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LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
December 05 2019 11:18 GMT
#1
I always have my FPS and TR turned on and recently I've been noticing this.

I get random FPS drop for a second, cursor jumps suddenly because i'm constantly moving my mouse.

This is pretty annoying and affecting the game when i'm playing intense.

I'll need some time to convert video into gjf.
Here's one I just made.
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Cursor jumps while microing SCV

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Cursor jumps when I try to rally point to my wraith

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About to add barracks, but FPS drop with cursor jump together and me becoming clumsy

Hopefully Blizzard take this seriously and fix this problem.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
CadenZie
Profile Blog Joined May 2010
Korea (South)545 Posts
December 05 2019 11:51 GMT
#2
I had some cursor glitchy movements throwing me off a lot in my games recently too but I thought maybe it was my mouse dying or me being rusty or something but it does seem to be about the same as that now that im paying attention to my mouse a bit more
SexyGG
Profile Joined May 2006
Bulgaria62 Posts
December 05 2019 11:56 GMT
#3
+1 i have the same issue :/
ggsimida
Profile Joined August 2015
1148 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-05 13:24:54
December 05 2019 12:00 GMT
#4
doesnt seem like its affected you much against fresh at least lol
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
December 05 2019 14:27 GMT
#5
I had this issue as well, I think it's totally gone now, I did these but not sure what actually fixed it:
- change to full screen mode instead of windowed FS
- disable Vertical Sync
- try also disabling the FPS cap, but I have it on now and it works fine

You can check if anything changed or not by going on battle.net and moving the mouse through the friend list, it should have an instantaneous hover effect with no lag.
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
December 05 2019 16:57 GMT
#6
On December 05 2019 23:27 LG)Sabbath wrote:
I had this issue as well, I think it's totally gone now, I did these but not sure what actually fixed it:
- change to full screen mode instead of windowed FS
- disable Vertical Sync
- try also disabling the FPS cap, but I have it on now and it works fine

You can check if anything changed or not by going on battle.net and moving the mouse through the friend list, it should have an instantaneous hover effect with no lag.


I've been playing SC always on fullscreen mode. No V-Sync. I tried out disabling FPS cap, but it didn't help me at all.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
pheer
Profile Blog Joined July 2004
5398 Posts
December 05 2019 17:00 GMT
#7
Try the opposite then, use fullscreen-window mode and enable VSync... even try windowed mode.
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nyoken
Profile Blog Joined February 2003
United States102 Posts
December 05 2019 17:45 GMT
#8
Sounds like a brood war specific issue, but recently my mouse cursor was also jumping even without being in starcraft. I plugged my mouse into a different USB port and the jumping went away, so maybe there was dust or something in the port.
TheWendiGo_
Profile Joined December 2017
Germany5 Posts
December 05 2019 19:00 GMT
#9
I had the same problem. It stopped once I had my PhysX settings in nvidia set to my gpu instead of default to cpu.
Maybe it will help some of you out.
To be successful, you have to want it, as much as you want to breathe!
LG)Sabbath
Profile Blog Joined July 2005
Argentina3024 Posts
December 05 2019 19:10 GMT
#10
On December 06 2019 02:00 pheer wrote:
Try the opposite then, use fullscreen-window mode and enable VSync... even try windowed mode.

This and also try setting SD graphics filter all the way to the left
https://www.twitch.tv/argsabbath/
TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10020 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-05 19:50:21
December 05 2019 19:45 GMT
#11
I've had this happen to me as well, i got a new mouse recently so i thought it was a mouse related issue lol. Playing on fullscreen.

On December 06 2019 04:00 TheWendiGo_ wrote:
I had the same problem. It stopped once I had my PhysX settings in nvidia set to my gpu instead of default to cpu.
Maybe it will help some of you out.


is this "OpenGL rendering GPU"?
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MeSaber
Profile Joined December 2009
Sweden1235 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-05 21:37:41
December 05 2019 20:45 GMT
#12
On December 05 2019 23:27 LG)Sabbath wrote:
I had this issue as well, I think it's totally gone now, I did these but not sure what actually fixed it:
- change to full screen mode instead of windowed FS
- disable Vertical Sync
- try also disabling the FPS cap, but I have it on now and it works fine

You can check if anything changed or not by going on battle.net and moving the mouse through the friend list, it should have an instantaneous hover effect with no lag.


Disabling FPS cap leads to more latency because your gpu will work full-time and cause a buffer. Always cap your fps so your gpu and cpu never work at full load.


Scroll to 7:16 and 9:28

....
-.-
TheWendiGo_
Profile Joined December 2017
Germany5 Posts
December 05 2019 20:53 GMT
#13
On December 06 2019 04:45 TT1 wrote:
I've had this happen to me as well, i got a new mouse recently so i thought it was a mouse related issue lol. Playing on fullscreen.

Show nested quote +
On December 06 2019 04:00 TheWendiGo_ wrote:
I had the same problem. It stopped once I had my PhysX settings in nvidia set to my gpu instead of default to cpu.
Maybe it will help some of you out.


is this "OpenGL rendering GPU"?


No, I'm pretty sure it's completely different. From what I remember, is that the setting in nvidia under Surround and PhysX config is set to auto select. Which will choose "the optimal processor". Which basically means, depending on which of the 2 GPU or CPU has less % in usage, that one will be prioritized. This can sway from GPU to CPU depending on what you're doing.
The switch then causes a brief input lag.
To be successful, you have to want it, as much as you want to breathe!
jimminy_kriket
Profile Blog Joined February 2007
Canada5529 Posts
December 05 2019 21:48 GMT
#14
On December 06 2019 04:45 TT1 wrote:
I've had this happen to me as well, i got a new mouse recently so i thought it was a mouse related issue lol. Playing on fullscreen.

Show nested quote +
On December 06 2019 04:00 TheWendiGo_ wrote:
I had the same problem. It stopped once I had my PhysX settings in nvidia set to my gpu instead of default to cpu.
Maybe it will help some of you out.


is this "OpenGL rendering GPU"?

What mouse you using now?
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TT1
Profile Blog Joined December 2008
Canada10020 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-05 22:02:56
December 05 2019 22:01 GMT
#15
On December 06 2019 06:48 jimminy_kriket wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 06 2019 04:45 TT1 wrote:
I've had this happen to me as well, i got a new mouse recently so i thought it was a mouse related issue lol. Playing on fullscreen.

On December 06 2019 04:00 TheWendiGo_ wrote:
I had the same problem. It stopped once I had my PhysX settings in nvidia set to my gpu instead of default to cpu.
Maybe it will help some of you out.


is this "OpenGL rendering GPU"?

What mouse you using now?


Endgame XM1, its amazing. The coating and the clicks are great, so is the shape. It's a tad too big for my hand (-1~2mm in length and -.5mm in width would be the perfect size for me) but i'm willing to forgo that because everything else is perfect.

But yea if it was just a bit smaller and like 10g lighter (it's still light @ 70g, no holes or anything) it would be the ultimate mouse for me. For reference I'm a hybrid palm/claw gripper, hand size is about 18x9.
ab = tl(i) + tl(pc), the grand answer to every tl.net debate
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
December 07 2019 10:47 GMT
#16
Bumping up for the attention and any additional comments people who are experiencing this issue.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
outscar
Profile Joined September 2014
2832 Posts
Last Edited: 2019-12-08 01:12:54
December 08 2019 01:05 GMT
#17
I've had so many issues with this game lately so it looks like it's game related but personally don't remember my cursor acting weird. Are you sure it's because of BW, not your mouse, your PC? Try another mouse to make sure which thing causes the problem.

Read it again, so you mean it's because of FPS drop? Try to cap FPS, there's no point having more than 100 (even 60 is enough if your monitor doesn't support) and make sure you're not streaming. Ppl've been reporting lately this patch uses 90% of RAM so it's clearly must be patch.
sunbeams are never made like me...
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
December 08 2019 06:39 GMT
#18
On December 08 2019 10:05 outscar wrote:
I've had so many issues with this game lately so it looks like it's game related but personally don't remember my cursor acting weird. Are you sure it's because of BW, not your mouse, your PC? Try another mouse to make sure which thing causes the problem.

Read it again, so you mean it's because of FPS drop? Try to cap FPS, there's no point having more than 100 (even 60 is enough if your monitor doesn't support) and make sure you're not streaming. Ppl've been reporting lately this patch uses 90% of RAM so it's clearly must be patch.


i7 8700 16GB RTX2060 500GB SSD 2TB HD is more than enough for 1 desktop streaming with gaming on 1080p60FPS (heavy game programs like PUBG, Overwatch).
My mouse has nothing to do with this since I'm not using wireless mouse.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
Poegim
Profile Joined February 2017
Poland265 Posts
December 08 2019 08:16 GMT
#19
Wowow, it helped me with feel of heavy mouse, now mouse works better on 100 fps cap than 200 fps no cap. Thanks.

On December 06 2019 05:45 MeSaber wrote:
Show nested quote +
On December 05 2019 23:27 LG)Sabbath wrote:
I had this issue as well, I think it's totally gone now, I did these but not sure what actually fixed it:
- change to full screen mode instead of windowed FS
- disable Vertical Sync
- try also disabling the FPS cap, but I have it on now and it works fine

You can check if anything changed or not by going on battle.net and moving the mouse through the friend list, it should have an instantaneous hover effect with no lag.


Disabling FPS cap leads to more latency because your gpu will work full-time and cause a buffer. Always cap your fps so your gpu and cpu never work at full load. https://youtu.be/7CKnJ5ujL_Q?t=434

Scroll to 7:16 and 9:28

....
https://youtu.be/VtSfjBfp1LA

Aka: Poezja[T4], Zulu. [[ Probably second best player in the world. In honor of my best friend Moagim, he was a Kraken from the sea. Poegim ]]
LaStScan
Profile Joined May 2011
Korea (South)1289 Posts
December 10 2019 13:45 GMT
#20
bumping up because some other people are having this problem.
Trying my best for ASL, ASTL
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