Show HN: A new kind of FPS aim trainer
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2 hours ago
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I played a lot of Valorant and got mad, so I made an aim trainer that analyzes your raw crosshair movement to explore your raw motor and perceptual weaknesses instead of scoring scenarios. It also chooses sens and difficulty as part of the tasks, and makes playlists that are optimal difficulty for you to learn and progress faster!
pprotas
4 minutes ago
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The aiming is very choppy because it feels like my cursor is "on rails", or stuck in some kind of grid. Not representative of any modern shooting game I've played. I think this would teach the wrong habits if someone were to use it as an aiming coach.
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lelanthran
5 minutes ago
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You might want to look into this page - it slows my PC to a crawl :-(
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pmazumder
22 seconds ago
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What browser are you on? Hardware acceleration? It shouldn't be very difficult to run, so I'm guessing some sort of a compatibility issue
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Tox46
33 minutes ago
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So cool! but somehow the simulation does not work on firefox. the crosshair is just stuck in the middle
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pmazumder
1 hour ago
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writeup on the rationale behind it: https://www.pramit.gg/post/i-made-an-aim-trainer
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dkdbejwi383
17 minutes ago
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Even with "reduce motion" enabled the background of this page is constantly animating - it's so distracting I just gave up.
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pmazumder
8 minutes ago
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I didn't realize it could be distracting, sorry. It shouldn't happen now
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maccard
21 minutes ago
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I enjoyed this. Does the same theory apply to a gamepad? My intuition says yes but curious what you think
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tranceylc
1 hour ago
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Haven’t had the chance to use it use it yet, but the writeup on it is super cool.

Encourage anyone to check it out

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MayeulC
57 minutes ago
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Interesting project! I am relatively skilled at FPS with a mouse, but would like to improve with my trackball (so that I don't have to change my setup when playing an FPS). This could cone in handy, though I imagine that there aren't multiple "mouse profiles" built-in? It could be useful for players to understand how much of a difference different mice make.
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pmazumder
45 minutes ago
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Hi, thanks for the feedback! Multiple mouse profiles isn't something I considered, but I'll definitely look into it. I know a lot of FPS gamers are super particular and switch between mice/mousepads/skates constantly, so it would probably help to provide a semi objective measurement of what setup they're doing best on as well
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King-Aaron
1 hour ago
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CS 1.6 scouts and knives was the ultimate aim trainer
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psalaun
1 hour ago
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woah, so many memories bubbling up right now, thanks!
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poly2it
10 minutes ago
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Interesting project. One suggestion I'd make is to reduce the configuration complexity up front on new users. It is kind of overwhelming before you have a feel for how your settings translate to the actual training experience.
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