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Can't pan in two directions

March 8, 2008 3:08:54 PM from Sins of a Solar Empire ForumsSins of a Solar Empire Forums

So I fired up SoSE today, started up a random game, and apparently, I can't pan in two direction.  Arrow keys didn't work, moving the pointer to edge of the screen didn't work, and holding down the middle mouse button didn't work.  I reset the keyboard controls, but that didn't so anything.  I restarted the game, and I still can't pan in two directions, but it's a different pair this time; first it was down/left, now it's down/right that don't work.

I'm using Windows XP, fully patched, SoSE v1.02.018, and my keyboard keys all work in Windows.  Where do I even begin debugging this problem?

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Reply #1 March 8, 2008 3:31:27 PM
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I noticed the same thing today. You are not alone.
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Reply #2 March 8, 2008 3:57:50 PM
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I've had this same problem, intermittently and seemingly at random.

It starts and stops during a game, and I've never noticed anything that definitely caused it.

It seems to happen often when I'm looking at a ship that phase jumps, and I break the camera lock on it, but that might just be my imagination.

It's pretty annoying when it happens, though, isn't it?
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Reply #3 March 8, 2008 4:16:01 PM
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Are any of you using mutliple monitors? I have found that I sometimes have that problem when I am using both of my monitors, but the problem goes away when I deactivate my secondary one.
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Reply #4 March 8, 2008 4:17:36 PM
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Nope. Single monitor, here.
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Reply #5 March 8, 2008 5:14:39 PM
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Same here, happens randomly. Not too often thankfully, and I only have one monitor.
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Reply #6 March 8, 2008 5:22:59 PM
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I'm using a single monitor, but my 3D card does have dual monitor support.
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Reply #7 March 9, 2008 5:40:54 AM
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Ok, now it gets wierder still. I just discovered that the inability to pan seems to be tied to the saved-game.

When I load the saved game from when I was having trouble panning, I can't pan, but when I load up a saved game from a different start, I can pan normally. Starting up a new game I can pan normally as well, then I reload the problem save, and I can't pan again. Really weird.
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