Default R6 Sensitivity Multiplier Explained: the Exact Config Numbers and in-Game Proof
By Alexander Ross
To see the engine's baseline math directly, inspect the configuration file that Ubisoft Connect writes to your local storage drive. The game stores your primary parameters in a structured text document called `GameSettings.ini`.
The standard file lives inside your personal Windows directory under the dedicated Ubisoft Connect save path:
`C:\Users\<YourUsername>\Documents\My Games\Rainbow Six - Siege\<Ubisoft-Account-UUID>\GameSettings.ini`
Open this file with any standard text editor and locate the `[INPUT]` block. You will find the following parameters configured out of the box:
ini
[INPUT]
RawInputMouseKeyboard=1
MouseSensitivityMultiplierUnit=0.020000
XFactorAiming=0.020000
The string `MouseSensitivityMultiplierUnit=0.020000` proves the default value. Ubisoft chose this value during the game's initial 2015 development cycle to offer a broad sensitivity spectrum on 400 DPI mice, covering everything from slow arm-aimers to high-speed wrist-aimers across a 1, 100 slider scale.
When you slide your horizontal or vertical hipfire sensitivity adjustment from 5 to 6 in the display menu, the engine calculates the difference as `6 × 0.02 = 0.12` versus `5 × 0.02 = 0.10`. That jump represents a 20% sensitivity increase in a single menu tick. Modifying the text file directly provides the only way to obtain values between those numbers.
Alexander Ross has covered the video game industry for a decade, writing deep dives on game design, esports tournaments, VR developments, and gaming culture.
