Posted once again, just in case any of you need a quick reference.

Befere you make this change, realize that by modifying your registry, you are also changing the mouse settings of your operating system environment, so that whatever changes you make are not only reflected in Planetside, but everywhere in Windows.

This is an inconvenience of course, unless you use a second PC for gaming, or use two mouses/a mouse that supports multiple profiles.

Start > Run > Control Panel > Mouse. Choose the Pointer Options Tab, and disable "Enhance Pointer Precision".

Start > Run.. and type "regedit". Expand the HKEY_CURRENT_USER\Control Panel\Mouse folder on the left. To your right, you will now see all relevant registry keys.

The ones of interest are MouseSensitivity and MouseSpeed, as well as SmoothMouseXCurve and SmoothMouseYCurve hexidecimal values. Simply double-click on the key itself to change its value.

A good canonical setting is 10 and 2 respectively, for most pilots. 10-2 removes almost all of the "rubber-band" effect in a plane, at the expense of still being a bit sluggish. This depends on the mouse of course, all mouses have their own thresholds.

You'll have to experiment with care, making a small change, then restarting your PC, and testing it, etc. I use 14-3. Now, replace the SmoothMouseXCurve and SmoothMouseYCurve Hex values.

SmoothMouseXCurve
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
00,a0,00,00,00,00,00,00
00,40,01,00,00,00,00,00
00,80,02,00,00,00,00,00
00,00,05,00,00,00,00,00


SmoothMouseYCurve
00,00,00,00,00,00,00,00
66,a6,02,00,00,00,00,00
cd,4c,05,00,00,00,00,00
a0,99,0a,00,00,00,00,00
38,33,15,00,00,00,00,00

Finally, in Planetside, set Steering Auto Center Region to the absolute minimum.

If done correctly, you will notice you are holding a markedly more responsive mouse. Remember that if you accidently change your settings in PS, PS will no longer inherit the system's sensitivity.

Precisely. All applications inherit the OS's mouse settings. What they add and how they mess it up within the application is up to them. Planetside is so inconsistent with its mouse settings; this fix only helps a bit.

Aye, oversensitivity is just as bad as undersensitivity. In the former, you overshoot and spend your time compensating (known as a overdamped system) and in the latter, you can't even turn in time (underdamped). Ideally, you reach this "critically damped" state, where you're able to react and stabilize almost instantly, with little peak overshoot.

The underlying problem is the lack of proper feedback in mouse systems. In general, you move your mouse, see the change a few miliseconds later, and adjust as necessary. The feedback component is human and hence, relatively slow. The introduction of a good mouse is important here, you can minimize deterrent delays by increasing the resolution and refresh rate of the mouse.

Mouse acceleration is absolutely fantastic for desktop-based work and production, but terribly inconvenient for gaming, especially games with some degree of twitch. For example, the new MX518 boasts a resolution of 1600dpi, providing the smoothest, silkiest mouse experience available, but comes with an acceleration engine that cranks up to 15g's... disgusting.

In the end, it all comes down to personal preference. Keep tinkering until you find the setting that's just right, and I assure you, even that will change at regular intervals.

Moreover, many many pilots fly rather erratically. They turn, stop, shoot, turn, stop, shoot, turn, stop, shoot... not only does it slow you down, you miss half your shots. The trick the is to fly smoothly, bank slowly, regurlarly, provide a constant steady stream of fire rather than a shaky sporadic splatter of rounds. If you misjudge and find yourself heading the wrong way: no worries! Take your time, assess the situation, position yourself to reacquire the target BUT do not turn too sharply or you'll overshoot again, and so on.

People often ask me why/how I use the reaver almost exclusively, especially for air to air, claiming it's sluggish and bulky. It can't turn as sharply so... don't turn as much! The cannons are imprecise and bloom significantly so... make your shots count!