Software

The Kone uses the Roccat Swarm software. I'm just going to focus on the mouse related setting options here and not go into more detail with the macro/profile managers or Swarm Connect for example.


In the settings tab you can set your CPI level that you want to use, up to five are possible. In this example I used 400 CPI as my main CPI step and 1600 CPI for certain scenarios like tank turrets in Bad Company 2 for example. The software also allows you to conveniently set the Windows pointer settings directly. You can also set sensitivity (which I don't see a need for as CPI is exactly that, a sensitivity setting), vertical scroll speed, horizontal tilt speed and double-click speed. I've left all of these at their default values.


In the button assignment tab you can do just that, assign functions to buttons. You can also set one button as a dedicated Easy-Shift[+] button which then changes all the button functions accordingly. It's also possible to assign macros to buttons here.


In the advanced settings tab you can change polling rate, enable sound feedback for certain functions, change the LOD (distance control unit) which I was testing in the high setting right here and also reset to factory defaults. The lighting options are also in the advanced tab, allowing you to set the lights for the four LEDs separately and use one of four effects. You can also enable a color flow effect that will cycle through the color palette.