Use software cursor by default#1704
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LGTM on Linux with high FPS. Someone please test it on Windows and potato PC.
Render thread becomes blocked during loading screen, which freezes the software cursor. So always use the OS cursor there.
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Not on a potato but on windows. Though they will have the option to disable it
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Default to
cl_software_cursor 1. This should hopefully fix some issues reported in the Discord regarding rendering of the OS cursor. And I think stylistically it's a good fit for our custom NeoUI.Users may still opt for the old cursor by reverting
cl_software_cursorvalue back to0.Example image of the cursor:
Potential issues
Potential issues would be the cursor stuttering for players with a really low-end system, where they play the game with less than 60 FPS. But since that is probably a very small minority, and because those players can still revert back to the previous OS cursor with
cl_software_cursor(or from the Video options in main menu), it should not have a negative impact.Another problematic case is the loading screen where the renderer becomes blocked, since that prevents the software cursor position from updating. That makes it feel like the mouse is unresponsive which isn't great. So, during the loading screens we always revert back to OS cursor so the user can keep moving the mouse cursor around like normal even while the game renderer is blocked.
I also noticed the software cursor misbehaving inside a Virtualbox guest, but this was already a problem for general aiming so there's nothing new there really. It can be alleviated to an extent by disabling mouse integration in Virtualbox options (or perhaps preferably by disabling
cl_software_cursorfor such a setup). But this is likely not an issue for regular users since it's quite an uncommon environment to be gaming in.Alternatives considered
Custom software cursor graphics. But then again, I think this default software cursor looks quite nice so maybe it's not worth it.
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