Keyboard Only

Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
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<div class="IPBDescription">old school fun</div> I just played NS for a few hours with only my keyboard, it's like being in the special olympics except nobody cares. It's strange how you can still play a decent game like this by just picking a suitable niché(e.g. gorge, dedicated welder boy). I even learned to bunnyhop semi-decently with the keyboard. Quick weapon switching and aiming at someone who is moving vertically or circle strafing you was the really hard part.

It would be really interesting to have a keyboard only weekend on some server but it would need a plugin to be enforced and it would probably be emptier than 1.04 for steam servers. Everyone's a total newbie again(well not quite, since they would still be highly opinionated on what strategies to use unlike most newbies), and I guess that most people would just not want to feel like a newbie.

p.s. I expect this to be quite the unpopular topic, like all my topics...
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  • Har_Har_the_PirateHar_Har_the_Pirate Join Date: 2003-08-10 Member: 19388Members, Constellation
    have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed) same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Har Har the Pirate+Apr 21 2005, 07:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Har Har the Pirate @ Apr 21 2005, 07:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed) same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, but I've played tetris on the NES via a mirror. It's not actually that hard, OK for the first hour or so you'll lose badly, but in the end it's like inverted vertical mouse aim for flight sims.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Har Har the Pirate+Apr 21 2005, 05:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Har Har the Pirate @ Apr 21 2005, 05:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed) same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I play left handed and I'm right handed.... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Soylent_greenSoylent_green Join Date: 2002-12-20 Member: 11220Members, Reinforced - Shadow
    <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Apr 21 2005, 08:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Apr 21 2005, 08:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Har Har the Pirate+Apr 21 2005, 05:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Har Har the Pirate @ Apr 21 2005, 05:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed)  same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I play left handed and I'm right handed.... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ... Mouse in left hand?
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  • douchebagatrondouchebagatron Custom member title Join Date: 2003-12-20 Member: 24581Members, Constellation, Reinforced - Shadow
    keyboard only wouldnt be too fun for commanding...
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  • DrfuzzyDrfuzzy FEW... MORE.... INCHES... Join Date: 2003-09-21 Member: 21094Members
    edited April 2005
    <!--QuoteBegin-Soylent green+Apr 21 2005, 07:57 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Soylent green @ Apr 21 2005, 07:57 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Har Har the Pirate+Apr 21 2005, 07:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Har Har the Pirate @ Apr 21 2005, 07:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed)  same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    No, but I've played tetris on the NES via a mirror. It's not actually that hard, OK for the first hour or so you'll lose badly, but in the end it's like inverted vertical mouse aim for flight sims. <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Speaking of inveted mouse, who all uses inverted mouse in FPS games? I do <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • Private_ColemanPrivate_Coleman PhD in Video Games Join Date: 2002-11-07 Member: 7510Members
    /me tries browsing forum with left hand on mouse



    arrarrgh11!
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  • OmegamanOmegaman Join Date: 2004-01-11 Member: 25239Members
    I would throw a tantrum trying to be a commander with just keyboard. I rely on the map so much.
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  • MulletMullet Join Date: 2003-04-28 Member: 15910Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Soylent green+Apr 21 2005, 06:47 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Soylent green @ Apr 21 2005, 06:47 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Mullet+Apr 21 2005, 08:34 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Mullet @ Apr 21 2005, 08:34 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> <!--QuoteBegin-Har Har the Pirate+Apr 21 2005, 05:53 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Har Har the Pirate @ Apr 21 2005, 05:53 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed)  same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I play left handed and I'm right handed.... <!--emo&???--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/confused-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='confused-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    ... Mouse in left hand? <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    yup
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  • torquetorque Join Date: 2003-08-20 Member: 20035Members, NS1 Playtester, Constellation
    Whenever Tyr was over we used to play 2-player NS... I would control the keyboard while he manned the mouse. Fun times.

    It didn't help that we usually weren't terribly sober when we did this <!--emo&:p--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/tounge.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='tounge.gif' /><!--endemo-->
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  • theclamtheclam Join Date: 2004-08-01 Member: 30290Members
    Take your mouse.
    Rotate it 180 degrees.
    Play.
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  • DOOManiacDOOManiac Worst. Critic. Ever. Join Date: 2002-04-17 Member: 462Members, NS1 Playtester
    <!--QuoteBegin-Drfuzzy+Apr 21 2005, 08:40 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Drfuzzy @ Apr 21 2005, 08:40 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Speaking of inveted mouse, who all uses inverted mouse in FPS games? I do :D <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    Wierdo.
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  • im_lostim_lost TWG Rule Guru Join Date: 2003-04-26 Member: 15861Members
    <!--QuoteBegin-theclam+Apr 21 2005, 08:11 PM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (theclam @ Apr 21 2005, 08:11 PM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> Take your mouse.
    Rotate it 180 degrees.
    Play. <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    How do you push the buttons? I can't imagine it being feasible to do with the palm of your hand. If your fingers are still on the buttons, then you aren't holding the mouse, and you can't possibly control it. Unless I'm missing something completely obvious.

    Also, has anyone tried playing Free Cell with just the keyboard? I randomly discovered that you don't need the mouse to play, the number keys can control everything. I only played for about 5 minutes before I got frustrated by how slow it was, though.
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  • CabooseCaboose title = name(self, handle) Join Date: 2003-02-15 Member: 13597Members, Constellation
    You don't need the mouse to play solitare on Win XP either. This I know for it is what I do during my second hour class every day.
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  • LikuLiku I, am the Somberlain. Join Date: 2003-01-10 Member: 12128Members
    I forgot who... but I know someone actually played NS without a keyboard seriously.
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  • GeminosityGeminosity :3 Join Date: 2003-09-08 Member: 20667Members
    I remember reading about how someone who was incredibly bored learned to play streetfighter with their feet. After pummelling their friends with their new toe-fu they never managed to get another game of SF ever again :p
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  • ThaldarinThaldarin Alonzi&#33; Join Date: 2003-07-15 Member: 18173Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Har Har the Pirate+Apr 22 2005, 01:53 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Har Har the Pirate @ Apr 22 2005, 01:53 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin--> have you played ns with your left hand (presuming that your right handed) same idea, except you look like your drunk not retarded <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I don't find that so hard. It also benefits you when going back to the normal hand and you tend to get one of those "natural twitches" if you play for a long time with your more un-natural hand/
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  • Sub_zer0Sub_zer0 Join Date: 2004-05-09 Member: 28569Members
    WE are born capably to use both hands but we use some more particular then others we dont bord and shout out IM LEFT HANDED WOO
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  • SLizerSLizer Join Date: 2003-11-07 Member: 22363Members, Constellation
    <!--QuoteBegin-Drfuzzy+Apr 22 2005, 05:40 AM--></div><table border='0' align='center' width='95%' cellpadding='3' cellspacing='1'><tr><td><b>QUOTE</b> (Drfuzzy @ Apr 22 2005, 05:40 AM)</td></tr><tr><td id='QUOTE'><!--QuoteEBegin-->
    Speaking of inveted mouse, who all uses inverted mouse in FPS games? I do <!--emo&:D--><img src='http://www.unknownworlds.com/forums/html/emoticons/biggrin-fix.gif' border='0' style='vertical-align:middle' alt='biggrin-fix.gif' /><!--endemo--> <!--QuoteEnd--> </td></tr></table><div class='postcolor'> <!--QuoteEEnd-->
    I used due I played while decendI and it had inver only. I played gloom with inverted
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