Mouse speed problems !!

[YAKOBU]

Hi everyone

Finally got the game on Friday and over the course of the weekend only managed to fit in 2 hours of gameplay over 2 sessions due to commitments. This means I have not finished the prologue yet which I want to do before hitting the short campaign. The main problem I have at the moment is the speed of my mouse on the strategy map. I have to move the mouse considerably to get the cursor to move the length of the screen. Does anyone know how to speed this up as the in-game options are not helping?

Thanks for your help

[Shaitan]

Have the same problem here. Didn't found the option in the menus.

Shaitan

[petska]

Yes the same problem here. Mouse speed is definitely too slow.

[GFX707]

The problem I am having (and that I think some of you are confused about) is the dreaded "cursor lag" where the cursor takes a while to move after you move your mouse and seems to have "momentum" i.e takes a while to stop after you last move it. The kind that is usually caused by vsync....both on the campaign map and battlefield....the delay is only about 50ms but it's enough to make selecting stuff really annoying

[Shaitan]

The problem I am having (and that I think some of you are confused about) is the dreaded "cursor lag" where the cursor takes a while to move after you move your mouse and seems to have "momentum" i.e takes a while to stop after you last move it. The kind that is usually caused by vsync....both on the campaign map and battlefield....the delay is only about 50ms but it's enough to make selecting stuff really annoying

I think we are talking about different things. The problem discussed in this thread is the mouse sensitivity which define the way the cursor moves when move your mouse a certain way on your mouse pad.
Normally you can adjust this in the games you play. But there is no option in RTW. I have to move the mouse almost twice along my mouse pad to get the cursor across the screen.

Shaitan

[GFX707]

Well I have no problems with actual sensitivity, just sluggishness.

[YAKOBU]

I'm with you Shaitan

There is plenty of information on mouse lagging at the com but what I am experiencing is specifically speed of movement of the mouse on the strategy map. As you say you have to move the mouse twice across the mat to cover the visible area of the screen. I use a PC at work and suffer wrist problems without this additional movement needed on the strategy map.

Still waiting for a solution

[Shaitan]

When I'm at home I will take a look into the config files. Maybe there is something in there.

Shaitan

[Taiko]

I have not messed with the Preferences files except to get rid of the green triangles when a unit is selected. However, it appears that there may be some things that could help:

SAFE_REFRESH:TRUE
USE_TRIPLE_BUFFER:FALSE
USE_WIDESCREEN:FALSE
SUBTITLES:FALSE
MORALE:TRUE
FATIGUE:TRUE
LIMITED_AMMO:TRUE
SUPPLY:TRUE
FOG_OF_WAR:TRUE
RESTRICT_CAMERA:FALSE
DEFAULT_BATTLE_CAMERA:RTS
SMOKE:TRUE
DESYNC:FALSE
SPLASHES:FALSE
GLINTS:FALSE
REFLECTIONS:FALSE
SHADOWS:TRUE
VEGETATION:FALSE
DETAILED_UNIT_SHADOWS:FALSE
GLOSS_MAPPING:FALSE
STENCIL_SHADOWS:FALSE
MULTI_TEXTURE:TRUE
AUTO_SAVE:TRUE
SHOW_BANNERS:TRUE
UNIT_SIZE:80
MASTER_VOL:100
SPEECH_VOL:100
SFX_VOL:100
MUSIC_VOL:70
CAMERA_ROTATE:50
CAMERA_MOVE:50
CAMERA_FOV:75.000000
ENABLE_AUDIO:TRUE
ENABLE_MUSIC:TRUE
DISABLE_BACKGROUND_FMV:FALSE
DISABLE_ARROW_MARKERS:TRUE
AUDIO_3D_PROVIDER:Miles Fast 2D Positional Audio
CLOUD_TRANSITIONS:TRUE
GRASS_DISTANCE:20
AA_QUALITY:AA_OFF
STRATEGY_RESOLUTION:1024x768
STRATEGY_32_BIT:FALSE
BATTLE_RESOLUTION:800x600
BATTLE_32_BIT:FALSE
UNIT_DETAIL:SUPER_HIGH
BUILDING_DETAIL:SUPER_HIGH
TGA_CAPTURE_WIDTH:1024
TGA_CAPTURE_ASPECT:1.333333
TGA_CAPTURE_INPUT_SCALE:1
TGA_CAPTURE_RESERVE_SPACE:FALSE
LABEL_CHARACTERS:FALSE
LABEL_SETTLEMENTS:TRUE
CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MIN_ZOOM:30
CAMPAIGN_MAP_MAX_SCROLL_SPEED_MAX_ZOOM:30
FIRST_TIME_PLAY:FALSE
ADVISOR_VERBOSITY:2
MUTE_ADVISOR:FALSE
BLIND_ADVISOR:TRUE
CAMPAIGN_MAP_CAMERA:SKIP_AI_FACTIONS
CAMPAIGN_MAP_SPEED_UP:FALSE
CAMPAIGN_MAP_GAME_SPEED:10
DISABLE_EVENTS:0
MICROMANAGE_ALL_SETTLEMENTS:FALSE
ADVANCED_STATS_ALWAYS:FALSE
UNIT_USE_SHADERS:FALSE
TERRAIN_QUALITY:MEDIUM
EFFECT_QUALITY:MEDIUM
VEGETATION_QUALITY:MEDIUM
KEYSET:0
UNLIMITED_MEN_ON_BATTLEFIELD:FALSE

You could try messing with the bold ones. Preferences file found in your main TW:Rome file. Maybe it will help speed things up.

[YAKOBU]

*BUMP

Has anyone find a solution to this problem yet. Does anyone know why it is only affecting a few members?

I have checked the COM and the TWCENTRE and the problem arises there also with no solution yet.

It really strains my wrist to slowly drag my cursor around the strategy map. I've tried altering my mouse settings on the control panel but this does not change the mouse setting in-game

[Shaitan]

I also read the threads on the .com and twcenter.
There was one particulary interesting comment. It says that the mouse speed is not scaled with the screen resolution. That means the higher your resolution the slower your movement.
If this is true I think only the devs can do something about this.

Shaitan