Your keyboard layout

Novakoala

<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.

Llama_Killer

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?

Dunsby

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-->

SmokeMasta

<!--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

Novakoala

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).

CollateralDamage

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-->

Battousaix

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

Novakoala

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_Rodriguez

move: arrows
crouch: ctrl
jump: kp_ins
use: enter
next weapon: mwheelup
previous weapon: mwheeldown
reload: shift

JediYoshi

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

Taylor

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.

Kusanagi

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 +

Battousaix

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_Man

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_X

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_Librarian

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...

Legionnaired

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-->

Sage

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

Battousaix

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-->

Gamblore

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

Maverick

Mine?

Movement:WASD
Jump:V
Crouch:C
Use:Space
Reload:R
Walk:Shift
Fire:Mouse1
Voicecom:\

the_stalker

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

Moebius

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_SnowCow

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_Fox

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_Librarian

i use the some movement controls for everygame so i dont have to memorize anymore of them

eXceptional

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"

CollateralDamage

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_Fox

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))...