After all this time there is still no change to this issue. I have tried editing and deleting the ccsettings.xml because when I try to launch it without Win98 Compatibility mode I get the error that its empty. I have tried changing the directory of the game. I have tried the Microsoft Visual redist as suggested. None of the solutions are fixing this problem. I have not even played this game yet due to this issue.

Now I am on an entirely new system and continue to experience the same issue.

Is this issue going to be fixed? Or should I just try to painstakingly push through the game despite the horrid camera control?

Looks like I have all those installed except for one.

microsoft visual c++ 2012 redistributable (x86) - 11.0.50727 is what your pic shows.

microsoft visual c++ 2012 redistributable (x86) - 11.0.51106 is what I have.

The rest of those I have installed.

I'm not sure what redistributable I'm suppose to install. I did try to install a couple kind of just guessing but no fix. I'm still unable to launch without win 98 compatibility mode and the mouse/camera issue still persists.

I'm waiting to play this game until I can use the camera appropriately haha.

Sure I'll give it a go.

Which problem? The mouse problem or the having to launch in Win98 compatibility mode problem? How would I know which Microsoft Visual C++ Redistributable I have or need? Wouldn't the correct one just be installed with the game?

Yes I am having to run Win98 compatibility mode. Great job locating the cause! Now we just need to get it to launch without compatibility mode. Thanks for the help!

So a week or so back I switched to the dev branch thinking maybe that might do something however no luck. Today though after an update instead of my mouse movement going down and to the right, it is for some reason now going up and to the right. Not sure what changed. As always I still have no gamepad or joystick plugged in at all.

yeah and I do, but I would like to be able to use the third person camera too.

No joystick or controller. On first launch of the game I had only an external HDD and a mouse plugged in. I am playing on a laptop and have tried the touchpad mouse and 3 other usb mice, all had the same results. Being that I have steam on a different drive than C I did try to move the game to C and continued to have the same mouse issue. Steam gets weird sometimes lol.

Yes very strange issue, never had anything like this occur. The mouse cursor works fine in game as well as outside of the game and in every other game I've played.

I can remap keys but I'm not sure how to remap mouse movement. If you can tell me how I'll give it a go.