Multiple mice with Input System

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Hello everyone,

Is the Input System able to recognize 2 mice?
I’m thinking of a scenario where 2 players move their own crosshair on the same screen / camera.

Thank you.

[Abdo-Reda]

It seems like the input system doesn’t natively support multiple mice (I would be glad if someone more experienced can prove me wrong). From what I saw, you will either have to use packages like r̶e̶w̶i̶n̶d̶ or implement the logic yourself using a low level API to talk to the OS directly. I would recommend checking the following forums for ideas/solutions.

//update: rewind doesn’t support multiple mice. thanks guavaman.

• forum 1

• forum 2

• forum 3

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Thanks for the response, I’ll check that out.

[guavaman]

@Abdo-Reda

It seems like the input system doesn’t natively support multiple mice (I would be glad if someone more experienced can prove me wrong). From what I saw, you will either have to use packages like rewind or implement the logic yourself using a low level API to talk to the OS directly. I would recommend checking the following forums for ideas/solutions.

• forum 1

• forum 2

• forum 3

Rewired doesn’t support multiple independent mice or keyboards:
https://guavaman.com/projects/rewired/docs/FAQ.html#multiple-mice-and-keyboards

[halley]

Most OSes trap and combine all keyboard and pointer inputs and present them as a single stream each. I don’t think Unity has anything that digs underneath that OS management to pick apart multiple keyboard or mouse devices that might be contributing.