Your preferred game control layout?

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For the most basic of controls, I was wondering what most of you guys use for your keyboard/mouse/etc layouts when the games you play doesnt already come with em set how you want em.

These are mine.


Forward: up arrow
Backward: down arrow
Strafe left: left arrow
Strafe right: right arrow
Turn left: unset
Turn right: unset
Crouch: keypad 1(end)
Prone: Keypad 0(ins)
Primary fire: left mouse button
Secondary fire: right ctrl
Reload: Middle mouse wheel button
Jump: right mouse button
Use: enter

These are just some very basic controls... I was wondering how different my preferences were from you other people out there.
 
Forward - Up Arrow
Backwards - Down Arrow
Strafe Left - Left Arrow
Strafe Right - Right Arrow
Crouch - Control
Prone - Space
Primary Fire - Left Mouse Button
Secondary Fire - Middle Mouse Button
Reload - Side Mouse Button
Jump - Right Mouse Button
Use - Enter
 
WASD for movement, everything else pretty much the same for FPSs. arrow keys just seem really cramped and awkward :(
 
Forward: Up Arrow
Backward: Down Arrow
Strafe left: Left Arrow
Strafe right: Right Arrow
Crouch: Right Shift
Prone: End (In the block of six keys above the arrows)
Primary fire: LMB
Secondary fire: MMB
Reload: Keypad 0
Jump: RMB
Use: Enter
Sprint: Right Control
 
WASD, mouse.

Use/interaction key: E key
right click: grenade throw (halo style) or alt fire ala. Half-life
mousewheel: zoom, weapon "butt" view ala COD, Far cry
use/equip: F key (for stealth games)
spacebar: jump
shift: run
weapon switching: TAB key or numbers (I don't use the mousewheel)
Cover/peek view: Q key
Crouch/prone: ctrl
 
movement: wasd
crouch: lshift
jump: space
prone: z
last weapon: q
weapon selection: 123456789
use: e
reload: r

Things like spraypaint and flashlight somewhere on the right side of the keyboard.

Buymenus on the keypad.

Aiming with mouse, low sensitivity.
 
WASD
Shift for run
Ctrl for crouch
Space for Jump
Mouse 1 fire
Mouse 2 alt fire
Mouse 3 Zoom
Mouse 4 teamspeak button
 
WASD
mouse left primary fire
mouse right secondary fire
wheel down next weapon
wheel up prev weapon
mouse middle throw grenade
lshift crouch
ctrl prone
space jump
l alt run/walk
e use (or at games where you can lean, lean right)
r reload
f flashlight (or at games where you can lean, use)
 
Forward: 'W'
Backward: 'S'
Strafe left: 'A'
Strafe right: 'D'
Turn left: 'mouse left'
Turn right: 'mouse right'
Crouch: 'L Ctrl'
Prone: 'huh?'
Primary fire: 'Left mouse button'
Secondary fire: 'Right mouse button'
Reload: 'R'
Jump: 'Space'
Use: 'E'
 
benson said:
Forward: 'W'
Backward: 'S'
Strafe left: 'A'
Strafe right: 'D'
Turn left: 'mouse left'
Turn right: 'mouse right'
Crouch: 'L Ctrl'
Prone: 'huh?'
Primary fire: 'Left mouse button'
Secondary fire: 'Right mouse button'
Reload: 'R'
Jump: 'Space'
Use: 'E'
Click to expand...


Same, except I use z for prone and mouse wheel for voice com.
 
Forward: up arrow
Backward: down arrow
Strafe left: left arrow
Strafe right: right arrow
Turn left: mouse left
Turn right: mouse right
Crouch: shift
Prone: mouse wheel (click, not roll)
Primary fire: Left mouse button
Secondary fire: Right mouse button
Reload: num0
Jump: right ctrl
Use: enter


I try to keep the most important keys as close to the movement keys as possible. :E
 
i use wasd for movement, e for use and a l33t aimbot for aiming xD (joke)
 
WASD Setup

Jump: Space Bar
Crouch: C
Primary Fire: LMB
Secondary Fire: RMB
Reload: R
Pause: P
Weapon Selection: #1-9
Scroll Through Weapon Selection OR Zoom In/Out: Mouse Wheel
Use: E
Toggle Run/Walk: Shift
Lean Left: Q
Lean Right: E
Flashlight: F
Prone: Z
Throw Grenade, Molotov Cocktail, Etc.: MMB
Best Weapon: G
Load Last Saved Game: F9
Save Game: F5
Screenshot: F10
Open/Close Console Command: ~

But basically, it comes down to the game I am playing.
 
Forward: up arrow
Backward: down arrow
Strafe left: left arrow
Strafe right: right arrow
Turn left: unset
Turn right: unset
Crouch: right ctrl
Prone: Keypad 0(ins) or right alt
Primary fire: left mouse button
Secondary fire: right mouse button
Reload: numpad o or numpad 4
Jump: middle mouse button
Use: numpad 1
 
Forward: Up Arrow
Backward: Down Arrow
Strafe Left: Left Arrow
Strafe Right: Right Arrow
Jump: Right Mouse Button
Fire: Left Mouse Button
Use/Melee Attack(Halo): Middle Mouse Button
Walk: Shift
Crouch: Right Control
Secondary Fire: Enter
Grenade/Last Weapon Used: 1 on Numpad
Reload/Secondary Grenade type (TFC): 0 on Numpad
Sprint (Far Cry): \
 
W
A
S
D
F- Use
Q - Secondary Grenade
E- Firstiary Grenade
Shift - Duck
Ctrl - Walk/Sprint Whatever
Z - Prone
V - Voice Comm
R - Reload
T - Talk
U - Team Talk
Tab - Scores
Mouse - Primary/Secondary/Switch Weapons
 
I can't believe how many people are playingat the arow keys instead of wasd. At wasd you have much more buttons to configure.

On topic - I use invert mouse.
 
I really only play DoD atm, so:

WSAD
lmb: primary attack
rmb: secondary
mouse4: a knifewhip script (whips out knife and slashes while button is held down)
mouse5: stopsound
z: prone
ctrl: duck
shift: sprint
space: jump
e: use
r: reload
F9: sensitivity 2
F10: sensitivity 6
left arrow: "i need backup" hand signal plus say_team location
up arrown: "grenade!" voice comm plus global say location
Mouse wheel for weapon switching

Pretty muchly standard as you can see. I also have global chat binds on ; ' Home End and Page Up, with Insert set to execute my script.
 
I've been using the WASD setup since 1998 or so. Strangely enough, it was BattleZone that got me into it. I played it a lot, and when I played Quake again, I instinctively went for the WASD keys. Then I decided to reconfigure my controls.

W: forward
A: strafe left
S: back
D: strafe right

Looking around and aiming is done with the mouse, obviously (inversed). The left button shoots while the right button jumps (usually). The rest depends on the game, but usually I try to make the controls as uniform as possible accross different games.
 
t - strafe left (middle finger)
y - strafe right (index)
f - crouch (ring finger)
c - jump (pinky finger)
spacebar - backwards (thumb)
Rt mouse - move forwards
Lt Mouse - primary fire
Alt - alt fire
r - lean left
u - lean right
g - use
h - switch to nade(shotgun in d3)
b - buy/others
v - prone
mouse wheel - switch weapons

I think my configuration is the best since my hand is in the middle of the keyboard and balanced for more keys for quick access. You guys should try out my config. it's pretty natural for my hand. my bro designed this config. I've stuck with it for years.
 
Adidajs said:
t - strafe left (middle finger)
y - strafe right (index)
f - crouch (ring finger)
c - jump (pinky finger)
spacebar - backwards (thumb)
Rt mouse - move forwards
Lt Mouse - primary fire
Alt - alt fire
r - lean left
u - lean right
g - use
h - switch to nade(shotgun in d3)
b - buy/others
v - prone
mouse wheel - switch weapons

I think my configuration is the best since my hand is in the middle of the keyboard and balanced for more keys for quick access. You guys should try out my config. it's pretty natural for my hand. my bro designed this config. I've stuck with it for years.
Click to expand...

Scrunches me hand too much...
 
Forward - W
Backwards - S
Strafe Left - A
Strafe Right - D
Crouch - Control
Prone - C
Primary Fire - Left Mouse Button
Secondary Fire - Left mouse button
Reload - R
Jump - Space
Use - E
Torch/Flashlight - F
__________________
 
W,A,S,D= Left, foward etc... |
Space bar= Jump
Shift= Crouch
C= Sprint (If available)
Q,E= Lean left/right
F= Use
Left mouse button= Fire
Right mouse button= Sec. fire.
 
hey look i'm original (or just an idiot)

movement: a,z,x,c (f,b,l,r)
use: f
reload: d
duck: s
jump: space

and if the game requires it q,w,e,r,v (for .. whatever)
 
Forward - w
Backwards - s
Strafe Left - a
Strafe Right - d
Crouch - R Control
Prone - shift
Primary Fire - Left Mouse Button
Secondary Fire - Right Mouse Button
Jump - Space
use - E
walk\run - Q
Reload - R
Drop weapon - g

Cant understand how you can use the arrows to move.
 
Forward- Right Mouse
Back- B
Strafe Left- V
Strafe Right- N
Crouch - C
Primary Fire - Left Mouse
Seconday/zoom - Middle Mouse
Reload- H
Use - F/J
Jump- Space

I know its wacked ... been using it forever though, and keeps my fingers so each finger can rest on its own movement button. My little bro thought it up one day way back when we were playing quake 2 ... we've been using it in every game ever since.
 
Arrow keys for movement
Crouch: ctrl
Use: shift
Reload: Enter
Primary fire: mouse 1
Secondary fire: mouse 2
jump: Mouse 3
Weapons: mouse wheel up/down
 
movement: w,s,a,d
firstiary fire: left mouse button
secondary fire: right mouse button
reload: r
use: e
duck: ctrl
jump: space
last weapon: q
walk: shift
select weapon: scroll mouse
zoom: middle button mouse
die: console = kill :p
 
The default control setup for HL. :D

Except I change crouch to ctrl and walk to shift. Or maybe that's how it is. ;)
 
I'll give you my Opposing Force Loadout:

1 taucannon
2 shotgun
3 sniper rifle
4 mp5
5 rpg
r reload
e use
w, a, s , d move
q last weapon
shift walk
ctrl crouch
space jump
f crossbow
t m249

:D
 
I used to use the arrows and surrounding keys for movement, but then I found out about w,s,a,d :D

So w,s,a,d, for moving
Space is jump
ctrl crouch
e (or a mouse button, depending on the mouse) use
r (or a mouse button, depending on the mouse) reload
shift is either walk or sprint (DOD :))
f is flashlight usaually
Then keys around are sued for misc actions
 
Forward: up arrow
Backward: down arrow
Strafe left: left arrow
Strafe right: right arrow
Turn left: unset
Turn right: unset
Crouch: right ctrl
Prone: page down
Primary fire: left mouse button
Secondary fire: right mouse button
Reload: Middle mouse wheel button
Jump: shift
Use: enter

if there are any other important buttons i always assign them to insert or delete or end...

-merc
 
My setup for pretty much all shooters is based mostly around my CS settings, with a few commands that apply to other types of shooters:

Forward - W
Backward - S
Strafe L - A
Strafe R - D
Jump - Space
Crouch - LShift
Walk - LCTRL
Sprint - CAPSLOCK
Scores - TAB
Buymenu/Loadout Screen - Q
Primary Ammo - V
Secondary Ammo - B
Switch Team - G
Switch Class - H
Drop Weapon - LALT
Fire - MOUSE1
Alt. Fire - MOUSE2
Voice Comm - MOUSE3
Voice Messages - Z,X,C
Chat - Y
Teamchat - U
Squadchat - I
Console - ` (tilde key)
Equip Weapons - 1 to 0
 
I'll only put the basic stuff. :D

Forward - W
Backwards - S
Strafe Right - D
Strafe Left - A
Crouch - Shift
Jump - Space
Use - E
Reload - R
Fire - Left Mouse
Alt Fire - Right Mouse
Zoom - Middle mouse
Change Weapon - Q
 
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