So I have seen a lot of different threads suggesting different features for further iCUE updates. So I just wanted to make a thread where everyone can reply with their own ideas to make iCUE even better. Maybe some have already been listed in another thread but this thread should (in the best case) list all of them. Just make sure that nothing duplicates within this thread. And this thread is only about features, not bugs ;)
I just have a small rule, don't hate on the developers, I have the feeling that they are very stressed out with iCUE so be nice to them and they'll be nice to you ^-^
After reading, you can vote on which feature you want to see in iCUE: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFqOwpLL_tNN59Xt7U8wXP-hOuT0OOQLLgCqJZfO-PTxLPjA/viewform?usp=sf_link
Anyway, here are my ideas. Some may be hard to do but I still want to mention them because it would (in my opinion) really improve iCUE (even tho something may already be on the roadmap):
1) Ability to rotate the fans
Especially for lighting effects like VISOR it would be cool to rotate the fans so that the lighting effect looks better (eg. on LL fans).
2) Ability to change lighting link device/channel order
If you have for example two Lighting Node Pro's with all the LED-channels used it would be cool if you could set which channel should be considered first.
3) Device order
Not everyone can place their ST100 right above the mousepad and maybe somebody is left-handed and uses their MM800 on the left. All those people can't use lighting link like Visor properly unless they don't care about it looking good and if they would do so, their wouldn't have picked RGB peripherals. So please add an option to define where what is positioned.
Furthermore do some people (like me) use RGB-Stripes outside the case behind the monitor. If you could change the order of every product and how a lighting link goes through the products it would be really cool. So that my Visor starts at the keyboard from the left but also in the same direction at the same time at the RGB-Stripe benhind my monitor. That would look really sick.
EDIT: This option to set where your devices are placed should go so far as that you can not only decide where your mouse/headset/etc. is but also where the entire PC is. And to be even more detailled, where every single RGB-component inside the PC is positioned to make the lighting effects match the individual setups even better.
4) Lighting delay/overall lighting customization
It would be really useful if you could add a delay to the different lighting-effects-layers (especially the custom ones). If you could set lighting effects to only start after the previous one has finished or after a certain amount of time there would be endless options more to create your own lighting effect.
Maybe even add an option to perform a specific lighting layer after a key or macro is pressed without switching to an other profile.
In particular some sort of timeline would be cool (working like in video editing softare) where you can place all the lighting layers inside one timeline where you can individually set the time, duration, overlay of the lighting layers and so on... I think this would be a really big improvement when it comes to user friendliness and especially individual customizability.
5) Of course (as always) support for lighting sync with ASUS Aura/MSI Mystic Light and so on
I can totally understand when this takes a long time because working with other manufacturers is always more complicated then working inside your own company.
6) More SDK-Enabled games/easy option to create own Game-SDK-lighting
I love the iCUE game integrations. So more games would be cool, for examlpe PUBG, GTA, CSGO, Rainbow Six and so on. At this point my previously mentioned option (-> 4) ) of playing a specific lighting after a specific key or makro is pressed while staying in the very same profile would be incredible because then you could kinda make your own Game-specific Lighting which interacts with the actions performed in the game.
7) This crazy lighting sync Razer has with Philips Hue
To be honest I was f*ing envious when I saw the Philips Hue-Razer lighting trailer. I know this is a lot of work to do but still it would be amazing to see, even with those "skills" Razer has (more at -> 8) ).
8) Those "skills" Razer has
Those Razer Chroma Apps (https://www2.razer.com/chroma-workshop/apps) are really cool. Maybe Corsair could come around with something similar, maybe something what changes the lighting depending on different things happening on your phone, controlled through a Corsair App. Some examples: Display the current wheather on your lighting, Display an incoming call (maybe visor/pulsing green lighting), Display an alarm (super fast annoying white light flashing), and so on.
9) Change the position of the CUE space
I am using two nearly identical monitors but I always game on my left one and I didn't extend my task-/statusbar to my right screen. So the CUE space is always on my left monitor. This is very inconvenient while gaming. I'd wish to see an option to set the CUE space to the right side of my right monitor to be able to run the game fullscreen on my left and see the CUE space on my right monitor.
EDIT: 10) Improved Macro options for the Scimitar
I am from Germany and so I have my keyboard in the german QWERTZ-layout. Yesterday I wanted to put a Makro "Ä" to my G6-Makro-key on my K95 Platinum and the 8-key on my Scimitar Pro. So I while setting up the macro on my keyboard I could simply pick the letter "Ä" as a makro. But when I wanted to set the "Ä" on my Scimitar I had no option to pick the "Ä". "Ö" and "Ü" are also missing. So I decided to use a custom keypress but when I choose it in the software and then hit the "Ä" button on my keyboard it doesn't get the "Ä" but the " ' " apostrophe. Then I tried several things and noticed that "Z" and "Y" is switched as well. So it seems that it had be forgotten set the "language" of your mouse so that the mouse doesn't "think" that it is used in the QWERTY-layout when it is used in germany with the QWERTZ-layout. I ended up with choosing another button ("P") for my makro which worked fine but I just want to mention here that the possibility to set makros to the Scimitar Pro using the QWERTZ-layout would be very logical.
So that's everything I have for now (:D). I don't know yet but if I get the time I will extend my list with the suggestions from the comments:
1) More accessible lights
For example the DPI-light on the Scimitar or the three buttons (profile, brightness, windows lock) on the K95 Platinum can't be accessed through lighting layers. It would be a nice addition if you could use those lights in your lighting profiles as well.
2) A clipboard for Effects/Makros
If you want to apply a lighting effect to multiple devices you have to create it multiple times individually for each device. So it'd be helpful if you could for example copy the "Color Wave with the color #42f486 and #ff00f2" from your keyboard and paste it into the lighting effects panel of your fans.
So feel free to add your ideas! I am sure the Corsair Devs will have a look and maybe we will see things from this thread get added to iCUE in the future.
Also Feel free to vote on what you want to see the most: https://docs.google.com/forms/d/e/1FAIpQLScFqOwpLL_tNN59Xt7U8wXP-hOuT0OOQLLgCqJZfO-PTxLPjA/viewform?usp=sf_link
@All the Developers: I really love iCUE. Keep up the great work! ::pirate::
