[WCP] Mouse stuck in middle of the screen during movies.

[Pies]

Installed the GOG version, then followed the Install enhancements guide on pcgamingwiki.

This happens only with dvd movies or the new hd movie pack. If i simply rename the 'movie' folder without changing anything else, so as to play the original quality movies, I will not have any mouse cursor on my screen during the movies. It's kind of a bummer since it's really hampering my enjoyment of the higher quality movies.

I can only move the mouse within a small radius around the center of the screen.

Anyone have any suggestions?

 

[ODVS]

Hi @Pies,

You're not alone in this, I'm afraid - I think it's something everyone gets - I know I do.

It stems from the fact that WCP never received an official DVD release the way WCIV did. I believe it was actually @Bandit LOAF who tracked down the unfinished DVD-quality footage several years after release, which led to the community coming up with a way to get them to play back in-game.

Since there's no official version of the core game that supports playback of the DVD video files, the game was patched to launch them in a separate DirectShow window, which the game launches and closes when needed as a separate application - that's why it skips the videos if you hit alt-F4. Instead of closing the game, you close the DirectShow window and go back to the game. It seems the DirectShow window doesn't hide the mouse cursor.

If there's a way around it, I'm afraid I'm unaware of it - but if anyone else in the community can help on that score, I'd love to find out!