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Re: [WORKAROUND] Pointer clicks off-target on Macs with display camera notch

I have very kindly been given a new 16" M1 Max - and, frankly, this MBP is insane! All the issues I was having on my old 2016 MBP are gone - but I now have a new problem; there seems to be some kind of 'offset' between where the mouse pointer is and what's actually being highlighted (for example, if I'm trying to select floors, it highlights styled rooms).

This is actually the main issue - I cannot select floors at all. I've messed about with the resolution and (both within the game and in macOS settings), but no matter what I have it set to, the problem persists. Now, as this machine hasn't been around long, I'm not really expecting much help here, but I was hoping someone might have some suggestions (EA tech bods, any ideas...?).

Tried taking a screenshot but, even though I've got 'show mouse pointer' selected in the screenshot app settings, it's impossible to include it in the shot, so you'll just have to visualise it. Imagine the pointer is on floors, but it's showing 'styled rooms' as selected.

I do wish there was a keyboard shortcut key combo.

There is one slight quirk with these new MBPs - they don't have an 'alt' key - took me a while to realise that it's now labelled 'option' (still works for free-placing).

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Belladonna74
4 years ago
Okay, upon further investigation, it appears that this issue is peculiar to running the game in full screen mode - the problem doesn't exist if I run it windowed. The native resolution for the 16" M1 Max screen is 3,256 x 2,234, which seems very strange, that's not 16:9. 3,256 is divisible by 16 and 9, but 2,234 isn't divisible by 9 or 16. The windowed mode resolution is 3,256 x 1,970 (which I've just done the maths - the ratio is 16:5.82! 1,970 isn't divisible by 5.82. Apple, go home, you are DRUNK!
Consider this a heads up should you be considering one of these beasts - I don't know how EA/Maxis are going to be able to work with this.