Your keyboard layout

NovakoalaNovakoala Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 962Members, Constellation
<div class="IPBDescription">How do you move?</div>What keyboard layout do you all use? I can't decide. WSAD is more efficient (my left hand can reach more keys whilst my right moves the mouse) but the arrow keys are simpler (the number of times I've messed up due to hitting the wrong keys with WSAD...).

I'm just curious.

My current layout:
Movement: arrow keys
Jump: Control (right)
Run: Shift (right)
Use: Enter

That's for most mods, anyway.

P.S.-> I've checked the last 8 pages of the Off-Topic forum and I'm fairly sure no-one has said this before. If they have... well, you have my sincere apologies.

Comments

  • Llama_KillerLlama_Killer Join Date: 2002-07-30 Member: 1029Members
    Well i like the arrows with a few changes to the other butons like reload is end prone (for DOD) is pgdown and Stop bleed (for DOD) is delete my run key / walk key depending on the mod is right shift while my crouch key is right ctrl. Oh yeah my use key is on my mouse as is the jump key and my game stats key is num 0.

    That help you?
  • DunsbyDunsby Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1042Awaiting Authorization
    im simple

    control: arrows
    jump: enter
    run:shift
    use:e
    reload:r
    speak:y
    teamspeak:u

    <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> i like my buttons
    DONT FLAME ME <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
  • SmokeMastaSmokeMasta Join Date: 2002-04-13 Member: 430Members
    <!--QuoteBegin--Silent But Violent+Aug. 08 2002,13:34--></span><table border="0" align="center" width="95%" cellpadding="3" cellspacing="1"><tr><td><b>Quote</b> (Silent But Violent @ Aug. 08 2002,13:34)</td></tr><tr><td id="QUOTE"><!--QuoteEBegin-->im simple

    control: arrows
    jump: enter
    run:shift
    use:e
    reload:r
    speak:y
    teamspeak:u

    <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--> i like my buttons
    DONT FLAME ME <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo--><!--QuoteEnd--></td></tr></table><span id='postcolor'><!--QuoteEEnd-->
    OMG
    what stupid keys!
    i've got all my keys together so i can use them all without
    losing control
  • NovakoalaNovakoala Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 962Members, Constellation
    In other words, Silent, the defaults. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

    But what about crouch? A really important key (especially if you want more accuracy).
  • CollateralDamageCollateralDamage Join Date: 2002-07-15 Member: 949Members
    Move: arrows
    right CTRL: jump
    Num 0: crouch
    Num period: prone
    reload: middle mouse

    and MOST important: invert mouse Y axis <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
  • BattousaixBattousaix Join Date: 2002-06-25 Member: 822Members
    mine.... its an arrow key conf with all the keys
    ur configs with arrows are the average primal config <!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
    mine is at the roof of evolution.....
    move: arrows
    jump:control (right)
    crouch:shift (right)
    walk:enter
    use:mwheelup
    reload:mwheeldown
    lastweapon:mouse4
    flashlight:mouse5
    weapons:on the numpad from 1 to 9
    use:kp_ins (this is for defusin bomb =)
    spray:kp_del
    voicecom:end
    edit: i forgot one..... silly me......
    throwweapon:mouse3
  • NovakoalaNovakoala Join Date: 2002-07-17 Member: 962Members, Constellation
    Wow, Battousai^^x... how do you remember all that?

    reload is mwheeldown?!?

    A few I forgot in my first post:

    Crouch: spacebar
    previous/next weap: mousewheel up/down
    flashlight: f (I never use it though)

    voicecom with me is '/' - I dont have a headset (yet, anyway) so I don't worry about that.

    I can't play properly with the y-axis inverted (I've been playing fps games for so long that I can't play with my mouse inverted - I'm used to it this way).
  • Morso_RodriguezMorso_Rodriguez Join Date: 2002-07-10 Member: 908Members
    move: arrows
    crouch: ctrl
    jump: kp_ins
    use: enter
    next weapon: mwheelup
    previous weapon: mwheeldown
    reload: shift
  • JediYoshiJediYoshi The Cupcake Boss Join Date: 2002-05-27 Member: 674Members
    ANOTHER ONE!?!??!?!?

    Ah well...

    Movement: WSAD
    Jump: Space
    Duck: Ctrl
    Walk: Shift
    Weapon Select: Mouse Wheel Up, Down
    Reload: R
    Team Chat: U
    Global Chat: Y
    Drop Gun: G
    Primary Fire: Mouse One
    Console: `
    Use: E
  • TaylorTaylor Join Date: 2002-06-04 Member: 730Members
    I don’t use WASD because I’m computer illiterate. Well, I played through Oni ok with it, but I don’t like it.

    For Mr. TFC we have:

    Movement: Cursor Keys
    Jump: Shift – Mouse5
    Duck: Ctrl
    Change weapons: Wheel
    Fire: Mouse1
    Special: Mouse2
    Reload: Keypad 0
    Grenade type 1: Mouse3
    Grenade type 2: Mouse4
    Medic: Z
    Drop Ammo: X
    Drop Flag: C

    On other games I have Mouse3 as reload and Mouse4 as use unless I need some other important bind.
  • KusanagiKusanagi Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1097Members
    I like setting it up like this:

    Jump: Numpad 0
    Duck: Numpad 1
    Move: Arrow keys
    Look: Mouse
    Reload: Middle click(sometimes right click)
    Special: Right click(sometimes), CTRL
    Drop Ammo: Numpad 2
    Use: Enter
    Talk: Shift
    Team Talk: Numpad 4
    Spraypaint: Numpad +
  • BattousaixBattousaix Join Date: 2002-06-25 Member: 822Members
    i remember all the keys coz i play on cybercaffes..... and i gotta set up all my countrols.....
    in argentina there are cybercaffes everywhere and they are really cheap so everybody goes to play cs/tfc/dod on lans <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo-->
    my favourite cybercaffe is next door <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo--> 1 hour 1$ and its pretty big 40 comps, coz i live next door and im a vip member ( <!--emo&:D--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/biggrin.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':D'><!--endemo--> ) i got a special offer for weekends: 6 hours $3
  • The_Wicker_ManThe_Wicker_Man Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1099Members
    controlling: arrows
    duck: right control
    jump: mouse2
    2nd fire: mouse3
    reload: KP_ins
    +use: right shift
    messagemode: t
    messagemode2: y

    I love em <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
  • Sgt_XSgt_X Join Date: 2002-03-01 Member: 261Members
    Wha? Another on of these? All right.

    Default cept for voice comm which I have bound origanly to "v" which had the disadvantage of making strafing to the right impossible, changed it to "mouse 3" and I use WASD. I'm just wondering on the size of your keyboard compared to the size of your hands if you hit the wrong key often enough for it to be a problem.
  • C0nan_The_LibrarianC0nan_The_Librarian Join Date: 2002-07-31 Member: 1039Members
    movement:WASD
    jump:space
    crouch:ctrl
    walk:shift
    voicecom:caps lock
    scoreboard:tab
    use:e
    reload:r
    flaslight:f
    dropweapon:g
    lastweapon:q
    talk:y
    teamtalk:u
    primary fire:1 mouse button
    secondary fire:2 mouse button
    scroll weapon:mouse weel up and down
    and thats all...
  • LegionnairedLegionnaired Join Date: 2002-04-30 Member: 552Members, Constellation
    I dont use controls. I had a neural tap built into my left hand. I no longer have the use of my left arm, but hey, I can type 200000 WPM!

    Err...

    Defaults pretty much, but my theif config's pretty exotic...

    yghj-movement, t=use, stuff like that <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
  • SageSage Join Date: 2002-08-06 Member: 1086Members
    Mine are

    Move:WASD
    Jump:Mouse5/Space
    Duck:Ctrl(left)
    Use:E
    Walk:Shift(left)
    Reload:Mouse4
    Weapon Select:Mouse Wheel Up/Down
    Global Chat:Y
    Team Chat:U

    I don't like the arrow keys, Your hands are so close, I like strechen my arms
  • BattousaixBattousaix Join Date: 2002-06-25 Member: 822Members
    i move the keyboard to the left......... <!--emo&:p--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/tounge.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':p'><!--endemo-->
    so my arms dont hurt.......
    anyways my configuration rocks...... coz i have absolutely everything near my fingers and i cant miss the key <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->
  • GambloreGamblore Join Date: 2002-08-08 Member: 1106Members
    Ok now only one of uses last weapon come on yah right.
    Move:WSAD
    Last Weapon:Q
    Use:E
    Voicecom:Alt
    Crouch:Ctrl
    Walk:Shift
    Jump:Space
    Reload:R
    Fire/Secondary:Mouse1/Mouse2
  • MaverickMaverick Join Date: 2002-08-07 Member: 1105Members
    Mine?

    Movement:WASD
    Jump:V
    Crouch:C
    Use:Space
    Reload:R
    Walk:Shift
    Fire:Mouse1
    Voicecom:\
  • the_stalkerthe_stalker Join Date: 2002-01-25 Member: 49Members
    My current layout:
    Movement: w (forward) a (strafe left) d (strafe right) s (backwards)
    Jump: space
    Run: control (left)
    Use: e
    crouch: shift
    prone: z
    that sounds like easy controls to use
  • MoebiusMoebius Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1045Members, Constellation
    I mostly play AHL but here is my setup,

    movement: WSAD
    jump: space
    duck: ctrl
    say: y
    teamsay: u
    dropweapon: q
    use: e
    pull out grenade: g
    reload: r
    voice: z
    stunt: mousewheel thingymajig
    other various taunts/teamsays take up pretty much every other key I have(I love the ahl macros)
  • MooMoo_the_SnowCowMooMoo_the_SnowCow Join Date: 2002-08-03 Member: 1057Members
    I don't know how people can use the arrows.  I use to be able to till I got HL but after playing it so much and no other game all I new how to do was use wasd.  I tryed using arrows in UT and stuff but then I suck with it now <!--emo&:angry:--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/mad.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':angry:'><!--endemo--> .
  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    DoD config, others are more or less the same ...

    bind "ESCAPE" "cancelselect"
    bind "SPACE" "+use"
    bind "`" "toggleconsole"
    bind "a" "+moveleft"
    bind "b" "voice_medic"
    bind "c" "impulse 201"
    bind "d" "+moveright"
    bind "e" "voice_menu2"
    bind "f" "prone"
    bind "g" "voice_dropguns"
    bind "h" "dropmgammo"
    bind "j" "dropammo"
    bind "q" "voice_menu1"
    bind "r" "+reload"
    bind "s" "+back"
    bind "t" "messagemode"
    bind "v" "voice_needammo"
    bind "w" "+forward"
    bind "x" "voice_menu3"
    bind "y" "messagemode2"
    bind "z" "stopbleed"
    bind "CTRL" "+duck"
    bind "SHIFT" "+speed"
    bind "F5" "changeteam"
    bind "F6" "changeclass"
    bind "F9" "name Silver.Fox"
    bind "F10" "quit"
    bind "F12" "snapshot"
    bind "CAPSLOCK" "+voicerecord"
    bind "MWHEELDOWN" "invnext"
    bind "MWHEELUP" "invprev"
    bind "MOUSE1" "+attack"
    bind "MOUSE2" "+jump"
    bind "MOUSE3" "+attack2"
  • C0nan_The_LibrarianC0nan_The_Librarian Join Date: 2002-07-31 Member: 1039Members
    i use the some movement controls for everygame so i dont have to memorize anymore of them
  • eXceptionaleXceptional Join Date: 2002-08-01 Member: 1046Members
    I have a different config for every MOD for HL so it's quite hard.. I'll sum it up

    movement - WASD
    space - jump (mostly duckjump)
    shift - Crouch
    ctrl - Walk (although I'll ditch walking for some special stunt key)
    mouse1 - attack1
    mouse2 - attack2
    mouse3 - attack3
    mwheels - jump (wewt, BH ##### I AM&#33<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
    e - use
    r - reload
    f - flashlight (again, will be ditched for special features&#33<!--emo&;)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/wink.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=';)'><!--endemo-->
    c - (special features, every mod and its own)
    x - special...
    z - special...
    v - special...
    capslock - voicecom (will be ditched...)
    b - special..
    g - drop weapon
    tab - showscores


    * specials could be radio, commands, stunts, weapon features.. ANYTHING that isnt "default-like"
  • CollateralDamageCollateralDamage Join Date: 2002-07-15 Member: 949Members
    heh, I must be the only one who can't play without inverted Y-axis. I played too many flightsims before I came to FPSs. <!--emo&:)--><img src="http://www.natural-selection.org/iB_html/non-cgi/emoticons/smile.gif" border="0" valign="absmiddle" alt=':)'><!--endemo-->

    hmmm, I hope NS supports it well, like uninverting it for commander mode...
  • Silver_FoxSilver_Fox Spammer Join Date: 2002-01-24 Member: 34Members, NS1 Playtester, Contributor
    I invert my mouse too!

    ^_^

    Works fine in NS so far, however, I dont really think you'd want it in commander mode (its up=up, down=down (stc))...
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