MacBook and Warcraft 3 - some mouse issues

fan.of.M · May 17, 2007, 12:53 PM

Hi!

I just installed Warcraft 3 and The Frozen Throne on my new 2GHz 2GB MacBook, patched it etc. but i have a problem with my mouse. When running in windowed mode everything is just fine but when in fullscreen the cursor lags behind bigtime.
Sometimes the OS X cursor shows up aswell but that's not a problem because with Apple-M and Apple-M again the OS X cursor is gone but when it's there I can see how much the Warcraft 3 cursor (i.e. the hand/ claw) really lags behind. As I said, only in fullscreen mode. Any suggestions? Searched all the Internet for this problem but nothing found...
Thank you!

Littleodie914 · May 17, 2007, 01:05 PM

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Originally Posted by fan.of.M

Hi!

I just installed Warcraft 3 and The Frozen Throne on my new 2GHz 2GB MacBook, patched it etc. but i have a problem with my mouse. When running in windowed mode everything is just fine but when in fullscreen the cursor lags behind bigtime.
Sometimes the OS X cursor shows up aswell but that's not a problem because with Apple-M and Apple-M again the OS X cursor is gone but when it's there I can see how much the Warcraft 3 cursor (i.e. the hand/ claw) really lags behind. As I said, only in fullscreen mode. Any suggestions? Searched all the Internet for this problem but nothing found...
Thank you!

I have the same problem. The mouse does feel waaay slow, it's hard to actually select units, you never know where the cursor is going to end up!

I actually resorted to installing it on my PC (a separate box) and have been playing it that way without a hitch. If I can't find a fix, I might just uninstall it from the Mac side and put it under Bootcamp.

fan.of.M · May 17, 2007, 04:35 PM

I've read the whole Thread about the 1.21 patch and lots of people here got the same MacBook as I have but don't complain about such issue... That makes me think... Unfortunately I don't have Windows anywhere here...

QCassidy352 · May 17, 2007, 07:02 PM

I have a macbook and play war 3 on it in OS X. I have no issues at all. Have you tried messing with the mouse tracking settings both in warcraft and in OS X system preferences?

fan.of.M · May 17, 2007, 08:00 PM

Yep, I did. But that all just brought me to the conclusion that it has to do something with either graphics or a Warcraft internal mouse driver (or "movement interpreter") that is, in both ways, ONLY active when I'm in fullscreen. As I said, when I run the game in a window the mouse runs smoothly and doesn't lag at all.
Where can I mess around with OpenGL settings and perhaps other graphics drivers in OS X? I'm quite experienced with computers/ drivers in general but not on OS X. I couldn't find a preference panel or something for OpenGL where I can adjust VSync and all this stuff.

statikcat · May 17, 2007, 11:18 PM

No problems but I am on a Pro..

RedTomato · May 18, 2007, 02:51 AM

Just to let you know, I ran WC3 fine on a PB 1.5ghz, both fullscreen and windowed tho I had to turn some of the graphics down a bit. So it's nowt t'do with your processor speed. Make of that what you will.

Littleodie914 · May 23, 2007, 08:04 PM

Bit of an update, I think the cursor lagging is due to the high resolution. I switched from the standard 1280x800 to 1024x640 (i think) and it fixed it completely.

Give it a shot.

May 17, 2007, 12:53 PM	#1
fan.of.M macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2007	MacBook and Warcraft 3 - some mouse issues Hi! I just installed Warcraft 3 and The Frozen Throne on my new 2GHz 2GB MacBook, patched it etc. but i have a problem with my mouse. When running in windowed mode everything is just fine but when in fullscreen the cursor lags behind bigtime. Sometimes the OS X cursor shows up aswell but that's not a problem because with Apple-M and Apple-M again the OS X cursor is gone but when it's there I can see how much the Warcraft 3 cursor (i.e. the hand/ claw) really lags behind. As I said, only in fullscreen mode. Any suggestions? Searched all the Internet for this problem but nothing found... Thank you!
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May 17, 2007, 07:02 PM	#4
QCassidy352 macrumors G3 Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Boston, MA	I have a macbook and play war 3 on it in OS X. I have no issues at all. Have you tried messing with the mouse tracking settings both in warcraft and in OS X system preferences? __________________ "If Jesus Himself came back to earth and turned water to wine, half of MacRumors would say 'meh, this is red. I wanted white.'"
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May 23, 2007, 08:04 PM	#8
Littleodie914 macrumors 68000 Join Date: Jun 2004 Location: Rochester, NY	Bit of an update, I think the cursor lagging is due to the high resolution. I switched from the standard 1280x800 to 1024x640 (i think) and it fixed it completely. Give it a shot. __________________ iProcrastinate for Mac and iOS Juice Battery App for Mac
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May 17, 2007, 04:35 PM	#3
fan.of.M Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2007	I've read the whole Thread about the 1.21 patch and lots of people here got the same MacBook as I have but don't complain about such issue... That makes me think... Unfortunately I don't have Windows anywhere here...
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May 17, 2007, 08:00 PM	#5
fan.of.M Thread Starter macrumors newbie Join Date: May 2007	Yep, I did. But that all just brought me to the conclusion that it has to do something with either graphics or a Warcraft internal mouse driver (or "movement interpreter") that is, in both ways, ONLY active when I'm in fullscreen. As I said, when I run the game in a window the mouse runs smoothly and doesn't lag at all. Where can I mess around with OpenGL settings and perhaps other graphics drivers in OS X? I'm quite experienced with computers/ drivers in general but not on OS X. I couldn't find a preference panel or something for OpenGL where I can adjust VSync and all this stuff.
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May 17, 2007, 11:18 PM	#6
statikcat macrumors 6502 Join Date: Mar 2007	No problems but I am on a Pro..
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May 18, 2007, 02:51 AM	#7
RedTomato macrumors 68040 Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: .. London ..	Just to let you know, I ran WC3 fine on a PB 1.5ghz, both fullscreen and windowed tho I had to turn some of the graphics down a bit. So it's nowt t'do with your processor speed. Make of that what you will.
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