My mouse pointer is gone.

[capnTelescope]

First, I apologize for not taking a screen shot so I could keep my facts straight and accurate.

I have lost my mouse pointer in Factorio and can't seem to get it back. It works fine in all other apps except Factorio.

I was playing along, clearing land of biters with a Smart Artillery Bombardment Remote, and directing enough firepower to bog down my computer. Something went wrong and I got an error message dialog stating that my video card or driver had crashed, and that I might try changing to another form of rendering. I think it was Flip presentation that was offered with a link and everything. I clicked the link, restarted Factorio, and the mouse pointer disappeared. I can still pick up tools, highlight items and click on menu choices if I wave the mouse at them, but no pointer to tell me where I am.

I have updated my video driver, turned off Flip presentation mode, rebooted, and tried a few other things I can't remember. No improvement, maybe worse but not by much.

Anyone have an insight the might help?

Brad

My computer is a Dell Optiplex 790 series running an Invidia
Device name DESKTOP-xxxxxxx
Processor Intel(R) Core(TM) i5-2400 CPU @ 3.10GHz 3.10 GHz
Installed RAM 16.0 GB
Device ID 68AF33CA-65D5-4984-8C18-41EDA22E57B9
Product ID 00330-80000-00000-AA172
System type 64-bit operating system, x64-based processor
Pen and touch No pen or touch input is available for this display

Edition Windows 10 Pro
Version 21H1
Installed on ‎9/‎2/‎2020
OS build 19043.1237
Experience Windows Feature Experience Pack 120.2212.3530.0

[Display]
Operating System: Windows 10 Pro, 64-bit
DirectX version: 12.0
GPU processor: NVIDIA GeForce GT 1030
Driver version: 471.96
Driver Type: DCH
Direct3D feature level: 12_1
CUDA Cores: 384
Core clock: 1227 MHz
Memory data rate: 6.01 Gbps
Memory interface: 64-bit
Memory bandwidth: 48.06 GB/s
Total available graphics memory: 10218 MB
Dedicated video memory: 2048 MB GDDR5
System video memory: 0 MB
Shared system memory: 8170 MB
Video BIOS version: 86.08.13.00.0C
IRQ: Not used
Bus: PCI Express x4 Gen2
Device Id: 10DE 1D01 11C7196E
Part Number: G110 0002

[Silari]

Only offer I know of is to switch to OpenGL instead of DirectX. You might want to check if the Force OpenGL option is on - either by checking the config, or holding Alt+Shift when clicking Settings, then clicking 'The rest' to access hidden settings.

[capnTelescope]

SUCCESS!

switch to OpenGL instead of DirectX

It turns out that OpenGL was enabled. I turned it off and wah-lah, mouse pointer.

Thank you, Silari. I wouldn't have known where to look or what to look for without your help.

[zombieroboninja]

It turns out that OpenGL was enabled. I turned it off and wah-lah, mouse pointer.

Now that your game is working again, you can enjoy a nice hot mug of bone apple tea

[capnTelescope]