TASEmulators / TASEmulators/BizHawk

Mouse is weird in PC games like The Dig and similar

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Since Apr 27, 2026.

Core: DOSBox-X Repro: Affects 2.11.1 dev
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Description

Summary
Core: DOSBox-X
Game: The Dig (DOS)
Issue: Mouse input is erratic/broken upon game startup.
Details: The mouse acts irrationally. This happens as soon as the game initializes.

Repro
Launch EmuHawk.
Load The Dig using the DOSBox-X core.
Wait for the game to boot to the main interaction screen.
Attempt to move the mouse.

Output
No error log. Issue is related to input mapping/capture between the host OS and the DOSBox-X core.

Host env.
BizHawk Dev 227bb47d7f1ef854c2ba99d0cac2c7693c845fd2

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