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Mouse issues on older games (piefed.zip)
submitted 1 month ago by DGen@piefed.zip to c/linux_gaming@lemmy.world
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Hey there,

I recently purchased Tron 2.0 at GOG. Installed and launching it effortlessly with heroic. But the mouse flickers like crazy.

I do find a guide regarding the Steam version and so on. But I cannot find anything to replicate with the heroic launcher.

Does someone of you have experience with mouse issues on older games and knows more than me (probably yes xD)? I'm not thaaaat long a Linux user. Any help would be appreciated :)

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[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 4 points 1 month ago (1 children)

"mouse flickers like crazy" ... as in, mouse cursor shows & disappears rapidly?

[–] DGen@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

When looking around with the mouse, it goes back and forth and is not steady. Like a dirty mouseball back then.

I guess I need to put it into game argument? That did not work :/..

[–] Malix@sopuli.xyz 3 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

I guess I need to put it into game argument? That did not work :/…

put it as environment variable in game's settings in heroic. https://github.com/Heroic-Games-Launcher/HeroicGamesLauncher/wiki/Environment-Variables

this of course only works if you're using proton AND wayland (EDIT: regular valve's proton doesn't have this, btw. only some souped up forks, like proton-ge)

[–] DGen@piefed.zip 3 points 1 month ago

Put wayland on and proton 9 beta. Works now. Thanks a lot!

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Something similar happened to me with Doom 64 and it stayed like that for a while, until Proton 9 was released. There was also a temporary solution but I don't remember what was it. Though you probably can find it on Doom 64's ProtonDB page.

You can try GE-Proton from version 9 I guess, unless you haven't already tried that.

[–] DGen@piefed.zip 1 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Put wayland on and proton 9 beta. Works now. Thanks a lot!

[–] muhyb@programming.dev 3 points 1 month ago

No problem! I guess it was indeed a similar issue.