Mouse And Keyboard Problems

Knasterband · November 2002

<div class="IPBDescription">I think it has to do with the mp3 sounds</div> I've had a very annoying problem since the release of NS.
My mouse, and sometimes my keyboard, becomes unresponsive for half a second and then works for half a second at some locations of the maps.
I think it has something to do with the ambient sounds, because when I disabled the music I didn't have the problems as often.
Both the music and some ambient sounds are mp3, right?

I would be very happy if someone could find a solution for my problem.

Thanks for the best mod ever! <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

Knasterband · November 2002

Sorry, but I have to bump this one.

JNighthawk · November 2002

I have this EXACT same problem! It's very annoying, and I have no idea how to fix it. I'll try what he said and disable the ambient sounds, but I doubt it will work. Could you guys stick to wav's next time? Please? :-)

playa · November 2002

I have the same problem with the mouse/keyboard, but I actually have in all HL mods (since I installed the windows xp). I have a Microsoft Office Keyboard and Logitech Mouseman Optical. I also have a Logitech Dual Optical but that one seems to be completely unusable with the windows xp, although it works perfectly fine on my other PC running windows 98. Any solution to this problem would be welcomed.

whiskas · November 2002

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playa · November 2002

what does ram has to do with this, i've 384 mb's ddr ram, thats more then enough to run any HL mods..........

JNighthawk · November 2002

That's funny Whiskas. Look at your group, YOU'RE BANNED! Exit.

I'm not sure what the problem is or if it's with XP, but this is a large issue. I doubt it's with XP because my friend who has XP Home Edition installed works fine.

My stats:
Compaq Presario 2700US Notebook
256 MB RAM
Pentium 3 1GHz
Mobility Radeon w/ 8MB RAM
1.5 MBps cable connection
Windows XP Home Edition

All my drivers are updated. What could be the problem?

playa · November 2002

ok then, u r saying its not to do with xp, well, but why then with exactly the same setup that i have now, but under the windows 98 i dont have these problems? I mean i m running windows xp professional with sp1 installed (it was exactly the same even before i installed the sp1)..........

Knasterband · November 2002

I'm running NS on:
945mhz AMD Duron
512mb pc133 ram
Asus A7V (I think I have the latest VIA-drivers)
GeForce2 GTS 32mb with Detonator 30.82
140gb hdd (I don't think this one matters <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>)
Microsoft intellimouse Explorer 3.0
Noname keyboard
Soundblaster 128 PCI
Win XP prof

It works with every game/mod except NS.
That's bad, because it's my favorite mod <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/sad.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='sad.gif'>

edit:
Detonator 30.82

playa · November 2002

erm, thats weird, cos since i installed the xp, the cs became almost unplayable, same as dod, i mean ns is the least affected actually, its almost not noticeable, just sometimes............

JNighthawk · November 2002

Maybe it is XP. I'll have to find a...uhh....ME disc somewhere...not on warez...of course not :-P

Oh well, XP (makes ward against evil) is bad.

MercsDragon · November 2002

not sure if this will help, but try putting (-nocdaudio) at the end of your Target on the shortcut you use.

Perianwyr · November 2002

This is a DirectSound acceleration problem that many players running XP or 2000 have been experiencing since about three HL updates ago. You'll want to disable all DirectSound acceleration feature. This is done under 2000 by going to Control Panel > Sounds and Multimedia > Audio tab > Advanced button > Performance tab and turning the Hardware Acceleration slider all the way down to None. The process under XP should be the same, but I don't have it so I couldn't say exactly.

This may cause slight lag in sounds, but at least you will be able to play without impediment.

Knasterband · November 2002

</span><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Perianwyr @ Nov 12 2002, 03:54 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'>This is a DirectSound acceleration problem that many players running XP or 2000 have been experiencing since about three HL updates ago. You'll want to disable all DirectSound acceleration feature. This is done under 2000 by going to Control Panel > Sounds and Multimedia > Audio tab > Advanced button > Performance tab and turning the Hardware Acceleration slider all the way down to None. The process under XP should be the same, but I don't have it so I couldn't say exactly.

This may cause slight lag in sounds, but at least you will be able to play without impediment.</td></tr></table><span class='postcolor'>
Does anyone know another way to get rid of the problem?
It don't want my sound to lag <img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/smile.gif' border='0' valign='absmiddle' alt='smile.gif'>

MercsDragon · November 2002

have you tried disabling all of the hardware sound options in halflife? and downloading the drivers from creative instead of the ones that xp uses?

Unknown · November 2002

I have the same problem, but for me it seems to be caused by sprites and see-through textures. I've tested it and it SEEMS to be consistently caused by see-through textures like grates and sprites like weld spots.

<u>System Specs</u>
Processer: 866Mhz Pentium II
RAM: 256Mb RDRAM
Graphics: GeForce 2 GTS
Graphic Settings: D3D at 1024x768
Sound: SBLive Value
OS: Windows 98

Mouse And Keyboard Problems

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