Keyboard control
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Apprentice
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 14:42
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My wrist hurts. I'll buy Avernum 4 and Genforge 3 if there's a way to play them without using the mouse. Posts: 1 | Registered: Thursday, January 12 2006 08:00 |
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 14:47
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In Avernum 4, you'll still need to use the mouse occasionally to target spells and missile weapons, select items, and so on, but many things (including moving from place to place) can be done with the keyboard. Unfortunately, I don't think Geneforge 3 has keyboard movement, so you'd be using the mouse a lot more for that. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Infiltrator
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 14:54
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Maybe a better quality mouse pad can help you out I know mine did.A mouse is better then a keyboard in games because it allows you to be more accurate. Oh and welcome to spidweb :D -------------------- George Bush is a Nazi - Eric Cartmen I'm not as think you stoned I am Visit the RIFQ Forums Posts: 462 | Registered: Tuesday, June 21 2005 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 15:01
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I'm faster and more accurate when using a keyboard. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 15:46
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I use a mouse for those cross-country treks from, say, Fort Monastery to Silvar and the keyboard for any movement that requires any thought whatsoever. —Alorael, who prefers to avoid the mouse in general. This forced him to purchase a keyboard to go with his laptop (numerical keypads are necessary!), and he now contemplates the engineering challenge of making some form of folding keyboard for laptops that duplicates the standard desktop keyboard. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 15:50
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I miss the keyboard targetting of the previous Avernums. That's the only real problem I have with A4. Posts: 356 | Registered: Saturday, August 23 2003 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 16:04
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I actually use the mouse for practically everything. It doesn't get too tired, and you can do practically everything with it. But I guess it can be prone to quick errors and the like. -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 16:09
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How would you implement keyboard-based targeting in a game with area-of-effect spells, anyway? The only solution I can think of would be to number all the rows and columns on the screen with a Battleship-style grid, allowing the player to type in "b7" or whatever to target the square at the centre of the area of effect. -------------------- The Empire Always Loses: This Time For Sure! Posts: 9973 | Registered: Saturday, March 30 2002 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 16:49
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The cursor starts on the caster. You can move the cursor like a party member with the arrows and keypad or jump to a specific enemy by pressing the appropriate letter. Pressing enter fires the spell centered at wherever you have the cursor. —Alorael, who can't say it's a particularly elegant solution, but it is a solution. If there weren't tiles, it would be even uglier. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 19:13
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quote:Just buy a USB numeric keypad. They're not cheap, but they should do the job. -------------------- There are two kinds of game players...those who are newbies, and those who were. Posts: 322 | Registered: Monday, April 12 2004 07:00 |
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Master
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 19:47
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quote:You could have letters appear over each visible enemy and have the user press the corresponding letter to who they want to blast. However, that means that you can't firestorm an empty section of ground. Since the keyboard is a rather non-efficient way to do it, there's the mouse beside you, even if it is a mini USB optical plugged in the back of your laptop. -------------------- -ben4808 Posts: 3360 | Registered: Friday, June 25 2004 07:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 20:42
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Plugging something into a laptop to get the keypad isn't useful. If I'm already dealing with that, I might as well get a whole keyboard. It makes regular typing easier too. —Alorael, whose household has, for reasons murky and probably immoral, twice as many mice as computers. He decided that a mouse would go nicely with his laptop and keyboard setup to make it more like a desktop when its planted on his desk. Instead, he finds himself randomly alternating between using the trackpad and the mouse. Go figure. Posts: 14579 | Registered: Saturday, December 1 2001 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 21:28
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quote:I'm the same way. Even when my mouse is plugged into my laptop, I still use the touchpad quite frequently. [ Friday, January 13, 2006 19:30: Message edited by: Tyranicus ] -------------------- "You're drinking liquor because you're thirsty? How nasty is your freaking water?" —Lazarus Spiderweb Chat Room Avernum RP • Summaries • OoC • Roster Shadow Vale - My site, home of the Spiderweb Chat Database, BoA Scenario Database, & the A1 Quest List, among other things. Posts: 1556 | Registered: Sunday, November 20 2005 08:00 |
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Law Bringer
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written Thursday, January 12 2006 22:14
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I use an external mouse with my laptop whenever I haven't left it somewhere - which happens every now and then. The track pad is okay for many applications, but when it comes to computer games or graphics, it is impossible to use. -------------------- Encyclopaedia Ermariana • Forum Archives • Forum Statistics • RSS [Topic / Forum] My Blog • Polaris • I eat novels for breakfast. Polaris is dead, long live Polaris. Look on my works, ye mighty, and despair. Posts: 8752 | Registered: Wednesday, May 14 2003 07:00 |
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Councilor
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written Friday, January 13 2006 17:23
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Just games that require one hand on a mouse and one on a keyboard. Which is quite a few of them, but fortunately not Spiderweb Software games. Dikiyoba can't think of anything else to say. Posts: 4346 | Registered: Friday, December 23 2005 08:00 |
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Shock Trooper
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written Friday, January 13 2006 17:35
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Hey, some games work out all right. I can play Marathon via the trackpad. :) quote:A numpad is more portable. I'm not saying it's an ideal solution, but it's a compromise between carrying a whole keyboard around and not having a numpad at all. -------------------- There are two kinds of game players...those who are newbies, and those who were. Posts: 322 | Registered: Monday, April 12 2004 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, January 14 2006 03:33
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Has ANYONE managed to play Marathon with a mouse? When I tried it, the camera started acting weird and I settled for playing oldstyle, plain arrowkeyes plus ctrl for firing... -------------------- -Step aside, worthy adversary! -T'is but a scratch! -A scratch! Your arms off! (pause) -I've had worse! -You liar! -C'mon, you pansy! (Fighting continues.) -Allright. We'll call it a draw then. -Oh I see. Running away are we? You yellow bastard! Come back here and take whats coming for you! I'll bite your legs off! "You know that you've played Halo 2 to much when you sit down for dinner, pick your fork up, look at the knife, and in the corner of your vision, you see *Press X to pick up Press Y to dual wield*" Posts: 182 | Registered: Monday, June 17 2002 07:00 |
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Agent
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written Saturday, January 14 2006 03:54
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You can play Geneforge 3 without a mouse, but you have to use Unklock spell to open all the door :D -------------------- Download Geneforge 4: Rebellion You have 6 posts. Nobody cares what you think. - Thuryl Wikipedia may be your friend, but UBB is not. - Dikiyoba Posts: 1310 | Registered: Tuesday, December 20 2005 08:00 |
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Triad Mage
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written Saturday, January 14 2006 04:24
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quote:I use the mouse to point the camera/character and just press/hold forward to move. I use the other movement keys to sidestep or retreat. -------------------- "At times discretion should be thrown aside, and with the foolish we should play the fool." - Menander ==== Drakefyre's Demesne - Happy Happy Joy Joy Encyclopedia Ermariana - Trapped in the Closet ==== You can take my Mac when you pry my cold, dead fingers off the mouse! Posts: 9436 | Registered: Wednesday, September 19 2001 07:00 |
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Warrior
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written Saturday, January 14 2006 05:05
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quote:Yeah, thats what I did too. However, the camera was slow and hard to control, that I could barely aim my gun. -------------------- -Step aside, worthy adversary! -T'is but a scratch! -A scratch! Your arms off! (pause) -I've had worse! -You liar! -C'mon, you pansy! (Fighting continues.) -Allright. We'll call it a draw then. -Oh I see. Running away are we? You yellow bastard! Come back here and take whats coming for you! I'll bite your legs off! "You know that you've played Halo 2 to much when you sit down for dinner, pick your fork up, look at the knife, and in the corner of your vision, you see *Press X to pick up Press Y to dual wield*" Posts: 182 | Registered: Monday, June 17 2002 07:00 |