[GH-ISSUE #767] [Bug]: Genshin in-game camera zooming in and out randomly #359

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opened 2026-03-03 18:57:14 +03:00 by kerem · 2 comments

kerem commented

2026-03-03 18:57:14 +03:00

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Originally created by @FlyMeToTheMoonAndLetMePlayAmongTheStars on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/767

Describe the bug

Multiple users including myself have gotten this bug while playing Genshin Impact. Seemingly at random, when playing the game normally the camera will zoom in and out while the player is pressing WASD/dpad keys while panning the camera by moving the mouse. Another observation (as you will see in the recording linked below) is that when the bug happens and you press down W to walk forward, if you pan the camera in one direction, it will zoom out depending on much you've panned it, and panning in the opposite direction zooms it in.

I managed to capture a recording of this as it happened

In the video the only keys I was pressing were WASD ones, and was swiping on the trackpad to pan in-game camera.

A workaround I discovered that fixes this without requiring an app restart:

Press M to open the map
Press option to disable keymapping/unlock mouse cursor
Close the map by clicking on the X in top right corner
Press option again to enable keymapping/lock mouse cursor

Initially I believed this was related to the WASD area being too big with parts of it going off-screen, but users have also reported (though I have not personally tested this myself) the issue still happens after making the WASD area normal size/not going off-screen.

Steps to reproduce

No steps because this bug happens seemingly at random, usually during combat/open world exploration in Genshin Impact.

Expected behaviour

No random zooming in or out.

Crash log

No crash

What version of PlayCover are you using?

2.0.4

What version of macOS are you using?

Ventura (macOS 13)

Issue Language

Yes my issue is written in English

Originally created by @FlyMeToTheMoonAndLetMePlayAmongTheStars on GitHub (Jan 31, 2023). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayCover/issues/767 ### Describe the bug Multiple users including myself have gotten this bug while playing Genshin Impact. Seemingly at random, when playing the game normally the camera will zoom in and out while the player is pressing WASD/dpad keys while panning the camera by moving the mouse. Another observation (as you will see in the recording linked below) is that when the bug happens and you press down W to walk forward, if you pan the camera in one direction, it will zoom out depending on much you've panned it, and panning in the opposite direction zooms it in. [I managed to capture a recording of this as it happened](https://imgur.com/BNOH0rP) In the video the only keys I was pressing were WASD ones, and was swiping on the trackpad to pan in-game camera. A workaround I discovered that fixes this without requiring an app restart: 1. Press `M` to open the map 2. Press `option` to disable keymapping/unlock mouse cursor 3. Close the map by clicking on the X in top right corner 4. Press `option` again to enable keymapping/lock mouse cursor Initially I believed this was related to the WASD area being too big with parts of it going off-screen, but users have also reported (though I have not personally tested this myself) the issue still happens after making the WASD area normal size/not going off-screen. ### Steps to reproduce No steps because this bug happens seemingly at random, usually during combat/open world exploration in Genshin Impact. ### Expected behaviour No random zooming in or out. ### Crash log ```shell No crash ``` ### What version of PlayCover are you using? 2.0.4 ### What version of macOS are you using? Ventura (macOS 13) ### Issue Language - [X] Yes my issue is written in English

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@FlyMeToTheMoonAndLetMePlayAmongTheStars commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2023):

Currently testing a build for the past few days with these changes https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayTools/pull/83 and so far I've not encountered this issue, looks like it might be fixed with this pr.

@FlyMeToTheMoonAndLetMePlayAmongTheStars commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2023): Currently testing a build for the past few days with these changes https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayTools/pull/83 and so far I've not encountered this issue, looks like it might be fixed with this pr.

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@XuYicong commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2023):

It's https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayTools/pull/79 to be more specific. In which PR I removed the joystick sliding behaviour, which makes it unusable for some FPS games but may somehow have solved Genshin unintended zooming problem. A "relative" mode may be later added to joystick mapping to support FPS games, in contrast of the default "absolute" mode.

@XuYicong commented on GitHub (Feb 13, 2023): It's https://github.com/PlayCover/PlayTools/pull/79 to be more specific. In which PR I removed the joystick sliding behaviour, which makes it unusable for some FPS games but may somehow have solved Genshin unintended zooming problem. A "relative" mode may be later added to joystick mapping to support FPS games, in contrast of the default "absolute" mode.