Mouse Calibration

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Before calibrating the mouse

Set the in-game sensitivity to the highest, and set the mouse dpi to the highest value.

Start calibration

Select Output>GUI in gimx-bluetooth or gimx-serial. Then start emuclient.

Current mouse calibration values appear in the "Mouse calibration" part of the gui.
This calibration mode reads values from the loaded configuration.
If you use multiple mice, it lets you calibrate each mouse independently.

General instructions

Press ctrl+F1 to enable the calibration.

Press F1 ... F12 to select the parameter, and use the mouse wheel to change the value. Press ctrl+F1 to leave the calibration and save the parameters.

Step-by-step instructions

  1. Press ctrl+F1. If you use multiple mice, select the mouse to calibrate with the mouse wheel.
  2. Press F2 and select the profile to calibrate with the mouse wheel (generally, profile 1 is for hip fire, and profile 2 is for aiming down the sight).
  3. Press F3. If the sight moves, decrease the x dead zone value with the mouse wheel until the sight does not move. Once the sight does not move, increase the x dead zone until the first moving position.
  4. Press F4. Set the same value as the x dead zone value.
  5. Press F5. Set the dead zone shape value to "rectangle". If the sight moves, set the dead zone shape to "circle", and let it set to "rectangle" otherwise.
  6. Press F6 to start a translation test. The sight will move horizontally at different speeds in both left and right directions. A 1:1 translation means the sight should come back near the start point. If it doesn't, use F7 and the mouse wheel to change the x acceleration value.
  7. Press F8. Set the same value as the x acceleration value.
  8. Press F9. Adjust the x sensitivity to your liking.
  9. Press F10 to start a circle test. Adjust the circle radius and speed (F10/F11 + mouse wheel) if necessary. The x/y ratio is properly set if the sight moves in a perfect circle. If it doesn't, adjust the x/y ratio using F12 and the mouse wheel.
  10. Press ctrl+F1 to save.

Pitfalls

This summarizes all common errors you should avoid, and what you should do instead.

  • Don't change the mouse dpi to adjust your aiming speed. Always let the mouse dpi setting to the max value. Adjust the GIMX sensitivity instead.
  • Don't change the in-game sensitivity to adjust your aiming speed. Always let the in-game sensitivity to the max value. Adjust the GIMX sensitivity instead.
  • Don't change the mouse parameters of the OS (Linux/Windows) to adjust your aiming speed. GIMX uses raw (unmodified) events from the mouse!
  • Prefer editing the sensitivity with the calibration mode. The calibration mode keeps the x/y ratio.