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All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - kimmisc - 06-16-2011

What happens is that any interaction with the mouse (moving or clicking) just causes my view to look up at the ceiling and it spins, as if the character is spinning... the sounds match this, going from right to left as the picture spins. I can't play at all. Once I've touched the mouse, all I can see is the ceiling.

I've installed the patch (1.2) for Windows, and I have also updated my video drivers (fresh install). Neither have fixed my issue. I've also tried switching to a different mouse, and that had no impact.


I am using Windows Vista Ultimate 64-bit (service pack 2), and Nvidia GeForce GTX 280. Any help would be appreciated.

Here is my hpl.log ....
Spoiler below!

Version 1.20 - s682773A1-539
-------- THE HPL ENGINE LOG ------------
Engine build ID 20101021192547

Creating Engine Modules
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Creating graphics module
Creating system module
Creating resource module
Creating input module
Creating sound module
Creating physics module
Creating ai module
Creating gui module
Creating generate module
Creating haptic module
Creating scene module
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Initializing Resources Module
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Creating loader handlers
Creating resource managers
Adding loaders to handlers
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Initializing Graphics Module
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Init lowlevel graphics: 1280x720 bpp:32 fs:0 ms:0 gpufmt:2 cap:'Amnesia - The Dark Descent - Loading...' posSad-1x-1)
Setting video mode: 1280 x 720 - 32 bpp
Init Glew...OK
Setting up OpenGL
Vendor: NVIDIA Corporation
Renderer: GeForce GTX 280/PCI/SSE2
Version: 3.3.0
Max texture image units: 32
Max texture coord units: 8
Max user clip planes: 8
Two sided stencil: 1
Vertex Buffer Object: 1
Anisotropic filtering: 1
Max Anisotropic degree: 16
Multisampling: 1
Texture compression: 1
Texture compression S3TC: 1
Auto generate MipMaps: 1
Render to texture: 1
Max draw buffers: 8
Max color render targets: 8
Packed depth-stencil: 1
Texture float: 1
GLSL Version: 3.30 NVIDIA via Cg compiler
ShaderModel 2: 1
ShaderModel 3: 1
ShaderModel 4: 1
OGL ATIFragmentShader: 0
Setting up G-Bugger: type: 0 texturenum: 3
Adding engine materials
Initializing DevIL
Vendor String: Abysmal Software
Version String: Developer's Image Library (DevIL) 1.6.8pre Aug 12 2006
Version Number: 168
Adding engine post effects
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Initializing Sound Module
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Initializing OpenAL
Available OpenAL devices:
0. Generic Software on Speakers (3- AudioHub Speaker)(OpenAL default)
1. Generic Software on Speakers (Realtek High Definition Audio)
2. Generic Software on Realtek Digital Output (Realtek High Definition Audio)
Trying to open device 'Generic Software on Speakers (3- AudioHub Speaker)'... Success!
Number of mono sources: 32
Streaming setup: 4 Buffers x 262144 bytes each
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Initializing Game Module
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Adding engine updates
Initializing script functions
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User Initialization
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Game Running
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-------- Loading map 'menu_bg.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 1039 ms
Entities: 202 ms
Compilation: 0 ms
Total: 1252 ms
Meshes created: 25
Bodies created: 5
-------- Loading complete ---------
Setting profile: 'Kim' Path: 'C:\Users\Kim\Documents/Amnesia/Main/Kim/'
-------- Loading map '00_rainy_hall.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 2093 ms
Entities: 2554 ms
Compilation: 18 ms
Total: 4731 ms
Meshes created: 147
Bodies created: 48
-------- Loading complete ---------
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'spotthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'pointthunder_0'
ERROR: Could not find light 'ambthunder_0'
-------- Loading map 'menu_bg.map' ---------
Cache Loading: 907 ms
Entities: 167 ms
Compilation: 0 ms
Total: 1083 ms
Meshes created: 25
Bodies created: 5
-------- Loading complete ---------
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Statistics
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Medium framerate: 57.243776
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User Exit
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Saving main config.
Saving user config.
Deleting game modules.
'LuxInputHandler'
'LuxHelpFuncs'
'LuxSaveHandler'
'LuxScriptHandler'
'LuxProgressLogHandler'
'LuxMapHandler'
'LuxMapHelper'
'LuxPlayer'
'LuxInsanityHandler'
'LuxDebugHandler'
'LuxEffectRenderer'
'LuxMusicHandler'
'LuxMusicHandler'
'LuxEffectHandler'
'LuxCompletionCountHandler'
'LuxGlobalDataHandler'
'LuxHintHandler'
'LuxPostEffectHandler'
'LuxPreMenu'
'LuxDebugHandler'
'LuxInventory'
'LuxJournal'
'LuxCredits'
'LuxLoadScreenHandler'
Deleting config files.
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Exiting Gui Module
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Deleting all sets
Deleting all skins
Deleting all gfx elements
Deleting all materials
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Exiting Generate Module
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Exiting Scene Module
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Exiting Input Module
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Exiting Sound Module
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Done with fonts
Done with scripts
Done with particles
Done with sounds
Done with meshes
Done with materials
Done with Gpu programs
Done with images
Destroyed all textures
Done with sound entities
Done with animations
Done with ent files
All resources deleted
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Exiting Physics Module
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Exiting System Module
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Deleting game setup provided by user
- Deleting lowlevel stuff.
Physics
Sound
Input
Resources
System
Graphics
Haptic
HPL Exit was successful!

|--Memory Manager Report-------------------------------|
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| No memory leaks detected. Memory left: 0
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RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - plutomaniac - 06-16-2011

1) Make sure you have this installed:

http://www.nvidia.com/object/win7-winvista-64bit-275.33-whql-driver.html

2) Reinstall the game and make sure it is updated to the latest patch(v1.2). Delete the folder My Documents/Amnesia/ so that the launcher will be able to completely recreate it, and then when you launch the game, hit the "Detect" button to have it choose settings for you, then launch the game.

Warning: By deleting this folder you lose any progress but you haven't played anything yet so you shouldn't mind about that...

3) Run the game in windowed mode and not full screen. Also, at the launcher try a lower resolution like 1024x768 or even lower like 800x600. This works for most people.


RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - kimmisc - 06-16-2011



I did all of this, and I tried the lowest resolution also. None of this fixed it. Is there anything else?




RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - Frost - 06-16-2011

If it does stuff like this in other games, you may need a new mouse.
My mouse does the same thing sometimes, and I know it's crapping out... it has caused me to die a couple times. ಠ_ಠ


RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - Tanshaydar - 06-16-2011

Judging from the errors, I think it's a corrupted install, especially if it worked before installing patch.


RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - kimmisc - 06-16-2011

It doesn't do this in any other game. I tried a different mouse, and nothing changed.

The game has been reinstalled, about 3 times so far.
(06-16-2011, 06:48 PM)Tanshaydar Wrote: Judging from the errors, I think it's a corrupted install, especially if it worked before installing patch.

It never worked.




RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - Tanshaydar - 06-16-2011

If you have bought the game from Frictional Store, try installing full game with 1.2, not patch. I don't think first install was successful.


RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - kimmisc - 06-16-2011

(06-16-2011, 07:41 PM)Tanshaydar Wrote: If you have bought the game from Frictional Store, try installing full game with 1.2, not patch. I don't think first install was successful.

I didn't buy it from the frictional store. I am installing from disc. This isn't the first install. It has been installed multiple times already.


RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - plutomaniac - 06-16-2011

try these:

Disable your antivirus, firewall
Turn Vsync off
Set the graphics all to off and the lowest including resolution & the various effects like blur and insanity


RE: All mouse interaction shows spinning ceiling.. - kimmisc - 06-16-2011

(06-16-2011, 10:51 PM)plutomaniac Wrote: try these:

Disable your antivirus, firewall
Turn Vsync off
Set the graphics all to off and the lowest including resolution & the various effects like blur and insanity

Okay, I tried those things this morning also, except vsync which I just tried and it had no impact. To reiterate, it isn't just the graphics that spin. The sound follows the movement, meaning the character is actually spinning in the game. It seems to be an input issue rather than graphics issue. We know it isn't the game install since it has been reinstalled and updated multiple times, and it isn't the mouse since the mouse has been uninstalled and replaced also. It has to have something to do with the way mouse input and the game communicate. Does anyone have knowledge of that? Is there support for this game from the company that released the game?