I reinstalled Quake 3 today, and downloaded the CPMA 1.48 archive from playmorepromode.org.

However, anytime I try to enter a map/host a server, the game gets stuck at the "Awaiting Connection" screen. I then have to use the task manager to shut it down, and my desktop's colors become distorted (extremely bright) until I start Q3 again and quit it the normal way.

I had this problem the last time I tried Q3 as well. That time, I used Windows XP SP3, while this time I'm using W7 SP1.

Any suggestions on what I could do to make CPMA work?

In case I did anything wrong in installing CPMA: I copied the "cpma" folder from the archive into the Quake 3 folder, and copied the contents of the archive's "baseq3" folder into the installed Q3's "baseq3" folder.

I recently read a few esreality threads which mention that Quake Live has server-side "lag reconciliation" for up to 80 ms. If I understand this correctly, it means as long as my ping is below 80, there's no need to aim ahead of an opponent.

Upto what pings does CPMA have this lag reconciliation for? And are there commands to customize increase or decrease it?

I've already read these two guides to choosing/optimizing mice:

http://www.esreality.com/?a=longpost&id=1300293&page=3
http://www.overclock.net/mice/173255-cs-s-mou...guide.html

I'm considering buying the Razer Deathadder, but there's a problem: I'm an extremely low sensitivity user. I haven't measured my exact sensitivity, but it looks to be around 36 inches for a full 360 degree turn.

So, from Guide #2, that means even 200 DPI will be enough for me (I use a resolution of 1600x900). Since many games don't allow a sensitivity as low as I use, it's best for me to keep my DPI on the low side (450 on the Deathadder).

However, Guide #1, written when the mouse was new, says reducing the Deathadder's default 1800 DPI reduces perfect control (i.e. the mouse would now behave unpredictably at a lower movement speed than before). This is really bad, because at my sensitivity, I'll often have to move my mouse very quickly. In fact, high perfect control range is the only reason I want to get a Deathadder.

My questions are (since those guides came out a long time ago):

1. Does the Deathadder 3500 (that's the version I hope to get) have the same problems at low DPI?

2. Did Razer put out firmware fixing the problem so that 450 DPI will give me the same range of perfect control as the highest DPI?

One last, somewhat unrelated question:

Guide #2 says that it's best to use a Windows XP sensitivity of 6/11, because higher causes pixel-skipping, reducing accuracy, while lower creates two sensitivities, causing the cursor to move slower to the right than the left.

Does Windows 7 have this same problem too (or any other problems introduced by going below 6/11)?