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roberta591's avatar
roberta591
Hero (Retired)
7 years ago

Re: Mouse Cursor Problems

@Gloxinia19  Lack of free space on the system drive kind of sneaks up on you. One day everything is fine, next day there are issues. It depends on what applications and services are running. The Windows operating system bloats, it is what is does. At a certain point when free space gets low, the operating system (Windows) starts to choke. You may not really notice it but Windows tries to resolve issues by moving things around and this uses computer time which in turn takes away from other applications and services. As free space tightens up things will get more noticeable and this is where lag could come from. 3D graphical games are very computer resource demanding and there is a point where the game will suffer as other applications and/or services are demanding cpu time. There used to be a formula to figure how much free space but as storage devices (hard drives) starting exceeding 1Tb the formula didn't really make sense anymore. The fix for this issue is to transfer data that is not linked (movies, music, pictures. your thesis, etc) to another drive or get a bigger system drive and image the old drive to a larger drive.  The fact that your computer is using an integrated video chip and less then 128Mb of dedicated video memory is engineered into the computer and if it's a laptop, the fix is a new better performing laptop that meets the minimum requirements. There are so many things that show the age of your laptop such of the native resolution of the display (1366x768). This is an odd resolution and the highest resolution for your hardware without adding more hardware which you can't do to a laptop. See if the processor has a driver and update it. Your going to have to take the issues one at a time and see if resolves the issue. Try Googling the issues. First have a basic understanding of the issue, then look for a solution. Here's a hint - I haven't bought beer in a long time.

16 Replies

  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    Hi @Gloxinia19

    what @roberta591 is trying to say is that your computer isn't really suitable to play this game as it doesn't fulfill the minimum requirements. If you have any of the newer packs, that makes it worse.

    You could try free up some space on your computer, maybe that can help. What graphics settings are you playing on ? Set everything to low.

  • Gloxinia19's avatar
    Gloxinia19
    New Scout
    7 years ago
    I played the game for years on the same computer and no problem until i had a mouse cursor problem.
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago
    Every patch adds stuff .. and space on your hard drive also typically gets less the longer you use it.

    As said initially, I don't know what the reasons is why some people are having issues with their mouse cursor and then it goes back to normal. Could have something to do if you use mouse trails but I'm not sure if you tried that or not.

    Have you tried any of the suggestions made ?
  • crinrict's avatar
    crinrict
    Hero+
    7 years ago

    Did you clean up some space on your hard drive  ? How much do you have now ?

  • roberta591's avatar
    roberta591
    Hero (Retired)
    7 years ago

    @Gloxinia19 Did you fix all the issues? Programs (games) may run on a computer that does not meet minimum requirements but may stop working properly at any time for no apparent reason. Issues with your computer need to be resolved. You need to have someone look at your computer and either fix the issues or explain why the issues can not be fixed.

  • Gloxinia19's avatar
    Gloxinia19
    New Scout
    7 years ago

    My computer has no problem it’s the game problem. Do you think it could be from cc or mods? 

  • Gloxinia19's avatar
    Gloxinia19
    New Scout
    7 years ago

    Yes since the patch i’ve been playing with no cc of mods and it will happens

  • Gloxinia19's avatar
    Gloxinia19
    New Scout
    7 years ago
    Every time i go out of full window mode by pressing alt and shift it fixes the problem but when i reload the game the problem happens again