# Spec Ops: The Line Menu Bug (Help!)

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-ops-the-line-menu-bug-help/678094>\
**Category:** The Game Room\
**Created:** [January 7, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-ops-the-line-menu-bug-help/678094 "2014-01-07T01:51:07Z")\
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**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 1:51am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-ops-the-line-menu-bug-help/678094/1 "2014-01-07T01:51:07Z")

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Hey guys! I’ve got a weird bug for Spec Ops: The Line that seriously impairs my ability to play the game. System specs at the end of this post. The bug is:

On the main screen, I can use the arrow keys to move up and down between menu choices. I can’t use the mouse to click on options, but maybe that’s how they designed it. To select one of the choices, “enter” doesn’t work… I have to use shift+enter.

Selecting any choice besides New Game (or Continue Game) takes me to a sub-menu where I cannot navigate at all. The arrow keys no longer function, and I still can’t use the mouse to click on any options.

This is an issue, because I’d like to turn the graphics quality down slightly for smoother game play, but I can’t navigate to the video options. Anybody have any help? I’ve tried googling the issue, but I can’t turn up any sign that anybody else has ever had this issue.

System Info:  
MacBook Pro (retina screen edition)  
OS 10.8.5  
Running through Steam  
Verified files from the Steam menu

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**Author:** ![Astral\_Rejection](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/258eb7/32.png) [@Astral\_Rejection](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Astral_Rejection)\
**Post date:** [January 7, 2014, 4:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/spec-ops-the-line-menu-bug-help/678094/2 "2014-01-07T04:41:37Z")

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Discovered a new bug where after the cutscene in the hotel, I now have no audio. Apparently this at least is a known issue, where the game defaults to HDMI out for sound. If I can reset this in the menus, I’d never know, because I can’t navigate the menus due to bug #1 described up above.

I’m thinking this might just not be the game for me. 😃