheScythe Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 46NS1 Playtester, Forum Moderators, Constellation, Reinforced - Silver
    edited August 2003
    Thanks TychoCelchuuu, you're almost the only one that didn't read my post as "Post your sensitivity here!". <!--emo&:angry:--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/mad.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='mad.gif'><!--endemo-->

    Maybe there could be an option that senses the mouse moving very quickly when the sens is low and automatically increases it. Or a set rate at which the sens can move down so that if you move your reticle over a distant wall in the process of bringing it to bear on a closer target it doesn't slow down too much.

    --Scythe--
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  • Dirty_Harry_PotterDirty_Harry_Potter Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9500Members
    tycho was about to say that :/

    but teh ultimate control would be mind control, well not your controlling your mind, but controlling with your mind @_@...

    mind_sensitivity :O
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  • BogglesteinskyBogglesteinsky Join Date: 2002-12-24 Member: 11488Members
    just get a VR kit

    TEH PWN
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    Wow....I use 1.5-2 sensitivity on almost every HL mod I play.....you wierdoes <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> </td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->Maybe there could be an option that senses the mouse moving very quickly when the sens is low and automatically increases it.<!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->

    Correct me if I'm wrong... but isn't this the definition of mouse acceleration?
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  • sekdarsekdar Join Date: 2002-11-21 Member: 9564Members
    i am currently using 22 sensitivity, in windows mouse speed is about 1/3rd of the bar from slowest speed, and i use low acceleration.
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  • NumbersNotFoundNumbersNotFound Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7556Members
    He's talking about a "smarter" way to aim in games and the like, not mouse acceleration, that's a logarhythmic increase in mouse sensitivity over consistant movement.
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  • DubbilexDubbilex Chump Join Date: 2002-11-24 Member: 9799Members
    edited August 2003
    <!--QuoteBegin--404NotFound+Aug 5 2003, 08:34 PM--></span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (404NotFound @ Aug 5 2003, 08:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> He's talking about a "smarter" way to aim in games and the like, not mouse acceleration, that's a logarhythmic increase in mouse sensitivity over consistant movement. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Well slap my a** and call me Charlie.....




    I DO suppose it would be pretty cool....even <i>if</i> it has no actual realistic reason for being implemented <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif'><!--endemo-->
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