I tried this with Resident Evil 7 and it kind of worked, but the UI would change on the fly every time I switched between mouse and controller. It was just annoying enough that I after a little while I gave up and just used the controller.
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not really and it sucks
https://www.pcgamingwiki.com/wiki/List_of_games_that_support_simultaneous_input
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I took apart the worldās most complicated computer mouse today (MX Vertical)
Good lord, Logitech, did it need 6 PCBs, clips like a car interior, and 26 screws?
No glue, though.
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Iāve done that once, but I used my teeth
and it certainly wasnāt going back together after that
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Proud to say I didnāt break a thing!
Also, addendum, four ribbon cables and three different kinds of tactile micro switches besides M1/M2.
wow
I stopped purchasing Logitech mice after I broke the middle mouse click in a year for four years running; the snap-on construction made me think they couldnāt be serviced
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The snap-on in this one is excessive but the gaming mice of theirs Iāve used just have screws under the skates and two halves of the shell.
Middle click is typically an SMD soldered microswitch so it would be a pain to repair, though.
Thereās no rhyme or reason I can divine as to why there are so many clearly expensive latching ribbon cables in here. They also used a coil spring and optical encoder for the scroll wheel.
Iām intensely curious how Ankerās mouse is built after this.
Oh, and itās not just out of morbid curiosity, Iām going to dremel the heck out of it until itās under 100g and replace the switches.
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Iāve been using Anker vertical mice for the past few years and theyāve also broken down at about 12 months. But at $20 a piece Iāve been happy with them.
I might still have one I could try disassembling and letting you know, if you have any specific questions.
I picked up one of those iFixit screwdriver sets a few months ago and Iām surprised at how happy using it makes me. Thereās a half-dozen clever design touches just in the construction of the case and I love it.
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I like how the lid placed upside down has 40 squares to sort screws with 
Iām gonna research and see if I can find a teardown, mostly just curious about the āskeleton.ā
edit: lo Anker Vertical Mouse Teardown and Cleaning - iFixit
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well!
Depending on whatās breaking down it might be a really simple repair
Everything is through-hole soldering and theyāre actually using M1/M2-type switches for middle click and M4/M5.
My will to reassemble this mouse has all but evaporated after seeing the Anker teardown lol
Ah, I remember, itās the plastic axle that the wheel sits on - I think I might press on it with an angle (I use my middle finger instead of my index finger so the pressure is a bit torqued).
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I found a half dozen aliexpress sellers with the same OEM as the Anker mouse so Iām going to try one of those for $5.
Meanwhile, typing āvertical opticalā into aliexpress is just a treat
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(11) Press and Space Button
is that a thumbstick that can only be used for stick-clicking? truly cursed
No, itās also mapped (semi-permanently?) to WASD for the cardinal directions (7-10)
ah, I suppose the context-swapping would be too aggravating if it was registered as a second game controller with an analog stick, and you kept mouse-clicking
Maybe this is the PC equivalent of one of those one-handed Dragon Quest controllers
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whuh-oh, Iāve found the cure for my clammy hands on touchscreens and I hate it
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Punchline: this is the only one I found on Aliexpress with a name-brand āgamingā sensor in it and it only goes down to 1000 dpi.
In all seriousness if something happened to my left hand I could play like SOMA and Gone Home one handed.
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