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DirectInput Mouse Sensitivity ?

Started by Endemoniada Dec 30, 2003 at 12:07 PM 1 replies 1.1k views

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Dec 30, 2003 at 12:07 PM

Hi guys, When I use DirectInput for the mouse it works great, I have a direct correspondence between the mouse movement and an object I move on screen and it''s perfect. It also doesn''t matter what I set the sensitivity to in Windows (control panel.) Will it work the same way for everyone else ? You see, I add spin to an object depending on how it''s hit and I tuned it just right (on my computer at least), but if someone else plays on their computer it might be a lot easier or a lot harder to get that spin thus ruining the gameplay. Any information will be appreciated. Thanks.

Muhammad Haggag

Dec 30, 2003 at 1:36 PM

I *think* windows mouse sensitivity doesn''t affect DInput, as it returns raw data from the mouse.

You can simply divide the mouse input by a given value, and make that value optional (try to write a test, from which you can determine this value, so that input is the same on all clients)

Muhammad Haggag

Muhammad Haggag

Dec 30, 2003 at 1:39 PM

Just to clarify what I mean by test:
A test app the client would run, and somehow - depending on the client''s input - determine the value to normalize that input.

Maybe you can record the ratio of changeInMouseUnits/changeInMouseCursorPos on your PC. And then determine the same on on the client''s PC, and from that determine the normalization factor (that makes his ratio the same as yours)

Muhammad Haggag

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