In Game Sentivity and DPI
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Join Date: 2014-03-01 Member: 194434Members
Join Date: 2014-03-01 Member: 194434Members
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In game sensitivity: Marine 1 & alien 1.2.. Well my mouse mat is quite big
Windows sensitivity 6/11 & no acceleration.
NS2 raw input on & acceleration off.
42cm to 360 when using ns2 sensitivity 1
DPI: 300
Ingame Sens: 6.88
360: 20 cm
Mouse: Logitech G400s (went optical cuz apparently theyr better on cloth pads/no acceleration like laser mouses)
Mousepad: Steelseries Qck+ (45x40 cm)
Acceleration: Disabled
Different sens for Y and X axis: No
Changing DPI for different lifeforms/weapons: No
Same 360 for other games: Yeah, so far. I don't play Quake or stuff tho.
Software stuff: MarC Mouse acceleration remover - tho disabling it in Windows + the Logitech software probably already did the trick.
Current Skill level: Non-competive. Went 48-6 lerking yesterday, but that was by far my best game of the month (+had good com & team).
Got all this stuff (new mouse, pad, software, disabling acceleration) about a week ago.
Was a bit akward at first but feels good now.
Apparently 20cm 360 still isnt too low-sens for NS2, was worried about that.
Before that I was using a generic cheapo mouse for ~6 months (Mouseman dual optical cable finally broke after >10y of heavy use) with a pad that's best described as "rubber" - insane friction. About 5cm 360, win acceleration on + hardware mouse acceleration.
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Ingame Sens:
360:
Mouse:
Mousepad:
Acceleration:
Different sens for Y and X axis:
Changing DPI for different lifeforms/weapons:
Same 360 for other games:
Software stuff:
Current Skill level:
I'm using an aluminum mousepad which is just sooo smooth. Feels great
In-game: 1.5 (Used to use 0.75)
Accel: Off!
People can give you advice on what settings to use, and what mice to use. However, don't copy someone else's DPI/Sensitivity. Everyone is different and you need to find what works for you. I used to use .75 Sensitivity in-game but due to my wrist having issues moving to the right and picking up without losing the mouse, I had to move to a higher sensitivity where I do that less.
Having acceleration off is usually best, but you can learn to play with it. Make sure windows setting is 6/11 and "pointer precision" is off. Also, make sure raw-input is on, and vertical sync is off.
raw input on
no accel
6/11 windows
1000hz
2.4 ingame sens
fov: 10
3cm for 360°
DPI: 2700
Desktop: 6/11
In-Game: .85 (rines), 1.4 (aliens)
I still use my old faithful Star Wars Episode I: The Phantom Menace cloth mousepad from my super-pro CS 1.0/1.3 days. Takes about one flick side-to-side for a full 360 as rines, half as much for aliens.
That should ALWAYS be 6/11, otherwise windows is going to f*ck with pixels
5 cm for a 360?
It's slightly lower, but it's nice on my wrists since it doesn't require much movement.
In-game: 1
Marine DPI: 1200
Alien DPI: 2200
360 as Marine: ~40 cm
(And of course it's 6/11 in Windows and acceleration is off everywhere and raw input is enabled.)
My aim improved a lot when i changed to these settings. I used to have a much higher sensitivity. I also felt a subjective increase in aim when I went from 1,6 in-game and a 1800 (Marine) dpi to my current settings. Even though the 360-movement was the same.
Did you actually test your acceleration in windows too?
Because with my old mouse I did disable acceleration in windows - but still had hardware acceleration from my mouse. Tho that was noticeable in win as well as in games.
This will change your life.
raw input on
no accel
6/11 windows
1000hz
mousespeed 0
1.7 for cs
2.1 or 2.2 for ns2 (same sens for rines/aliens) fov maxed
however it was still enabled in my logitech mouse settings (third party program that everyone should know who uses a logitech mouse).
my computer is busy atm doing stuff but I will test it later and post here if it worked
raw input on
no accel
6/11 windows
1000hz
1.6 ingame sens
fov: 10
25cm for 360°
DPI: 1000 for marines, 1500 for aliens
raw input
no acceleration (yay)
6/11 on windows
1.71 in game sensitivity
about 22cm for 200° (thats where my mousepad ends)
You can buy 90cm mouse mats these days
DPI 450 (Zowie AM lowest setting)
raw input
no acceleration
5/11 on windows
1.50 in game
Which is roughly 60cm for 360 degrees.
I have a question though, how is it possible to have different sensitivities for Marine and Aliens? I would rather have a faster one for Alien play, and a lower one for Marine play.
Easily, my mouse mat is 90cm long. Instead of moving my wrist, I move my whole arm at the elbow. The Zowie AM mouse is pretty cool as well, it weighs next to nothing, and you only need to lift it a couple of millimetres to move it without the sensor registering.
Saying that, I could really use a deeper desk, my monitor sits on part of the mat.
1000Hz
6/11
Raw input, no acceleration
3.30 sens ingame
Small lightweight mouse and fingertip grip...
actually I could when I had mouse acceleration activated, but now... don't know... guess I'm screwed when a skulk is right behind me.
however I could play without mousepad on wooden surface (my desk) but that feels strange
In-game: 10.4
1000Hz
DPI: 3500
windows: 6/11
I think that is rather high, but I like it that way. Have not tried lower in NS2. I imagine it would otherwise be hard for me to shoot skulks and bite marines in CQC.
The menu says 10.4 and I do have Raw Input on. Maybe something else is not working? I do not have a ruler around to measure the actual distance... then again... it kinda does feel like a very short one.