A Dirty Secret.

Ntrer1cal

A Dirty Secret.

For all y'all who have windows, They've been hiding a dirty secret from all the gamers out there.

Built into windows, there is a function called "Enhance Pointer Precision". In FPS games, it does the exact opposite. What it does is this:

Many gamers don’t realize that mouse acceleration comes enabled by default. Little do they know that every stroke of their mouse is different; inconsistent due to a mathematical formula calculating the speed at which they move their mouse. Some gamers get used to this setting. They never think twice about it, claim to be amazing, and to be honest, on occasion they are. What they may find however, is that their game is always plagued with inconsistency because moving the mouse from point A to point B is never the same. By disabling mouse acceleration, no matter how fast or slow you move the mouse, movement from point A to point B will be the same. This results in much greater accuracy, increased consistency and a shorter learning curve to mastering precision in first person shooters.

To fix it, it's pretty simple.

Go to Start>Control Panel>Mouse Properties> And click on the tab "Pointer Options."

You will see a check box called "Enhance Pointer Precision." Uncheck it. That doesn't fix everything though!

To fully disable mouse acceleration, you have to edit the registry. Some dude came up with a .reg file that would automatically do it for you.

Download here:

http://www.sk-gaming.com/download/3504

Unzip it, and execute the .reg file.

Restart, and your mouse should perform better!

*Cough* At least say thanks *Cough*

Edit: Oh crap, spelled dirty wrong in the title.

platapierule

The bad thing is that I have grown used to acceleration...

BoratD

so to increase accuracy

you decrease pointer precision?

odd, ill try it

Giggletron

ill give it a go.... my accuracy has sucked lately

Ntrer1cal

SexyClanClanD wrote: »

so to increase accuracy

you decrease pointer precision?

odd, ill try it

Apparently.. yes.

EmoPikachu

if i decrease pointer precision, i won't be able to do 180s

platapierule

EmoPikachu wrote: »

if i decrease pointer precision, i won't be able to do 180s

180's require point precision?

Kahlann

Before everyone runs off and does this you should look up more of what happens between the mouse and the OS and then the output.

If what I have read is correct so far it is basically an interp for your mouse.

Bruce1nR

It more or less changes the sens of your mouse dependent on how fast you've been moving it.


If you suddenly whip around for a 180 because you're getting shot and then try to move the mouse really slowly to get a hs it will be moving all funky.

Some people like it, I personally want my equipment to be as consistent as possible so I turned it off.

CF_Lous

It's a pretty good guide, but you should have made a disclaimer.

[MOD]BlindRob

Personally I recommended everyone turn this off also also use the registry fix. I've been doing it for 10 years.

When it comes to aiming consistency is key. It might take you a while to get use to it but once you do you're better off.

PS: Fixed your title.

2KPEARL

if you are used to mouse accel however... sometimes it not a good idea to turn it off...

Trixity

Gonna have to get used to this now.

Foopsz

Yea I See Nothing Really Changed

Edit: Getting Lots Headshots

LikeASir

lmStar wrote: »

Yea I See Nothing Really Changed

Edit: Getting Lots Headshots

Me to.I have noticed more accuracy after doing this.

Thanks TwasSour

eeeeeeeeeev

I should try this.

fasttaker

I have been using cplmousefix for years in many CAD softwares that needs really high precission.
At first, you can feel wierd with the real movement.

You have been trying to get used to the acceleration logic of windows by default.
Your movement sequence(acceleration-deacceleration and timing) must be perfect every time you aim.
As the acceleration factor rises, the chances of a perfect aim is nearly impossible.

When this acceleration is disabled, you have to move the mouse exact same position to aim for the same spot everytime.
You just try to do the same x,y movement and how fast you did it is not a factor on your aim.

The first thing you would notice is you need a bigger mousepad if you are checking your 6 often.

When you get used to it HS are easier than ever.

PzBakeOven

it would be also helpful to find out IF
for some reason people dont like these settings, to do steps to un-do the process. just a sugesstion

Giggletron

theflipside wrote: »

it would be also helpful to find out IF
for some reason people dont like these settings, to do steps to un-do the process. just a sugesstion

theres a batch file in the .rar that undoes the registry edit

aWm_sLize

Edit: When i changed the settings, and restarted, how can i change it back to normal, if i dont like it?

[Andre]

If this works, I will kiss you.

Ntrer1cal

Precision666 wrote: »

Edit: When i changed the settings, and restarted, how can i change it back to normal, if i dont like it?

Redo the process, but check Mouse Precision, and run the uninstall in the download-able file.

Us3rK wrote: »

If this works, I will kiss you.

I'll pass.

Leady_BRo

hmm. i'll try this out...

i'll report mah experience later ;]

EDIT: FREAKIN DELICIOUS! GAWDAYYYUM. i got used to it in about one Train match (mah fav. TDM map). At first, it just seemed liek my sensitivity was lower, but eventually, i started noticing it seeming more accurate and returning to exact positions more. pretty excelleeeeeeent. TYthankiesTHNX!

eeeeeeeeeev

TwasSour wrote: »

http://www.sk-gaming.com/download/3504

Unzip it, and execute the .reg file.

I have trouble understanding this.

aWm_sLize

MWAKILLZ1 wrote: »

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I have trouble understanding this.

Download it, go to the folder where you saved the downloaded file, right click it (you must have Winrar for this) click unpack here(or however its called in english) you will get another rar file, unpack it too and double click the file you get. restart your computer, done.

Giggletron

the .rar file you want is called "mousefix"

Koompa

And to unfix, well a file says unfix. Click that

Now to try it out

ve1ocityyy

Yo, so if you use this software, it doesn't matter if you put your ingame sensitivity to high or low?

Ntrer1cal

Foolie94 wrote: »

Yo, so if you use this software, it doesn't matter if you put your ingame sensitivity to high or low?

Of course it does.

This just disables mouse acceleration, ingame, making your mouse movements consistent. There would still be a difference between 100 Sensitivity and 50 Sensitivity.

ve1ocityyy

So your saying keep my ingame sens low...?

[MOD]BlindRob

Foolie94 wrote: »

So your saying keep my ingame sens low...?

Keep your sense with what ever you are conformable with. What this does is stops windows from guessing how you want to move your mouse.

Picture it this way, by default windows automatically changes your sensitivity in real time depending on how fast you move the mouse. If you aimed at something and moved your mouse to the left quickly until you did a 360, and then slowly moved it back to the same spot, it would take a longer arm movement to move it back because there is less mouse acceleration acting on the mouse.

With this fix it does not matter how fast or slow you move the mouse, it will always travel the same distance.

Over time you build muscle memory and can aim much more consistently.