Mouse lag in Windows 7

[SpreadCrackers]

I just started playing Minetest, and I'm going to have to say the developers did a good job with it, and I'm glad they're using OpenGL instead of DirectX. I think that using OpenGL without proper optimization causes mouse lag for Windows, as I'm assuming the game was programmed for the superior operating system known as Linux(which I would like to use, but, sadly, I had a few issues when trying to install it). I know it's not my framerate, because opening FRAPS told me I get 40-64 FPS. Is there any fix to this? Thank you.

[Calinou]

Try disabling Aero (use the Windows Basic or Windows Classic theme)?

[SpreadCrackers]

Didn't work in classic or basic. Calling it "mouse lag" is a bit inappropriate, if it helps. In fact, I recently noticed that it's not when i mouse my mouse, but just occasional hiccups in the game.

[Dopium]

Try opening task manager then click on the processes tab right click on minetest.exe, select "set affinity" and remove the ticks from half the cores. If you have a quad core you will want to run minetest through two cores rather then all four. Think i know the lag spikes you are talking about, fairly sure it's windows interrupting minetest with background activity.

[SpreadCrackers]

Hmm... I apparently have 7 CPU's. So far, all of attempts have failed. Which ones do you think should be active?

[Dopium]

Hmm... I apparently have 7 CPU's. So far, all of attempts have failed. Which ones do you think should be active?

I would use 3 or 4 cores depending what runs fastest, with mine i have a 6 core so i un-tick 1,5 and 6 for windows ect and have 2,3,4 for minetest but that's what works best for me.

If set affinity does not improve anything then it is not what i was thinking, worth a try anyway.

[Calinou]

Try opening task manager then click on the processes tab right click on minetest.exe, select "set affinity" and remove the ticks from half the cores. If you have a quad core you will want to run minetest through two cores rather then all four. Think i know the lag spikes you are talking about, fairly sure it's windows interrupting minetest with background activity.

That's weird. Back when I was on Windows 7 I had a 4 core with HT (= 8 threads) CPU and didn't have to do anything...

[Dopium]

That's weird. Back when I was on Windows 7 I had a 4 core with HT (= 8 threads) CPU and didn't have to do anything...

Did the same thing when i was using XP, hardware is good and runs anything i have without problems yet with minetest i get lag spikes even though the CPU usage is only around 17%. As soon as i set affinity there is no spikes and runs smooth, has done this since the early days of minetest.

At first i thought it was my older rig but was still there when i upgraded, so i thought it may have been an XP thing, nope was still there with win7. Two completely different hardware set ups and two operating systems later i just thought must have been windows in general.

Anyway works for me and is worth a try

[AMMOnym]

I have very big problem with this. I dont have mouse lags becouse mouse dont work for me for half year

[PilzAdam]

When testing win builds in wine I noticed pretty long (1/2 a second or so) freezes when digging nodes.