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Post by Cpl Foggy Dewhurst »

Hi all,

I was getting rather good at the game but I became too busy to play for over a month (new girlfriend) so, I re-suck. :lol-old:

Just a quick question, what size do you have the mouse box? I have mine set at 3, which is ideal for me to control & aim my tank.. but not so good for moving quickly.

If I have it set at 2, my aim is all wonky-donky but I can dodge better..

What do you have yours set at, and which of the above do you suggest I set mine at?

Your help's appreciated.
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Post by Peter »

It's not how big it is it's how you use it ;)
But bigger is better usually.
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I think mine is around the default size, but my mouse is really fast. I'm usually playing in the GU league, so I guess I've optimized my settings for that.
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Post by R3laX »

Mine is...

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set mouseboxsize -9
Smaller mousebox is better for dodging..
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Post by ts »

Mousebox size scales with display size. I happened to have a lower mouse box size on my laptop than on my desktop computer. If you don't add at least your screen size and used resolution then the replied mouse box size is in almost all cases useless.
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Post by leviathan »

ts is right but even more important is to stay at one size.
i think one can only be good in both dodging AND aiming if one uses the same size for a longer time and gets accustomed to it very well.

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Post by z[h]ero »

Yep, in Bz mouse-box scales linear with screen-size, however this doesn't implicate that screen-size has impact on required mouse-movement.
In short: Mouse-speed and screen-resolution are needed in this topic, however not screen-size.
(Naturally mouse speed depends on several factors like OS or mouse-acceleration, but a subjective estimate of mouse-speed like "slow, medium or fast" is still better than no statement)
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How does one change their mouse speed? I just have an ordinary mouse for the time being, until I get the funding to buy a really good, advanced mouse.
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Use your OSes tools for controlling the mouse speed. Each OS is different. I personally don't but the advanced mouse theory, a plain old vanilla mouse works just as well as a fancy on IMHO. I've used plenty and notice no difference.
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donny_baker wrote:Use your OSes tools for controlling the mouse speed. Each OS is different. I personally don't but the advanced mouse theory, a plain old vanilla mouse works just as well as a fancy on IMHO. I've used plenty and notice no difference.
Congratulations on not noticing a difference. It'll save you money.

A Logitech MX 1000 produces a very loud, sharp screeching noise when moving on my mouse pad (made of glas), where G5 is making a smooth, acceptable noise. PTFE feet and harder to move mouse wheel make a big difference.
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Cpl Foggy Dewhurst wrote:How does one change their mouse speed?
Just tell us your operating system. (In the case of windows, I could tell you)
Wirth's law: "Software is getting slower more rapidly than hardware becomes faster."
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Post by Cpl Foggy Dewhurst »

XP Media Center.

I need to buy a new mouse matt, too. I use a crappy ball mouse so if the mouse matt gets a bit wet or anything you're buggered if you want to dodge.

Not doing too bad though, I'm staying in the positive scores a lot now'a'days!
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Post by z[h]ero »

Cpl Foggy Dewhurst wrote:XP Media Center
XP: http://www.microsoft.com/windowsxp/usin ... mouse.mspx (Section 7 shows: "Select a pointer speed")
(I would be wondering if setting the mouse speed wouldn't be the same on XP and "XP Media Center".)
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