How are the keyboard controls? Can the action be played without a mouse?

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-- scippie -- 31 Mar, 2019 @ 2:08am

How are the keyboard controls? Can the action be played without a mouse?

I like to play on my laptop (on my lap), so... only keyboard for action, mouse (touchpad) only for user interfaces.
Is this game playable like that? Or does the flying need mouse-action?
And is the handling ok with keyboard, no gamepad?

Last edited by -- scippie --; 31 Mar, 2019 @ 2:21am

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-- scippie -- 31 Mar, 2019 @ 2:16am

As I understand from a let's play video, WSAD is for acceleration and stuff, Q/E for rolling, I would expect you can use the arrow keys for pitch and yaw? Can someone confirm this?

Stranger

31 Mar, 2019 @ 5:09am

Hi !

Unfortunately I don't believe we support remapping the movement controls to anything but mouse (or joystick / gamepad). The input code is quite intricate and the direction controls aren't rebindables like other inputs are.

-- scippie -- 31 Mar, 2019 @ 6:58am

Originally posted by Stranger:
Hi !

Unfortunately I don't believe we support remapping the movement controls to anything but mouse (or joystick / gamepad). The input code is quite intricate and the direction controls aren't rebindables like other inputs are.

Just for clarity: I don't mind if it's not rebindable, but are there keys for yaw and pitch or is it mouse only?
Edit: and if not, are you open for implementing these? It can't be that hard as Q/E are already roll...

Last edited by -- scippie --; 31 Mar, 2019 @ 6:59am

Chivalrybean has Helium Rain

31 Mar, 2019 @ 9:40am

I did combat with mouse and keyboard just fine.

(Edit for missing word.)

Last edited by Chivalrybean; 31 Mar, 2019 @ 10:23am

-- scippie -- 31 Mar, 2019 @ 9:42am

Originally posted by Chivalrybean:
I did combat with and keyboard just fine.

I'm sorry, can you correct your typo because I am confused about how to interpret your answer :-)

-- scippie -- 1 Apr, 2019 @ 10:03am

Originally posted by Chivalrybean:
I did combat with mouse and keyboard just fine.

(Edit for missing word.)

Oh, but that is not my question.
My question is if you can fly around without mouse and if controls are good enough to do combat without mouse. I think the question comes to: are there keys to do yaw and pitch?

Stranger

1 Apr, 2019 @ 11:54pm

The answer is unfortunately no to both questions. We don't have movement controls that work without the mouse, and (explaining the first point) such controls wouldn't work in combat, where great accuracy and speed is required.

Chivalrybean has Helium Rain

2 Apr, 2019 @ 4:22pm

You can always set up a Steam Controller ...

-- scippie -- 3 Apr, 2019 @ 8:13am

Originally posted by Chivalrybean:
You can always set up a Steam Controller ...

Yeah and sit at a desk with mouse and keyboard and big screen... but that's not where/how I prefer to play my games :-)

Last edited by -- scippie --; 3 Apr, 2019 @ 8:14am

Furiant

11 Apr, 2019 @ 5:04pm

Sorry to hijack, but are you saying that I would not be able to rebind movement controls from what I presume is a WASD default to the arrow keys? As a left-handed player, that would make this game a no-go for me.

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Stranger

12 Apr, 2019 @ 2:47am

It is absolutely possible to re-bind thrust keys - and any other keyboard key ! What isn't possible is to rebind the camera rotation from mouse to keyboard keys.

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