Mouse Problem

[rich12545]

I finally got dsl and downloaded the patch. It had been a while since I've played, waiting for the patch. I found the mouse movement very jerky and erratic. Went into the launcher and tried all the settings. It seemed a little better on the slowest but still not very good. This is on full screen, 1280x1024. Anybody have an idea for improvement?

[rsharp@advancedgamin]

Howdy Rich,

Can you tell me which version you are using? There is the 3.8 patch and also a 3.9 beta patch. What scenario were you playing? Under heavy loads the mouse can become erratic.

[Bucks]

Have you tried the game running in a window, rather than full screen?

I haven't hit on any mouse issues yet and even just tried running "full screen" here to check. I always run the mouse speed at the second fastest setting. I have noticed some issues at the fastest rate, but once I've decreased it, it's been fine regarding the mouse control ever since.

Cheers

Darren

[rich12545]

Just got the new 3.9 beta.  Didn't play a game (couldn't with the mouse so jerky) so there's not a load.  Also, I just tried the windows option.  Much better but still a little erratic.  But it doesn't cover the entire monitor at 1280x1024.  There's an empty strip of about 1/4 inch across the bottom.  Also, specs are Sempron 2600 (1.6 gig), 1 gig ram, geforce 6200 (256 meg). winxp pro.  Should be good enough.  Thanks for any help.

[rsharp@advancedgamin]

The H3 Launcher under the Extras menu will allow you to adjust the game window size to any custom resolution. Additionally, after I have the final release available I'll make an alternative build that may improve the mouse performance. I'll put the link to that here.

[rich12545]

Yes, I set it through the launcher.  It won't stay at 1280x1024.  When I set it there it automatically regresses to 1268x960 after starting the game.  I think in windows mode it's playable although it could be a bit smoother.  Would rather play in full screen but don't hate windows mode.  I'll check for your link after the final release.  Thanks.

[Shemar]

I don't know about the mouse but for the resolution, I use:
 
VideoWidth           1280
VideoHeight          990
 
in harpoon.ini and that used pretty much all of my 1280x1024 screen except the task bar. If you auto-hide the task bar you can probebly increase the height by 20+ more pixels.

[rich12545]

That worked.  Thanks for the tip.