The ROCCAT Leadr is powered by the Swarm software, an incredibly detailed and well laid-out package, designed to offer a whole range of options to the user.
Upon launch, you’re greeted with the update screens, for the mouse and the base, which must both be connected via the included Micro-USB cable, one at a time. Once this is complete, you’ll find yourself land on the “Pinned” screen, a customisable location where you decide what you see. There’s no limit to what can be pinned onto this tab, allowing you the fastest access to the most used features.
Settings is the next tab, allowing set up of mouse movement, click speed, DPI settings and a stand-alone setting for the X-Celerator paddle, calibration for the paddle can only be completed with the mouse plugged into the PC via the Micro USB cable.
Moving along, you’ll find Button Assignment, which in turn is an incredibly important part of the Swarm software, as far as the Leadr is concerned. Along with being able to swap profiles, you’re able to assign different functions per profile, and also for profiles to launch along with the start-up of a .exe file.
The lighting, amongst other features, can be adjusted in the final tab, you have a choice of 5 different lighting effects, an option of the effect speed, and of course, you can choose from the entire RGB range. The two separate RGB zones can be differently configured to display different colours, but they must both share the same effect. You will also notice the polling rate and sound feedback; the sound feedback is interesting, providing audible alerts to anything changing.
Finally, the Macro manager, which comes pre-filled with all of the most common titles, offering pre-configured Macros for all of the in-game functions. You can, of course, record your own Macros and assign them to one of the many buttons on the mouse.
Upon launch, you’re greeted with the update screens, for the mouse and the base, which must both be connected via the included Micro-USB cable, one at a time. Once this is complete, you’ll find yourself land on the “Pinned” screen, a customisable location where you decide what you see. There’s no limit to what can be pinned onto this tab, allowing you the fastest access to the most used features.
Settings is the next tab, allowing set up of mouse movement, click speed, DPI settings and a stand-alone setting for the X-Celerator paddle, calibration for the paddle can only be completed with the mouse plugged into the PC via the Micro USB cable.
Moving along, you’ll find Button Assignment, which in turn is an incredibly important part of the Swarm software, as far as the Leadr is concerned. Along with being able to swap profiles, you’re able to assign different functions per profile, and also for profiles to launch along with the start-up of a .exe file.
The lighting, amongst other features, can be adjusted in the final tab, you have a choice of 5 different lighting effects, an option of the effect speed, and of course, you can choose from the entire RGB range. The two separate RGB zones can be differently configured to display different colours, but they must both share the same effect. You will also notice the polling rate and sound feedback; the sound feedback is interesting, providing audible alerts to anything changing.
Finally, the Macro manager, which comes pre-filled with all of the most common titles, offering pre-configured Macros for all of the in-game functions. You can, of course, record your own Macros and assign them to one of the many buttons on the mouse.
