Mouse arrow on stream acceptable?
6 years ago
Texas, USA

Is it acceptable to submit a run if you are using an emulator and the arrow is visible on the screen? I have to click on Livesplit to put in and then click on game window to proceed.

Washington, USA
EmeraldAly
She/Her, They/Them
6 years ago

There are no universal rules that apply without fail to each and every speedrun, except I guess that the run has to be your own. Ask the community for the specific game you're wondering about.

Friesland, Netherlands

Absolutely not! Ever had one of those teachers in high school that'd put on a video and then leave the cursor sitting right in the center? That's you!

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Scotland

I didn't fully understand the issue but wouldn't global hotkeys solve the problem?

Aberdeen, Scotland

@DoctorDave5001 most likely

England

Even better, there's a magical button called "Capture Mouse Cursor" which can be unticked.

99% of speedrunners don't know this exists.

TheGreatToddman, HowDenKing and 2 others like this
North Brabant, Netherlands

What? I thought everyone knew.

Aberdeen, Scotland

@Drakodan but what if my game has a built in cursor 🤔

North Rhine-Westphalia, Germany

Then nowhere to hide for you.

Texas, USA

@Drakodan Thank you dude, I am in your debt.