Controls Baseline: One Stable Setup Before You Tune Anything

Before you chase tweaks, lock a baseline. This checklist stabilizes controls so DPI, curves, and sensitivity changes actually mean something.
Published:
Aleksandar Stajic
Updated: February 20, 2026 at 02:33 PM

Controls Baseline: One Stable Setup Before You Tune Anything

If your controls feel different day-to-day, tuning is pointless. First lock a baseline: stable timing, stable settings, and minimal variables.

Baseline Checklist

  1. Stabilize frame pacing first (cap for consistency).
  2. Disable extra processing on the display input (Game Mode).
  3. Keep one sensitivity and stick with it for a week.
  4. Change one variable at a time and retest.

Rule: you cannot tune feel in an unstable system.

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