YoloMouse News

Big update day.. yay! :D

Been at this one for a while. It took a bit since it involved a large rework and even a custom game engine. This not only adds new features, but the new design paves the way for a grander set of updates.

The two notable adds are a new UI (CTRL ALT C) to replace the old hotkey system and hidden cursor support. Hidden cursor support is mainly for software cursor games like Terraria but can also reveal the hidden right click cursor in MMOs (not really recommended lol). Note that the original cursor in software cursor games cannot be hidden.

One major feature not yet added is universal cursor support. This is a priority item for next update which will be ready in about a week.

Download: https://dragonrisegames.com/yolomouse/download
UPDATES

• new: cursor selection ui to replace multi hotkey system. hotkey: CTRL ALT C
  
• new: support for binding hidden cursors
  
• new: admin requested on demand instead of at window start
  
• new: taskbar/settings/actions button to open setting folder
  
• remove: admin request on startup
  
• remove: reduce overlay lag option. default is improved now and will continue to be improved.
  
• change: deprecate old hotkeys. these will open the new UI until removed in a future update
  
• change: for anticheat protected games will now allow same operation as normal, but longer hide original cursor. will improve further next update.
  
• fix: black screen when nvidia FXAA setting is on
  
• fix: ym failing to start before explorer has started
  
• dev: major rewrite
  
• dev: custom mini game engine. for use in upcoming updates
  
• dev: new settings format (json instead of ini). old is auto-migrated to new.
  
• 1.1.1.0: hotfix: bitdefender false positive
  
• 1.1.2.0: hotfix: opening ui menu causing vulkan mode valheim to crash
  
• 1.1.2.0: hotfix: add button to easily remove old hotkeys (taskbar > pinkarrow > hotkeys)
  
• 1.1.2.0: hotfix: only support old hotkey (CTRL ALT 1) instead of all of them
  
• 1.1.2.0: hotfix: likely fixed (couldnt reproduce) grainy cursors some folks noticed
  
• 1.1.2.0: hotfix: prevent YM binding to desktop/taskbar (this will be available again next update)
  

NEXT

• universal bindings: replace regular windows cursors. and improve support for regular apps
  
• improve current ui: tooltips, locale, preview buffs
  
• new version notification/update
  

AFTER

• cursor editor for basic cursors
  
• customizable + scriptable 3d cursors
  
• steam workshop and something equivalent for non-steam
  

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

If you have issues and wish to use the previous version do the following.

1. shutdown yolomouse if its running
   
2. go to your steam yolomouse library entry
   
3. click the gear button on the right
   
4. properties option
   
5. betas tab
   
6. select "stable" option
   

Update time!

So this was meant to be a major update but several issues came up that needed hotfixing earlier. This also includes a backlog of other fixes. If I'm missing something that's bugging you please let me know. I'll try to get it into the originally planned update :)

UPDATES

• fix: overlay being enabled when it shouldnt. this fixes a LoL FPS drop and gsync issues. the FPS drop in LoL (league of legends) remains to be resolved so please use windowed or fullscreen (not borderless) or avoid using overlay cursors (CTRL ALT 2) for now.
  
• fix: cursor assignment problems with DAOC
  
• fix: some settings like "start in steam" and "start as admin" sometimes being ignored
  
• fix: a few problems due to a communication issue between YM and the game
  
• fix: hotkeys not working for some win7 users
  
• hotfix (1.0.7.1): disable unwanted debug logging
  
• hotfix (1.0.7.2): fix for paradox games and any other games that misuse the windows cursor API
  
• hotfix (1.0.7.3): fix last update to resolve a problem in GW2
  

NEXT UPDATE

• single hotkey for UI menu for cursor selection. old hotkeys will remain for a while.
  
• reworked cursor file management. allows unlimited cursors and more customize friendly
  
• universal bindings: replace regular windows cursors. and improve support for regular apps
  
• optimize overlays
  
• option to disable hotkeys
  
• improve support for anticheat protected games: support multiple bindings, support hiding cursors when game hides
  

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

Hi :)

Small maintenance update here to further improve anticheat mode and to prevent it from engaging incorrectly with games that arent anticheat protected. This fixes a few annoying bugs like seeing spinning blue cursor when not intended.

UPDATES

• fix: anticheat mode engaging randomly for non anticheat games
  
• fix: randomly seeing spinning blue arrow by using a special hash instead of default cursors in anticheat mode
  
• improve: hiding original game cursor in anticheat protected games.
  
• update: move+migrate game/app settings to a subfolder (apps/)
  

TODO NEXT

• improve support for anticheat protected games: support multiple bindings, support hiding cursors when game hides
  
• support replacing general windows cursors with goal of making YM universal (not game specific)
  
• make cursor overlay only over window where cursor is not whole desktop
  
• option to disable hotkeys
  
• replace current hotkey system with single hotkey that shows popup menu with all the cursor options
  
• gsync support
  

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

Hi

This is a quick update to address an annoying error message. Also a minor improvement for anticheat protected games that will follow into next update.

UPDATES

• update: hide original game cursor in anticheat protected games.
  
• fix: now show overlay error message only upon user initiated hotkey. also moved this message to screen bottom. cliffs: its alot rarer and less annoying now :)

TODO NEXT

• improve support for anticheat protected games: support multiple bindings, support hiding cursors when game hides
  
• support replacing general windows cursors with goal of making YM universal (not game specific)
  
• make cursor overlay only over window where cursor is not whole desktop
  
• replace current hotkey system with single hotkey that shows popup menu with all the cursor options
  

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

Hi

One more maintenance update to fix+update a few things. Planning to make YM more universal in windows next patch + a few other things. This should be ready sooner than before as IRL interruptions wind down :)

UPDATES

• fix: not being able to disable "start with windows" option
  
• update: the overlay used by overlay cursors (CTRL ALT 2) is now ondemand and optional. meaning its only started upon first use of an overlay cursor, and if it fails YM will continue to work without overlay cursors.
  
• (steam) new: option to toggle running YM from steam. if disabling this, remember to shutdown YM first before updating YM in steam.

ToDo list: https://dragonrisegames.com/yolomouse/dev/todo

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