Getting rid of mouse acceleration completely.

[Agua]

http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.com/...ation-fix.html

There are also links for fixes in XP and Vista.

This is amazing and I'm sad I didn't find this sooner. It takes a while to get used to, but it helps your aim a whole lot.

Even if you turn off mouse acceleration (by turning "Enhance Pointer Prescision" off), there is still some acceleration being performed.

Look at the gifs on this page: http://donewmouseaccel.blogspot.com/...ration_28.html

Try this and let me know what you think. And if you've been using this, why the hell didn't you tell me sooner. :P

Edit: I think you might have to google the name of the file for the xp/vista fix since I think the direct link is down on that page.

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

If only that worked for Metro 2033, which is practically unplayable on the PC because of it's shitty negative acceleration

[ibby]

Did this actually make any noticeable difference to you Agua?

[Ranma]

sorry man, i knew about it way long before and have always disabled it using the registry. Just didnt think about it ever since i disabled it.

[Agua]

Did this actually make any noticeable difference to you Agua?

Yessir. I noticed a difference right away. I just used the mouse normally for a few days before jumping into TF2. Today was the first day I've played any video games for almost two months, and I have to say that while I'm still adjusting, I'm feeling much better about my aim. And when I miss, it's really easy to see how I'm over compensating for shots (remnants of the acceleration). It makes shots feel more "repeatable."

I'm also interested to know if anyone else experiences a difference.

[Ranma]

Oh yes, its actually a huge difference and will definitely help you to get better.

[OmegaZero_Alpha]

Oh yes, its actually a huge difference and will definitely help you to get better.

Unless you are playing console ports where they didn't remove it.

[ibby]

Oh wow, been testing it out. Its hard to get used to at first, had to raise my sensitivity, but I'm loving it.

[-LMA-]

I am going to test this out later in game. Hawkens told me it increased his solider/demo performance by a lot, lol.

[Norrec]

I realized awhile back that moving my mouse in a circular path was producing a flat oval unless set to a specific setting (which upon inspection was indeed the 6/11 tick as stated in that article). I never knew why it did that.

I believe a good mouse is one of the most important pieces of hardware. Get a USB laser mouse with the highest report rates possible. I do not like mouse smoothing. I do like low acceleration but can never fine tune it right in TF2. Keeping it off is better than using a setting that feels unnatural.

Also, a cheap keyboard doesn't always perform well for games that require several keys to be pressed simultaneously. If you experience a lot of ghost or stuck keys, consider getting a good gaming keyboard.