I'm also getting this weird behavior. Playing on a MacBook Pro with the trackpad.

Hi everyone, we are looking into this issue. To help us narrow down the cause it would be really helpful if everyone playing on a an MBP could post some additional data, both those that are having this issue and those that are not. Things like which model you have and which OS version you are running. You can get this data by clicking 'About This Mac' noting the OS version in the window that pops up and the 'Model Identifier' from the window that opens when you hit 'More Info...' this data can really help up track down what might be causing this problem.

Hi everyone, we are looking into this issue. To help us narrow down the cause it would be really helpful if everyone playing on a an MBP could post some additional data, both those that are having this issue and those that are not. Things like which model you have and which OS version you are running. You can get this data by clicking 'About This Mac' noting the OS version in the window that pops up and the 'Model Identifier' from the window that opens when you hit 'More Info...' this data can really help up track down what might be causing this problem.

do these things not get tested?

The game runs with a mouse. Thats like Sony or Microsoft putting out a game that doesn't work with a controller lol.

We've had no luck reproducing this in house so if those that are affected could please try to get logs and send them to us via bug reports it would be greatly appreciated. Ideally we need logs that catch this phenomena starting, so if you could find the time to file a bug report as soon as you notice this bug occurring and mention in the bug description at what time (to the minute) it started this would be of great use to us.

There also seems to be no direct correlation in the data posted so far other than most reports involve a touchpad, so if you could please post any other potential factors here. Anything from what you were doing in client (launching drones, submitting a market order etc.) when the bug manifested to what language setting your OS is using might turn out to be useful.

I also recommend affected users try clearing all cache files, this can be done from the esc menu 'Reset Settings' tab and will nuke all client side settings.

edit: interested parties can open the in game monitor tool ctlr + alt + shift+ m and try to spot if an error is thrown when the bug triggers.

I've seen this a bit as well, nearly cost me dearly (escaped with ~15% hull.... as none of my mouse clicks to warp out were working, they kept moving windows around!)

What seems to trigger it for me is plugging the external mouse in after starting Eve. If I boot with the external mouse plugged in, it works fine. If I start eve and then plug the external mouse in, then neither the mouse nor the touchpad work reliably.

2nd gen Mac Air (with SSD), 8Gb RAM, OS X 10.7.latest.

We've had no luck reproducing this in house so if those that are affected could please try to get logs and send them to us via bug reports it would be greatly appreciated. Ideally we need logs that catch this phenomena starting, so if you could find the time to file a bug report as soon as you notice this bug occurring and mention in the bug description at what time (to the minute) it started this would be of great use to us.

There also seems to be no direct correlation in the data posted so far other than most reports involve a touchpad, so if you could please post any other potential factors here. Anything from what you were doing in client (launching drones, submitting a market order etc.) when the bug manifested to what language setting your OS is using might turn out to be useful.

I also recommend affected users try clearing all cache files, this can be done from the esc menu 'Reset Settings' tab and will nuke all client side settings.

edit: interested parties can open the in game monitor tool ctlr + alt + shift+ m and try to spot if an error is thrown when the bug triggers.

Confirmed 100% repeatable doing the above. Congratulations Groen, you found it.

I started eve with both the mouse and the trackpad active, then disconnected the mouse and reconnected it. This invariably triggered the bug. Worked with both a magicMouse and a Dell USB mouse.

In typical game play the way this bug must get triggered is the mouse momentarily loses connection to the computer. The Bluetooth connection drops out, a USB plug gets wiggled, something. After that you have a sticky mouse button until you re-log.

Here is what the monitor logs show. I disconnected the mouse at 16:36:10 and reconnected it at 36:30, and the computer reported it reconnected at 36:40.

TimeFacilityTypeMessage
16:36:17Blue::TaskletTimerwarningTimeslice warning order 1, 281ms in tasklet: returning to 'Trinity::TriDevice::Render' from 'EntityService::FindEntityByID'
16:36:17Blue::TaskletTimerwarningTimeslice warning order 1, 263ms in tasklet: entering 'UI App' from 'BeOS::System'
16:36:42Blue::TaskletTimerwarningTimeslice warning order 1, 288ms in tasklet: entering 'UI App' from 'BeOS::System'
16:36:42Blue::TaskletTimerwarningTimeslice warning order 1, 212ms in tasklet: returning to 'BeOS::System' from 'UI App'

Edit: I would not be surprised if the sticky keys and the lock up bug were all the same bug as this one. Cider loses connection to something momentarily; the keyboard, the internet, the graphics card, the mouse, and does not handle the situation properly when the connection comes back.

I had the same issue, and it appears to be the trackpad that is causing the error.

I fixed the issue and have been playing fine ever since.

You'll need to use an external mouse (MagicMouse or USB), and go into System Preferences > Universal Access > Mouse & Trackpad > Trackpad Options and then check the box for "Ignore built-in trackpad when mouse or wireless trackpad is present."

It's a bit of a hassle requiring you to turn off or un-hook your mouse after playing EVE in order to use the trackpad, but again, I have had no recurrence of this problem since doing this.

I hope it works for all of you.