AM-GS Spwan

Posted by adithya

Introduction

This is a short update to inform you that we will be releasing a second version of the ZOWIE AM with rubber paint on the top and smooth sides, an alternative to the original AM with full rubber paint. Having read various forums after the announcement of the AM, we understand that there is a need for an alternative to the full rubber paint version.

We are happy to bring you the ZOWIE AM-GS – and so is SpawN, as he was being teased by HeatoN for only having released one edition of his mouse, where HeatoN had released four.

AM-GS

The ZOWIE AM-GS is an ambidextrous mouse that is unmatched by other ambidextrous mice in flexibility, stability and performance. It features two buttons on both sides which allows the user to switch between left- and right-handed usage. Only one side may be active at a time, thus eliminating annoying situations where you accidentally hit the side buttons using the bottom of your palm or your pinkyfinge

Features:

* Ambidextrous mouse developed by legendary CS-player Abdisamad ‘SpawN’ Mohamed

* Two thumb buttons on both sides to comfortably serve left- or right-handed users

* Easy to switch between left- and right-hand functionality, no drivers needed

* Optical encoder mouse wheel system for increased durability

* 450 / 1150 / 2300 DPI adjustment

* Adjustable USB report rate 125 / 500 / 1000 Hz

* ZOWIE custom-designed lens for a very low lift-off distance = 1.5 ~ 1.8mm

* Operating system: Win2000/XP/VISTA/7, Mac OS X v10.2 after

Specifications:

* DPI (Dots Per Inch): 450/1150/2300

* Connector: USB

* Buttons: 5

* Length of cable: 2m / 6.6 ft

Measurements:

Length: 125 mm / 4.92 in

Width: 60 mm / 2.36 in

Height: 39mm / 1.53 in

Weight: 88g (without cable)

HeatoN's EC-series

Posted by adithya

ZOWIE announces HeatoN's EC-series of mice

We introduce to you HeatoN's EC-series, including EC1-Black, EC1-White, EC2-Black, EC2-White.
FEATURES; in-depth

1.5 mm lift-off distance; lowest on the market to date

One of the primary features of the ZOWIE EC-series is the lift-off distance. Gamers often lift their mice when playing games, as they need to make swift movements to turn around quickly. A higher lift-off distance means the cursor will start to move earlier than the gamers anticipate, which will affect their aiming a lot. The lower the lift-off distance is, the easier it will be to get used to the feeling and anticipate where the cursor will land with each move. 12 months of extensive research and development on our own unique lens only used in the ZOWIE EC-series has made it possible to create the lowest lift-off distance currently available in any optical mouse on the market - 1.5 mm.

1,000Hz USB Report Rate - plug and play with 1.000Hz

Most optical mice are 125Hz which can be artificially raised to 500 – 1,000Hz through driver installations. The ZOWIE EC mice are the only optical mice which has 1,000 Hz from standard, without any installation of drivers. Gamers can use it anywhere and take their best performance with them, without having to download and install drivers. Just plug and play.

Improved mouse wheel

We have used an optical encoder instead of the cheaper traditional mechanical system and added a new optimized rolling system developed by ZOWIE, which ensures that our mouse wheel is the most durable and precise mouse wheel on the market today. We expect that the lifetime of our mouse wheel is longer than 5 years - unfortunately we haven't been able to put this to the test for 5 years, but we believe it is unbreakable.

DPI-adjustment

Adjusting DPI on the fly is not really an innovative feature, but we decided to put it on our mouse anyway, as we believe it's important for a gamer to be able to optimize his settings to create the perfect feeling when playing.

We have put the DPI-adjustment-button on the BOTTOM of the mouse, to avoid miss clicking it during an intensive game.

Two shapes - four mice

HeatoN's EC-series consist of four mice with the same features and specifications. The only difference is coating, color and size.

EC1 and EC2 black, has a rubber coating to increase the grip when holding.

EC1 and EC2 pure white, has the popular smooth coating which reduces sweaty palms.

DPI-adjustment

Adjusting DPI on the fly is not really an innovative feature, but ZOWIE decided to put it on the mouse anyway, as it's important for a gamer to be able to optimize the settings to create the perfect feeling when playing.

Features:

- 100% stable optical mouse developed by HeatoN

- Ergonomic designed right-hand gaming mouse

- 1.5mm lift-off distance

- Improved mouse wheel system

- Easily change to 1000, 500 or 125 Hz

- Plug and play! No drivers or software

- DPI adjustment: 450/1150/2300

- Operating system: Win2000/XP/Vista/7, Mac OS X V10.2 after

Specifications:

Color: Black only

Coating: Full rubber paint

DPI (Dots Per Inch): 450/1150/2300

Frames Per Second: 6,400

Inches Per Second: 60

Max. Acceleration: 20G

USB report rate: 1000/500/125 Hz

Connector: USB

Buttons: 5

Length of cable: 2m/6.6ft

Weight without cable: EC1, 97g - EC2, 93g.

Dimensions:

EC1: 128 x 43 x 62-70 mm / 5 x 1.7 x 2.44-2.76 in

EC2: 120 x 40 x 58-65 mm / 4.72 x 1.57 x 2.28-2.56 in

SteelSeries Kinzu for cs 1.6

Posted by adithya

Introduction

It seems that SteelSeries are trying to force themselves into this market with the Kinzu mouse, priced at €34.99 this mouse costs about half as much as many of the new laser based gaming mice. The release of the Kinzu optical gaming mouse just proves that SteelSeries is still keen on pleasing the FPS gaming crowd that adores optical sensors. Some might think that optical sensors are obsolete compared to the newer high performance laser sensors, and to some degree they are. Even the most advanced optical sensors can only track up to about 50 inches per second and keep track at about 20 G acceleration, whereas some laser mice should yield coherent tracking at upwards 150 inches per second and 30 G respectively. This relatively large gap is not the end of performance as many gamers still prefer the relatively cheap Logitech MX-518, Microsoft IntelliMouse Explorer 3.0 / 1.1 on a good mat.

Specifications

Frames per second: 9.375
Inches per second: 50
Megapixels per second: 3.75
Counts Per Inch (CPI): 400 - 3200
Acceleration: 20 G
Buttons: 3
Cord: 2 m / 7,9 ft (braided to improve durability)
Polling: up to 1000 Hz
Lift distance: ~2.0mm
Large pressure points that reduce friction for optimized glide
Driverless, plug-and-play feature for LAN gamers
Built-in memory for 3 profiles
Measurements: 117 x 64 x 36 mm / 4,6 x 2,5 x 1,43 in
Operating systems: Win XP / Vista / Win 2000 / Mac OS

MOUSE SETTINGS:
Mouse Hz: 125
Windows Sensitivity: 3/11
Mouse dpi: 1600
Mouse Pad: Everglide Titan Monstermat FNATIC EDITION
Mouse: Razer Krait
Mouse Skates: Everglide
Mousefix: no
Mouse Drivers: None
Mouse Acceleration: off

MONITOR SETTINGS:
Monitor Hz: 100
Digital Vibrance: None
Vsync: off
Desktop Gamma: 1.00
Antialiasing: off
Anisotropic: off

CS SETTINGS:
Resolution: 640x480
Ingame Sensitivity: 4
Crosshair Size: Large
Crosshair Color: Green
Crosshair Translucent: 0
Dynamic Crosshair: 0
Ingame Gamma: 3.0
Ingame Brightness: 2.0
Radartype: Transparent
Ingame GUI: no
No Force Commands: yes (-noforcemparms -noforcemaccel)

CS NETSETTINGS:
rate: 25000
cl_updaterate: 101
cl_cmdrate: 101
ex_interp: 0.01

How to Do Bunny Hop in Counter Strike !

Posted by Unknown

Steps for Bunny Hop :

Move forward by pressing "W" key for initial momentum.
now Unpress/RELEASE the 'w' key press the strafe key (D or A) and move your mouse in the direction of the strafe (ie: if 'A' move mouse left in a little arc or if 'D' move mouse right by say 30 degrees) + JUMP (spacebar)
This will cause a forward curved jump , in the left or right direction( Now on you must not use W key to move forward).
When your just about to land after the first jump, hit the opposite strafe key and curve your mouse in the same direction of your strafe and hit jump EXACTLY when you land after the first jump. Doing this a little too early or little too late will cut the bunny hop
IF You got the timing and mouse movement (synchronised)right you will quickly move forward faster, and you will need to repeat Steps 2 to 4 repeatedly.
Watch the video below to make thing more clear.

ESL Stopped cs 1.6

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Electronic Sports League has announced Go4CS:GO powered by CM Storm cup series which includes a weekly tournament in CS:GO as well as monthly finals, totaling at 1,000€ in prize money.

Each week teams have a chance to win 100€ in the weekly cups which are open to everyone. Teams will score points based on their final placings. In the monthly cups, eight qualified teams will compete for a 500€ first place prize. Note that ESL will not be handing out CS:GO beta keys to participants, so you have to already have the game in order to participate.

The first cup takes place on Sunday, July 8, starting at 14:00. The sign up is already open here, but note that you have to confirm your participation 30 minutes before the cup starts in order to reserve a spot. In case you didn't make it in time, ESL will open up more spots 10 minutes before the cup starts, if teams failed to confirm their participation.