Mouse DPI question...

[Ripp]

EDIT/ This seems to have done the trick: http://www.users.on.net/~frankros/DPI-calc.php

1100 DPI & 6.5 In game sesitivity = 5700 DPI & 1.25 In game sensitivity


Now I've used the calculator I can see how it works:

5700/1100 = 5.18 so 6.5/5.18 = 1.25


OR


Thanks to "Technopath" below:

CURRENT DPI x CURRENT IN GAME SENSITIVITY = SPEED (1100 x 6.5 = 7150)

so

SPEED / REQUIRED DPI = NEW IN GAME SENSITIVITY (7150/5700 = 1.25)








My mouse has an "on the fly" DPI switch (3 levels) which for the purpose of other games is currently set to:

Level 1 = 1100 DPI
Level 2 = 2000 DPI
Level 3 = 5700 DPI

My default DPI for other games is Level 3 (5700 DPI) which allows me to step down to levels 2 & 1 if say I'm sniping at a long distance and want to slow things down a little then switch back to level 3 (5700 DPI) when I get up and start running around again. So far so good.

But, when I first picked up Insurgency for some reason I had the mouse set at Level 1 (1100 DPI) while I did all my fine tuning in game trying to get the feel of the movement correct when I should have had it at level 3 (5700DPI). FYI I settled on an in game mouse sensitivity of 6.5

For the purpose of this question can we please ignore the fact the game has different sensitivity levels for Iron Sights & Scope etc.

So my question is, how do I work out what game sensitivity to set in order to get it to feel the same as it does now but with my mouse set to level 3 (5700 DPI)?

Current = Mouse 1100 DPI & Game 6.5 (movement is perfect for me)
Needed = Mouse 5700 DPI & Game ???? (want movement same as above)


I have tried measuring the mouse distance to get a full 360 in game but that never seems accurate enough for me. There must be some math I can do in order to get the number I need?

Also I tried this: http://www.users.on.net/~frankros/DPI-calc.php

And it calculated an in game sensitivity of 1.25 (am just about to try it now to see if it works)

[Ripp]

Originally posted by Doggy:

DPI is only a "sell" trick! Most mean higher dpi=better,but thats wrong. Many PRO-player(esports) play with only 800 dpi.
1600 dpi is the max when you play for example on a 26 screen! All the dpi switch you dont need really,look for example how the pro´s play.
With such high dpi you have not a good controll and every time to switch i dont like. But for me is 800 not enough but all over 1600 dpi to fast. Try something with different dpi but i hate it to play with dpi-switch.

I use a high DPI and a low in game setting as it gives a high resolution to the in game movement (less judder/shake). I do not use it ti be "faster"

[Ripp]

Originally posted by Doggy:

But some games you can set the ingamesetting to zero but when you play with 5400 dpi its too fast.

Yeah you'll always find some games like that, but so far all the fps games I've played run fine with 5700 DPI and a low in game setting.

It'll also come down to how you play, I only seem to move my wrist, not my arm so in total my mouse only uses a very small area of mousepad even while spinning around in game.

[I7ustC4ntAim]

Want to be more accurate in fps ditch all this high dpi marketing nonsense. No fps game should be played above 1800, ever. I personally play every game@400 dpi and adjust in game sens accordingly. I also use a huge mouse pad, qck heavy with the zowie fk1 mouse. In any fps game 99% of your firefights will be in your field of view, in 99% of fps games if you are shot from behind or out of fov you wil be dead, you have zero need in 99% of cases to be doing 360's. Lower dpi/sens generally = better accuracy and target tracking. There will obviously be exceptions to this say in some arena shooters but in most fps this is the way to go.

[Ripp]

Originally posted by Extreme~I~Can'tA1m:

Want to be more accurate in fps ditch all this high dpi marketing nonsense. No fps game should be played above 1800, ever. I personally play every game@400 dpi and adjust in game sens accordingly. I also use a huge mouse pad, qck heavy with the zowie fk1 mouse. In any fps game 99% of your firefights will be in your field of view, in 99% of fps games if you are shot from behind or out of fov you wil be dead, you have zero need in 99% of cases to be doing 360's. Lower dpi/sens generally = better accuracy and target tracking. There will obviously be exceptions to this say in some arena shooters but in most fps this is the way to go.

Well in previous Battlefield titles lower DPI (which is essentially mouse resolution) and a higher in game sensitivity has resulted in jerky mouse movements in game while trying to be very precise. The only thing that fixes these issues is having a higher mouse resolution and a lower in game sensitivity.

All that aside though this thread was not about actual sensitivity and what everyone thinks everyone else should use, I was just after a solution to the original question.

IMO, use whatever works for YOU :-)

[cG. KCIV]

Use 450 dpi.

[Technopath]

It's simple math: dpi times sens = speed.

For example: A sens (in-game) of 2 @400dpi equals a sens of 1 @800dpi.

[AkH prevent ت]

I uses 1000 dpi and a in-game mouse sensitivity of 6.0. Some people say it's too high but it works for me. I prefer to move my wrist instead of my hand.

When sniping someones head on the other side of Panj it can be a little much but otherwise (as in, 99% of gunfights) it's perfect for me.

[Ripp]

Originally posted by Technopath:

It's simple math: dpi times sens = speed.

For example: A sens (in-game) of 2 @400dpi equals a sens of 1 @800dpi.

You are correct, I worked it out myself after using the online calc and seeing how it worked, but yes you're right and your math is actually simpler than mine was, so using my above settings and your math:

1100 x 6.5 = 7150

so

7150/5700 = 1.25

Have added you're solution to the OP

[Ripp]

Originally posted by ┐AkH└ prevent ☪:

I uses 1000 dpi and a in-game mouse sensitivity of 6.0. Some people say it's too high but it works for me. I prefer to move my wrist instead of my hand.

When sniping someones head on the other side of Panj it can be a little much but otherwise (as in, 99% of gunfights) it's perfect for me.

You sound very much like me, this is why its handy to be able to hit a switch on the mouse to slow things down a little while sniping long distances.

I don't like how I just use my wrist but thats just how it is and I can't really do much about it :-(

[Mailstorm]

Why not just start from scratch? Redo your sensitivity. It doesn't take that long.

And to everyone complaining about "Eyyy DPI doeSN't matter" in a way, it does. DPI isn't "speed" it's how precise it can detect movement. Also, high DPI is good for higher resolution screens.

[Ripp]

Originally posted by Mailstorm:

Why not just start from scratch? Redo your sensitivity. It doesn't take that long.

And to everyone complaining about "Eyyy DPI doeSN't matter" in a way, it does. DPI isn't "speed" it's how precise it can detect movement. Also, high DPI is good for higher resolution screens.

I would usually but for some reason it took my ages to get Insurgency to feel right.

And I'm glad you understand DPI the way I do, a higher DPI = a higher resolution, not a higher speed.