Constant output spam by studio?

ProfessionalPlayer60 · November 16, 2020, 2:40pm

So hi guys, today I was just doing some development in studio, when I happened to open up my output window, and there’s some kind of tracker that’s printing out my mouse and key inputs, both when testing and when simply having the viewport open.

I mean, not only is it insanely creepy, its also annoying to have my useful outputs get lost in the spam by the… whatever’s causing it.

I’ve tried disabling, re-enabling and even uninstalling my plugins, but that didn’t seem to fix the problem. Besides, I’m pretty sure all my plugins are trusted and I don’t think it’s them that’s causing this issue anyway. I’ve tried relaunching studio as well as opening brand new places, and the issue seemed to persist even on empty baseplates when I haven’t even enabled any plugins.

I haven’t noticed any other unusual behavior aside from this, but it’s pretty annoying nevertheless. Can anyone give me any insight into what’s going on? Thanks.

Useless_Dolphin · November 16, 2020, 2:43pm

Press CTRL + SHIFT + F and search for the keyword “print” and remove any prints you see that arent necessary.

There is probably a script that is detecting your mouse position and what keys you pressed and it is printing it.

PhoenixRessusection · November 16, 2020, 2:50pm

Apparently, it is printing them even when you didn’t launch the game? (Via studio.)

ProfessionalPlayer60 · November 16, 2020, 2:57pm

Yes, exactly, whether the game is launched or not, they are still printed, even in an empty baseplate without any script with all plugins disabled

The place I’ve shown is an empty baseplate and all plugins are disabled, so its not a script that I put or a plugin put.

PhoenixRessusection · November 16, 2020, 2:58pm

Did you make any recent plugins? Other than that, I don’t know what might be. Try accessing your Plugins folder and see what’s there.

Useless_Dolphin · November 16, 2020, 3:03pm

Did you make any local plugins that doesn’t have a toolbar button? Check your plugin folder for any .lua files or any rbxmx files

ProfessionalPlayer60 · November 16, 2020, 3:11pm

I haven’t made any plugins recently, and my plugins folder is empty.

I think this is something caused by studio itself, but I’m not sure.

grif_0 · November 16, 2020, 3:14pm

The fact it only happens in the viewport means it’s most definitely a plugin, as inputs are only traced in the viewport for plugins. I would double check your plugins

ProfessionalPlayer60 · November 16, 2020, 3:27pm

I don’t really think it’s a plugin, because this happens in a brand new baseplate even when i have not enabled any plugins.

But here's my list of plugins:

hvrtlvs · November 16, 2020, 7:34pm

I have a feeling that it is EventDiagnostic, as it sounds like a plugin to diagnose events such as what you are experiencing with it detecting UserInputService events. Try disabling that, and relaunching studio.

Plugins run on studio start, not when you click the toolbar button. The plugin script is what makes the toolbar button.

Edit: 100% sure it is it, checked the plugin code and that’s the functionality.

Jermartynojm · November 16, 2020, 7:40pm

It may be a Plugin that you created. Try going into Plugins tab and then select Plugins Folder. Check if there’s the Plugin that’s causing the “spam”.

ProfessionalPlayer60 · November 17, 2020, 3:21am

Thank you very much for the help everyone, the issue has been resolved