0007013: Cursor is sometimes very hard to spot - Arcen Idea Tracker (Bugs and Features)

ID	Project	Category		Date Submitted	Last Update

0007013	Valley 1	GUI		Apr 7, 2012 2:01 am	Apr 8, 2012 11:06 pm

Reporter	LintMan	Assigned To
Status	closed	Resolution	duplicate
Product Version	0.923

Summary	0007013: Cursor is sometimes very hard to spot
Description	This isn't really a bug, per se, but it sometimes is a fairly big problem, especially against the backgrounds in certain areas like in the pyramids and other desert buildings. What seems to be happening is that when the cursor is moved quickly against certain backgrounds it gets harder to see, and if the player character is moving at the same time (and thus the ceiling/walls/floor/background is all moving), the cursor can become virtually invisible. Spell effects, health orbs, etc can make the situaiton even worse. All this makes fast reactions to enemies coming from an unexpected direction (ie: bats catching you from out of the dark) fairly difficult. I don't have tearing issues, so I generally play with v-sync off, but I also tried it with v-sync on and it didn't make a difference either way. I play at 1920x1200, so the cursor is quite small on screen, which is part of the problem. I think the blinking and color changing might also be part of the problem - if I use the OS cursor, it is about the same size, but somewhat easier to spot. (It's slightly better, but still a problem, and I'd also prefer to use an game-specific cursor than the Windows one, in any case). By way of comparison, I just finished playing another recent indie platform-type game called Vessel, at the same 1920x1200 resolution, but the cursor is always easily visible regardless of what is happening on-screen. The cursor there is also about double in width/height compared to AVWW's. So my suggestion: add an option for a larger cursor. FYI - This is also mentioned here in this forum thread: http://www.arcengames.com/forums/index.php/topic,10199.0.html
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Date Modified	Username	Field	Change
Apr 7, 2012 2:01 am	LintMan	New Issue
Apr 7, 2012 3:43 am	Penumbra	Relationship added	duplicate of 0006285
Apr 8, 2012 11:06 pm	tigersfan	Internal Weight	=> New
Apr 8, 2012 11:06 pm	tigersfan	Status	new => closed
Apr 8, 2012 11:06 pm	tigersfan	Resolution	open => duplicate
Apr 14, 2014 9:28 am	Chris_McElligottPark	Category	Bug - UI => GUI