For some time I've been using a Logictech optical mouse. It is really nice, for everything except guiding in UT. I tried in game sensitivity changes, and slid the pointer speed tab back and forth under mouse properties, all to no avail. I finally decided that the speckled design on my desk's surface was too coarse. If I had to make a sudden course correction for my rocket, it would oversteer to one side, and I would be forced into more and more violent correction attempts to straighten the path, and would usually crash into a wall, even in huge maps like Hall of Giants. :?

I delved into advanced properties one more time, and this time I must have stumbled onto a layer of choices an extra step inside the advanced properties that I previously overlooked. I found that I can increase the sampling rate from 100 inputs per second to 200. I tried that; rebooted; and went into Halls of Redemption at HOH. Everything seems a lot smoother now, and even deliberate oversteering can usually be corrected, if there's room and time.

I just thought I'd post this little tidbit of info, in case anyone else ever suffers from the same problems. Try increasing the sampling rate. It just may be the ticket. :D

thanks for the heads up was thinking of getting one of them mouses just might now :twisted:

I have the same mouse, and I find it difficult to steer out of small places. I found the advanced properties under the hardware tab...and the highest it would let me set my sample rate was 100. It let me change the buffer input ...it was 100, and I changed it to 300. I am not sure exactly what it is for...but will try to find out. I haven't tried it on a map yet...so don't know if it will make a difference.

How did you change the sample rate to 200?

I'll have to get back to you on that one, Bigi. I'm not on my own rig today. Look an extra layer in under any tab/button that says "advanced". As I said, I just stumbled across it originally. Hopefully you have the same choice somewhere in the software that controls your mouse.

Btw, I'm thinking of putting something down on the surface of my desk that has a finer grain to it. I'm still noticing that the coarse pattern on the surface of my desk isn't ideal.

Funny thing is, I have the wireless optical mouse,...yet, I still use a mouse pad...

Ok, here's where I found it:

Under "mouseware" from the start menu, I chose "mouse properties".

In there, I chose the "hardware" tab. Then I clicked on the "properties" button.

On the next dialogue box I chose the "Advanced Settings" tab.
This includes the Sample Rate, which I set to it's highest speed, 200 inputs per second.

There's also something there called an "Input Buffer Length" which I left at its default of 100, since I don't know what it is. :? :wink:

I hope this helps Bigi. Hopefully you have something similar somewhere in your mouse's software. :)

Thats wierd. I can't take mine above 100. Maybe your version is newer?