by melissapete24 » Sat Dec 02, 2017 9:36 am
I just recently started having issues with playing the game, and I've never had issues before, except on my other, considerably older, computer, which makes sense; it's too old to play Slime Rancher. It seems Slime Rancher doesn't realize that I'm holding a key down to move or hover, etc. For example, I will be walking, and then I'll stop after a few steps until I let off and then re-press the W key. At first, with as often as it sometimes happens, I thought my computer was lagging. However, I can't hover at all when this happens, and that's when I realized that the game thinks I'm not holding the key in. I can jump, but if I press and hold the spacebar, I still just jump, or I only hover for a very short time of about 1 or 2 seconds. I was having other issues with typing in other programs, but I completely deleted the driver for my keyboard and restarted my computer so it had to re-download and install the driver, and it has been working fine since then. However, Slime Rancher still doesn't work right for me. I can play sometimes without problems, but not for very long. It seems to be pretty random as to when the problem occurs, but once it does start happening, it usually doesn't stop. Can anyone offer any help? I know my laptop is getting older, but until this issue, I've never had a single problem with Slime Rancher.
HP Pavilion g7 2269-wm 2.3 GHz
8 GB RAM
AMD A10 4600M APU with Radeon HD Graphics
Windows 8.1 Home 64-bit
500 GB HDD, 385 GB free
I am using a USB keyboard, because the built-in keyboard is disconnected, as it no longer works. It is a Logitech keyboard with a built-in trackpad, model K400r; just an inexpensive one, but it has never given me any problems in all the time I've had it. I also use a Logitech USB mouse when I play games, and that has never given me any problems, either.
Any help anyone can offer would be greatly appreciated, as I am hopelessly addicted to this game, and I don't have the money for a new computer right now. This is probably my most favorite computer game, hands down.
I decided to try playing Minecraft, since the controls are the same for movement and flying, and it works just fine in Minecraft. So, any suggestions will be ENORMOUSLY appreciated.