Hitbox Keybinds?

[wet socks]

Hey people,

just got my Hitbox clone and was wondering about keybinds and maybe other nice to know things. Using the Fightbox F1 specifically so some of the fancy macro stuff from the OG Hitbox is of course not available.

I bound the keys like this (movement buttons exluded), top row from left to right: punch, kick, slash, dash

bottom row: heavy slash, dust attack, burst

And that's about it. I have no real reason to set a specific button for RC since I just press 3 at once, it's easier than reaching to the far to the right bottom row button.

are there better options for keybinds you guys with more experience on here would recommend? Also, how about menu navigation? It seemed super clunky to me when I tried it today.

Edit:

I have settled for the following keybinds for now:

P S HS Dash
K Dust RC Burst

The reason for this is that all attack buttons are reachable without having to move anything else aside from my index finger. Burst is far enough away to not accidentally press it and dashing just feels natural the way I mapped it so I can still press every attack after having done any type of dash.

About RC's: Since it's a hitbox style controller I usually just press 3 attack buttons at once, it seems faster imo, but I've seen people say that I need a button for RC's while others said the exact opposite. So I just think it's preference and mapped it in such a way that I can do both things comfortably.

[FleshyBB]

I have mine set up:

P S HS
K D Dash

But I main I-no and Testament. I find that you can hit S and D easily enough that you don't need a binding for burst. And having the dash button close is super useful, I just tap it with my ring finger.

[Meseki]

I can't say much about the main attack buttons because I'm on keyboard and put Dash on Left Shift (and therefore have room for 4 attack buttons on top), but I believe a button for Roman Cancel is far more important than a button for Burst.
Fast Roman Cancels (or Roman Cancel Cancels) require pressing an attack button in a 7 frame window starting 6, 7, or 13 frames after the Roman Cancel (depending on type), and having a separate button for Roman Cancel makes it easier to do that, and also easier to not do it on accident when mashing Roman Cancel to try to make yourself safe from an Overdrive.
Meanwhile, you can't do anything for around a second after bursting, so you don't have to worry about any difficult execution directly after doing a burst.

[wet socks]

Originally posted by Meseki:

I can't say much about the main attack buttons because I'm on keyboard and put Dash on Left Shift (and therefore have room for 4 attack buttons on top), but I believe a button for Roman Cancel is far more important than a button for Burst.
Fast Roman Cancels (or Roman Cancel Cancels) require pressing an attack button in a 7 frame window starting 6, 7, or 13 frames after the Roman Cancel (depending on type), and having a separate button for Roman Cancel makes it easier to do that, and also easier to not do it on accident when mashing Roman Cancel to try to make yourself safe from an Overdrive.
Meanwhile, you can't do anything for around a second after bursting, so you don't have to worry about any difficult execution directly after doing a burst.

I could also just bind RC to the furthest right, so I have both ways to do it

[Reaper]

My layout is

k s hs
p dash dust

Not much to say but practice until you don't have to think about your movement and actions and can focus on what your opponent is doing

[wet socks]

I have settled for the following keybinds for now:

P S HS Dash
K Dust RC Burst

The reason for this is that all attack buttons are reachable without having to move anything else aside from my index finger. Burst is far enough away to not accidentally press it and dashing just feels natural the way I mapped it so I can still press every attack after having done any type of dash.

About RC's: Since it's a hitbox style controller I usually just press 3 attack buttons at once, it seems faster imo, but I've seen people say that I need a button for RC's while others said the exact opposite. So I just think it's preference and mapped it in such a way that I can do both things comfortably.

[Nauct]

My hitbox is:
P S HS DASH
K D (FD Macro) X
I don't bind RC or Burst, have to hit dash with RC to drift, so I just hit the top row.

[wet socks]

Originally posted by Nauct:

My hitbox is:
P S HS DASH
K D (FD Macro) X
I don't bind RC or Burst, have to hit dash with RC to drift, so I just hit the top row.

what exactly is a FD Macro? I am totally new and I am wondering if this can be done on hitbox clones too. I don't have the OG one.

[Meseki]

Originally posted by wet socks:

Originally posted by Nauct:

My hitbox is:
P S HS DASH
K D (FD Macro) X
I don't bind RC or Burst, have to hit dash with RC to drift, so I just hit the top row.

what exactly is a FD Macro? I am totally new and I am wondering if this can be done on hitbox clones too. I don't have the OG one.

For Faultless Defense (which is any backward direction + two non-Dust attack buttons). The shortcut button isn't in the game yet, but I believe it was announced for the upcoming patch on June 10th.

[wet socks]

Originally posted by Meseki:

Originally posted by wet socks:

what exactly is a FD Macro? I am totally new and I am wondering if this can be done on hitbox clones too. I don't have the OG one.

For Faultless Defense (which is any backward direction + two non-Dust attack buttons). The shortcut button isn't in the game yet, but I believe it was announced for the upcoming patch on June 10th.

ah good to know, might bind it where I have bound RC since I always press 3 buttons at once, works just as good imo

[isitmemberi.hopto.org]

if you are allowed to discuss cheats, which the "hitbox" basically is, then steam really doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥, lol

[Meseki]

Originally posted by Haru-chan:

if you are allowed to discuss cheats, which the "hitbox" basically is, then steam really doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥, lol

So you're saying that everyone who doesn't buy a controller to play fighting games on PC is cheating?

[Reaper]

Originally posted by Haru-chan:

if you are allowed to discuss cheats, which the "hitbox" basically is, then steam really doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥, lol

Hitbox's are tournament legal so yea. Keep looking for excuses for your losses

[isitmemberi.hopto.org]

Originally posted by Reaper:

Originally posted by Haru-chan:

if you are allowed to discuss cheats, which the "hitbox" basically is, then steam really doesn't give a ♥♥♥♥, lol

Hitbox's are tournament legal so yea. Keep looking for excuses for your losses

lol, projecting much, like a fingerless scrub you are?