Mouse smoothing

[Tibor Hazafi]

Hi all,
Does mouse smoothing have any effect in games on fps number? Is it possible that the games will be smoother (based on fps numbers) then this option is enabled? Or just the mouse move?
Thanks,
hazazs

 

[RCoon]

No, but you shouldn't really use mouse smoothing in games anyway, particularly shooters. Ideally you want zero acceleration and raw mouse input.

I like to use mouse smoothing for photoshop and that's about it.

 

[qubit]

No difference to frames per second, but noticeable difference to lag in first person shooter games. Basically don't bother.

 

[Toothless]

OP asked about amount of FPS, not the games (at least thats how I read it) which the answer is no.

 

[jboydgolfer]

it is ONLY the movement of the mouse that "Smoothing" refers to, NOT "smoothing" of FPS. So no is the answer to Your question.

But I agree, Rcoon is correct, don't use it in game.If You have been using it for a while, it won't take too long for You to get used to NOT using it, and You'll be better off.

 

[Tibor Hazafi]

Thank you guys!
And Toothless is right, I meant fps as frame per second, not first person shooter.

 

[Frag_Maniac]

No, but you shouldn't really use mouse smoothing in games anyway, particularly shooters. Ideally you want zero acceleration and raw mouse input.

I like to use mouse smoothing for photoshop and that's about it.

What many aren't aware of is even if you use such settings in game AND in the Windows mouse options, you still actually have some mouse acceleration. It takes a registry hack to completely remove it.

I utilized this hack some time ago, and it made a noticeable difference. Honestly though, I don't advise it unless you have a mouse that has adjustable DPI sensitivity.

To the OP's question though, mouse smoothing CAN cause mouse lag, which some might mistake as FPS lag, but is not the same.