[0.18.1.1] Mouse pointer stuck on screen

There are multiple UI bugs which can cause the mouse pointer to get stuck.
I have discovered one reproducible, consistent method of getting this to occur.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Open your inventory (this can be done as long as you have access to your hotbar. It is independent of having build perms, but it happens more often while building since you have the inventory open for longer.)

  • Change your window focus to another program (this most often happens with alt tab, but it does also happen when pressing the windows key, i would assume other focus changing methods cause this as well.)

  • Let go of your inventory button (it doesn’t seem to happen if you keep the inventory button down when you tab back in.)

  • Switch your focus back to Tower.
    Your inventory should be stuck open, until you press your inventory button again. To trigger the bug, do not press this button yet.

  • Then, with your inventory stuck open, press right click once, then again. Your mouse pointer will disappear because you are dragging the screen to look around while your inventory is open.

  • Now you can press your inventory button to close your inventory, and you will now have a mouse pointer stuck on your screen. You will no longer be able to look around unless you hold right click to drag.

What I expected to happen

For my mouse pointer to not get stuck.

What happened

Mouse pointer stuck on screen.


Notes / Media

You can stop the bug by respawning and toggling your inventory, using an rc drone and then toggling your inventory, or equipping a transformation potion (such as dolphin potion).

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I have found a similar but different way to cause this bug.

Steps to Reproduce

  • Press the inventory button, and open your condo inventory.
  • Click on the inventory search bar.
  • Right click the empty space above your inventory to stop searching. This will leave your inventory open
  • Press your inventory button, this should make the hotbar at the top appear if it wasn’t already there before.
  • Close your inventory by clicking the “CONDO INVENTORY” tab.
  • Your mouse pointer will be stuck.
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These are now fixed in the next update! Thank you for the detailed report!

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I just had this issue on 0.18.2.0

I’ve had it once but it was the version where you can fix it just by right clicking on an object. I’m not sure how to trigger that version though.