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Anyway, for me the circular cursor shows up quite readily whenever I move the mouse pointer near the cycle generator. Hopefully this is just a confluence of confused chips and bits on your laptop that will force you to find a "sweet spot" where the cursor will finally appear. Keep Trying!
You must also remember to hold your left mouse button down as you "spin" the pedals. Holding = "holding".
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Good luck!
LOL I'm thinking of duct taping that left mouse button down!
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Many thanks for the speedy response, Alex.
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Windows 8.1 often makes me wish I'd stayed with XP.
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I've spent hours trying the mouse cursor everywhere possible but, as you say, it may well be either it's that small a spot to find or Microsoft has to fix a glitch in their compatibility between the game & the Windows 8.1 OS (Machinarium is sold as an app in the Microsoft 'Store' - I wish I'd checked Humble Bundle first).
I'll try again... also see if changing cursor sets make any difference... if no luck with that, then I'll try & get Amanita & Microsoft to check on a possible compatability problem...
Thanks again... I'll report back in case this happens for any other Win 8/8.1 users.
Back again!
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Well, after trying the demo game I now know that Windows 8/8.1 version isn't showing
any of the helpful cursors that are supposed to appear, no hand, no walking feet, no circular cursor,
nothing except the extended arrow occasionally! So I think I've done pretty well in getting as far as the Arcade Room without that built in help.
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BUT
something has to be done to fix this in Win 8/8.1... either Microsoft or Amanita or both have to fix this as Microsoft has made it impossible to access app game files for a DIY fix (I think the suggestion in the below post about the built in Flash file in Macharium being too outdated for Win 8.1 highly likely - but no way to install an updated stand alone version
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).
I've posted here; on Windows/Microsoft Gaming Support (useless really, MS just ignores posts there
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), also reported the app in the MicroSoft Store as well as in the app Review in the MS Store - which BTW is charging $4.99 US for it when MS's link for Machinarium from Amanita's site says it's on sale for $2.99!! SHEESH!
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So.... Is my only solution to uninstall Machinarium & make MS give me a refund? I've had to do this before with Microsoft apps since going with the 8.1 upgrade - MS simply ignores customer problems...
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I'm hoping Amanita will show them how to treat customers politely & get this sorted - I'll give it two days for a response from either &, if none is forthcoming, then it's uninstall & refund.
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