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The event mini game needs to be changed.
aftulus
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It's too hard on the eyes. I only have a 27 inch monitor and it's impossible to play. It needs something like a high contrast mode with the moving parts and boundaries noted. And it needs the right side of the puzzle to keep track of the mouse movements. That or a way for the game to be smaller so mouse movements work better and it can keep up. Do they have a lower res version?
I'm getting at max 1200 and sometimes below 900 with the mouse. My brain cannot keep track of the info to safe my life. Everything about the design makes it hard from a visual standpoint. That is not right to do to people as you can expect not everyone has the same eyesight or monitors etc. And my hardware is as old as this game. It's not like it from outside of the era.
I'm getting at max 1200 and sometimes below 900 with the mouse. My brain cannot keep track of the info to safe my life. Everything about the design makes it hard from a visual standpoint. That is not right to do to people as you can expect not everyone has the same eyesight or monitors etc. And my hardware is as old as this game. It's not like it from outside of the era.
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To let you know my experience, though:
- I have a 20-in monitor
- My computer is 10 years old
- I have horrible eyesight (and am colorblind, though I'm not sure how much that matters here)
- I use a mouse to control the bracket in the game
I have no problem at all with moving the bracket. It is responsive enough to let me move from row to row fast enough to grab one molecule on the bottom row and then the next on the top. There are times when the mini-game itself seems to hitch or skip, but that may be the usual hiccups STO can experience from time to time. I don't think I've gotten under 2300 and usually I can get the 2700.Again, not everyone is going to have the same experience. Maybe there are other factors affecting the performance of the mini-game for you, maybe I am just particularly good at keeping track of what is coming down all the rows. Just letting you know the game does track mouse movement very well for me.
For me, lag is the single biggest issue that prevents me from getting a perfect score (that and periodic wandering attention).
You may find that it runs more smoothly in maps/instances with fewer people in them. Also, I know this is simply some sort of observation bias, but I could swear that it's easier in some maps than others.
My eyesight problems isn't color blind as much as it's general bad vision and old glasses. It's very hard to concentrate on items and I think that makes it worse. If I move the monitor too close it's too far apart to see quickly enough. If too far away It's too blurry. I was hoping something like a contrast or something might make it easier to see faster so my brain can concentrate on it without going spastic.
I keep forgetting there is an audio clue to for timing. I also keep turning down the volume and miss the tick sound.
I can hit 90%+ of the particle fragments and still only get 1500 tops. How the hell are you guys scoring so high?
It does 'jump' pretty bad every time you rank up from collecting enough fragments. That jump seems to get worse with however many people are in the same zone, so I'm sure it's a server desync issue. I also haven't noticed any difference in reward from getting a 900 score or a 1500+ score.
If you're getting 90% of them then your score should be much higher. A perfect score is 2700, that's if you get every single particle. Sounds like you have a lag issue or something because it's actually pretty easy if the connection is smooth.
90% of peoples issues with the mini game is related to server lag.. I am lucky and get a nice smooth connection so the game is a breeze to get 2k+ every time. It's not that I'm just 'so good' I just have a better connection which is really what it comes down to. Monitor size has nothing to do with it, I can do it on my home PC with a 32" screen or on my 17" Laptop. If the particles are jumping around too much on your screen you just don't have much of a chance.
It's all about the ping my friends.
I have a 27" 4K monitor. I use my mouse for the mini game and 99% of the time score between 2500-2700.
The big "jump" at the rank up might be affected by some lag due to a crowded zone, but the bigger part of that is the game itself. When those jumps happen it seems to be a built-in aspect of the game to catch up to where it would be had you collected all the particles so far. The more you miss before the game speeds up, the bigger the "jump".
Why it was designed this way, I'm not sure. The whole thing is timed to end at a specific point, though, so it is probably related to that and having a set # of particles that have to go by.
What is the reward at 2700?
There is no guarantee for 2700 score (I should say there is no guaranteed bonus. You get 3 color traces and 1 sliver guaranteed). Most often it is 3 color trace and 1 sliver. I find the best prize at 2400-2600 - much more chance of shard and fragment as bonus.
The jump is intentional. It's an additional penalty for missing particles.
You must play with mouse, in space, in empty instance.
"With the first link, the chain is forged. The first speech censured, the first thought forbidden, the first freedom denied, chains us all irrevocably."
Usually average 2400, more if really trying.
IMO the dilithium mining and particle trace harvesting minigames are a LOT better, and much easier on my wrist. I hate using the mouse for this thing which is why I was using the keyboard for it instead, but keyboard apparently isnt fast enough to get the score up to a decent level.
2400-2700 is my usual score. (at a high score, you get one green & 3 regular; with a low chance of getting a rare or epic)
If you're getting a "big jump" when it completes a stage, that's because you missed particles. The more particles you miss, the bigger the jump... which means you miss a bunch of particles in the next stage, and will likely have another big jump. Vicious circle, there.
(it's got to be some sort of bug, it doesn't make sense for the game to do that intentionally.)
My "trick" is I don't watch where I have the mouse at all. 90% of my attention is on the molecules and what order they are in. I basically just watch the bracket in my peripheral vision and use that to know when to stop moving the mouse for an instant. As soon as I hear the sound (or sounds if more than one molecule in a row) I am already moving to the next.
Took practice, but in general I am not all that quick or skilled a gamer, so I'm just lucky I have a decent connection most of the time.
> I managed to get my scores up to 2300-2500 tops today, using the mouse instead of keyboard, but it hurts my wrist a lot more to do so. Age and carpal tunnel is a pita.
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I hear that, same reason I gave up on conventional mouse. Getting a wired trackball changed my life. I got an Elecom with a DPI toggle. I set to high for the Omega game, so that very small thumb motions do the work for me.
A lifesaver as I get older.
If anything, I wish I could use a similar mouse motion for Mining, Waveform, and Radiation minigames too.
I always use a mousepad with a wrist support. For me they work extremely well to reduce strain, especially when gaming.
> I hadn't thought about it that way before, but you're right. It would be nice if there was a UI switch for that minigame that let us toggle the primary axis between horizontal and vertical.
It'd also feel a lot more natural looking like a guitar hero minigame
Never understood how anyone does the Omega event with the mouse.
Using keyboard I get 2k plus when I actually try, even hit 2700 a few times, years ago.
With mouse, I'm usually in the 600-800 range.
Losing faith in humanity, one person at a time.
Probably just depends on what you are used to. Since I use keyboard on all the other minigames, I figured this one would be better with keyboard as well. Not for me, though. I can't tap keys fast enough and if I hold keys I overshoot my target.
Mouse, on the other hand, I don't even need to hold a button. just small movements up and down lets me be exactly where I need to be.
I have had friends convinced they could not do the omega minigame until I told them to try the mouse. But again, just a matter of what you are used to. If the keyboard is what works for you, that is great.
I was advised to run my graphics settings really low for the minigame and it lags a whole lot less. I even get all of the particles sometimes, though my average score is around 2300.
Try running your graphics settings down and see if that helps. Being colorblind doesn't matter as long as you can see the particles moving.
Yes.
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Yep. Just holding the mouse between my thumb & ring/pinky, and moving it ~1" forward & back.
I'm going to guess this "lag" & latency are the big issues. I've never seen anything I'd call "lag" while playing the minigame. Outside of the jump between stages if you miss a bunch of particles, I've never had any kind of movement issues. /shrug