Busy mouse cursor on screen solution

[TheRigGerMortis]

So this issue was enraging me. It caused me to start playing the PS4 version so I wrote a little program that, while it's running, replaces the busy icon with a completely transparent square. So even if it appears, you won't see it at all. I tested it all last night and then this morning, it works perfectly.

Here's the link http://www.filedropper.com/gzhidebusycursor



If there's a better place to upload then let me know. Also let me know if you have any problems running it because they'll most likely be due to missing DLL files. It's written in C++ in Windows 7 on a 64 bit processor. If anyone needs a 32 bit version let me know. Yes, it's a simple, small program but it fixes this really annoying issue. You can trust me, it's not malicious at all, it's just a small C++ Windows program that swaps the cursor.



I think it's easier to do this than to download an icon, go into control panel and then swap for a transparent cursor (I had to make my own, couldn't find any online) and then swap it back.

So just double click "hidemouse.exe" and let it sit in the background (minimize if you want to) run Ground Zeroes, play, and when you're done close the program. It'll return your cursor back to normal and then close. Again, all it does is change your busy icon so it's invisible so you should be able to play using mouse and keyboard. (I wrote one yesterday that actually took control of the mouse and moved it off screen but that was a terrible solution for non-gamepad players.)

This issue was ruininng the PC version of this game for me and I've spoken to about 20 more people who are having the same issue. Even when you move the cursor to the corner you could still see it down there and if you clicked to get rid of it it was reappearing! So this fixes the issue until Konami patch it. (I haven't heard a response from Konami yet and I asked them for help in 2 different places. So I decided on some vigilante solutions -_-)

Enjoy this silly little program!

[Denki]

The link you provided doesn't work. Any other ideas? This thing bugging me to death.

[TheRigGerMortis]

Here, I just found the old version of it. I can't guarantee that it'll work though so if it doesn't I apologize.

http://rg.to/file/d3d0107eee276ef92c38705ba5da6a69/GZ_Mouse_Hider.rar.html

Just extract it and run the exe then run Ground Zeroes and the cursor should stop doing that annoying crap. Last time I tried it in Windows 10 it just loaded up a normal cursor and you could move it to the corner of the screen. You have to use a controller though. Let me know if it works.

By the way it's a really basic program, don't expect anything professional. :p

[First&Only]

I have the spinning circle / busy mouse cursor on top of my game display too. I just move the mouse full left. Doesn't affect the game at all

[TheRigGerMortis]

The problem was that it resets to the center of the screen every few seconds. Maybe they finally fixed it so it stops doing that though. It's a ridiculous glitch.

[DemetriusJr]

Hey man, just to let you know your software works like a charm (I indeed "rike" it :P). Thank you so much!

[Doggo Rosso]

Works fine for me. It's a shame they haven't fixed this issue to this day...

Here's another working download link I've found through google: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcox3m5cy7j2rcm/GZ%20Hide%20Busy%20Cursor.zip?dl=0

Thanks for the fix, the busy mouse cursor annoyed the crap out of me.

[blacklord09]

Thank god. Thank you sir. Started playing this game today on my new system with a controller and this little circle thing is anoying as fk. Even shows up during gameplay recordings.

[Plaid]

Nguyên văn bởi DerDingobaron:

Works fine for me. It's a shame they haven't fixed this issue to this day...

Here's another working download link I've found through google: https://www.dropbox.com/s/tcox3m5cy7j2rcm/GZ%20Hide%20Busy%20Cursor.zip?dl=0

Thanks for the fix, the busy mouse cursor annoyed the crap out of me.

I'm sure glad you posted that link; it's the only working one I've found.

[TheRigGerMortis]

Hey, there's another thread on here with other people who need the program if you want to help them out by re-uploading?

The drive I had the code and exe on finally died a few days ago and I didn't have it backed up.

edit: I just went to play Ground Zeroes and the cursor issue is STILL there. 3 years after release. Konami are a joke. Thanks for the Dropbox link, I know I made the thing but now I need it again. Bad time for my drive to go kaput.

[DemetriusJr]

I uploaded the one I had here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbZ7fg1mu7PHvRVUtWxzxgftUSACgVxe/view?usp=sharing

Fell free to use the link or upload it somewhere else!

And thanks again!

[TheRigGerMortis]

Nguyên văn bởi DemetriusJr:

I uploaded the one I had here:

https://drive.google.com/file/d/1HbZ7fg1mu7PHvRVUtWxzxgftUSACgVxe/view?usp=sharing

Fell free to use the link or upload it somewhere else!

And thanks again!

Thanks but I found a copy. I tried it yesterday and it didn't work for me in Windows 10 at all. 10 maybe uses a different standard for cursors? I don't know. What did work was if after the busy cursor appears I minimize the game with alt+tab and maximize it. Then the busy cursor changes to a regular one that you can hide in the corner. If it doesn't work for anyone just try that.

This doesn't help anyone who plays with a keyboard and mouse though, it's just a "fix" for controller users.

One pretty elaborate fix for keyboard players could be to take the invisible cursor file I made in the zip file and manually, in control panel, change your busy cursor to that. That way even if the busy cursor appears it's invisible.

If there are any programmers who want to write a simple app to do that automatically that's all this program did. Then it reset the default cursor on exit. I can't believe this is still an issue.

[BOWLCUTICUS]

Hey! Can you provide a link to this application? I'm just now seeing this post (new to PC) and the link is no longer active. Thanks!

[Doggo Rosso]

Nguyên văn bởi Tactical Bowlcut:

Hey! Can you provide a link to this application? I'm just now seeing this post (new to PC) and the link is no longer active. Thanks!

Both the dropbox and the Google Drive links still work...

[Plaid]

Hmm, this program isn't hiding the cursor for me, but it does change it from a busy cursor to a regular pointer.
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong - I opened the program, left it running and then started the game.

[TheRigGerMortis]

Nguyên văn bởi Plaid:

Hmm, this program isn't hiding the cursor for me, but it does change it from a busy cursor to a regular pointer.
I'm not sure if I'm doing something wrong - I opened the program, left it running and then started the game.

Yeah it's glitchy. It doesn't work for me in Windows 10 anymore. I play using a controller so once it changed to a regular cursor I just moved it to the corner of the screen. I'll have to make another one if I have time but it doesn't look likely.