Mouse, joystick and game controller exploits

[Edward Edgemenace]

This post was meant to be funny when I started writing it, to tease those horrible glitchers (gosh an' be golly!) who use programmable mouse controllers. But after listing these common ones, it's kindof sad, not funny. I've reported these a variety of ways over time and most of these are very popular. The more ways they get reported, the better their chances of getting corrected.


Exploit 1:

When stunned by a level 2 cadet, only keyboard turn speed is affected. Cheaters using right-mouse to turn are unaffected in their turn speed...likewise joystick and game controllers.

Exploit 2:

When a molusk uses grave shackles on you, you cannot turn at all using keyboard, but cheating by using mouse, joystick or game controller allows free movement (particularly, to aim.)

Exploit 3:

When on cannon and stunned by grape shot, keyboard aiming is disabled for the duration of the stun; mouse, joystick and game controllers are completely unaffected.

Glitch 4:

Mouse wheel weapon switching ignores last weapon selected from F1-F6, allowing for other glitches to build off this defect. (E.g. coin-flipping a cutlass.)

Exploit 5:

On cannon firing with the Ctrl key on the keyboard and clicking non-selected ammo types will simultaneously fire one of each. Very adept mousers can click one of each cannon ammo type to fire all at the same instant. One fury, one explosive, one thunderbolt, one firebrand, one grape shot, one chain shot, one round shot, all at once.

Exploit 6:

Same as #5 for grenades.

Exploit 7:

Same as #5 for pistol.

Glitch 8:

Mouse wheel can be used to switch weapons during full scene changes, light scene changes, teleportations and MOST dramatically when pressing shift: starting to search crates or dig spots or talking to NPCs. Charging then sometimes works, to blast away before you've even arrived. Another more common example: Olympic torch.

Glitch 9:

Only the mouse wheel can be used to zoom out sailing camera - if you have no wheel on your mouse, you do not get to see your enemies approaching/sneaking up on you.


I'd appreciate it if others could confirm (and REPORT and re-REPORT) the exploits, especially 1, 2, 3 and 5.