YoloMouse News

Hotfix!

A fast needed set of fixes for issues found in the last update. The biggest fix was removal of the UAC popup which wasn't intended to trigger so often, caused other side effects, and was really just meant for one game: Everquest 1 ;) The fix also added back an old "Run as Admin" option to taskbar menu. This is only needed for rare cases (like Everquest).

Thanks for all your feedback which greatly helped in squishing these bugs :)

UPDATES

• new: brought back "pyro" cursor and with a few buffs :)
  
• new: added "run as admin" menu option. only needed for a few rare games like everquest. this compensates for following fix.
  
• fix: no longer automatically show admin prompt for some games and apps. this happened when it shouldnt and caused many other issues.
  
• fix: visual artifacts when switching between monitors using certain cursors
  
• fix: 3D cursors sometimes disappearing when switching between monitors
  
• fix: improve static+hidden cursor positioning
  
• fix: workshop page selection problem
  
• fix: crash when using activate button
  
• fix: migration of certain settings
  

UPCOMING

• new: achievements
  
• new: more included cursors
  
• new: docs
  

To add to above list post here or use [email protected]
for concerns and bugs: [email protected]

PS: Kudos to all the workshop contributors :)

Biggest update ever that no one will notice (yet) :D

A new overlay has arrived that wields the power of a full game engine!: https://godotengine.org/ . Now anything will be possible as far as possibilities go for a cursor ;) An editor and workshop publishing support has also been added.

But all that time was spent integrating this and no time to make anything to show it off :( But thats ok, this is the last major feature for YM on the list. Remaining updates will focus on content, fixes, performance, and remaining minor features.

So just the basic 3D cursors (prism, petals) have been ported over for now. Pyro has been removed and replaced with a similar PixelFire cursor. If anyone misses Pyro let me know and it'll find its way back in some form :)

For those concerned about bloat. This update actually debloats YM by separating out the overlay which will only be loaded upon use. You should otherwise see better performance and memory use.

Also several small updates and fixes...

• The old overlay still exists but is now simplified for anticheat purposes only and will only be used if the new one isnt needed.
  
• For those seeing wierd input issues in anticheat games like Lost Ark and Albion, this has a fix but requires those games to be run as admin. Looking into avoiding this restriction next update.
  

UPDATES

• new: overlay (using godot engine) that allows much cooler cursors :) only loaded on demand to avoid bloat.
  
• new: editor for new overlay cursors. not very user friendly atm: docs/samples coming.
  
• new: pixelfire overlay cursor
  
• new: cursor picker: show hotspot in preview
  
• new: hotkey to toggle yolomouse (CTRL ALT Y)
  
• update: improved prism and petals cursors using new overlay
  
• update: old overlay simplified and now only used for certain anticheat purposes.
  
• update: prompt to enable new overlay upon 3D cursor selection.
  
• update: reduce UI memory use
  
• remove: pyro cursor. pixelfire used as a replacement. may come back in a different form based on demand :)
  
• fix: partial fix (until next update) for overlay input interference for anticheat games: albion online and lost ark. for now run those games as admin for proper operation.
  
• fix: handle games with anticheat + software cursor. seen in: destiny 2
  
• fix: auto self admin for some admined games. seen in: everquest
  
• fix: overlay handling desktop resize
  
• fix: addition of new overlay fixes various problems like blackscreen. these may still exist when old overlay active.
  

UPCOMING

• new: achievements
  
• new: more included cursors
  
• new: docs
  

To add to above list post here or use [email protected]
for concerns and bugs: [email protected]

PS: Kudos to all the workshop contributors :)

Another big one :D

After much research into bypassing anticheat protected games a very clean and safe (not bannable) method has been discovered. This allows YM to function with anticheat protected games like Lost Ark almost identically to unprotected games. Additional related improvements have been added like overlay cursor support in dedicated fullscreen.

Also a long overdue tutorial :D This is the first step to making YM fully self documented.

VSYNC is now enabled for the overlay cursors. I'm not sure why I had this off, but it should buff performance a little.

Finally an announcement of a major upcoming feature: Godot game engine integration. This will unleash YM's true potential with fully moddable 3D cursors :)

UPDATES

• new: anti-anticheat: a new+safe anticheat bypass discovery that improves upon the last bypass by hiding the original game cursor :D
  
• new: anti-anticheat: support resizing original game cursors when in anti-anticheat state
  
• new: overlay: allow overlay cursors to work in fullscreen games
  
• new: tutorial: general intro and cursor changing example
  
• new: ui: add value display to slider widget
  
• udpate: overlay: reenable vsync
  
• fix: anti-anticheat: hotspot of animated cursors when using non-default size
  
• fix: overlay: transparency issues when reusing existing game cursors
  

UPCOMING

• new: godot game engine integration to allow easy modding of 3d cursors
  
• new: achievements
  
• new: more included cursors
  
• new: docs
  

To add to above list post here or use [email protected]
for concerns and bugs: [email protected]

PS: Kudos to all the workshop contributors :)

Followup tweaks

A few big fixes and otherwise minor tweaks. A bit of this time was also spent giving the non-steam version a workshop option.

Also huge thanks to all those contributing to the workshop :D If theres any requests plz reply :)

UPDATES

• update: saves: save json files using standard format (instead of simplified)
  
• update: picker: adjust cursor picker list order to: new > personal > community > included
  
• update: picker/browser: make preview link to the workshop page and remove description
  
• update: picker/browser: support additional preview formats: jpg and gif
  
• fix: editor: saving non 1:1 aspect ratio animated cursors will no longer stretch to 1:1
  
• fix: links: opening links now properly foregrounds the browser
  
• fix: taskbar: potential fix for taskbar icon sometimes not showing
  
• fix: overlay: semifix for any unexpected fps or black screen issues by hiding 3d cursor overlay when not in use
  
• fix: workshop cursors not working when steam isnt running or offline
  
• fix: hotkeys: changing default cursor size
  

UPCOMING

• new: more included cursors
  
• new: more anticheat bypass attempts
  
• new: docs
  

LATER

• customizable + scriptable 3d cursors
  
• achievements
  
• tutorials
  

To add to above list post here or use [email protected] or for concerns and bugs: [email protected]

Time for a big one! :)

Steam workshop support has arrived! This is the final piece to all the modding/editor support added lately. Since its a major feature, please consider it a beta for the next few updates. Some things are still sorely missing like documentation which is coming ASAP. In the mean time please experiment with the editor and workshop. Both ready-to-use and curated support has been enabled.

To kickstart the workshop I added an initial "null blade" cursor :)

Otherwise various minor updates and a few fixes were added. Most importantly a fix to everyone's favorite inverted cursors. I may also have fixed an issue where some folks couldn't see certain included or custom cursors.

There's also a small EULA update where any free workshop item contributions may be stored for use with the non-steam version of YoloMouse.

UPDATES

• new: steam workshop support! (BETA)
  
• new: picker: "get more" button that opens workshop browser
  
• new: editor: workshop publish button + ui
  
• new: editor: custom cursor preview image support + additional text options
  
• update: polish existing cursors based on feedback
  
• update: change cursor bundle id system + migratation of old ids
  
• fix: cursors and settings failing to load from folders with certain windows tags
  
• fix: inverted cursors
  
• fix: make editor export inverted cursors as mono only instead of RGB. will review inverted RGB later.
  
• fix: non-english cursor bindings not persisting
  

UPCOMING

• new: more included cursors
  
• new: yet another anticheat bypass attempt
  

LATER

• customizable + scriptable 3d cursors
  
• achievements
  
• tutorials
  

To add to above list post here or use [email protected] or for concerns and bugs: [email protected]