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daflapin
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I, ,myself use the mouse R/L button to maneuver and programmed my mouse buttons 1-6. But sometimes I find it frustrating. I need to program my G110 keyboard too, that might help.
How do you control your ship? Mouse? WASD?
I'm still a new player and I would like to learn
How do you control your ship? Mouse? WASD?
I'm still a new player and I would like to learn
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I have a corsair K90 but instead of the macro keys I set the num pad to all my required traits and systems. It means I can just press the function I need, its much slower using the mouse in my opinion and I have the use of 15 keys.
Its much easier to use, I also set the camera fixed to allow me to have a good idea of where I'm going.
I use my mouse for camera control and run everything else off the keyboard. Occasionally, if I'm hitting a lot of powers, I use the mouse to click weapon tiles to keep my firing going while I'm chaining powers, but that's about it.
Exactly this, works very well.
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Camera with the mouse
In every place,
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Right Hand = Keyboard Numeric Keypad for movement, targeting, and first row abilities. Pinky for Firing (NumEnter). Thumb for Shield redirection in space and on ground, expose targeting, roll, or run).
Oh that's not what you mean. I use the mouse for looking around and the keyboard for control. Including clicking powers. Slow I know but I bought a shiny new gaming mouse and am trying to learn things like macros.
In the mean time anyone want to join my crew? Retirement includes a plot of land, serfs to work it, a minor title and a strapping young lad/lass of your choosing.
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ELITE STF SPEED RECORDS (time on optional remaining):
S07: KASE: 12:54 | CSE: 13:20 | ISE: 12:38 All held personally, my POV
LOR: KASE: 13:19 | CSE: 13:47 | ISE: 13:34 None held personally, other player's POV
S08: coming soon
That was pretty awesome. But i can see myself yelling nonstop and bothering my roommates
That's pretty cool. Simulates being a Trek captain barking out commands to your bridge officers pretty well. However, as I PvP a lot, I'd be concerned about the added delay which could get me killed.
It has a joystick for the left thumb, four rows of keys, with several toggles for additional keysets per profile, and it's pretty comfortable. Setting it up for STO and CO was a piece of cake. Neverwinter is proving to be a little bit of a challenge, as the UI and controls are very much different. Still, it can be done, and I love my G13.
They make a wondrous mess of things. Brave amateurs, they do their part.
Middle Mouse Button/E and Q combo for Speed Control
All powers clicked on, sometimes using number bar
Mouse click and tab combo for targeting
Spacebar for energy weapons and mouse click for torpedoes
That's pretty cool, but I would be shouting non-stop at my monitor for all the abilities I have with short cooldowns.
I use KB/M because I may as well put my Naga Razer to use and get the absolute most out of quick and easy access to Shift/Alt/Ctrl+(whatever number) for use of my abilities.
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i dont know how people play using wasd id always bet hitting the wrong keys
I use the mouse for camera and sometimes for crew skills.
Turning a cruiser or carrier requires you to just hold down the direction keys for most of the fight. How do you find targets in STO space? You spin the camera around. No overview, minimap is useless here. Auto follow, useable in combat, with a keybound toggle would be really nice.
I wish Logitect still made the 110 as i would of like to have gotten it.
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OK, jokes aside, WASD for steering. Q and E for throttle, mouse for camera and ability/skill clicking. Space as well for fire, but click on the all weapons icon for torpedoes.
No shout out at the screen though. My roommates would kill me
WASD to turn in space, mostly tab targeting occasionally clicking the target if one is needed to be burst down.
All abilities including swapping power between subsystems, firing off abilities, etc are bound to keys on the keyboard, or the mouse so I can quickly click any of them at a time without the need to click.
In PvE the only time I really need to ever click is to go through dialog boxes, or open a menu. In PvP never need to really click anything unless I'm joining the queue and/or setting up a match.
Worked fine for three years thus far.
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I an old logitech attack 3 joystick(covers ears to protect from deafening levels of laughter), for manuvering with buttons coded to beams, torps, full impulse, and targeting enemies/friends, and mouse for power selection/camera.
Steering I do with the controller. Camera with the mouse and skills with the keyboard.
Q/E/R for throttle. Tab, backed up by click, for targeting. Click to target teammates.
Keyboard for powers:
Tray 1: Number row 1-10
Tray 2: ` and F1 through F9
Tray 3: Ctrl + Number row 1-10
Tray 4: Shift + Number row 1-10
` is always Balance shields. F5 is always Evasive Maneuvers. Ctrl + 1 for Cloak. Shift + 1 for Red Matter Capacitor. Shift + 8, 9, and 0 are used in Sector Space for DI, Freighter, and Slipstream.
More generally, heals and defense buffs on the right side, with offensive buffs, debuffs, and weapons middle to left. Subsystem targeting is on Ctrl + 1 through Ctrl + 4 for my Science ships. The occasional "Oh TRIBBLE" power in Shift + 2 or 3.
Spacebar for energy weapons. Turrets on autofire. Projectiles, when present, are generally bound to 2 and 4 for front and rear, respectively.
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the beauty is, when using it on ground combat, especially on melee, this controller allows me to move smooth & fluently with combo attack like in fighting game
Basically an ergonomic half keyboard with some other stuff. I use the scroll wheel to control throttle which gives me the upper hand. The dpad is set to shield distribution and the button above it for fire all.
Same here pretty much, partly because my memory is horrible at times and I'm worried I would press wrong hot keys, party because I only own a cheap and generic keyboard and mouse currently. So I have no special buttons or areas to make special hot keys.