Newbie-ish question about mouse/movement lag

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Sorry should have said:-

WinXP
DirectX9b
Radeon 9600 pro drivers updated may

blackbat /\x/\

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blackbat <xxx@btinternet.com> Blessed us with
news:a8cpmskosq266eg8g2dnhtb3iucfpb7voj@4ax.com:

> Hi all, Sorry if you've answered this b4 - I found similar probs
> posted but they seemed to apply to LAN games.
>
> I'm playing single player games (no LAN) and after the first few
> levels the movement goes awry - I keep going in the same
> direction after I've turned left or right. A bit like skidding
> on ice.

Yes, we have tried to answer this before but have found no answer
for a person named Mr K that is having the same problem. Mr K is
running Mandrake Linux and you are running WinXP I see in your
second post. Hmmm... so it must not be an OS specific problem but
more of an input problem with the mouse or keyboard. Are you using
a Logitech mouse? I believe Mr K uses a Logitech mouse. You are
the first person to have this problem other than Mr K that I know
of, and if you should find a cure for it, will you please post
back here and let us know what you did to fix it? Sorry about
asking for help from you while you are asking for help!

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blackbat wrote:

> Hi all,
> Sorry if you've answered this b4 - I found similar probs posted but
> they seemed to apply to LAN games.
>
> I'm playing single player games (no LAN) and after the first few
> levels the movement goes awry - I keep going in the same direction
> after I've turned left or right. A bit like skidding on ice.
>
> Don't think it's an overheating problem - happens syraight away when
> system is cold
>
> Seen a few posts about mouse settings but I've had no probs b4 with
> other games eg. Far Cry (- quite a system hog of a game).
>
> System:-
> PS2 Optical mouse, matched mouse mat (no probs with other FPS games)
> Radeon 9600 Pro (tried overclocking, tried normal)
> Athlon 2600+
> 512 Mb ram
>
> Any ideas / patches needed / mouse settings?
>
> blackbat /\x/\

Try alt-tabbing out of UT and then back in, that may work around it,
although it's still a pain. Check you haven't set something like keyboard
mouse help. Try letting go of the mouse, then move it in the same direction
you were moving, then stop. That might work.

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>Try alt-tabbing out of UT and then back in, that may work around it,
>although it's still a pain. Check you haven't set something like keyboard
>mouse help. Try letting go of the mouse, then move it in the same direction
>you were moving, then stop. That might work.

Ta for the reply but sussed it after about 4 days - unchecked 'preload
player skins' and suddenly those bots that were kicking my ass are
screaming for mercy

blackbat /\x/\