cursor jumping around when trying to select units/structures

[Rommel]

It's pretty weird but this just started happening to me, I try to select and as the cursor pointer hits the item it jumps to another item, it's like as soon as the collision happens something strange is happening...

I really don't want to have to re-install so I am hoping someone has a suggestion because the game is unplayable like this.

Thanks!

[aubergine]

What version of WZ are you playing, what mods do you have installed?

[Rommel]

Sorry - no mods and it's the latest rc3 version. I did re-install but it's still doing the same thing, I am playing on a imac and have not had any problems like this before and I have been playing flat out (addictive game isn't it?).

[aubergine]

Were you playing skirmish, campaign or multiplayer when the problem happened? I'm on an fairly old macbook and the only time I have cursors jumping around is in the late stages of skirmish games with 9 AI players if the game starts stuttering (and even then, with the latest versions of AIs it's not been too much of a problem).

I assume you've restarted your imac to see if that helps? Is it a recent-ish imac with intel chips or an older PPC one? What version of OS X do you have installed? (I'm on 10.5.8 and I know there are several people who play on 10.6.x, not sure about 10.7 though).

[Rommel]

This happens in Skirmish and MP not sure about campaign. Intel Mac 10.6.x - can't restart at this time cause of work, I have like two major web projects on so I can shut down as I will lost my flow... will be restarting as soon as I can. It isn't anything to do with late game and such cause the issue is there when I first start a game.

It maybe just needing a restart, although it is weird how the issue is only in wz and seems to be focused onmouseover units / structures

[Rommel]

Just to add - I know I will resolve the issue sooner or later, but this bug maybe has a silver lining in bringing attention to the fact that it is impossible to play wz2100 without a mouse, I know it is not a biggy, but as a programmer I have noticed that I am hugely more productive if I keep my hand off the mouse while coding - ie by using keyboard shortcuts as much as possible. Moving a mouse will always take more time than using a keyboard shortcut and as we all know WZ is all about doing everything as fast as possible.

I would propose some kind of open discussion about keyboard shortcuts and how they could be added and used to enhance the user game experience. If the guide is showing all shortcuts (here: http://guide.wz2100.net/keyboard) then I feel things can be expanded a lot.

I am not talking about automation, as I know this has been discussed in the past and was somewhat unresolved. I am thinking like bringing things more to the keyboard as opposed to constantly clicking thru menus and such with the mouse.

Anyways salutations and kudos, this is a great open source community surrounding a truly awesome game.

[Rommel]

oh joy of joys I fixed it! There is something in the user/application support/wz folders doing it - I just deleted the entire folders and then restarted and the problem is gone. I will reinstate the deleted files bit by bit and see if I can find the culprit.

Note that due to this reinstalling the game will not fix the issue, at this time (until I find the cause) the /Users/[username]/Library/Application Support/Warzone 2100 x.x folder needs to be trashed. Doing this will lose downloaded mods and maps and such and will reset the game to it's factory state.

Just to add, I really think this is caused by something that was downloaded from the Multiplayer aspect of the game because it started happening during an online game. Also the nature of the bug seems almost mischevious and virus/trojen like. i can send you the files I deleted if you want to have a look at them.

[JamesTQuirk]

I have noticed this a lot lately, on my WARZONES, WIN7*2, Xubuntu *3, I am playing, running big maps, and machine slows down, and when u try to do things, After making sure u are not lock to a unit, these happen ...

- U select a single unit, and lay a trail of construction, The game assigns all nearby units to that new contrustion run, leaving a lot of half-finished builds & destroyed/dropped ques....

- U hover over a unit in heat of battle, getting a green line, clicking, u send previous selected unit there ...

- U select a unit, to build, move to "green" build to spot. and place, and build starts from previous units build co-ords ...

All these things happen when the game is really working hard, and as I have a few Warzone 3.1 running, I see it a lot, it is annoying, when your being overrun by a multible bots (skirmish mainly) ...

As I mainly building/checking Maps lately, I have study this a bit, and it's not miss clicking, wrong selection, is it something in the code ?, not sure, I Love WarZone, but .... I do wonder if its not Equipment as well, Mice etc, some can be flaky, and some idiots have batterys/wifi/bluetooth/infrafriiginred etc ...

BUT, the soloution of presented here solved a problem I had after installing Contingency on Xubuntu, after trying Contingency, WarZone refused to go, even with shipped maps, but deleting folder and restart solved it.

Thanks

[Mr_Green33]

I am having the same problem but i cannot locate the x.x folder in application support??