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  • The art of keyboard CONTROLS

    i actually made a topic on the old forum.. but anyway!
    HOW DO YOU CONTROL YOUR SPACE SHIP? with what fingers do you control what with?! for myself...

    Right Hand (Always):
    Pointer - Left Arrow
    Middle - Up/Down Arrow
    Ring - Right Arrow
    Pinky - Insert

    Bomber Ships (Left Hand):
    Ring - L.Shift (Thrust)
    Pinky - L.Ctrl (Gun)
    Middle - Tab (Bomb)

    Fighter Ships (Left Hand):
    Middle - R.Shift (Thrust)
    Pointer - R.Ctrl (Gun)

    If I'm retreating/running (Left Hand):
    Thumb - R.Shift
    Middle - F7


    NOW HOW DORKY DO U LOOK LIKE TO OTHERS WHEN PLAYIN THIS GAME HUH?
    hey I'm Paddy Tanniger the caddie manager yeah it rhymes big whoop wanna fiight about it??
    !

  • #2
    Left hand:
    Thumb - Left Ctrl (Guns)
    Index finger - Left Shift (Thrust)
    Middle finger - Tab (Bombs)
    Third eye - Transcending the physical plane.

    Right hand:
    Thumb - 0 Keypad (Warp)
    Index finger - 4 Keypad (Left)*
    Middle finger - 8 Keypad (Forward)
    Ring finger - 6 Keypad (Right)

    * Moves to Keypad 2 for going backwards.
    Last edited by ConcreteSchlyrd; 05-05-2003, 07:44 PM.
    Music and medicine, I'm living in a place where they overlap.

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    • #3
      i use the same controls for every ship, running or attacking.
      Left
      -thumb fire
      -...
      for the sake of not sounding like a stupid newb, im gonna stop it at that.
      thread killer

      Also who changed to pw to Squadless, how am I supposed to fly the banner of sucking at the game

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      • #4
        Bullet: Gamepad 3
        Bomb: Gamepad 4
        Thrust: Gamepad 1
        Mine: Gamepad 2
        Attach: Left Gamepad trigger
        Repel: Right Gamepad trigger

        Everything else: reach over and hit the keyboard
        plopp> im not a newbie ok!! im a butterfly waiting to come out of his coon!

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        • #5
          right hand: same as usualy on the arrow keys. pinky on insert 0 key.

          left hand: thumb on control. pointer on shift. middle on tab. middle also goes up to the function keys.

          unless im using a ship with rockets in trenchwars usually a jav.. then middle left finger goes to f3 and pinky goes to tab.

          both hands: pointer of right hand on J. pointer of left on f. used for talking trash.
          Ripper>cant pee with a hard on
          apt>yes u can wtf
          apt>you need to clear the pipes after a nice masturbation
          apt>i just put myself in a wierd position
          apt>so i dont miss the toilet
          Ripper>but after u masterbaition it usually goes down
          apt>na
          apt>ill show you pictures
          apt>next time I masturbate

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          • #6
            I use the number keypad for flying. I find it lets my hand lie in a more relaxed position than the more compact arrow keys. I only fly sharks so I keep my left index finger on tab and my thumb on shift for thrust, ready to drop down to press ctrl as well to repel. Because I don't use bullets, the ctrl key isn't used as often as for others.

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            • #7
              All my specials such as thors, bricks, and rockets are on the numpad, including attaching which lies within comfortable reach of my right pinky while the rest of the hand uses the directional keys.
              My backslash key is tucked away to the right of my right shift key so it is my designated bomb button, which also lets me fly any ship with the right hand side shift, and ctrls without any awkward hand postions for tab and such.
              It's hardly a keyboard designed by Ikea. My right directional key busted late last year and is now super sensitive to the slightest depress of my finger. And the shift key is a little buggered so 5/100 repels or mines never work and end up disastrous.

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              • #8
                RIGHT HAND
                up = middle
                left = index
                right = ring
                insert 0 = pinky

                LEFT HAND
                ring is on ctrl
                middle is on shift
                for jav my ring moves back and forth between tab and ctrl
                There once was a man from Nantucket.

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                • #9
                  Left Hand
                  Two Middle fingers (Shift - Boosting)
                  Fore-finger (Cntrl - Shooting)

                  Right Hand
                  First three fingers - (Arrows - Steering)
                  Ring Finger - (Num7Num8 Stealth and Cloak)
                  Pinky - (Num0 Bomb, Num1 Warp, Num2 Burst, Num4 Portal)

                  That allows me to warp, burst, portal, or bomb all in one swift stroke of my right hand ^_^

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                  • #10
                    Voice recognition

                    Bomb : jav bomb
                    Shoot : wb bullet
                    Butt: jav bullets
                    Change: toggle multi
                    up, down, left, right: directions

                    2fer: automatic 2fer
                    ♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫♪♫
                    Failure teaches success.
                    . â–²
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                    • #11
                      OMFG! what a boring thread!
                      Koska perustetaan hamppukaupunki?

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                      • #12
                        I am really surprised by this thread I thought everybody played the same way but I am even more surprised nobody has said they play the way that I do

                        right hand:

                        arrow keys and pinky on 0 for insert

                        left hand for warbird:

                        index finger on shift thumb on ctrl

                        left hand for jav:

                        thumb on shift, index finger on tab and the thumb controls the ass bullets
                        I'd rather be SubSpacing.

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                        • #13
                          LEFT HAND:

                          middle - tab - bomb (f3 rocket)
                          index - shift - thrust
                          thumb - ctrl - bullet

                          RIGHT HAND

                          middle - arrows - forward and back (port/burst/multifire/cloak)
                          index - arrow - turn left
                          right ring - arrow - turn right
                          pinky - kp_ins - warp

                          -RR

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                          • #14
                            Right Hand: Arrow Keys

                            Left Hand:a=bomb s=bullet

                            other important funtions are spread over q,w,e,r,d,f,z,x,c,v , vaguely grouped by ship.

                            Credit
                            I sleep all night and I work all day..

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                            • #15
                              Right hand = arrow keys, insert, x radar
                              Left hand = Ctrl shoot, Tab bomb, f1 and that lot...

                              If im in trouble i just press whats nearest to my hand

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