- 8.00 hotfix 4 English
- No mods or scrips
- Terran Cadet game start
- Playing on Steam Deck, and the mouse cursor is no longer visible when using the right thumb stick. I believe this began after the recent update that enabled cross platform save syncing. It appears as if the cursor is moving, because I can see menu items highlight as the invisible cursor moves past them. The cursor is only visible when I use the right trackpad to move the mouse. When I switch my game back to Proton 10, the cursor works as expected.
[#4998] 8.00 HF4 BUG Mouse cursor not visible on map (Steam Deck)
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[#4998] 8.00 HF4 BUG Mouse cursor not visible on map (Steam Deck)
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Re: 8.00 HF4 BUG Mouse cursor not visible on map (Steam Deck)
@ devs: Some older threads for background.
viewtopic.php?t=456854
viewtopic.php?t=460567
viewtopic.php?t=465089
viewtopic.php?t=465763 - This one says a past Steam OS update fixed the issue back then.
viewtopic.php?t=473291
viewtopic.php?t=456854
viewtopic.php?t=460567
viewtopic.php?t=465089
viewtopic.php?t=465763 - This one says a past Steam OS update fixed the issue back then.
viewtopic.php?t=473291
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Re: [#4998] 8.00 HF4 BUG Mouse cursor not visible on map (Steam Deck)
Hello,
I suffer from the same issue as the OP and would like to add some detail, which i experience:
1) I have an LCD steam deck with the latest SteamOS as of March 2026.
2) The issue is sole and only on the linux native version of X4. Everything works as expected on the proton version
3) With the cross-save activation hotfix, the steam deck automatically switched X4 binary from the windows version ( proton ) to linux native, thus bringing the issue into focus. The issue was previously known to me, as i had manually tried native linux before, and returned back to proton due to it.
The only possible fix that works for me is:
1) Force X4 to run with proton ( so windows version ) and dont use the native linux version
Additional context:
1) All the other fixes mentioned in the various past-posts did not work for me, or dont apply due to OS/platform
2) kindly be aware, that I have not tested nor verified, if a non/official controller layout without joystick or if an external controller without trackpad, would also solve the issue
3) I have tried to fiddle with the steam deck input configuration for the game, in the hopes this would maybe fix it. for example, force all controllers to steam input. unfortunately it did not work. i currently have the default settings.
4) my framerate has been locked to 30 via the in-game menu. all other default steam deck settings. No extra profile settings from the Steam deck such as FSR. Actual framerate is lower, as expected ranging from 10 to 25 depending on game state, location, play time.
5) as OP, no scripts, no mods, no steam workshop. full clean install.
6) All X4 DLCs enabled
7) X4 version as of march 2026 ( 8.00 - hotfix 1-4). I noticed the issues previously a few months before, already 8.00 but earlier hotfix
8 ) I am an old customer returning and therefore have no experience with X4 previously to 8.00 and cannot comment to its state earlier then 8.00
9) The issue shows immediately on the main menu and thus the starting story is not relevant, nevertheless i am currently playing kingdoms end
Additional details of the issue, same as stated by the OP:
1) the joystick emulated mouse does NOT show on the map or ANY menus. This includes the start menu of the game.
2) moving the joystick will move an invisible emulated mouse pointer. This is noticeable as the map menus and tabs can be interacted with using the invisible pointer. it will also show the tooltips, when things get hovered by it.
3) using the trackpad, configured as a mouse and NOT as a joystick, will display an independent pointer.
4) the mouse pointer displayed when using the trackpad as a mouse is NOT synchronized with the invisible joystick emulated mouse pointer, and as such not usable to interact with menus by using the ABXY buttons. This is noticible, as when pressing the pad button the item selected with the invible emulated joystick will be the one activated and not the one which the trackpad mouse pointer hovers
Furthermore
1) changing mouse locked to window, or the display window from fullscreen, borderless, or resolution changes had no effect
2) removing the trackpad binding fully, also had no effect
This is quite unfortunate, as the linux performance gains are quite noticeable and I was hoping it would reduce the windows version frequent crashes
I hope this gets solved in a near future or that maybe someone finds a reliable fix applicable to the steam deck
I suffer from the same issue as the OP and would like to add some detail, which i experience:
1) I have an LCD steam deck with the latest SteamOS as of March 2026.
2) The issue is sole and only on the linux native version of X4. Everything works as expected on the proton version
3) With the cross-save activation hotfix, the steam deck automatically switched X4 binary from the windows version ( proton ) to linux native, thus bringing the issue into focus. The issue was previously known to me, as i had manually tried native linux before, and returned back to proton due to it.
The only possible fix that works for me is:
1) Force X4 to run with proton ( so windows version ) and dont use the native linux version
Additional context:
1) All the other fixes mentioned in the various past-posts did not work for me, or dont apply due to OS/platform
2) kindly be aware, that I have not tested nor verified, if a non/official controller layout without joystick or if an external controller without trackpad, would also solve the issue
3) I have tried to fiddle with the steam deck input configuration for the game, in the hopes this would maybe fix it. for example, force all controllers to steam input. unfortunately it did not work. i currently have the default settings.
4) my framerate has been locked to 30 via the in-game menu. all other default steam deck settings. No extra profile settings from the Steam deck such as FSR. Actual framerate is lower, as expected ranging from 10 to 25 depending on game state, location, play time.
5) as OP, no scripts, no mods, no steam workshop. full clean install.
6) All X4 DLCs enabled
7) X4 version as of march 2026 ( 8.00 - hotfix 1-4). I noticed the issues previously a few months before, already 8.00 but earlier hotfix
8 ) I am an old customer returning and therefore have no experience with X4 previously to 8.00 and cannot comment to its state earlier then 8.00
9) The issue shows immediately on the main menu and thus the starting story is not relevant, nevertheless i am currently playing kingdoms end
Additional details of the issue, same as stated by the OP:
1) the joystick emulated mouse does NOT show on the map or ANY menus. This includes the start menu of the game.
2) moving the joystick will move an invisible emulated mouse pointer. This is noticeable as the map menus and tabs can be interacted with using the invisible pointer. it will also show the tooltips, when things get hovered by it.
3) using the trackpad, configured as a mouse and NOT as a joystick, will display an independent pointer.
4) the mouse pointer displayed when using the trackpad as a mouse is NOT synchronized with the invisible joystick emulated mouse pointer, and as such not usable to interact with menus by using the ABXY buttons. This is noticible, as when pressing the pad button the item selected with the invible emulated joystick will be the one activated and not the one which the trackpad mouse pointer hovers
Furthermore
1) changing mouse locked to window, or the display window from fullscreen, borderless, or resolution changes had no effect
2) removing the trackpad binding fully, also had no effect
This is quite unfortunate, as the linux performance gains are quite noticeable and I was hoping it would reduce the windows version frequent crashes
I hope this gets solved in a near future or that maybe someone finds a reliable fix applicable to the steam deck