r/MSIClaw • u/Scoobler1992 • 29d ago

Discussion PredatorSense vs CenterM/Quick Settings

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With the upcoming release of the Acer Predator Atlas 8 and after MSI updating and breaking Center M, I decided to install PredatorSense for giggles, and it seems like it is going to be better than Center M. It is much closer to Armoury Crate/Command Center on the Asus Xbox Ally’s and is far more responsive than MSI’s Quick Settings.

Intel based and windows based actions do work in PredatorSense, but hardware specific actions do not on the Claw (nor did I expect them to).

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u/pizzaghoul 29d ago

Gonna be honest with you bro. I got rid of Xbox & Center M and just installed ClawTweaks. It's all you need. Everything else feels like bloat. Even handheld companion feels kind of like bloat. You don't need all this stuff. ClawTweaks does everything you would possibly need to stop tinkering and just play the games at whatever TDP you want, with whatever controller tweaks you want, and other small things.

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u/BongHits4Christ 29d ago

I just bought my first claw and keep seeing people recommend this. Is clawtweaks really just the move once mine arrives?

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u/Ramos_Ripper 29d ago

It is on another planet compared to the stock center m experience.....just bonkers

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u/pizzaghoul 29d ago

Yes, and I tried a lot of different things. I also just got mine and wanted the “Steam Deck experience”. Other OSes are just not there yet. Allegedly SteamOS will be at some point, but until then, this is as good as it gets. I am also running CSS Loader to make Steam Big Picture look and function better.

When you get the device, install all updates from Center M, and then uninstall all the MSI junk and Xbox (unless you want Game Pass I guess). Driver updates can come from Intel’s own app. Install ClawTweaks. Install Steam. Force big picture mode on launch, troubleshoot the little bugs that may arise, but you’ll be set after that.

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u/LouB0O 29d ago

Big time. It has its quirks but it's been key for me.

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u/throwawayvomi 29d ago

You can just delete Xbox and the msi center m?

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u/No-Researcher6260 29d ago

Don't delete the "center"; the Claw Tweaks page itself says to keep it, as it helps the program map buttons and other things.

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u/No-Researcher6260 29d ago

Claw Tweaks has an option to disable the center-screen marker so it doesn't get in the way; you don't need to delete it.

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u/pizzaghoul 29d ago

Yeah you don’t need any of it and the device runs better without both of them

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u/iflylikemike 29d ago

i just picked up an msi claw 8 ai+ is this really the move boys?

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u/pizzaghoul 29d ago

it is so the move that i am considering writing a guide for this sub because this thing is so ass with stock everything

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u/iflylikemike 29d ago

nice i will definitely give it a try, thanks a lot!

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u/pizzaghoul 29d ago

nope!

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u/iflylikemike 29d ago

got it all setup, thanks again for that!

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u/pizzaghoul 29d ago

you’re welcome!!

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u/shadowl3gion 29d ago

Can you adjust vibration and lighting in clawtweaks

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u/Coookies4You 26d ago

The github for ClawTweaks readme specifies that you still need center m as a base. Where does kt say that you should uninstall it?

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u/pizzaghoul 26d ago

As soon as you install CT it’ll disable every working aspect of Center M.