Arrow Keys

[Bluerose]

I switched my walking keys to the arrows for dexterity reasons, but when I manage to catch a chicken, pressing an arrow switches my tools, causing my character to drop the chook and start the chase all over. Not even 5 hours in, and I'm getting tired of chasing the troublemaking fluffbutts.

[ursula.s]

Good luck! I am using a controller and I can't eat or catch a chicken yet! LOL!

[Pomerek]

I have the same issue . Switched the walk keys WSAD to arrow keys and now i move and switch tools by the same arrow key (left and right arrow keys).

[Bluerose]

It's annoying, but I don't have the dexterity for WASD.

[notprepared]

Same problem here and I guess many more will complain about this issue. I always use arrow keys in any game I play. Now this is almost impossible.
Lets hope they will unbind the arrow keys in the next patch. Thats why we have mouse wheels, right?

[eXeZ|Gamer433]

I am also a arrow key user since 35 years of gaming.
In such a case, I use AutoHotKey or similiar programs.
With those programs, you can switch WASD with arrow keys (and all other keys, even mouse). This works with every game, because this keyswitch works behind the game, in windows.

[Pomerek]

There is a keyboard key switching in game options. The thing is after switching the WASD to Arrow Keys. Pressing Left, Right, Up and Down Arrow Keys makes the character moving as it should but also pressing the same buttons causes switching the tools of the primary items in backpack which is locked and can't be changed in game options.

[eXeZ|Gamer433]

Originally posted by Pomerek:

There is a keyboard key switching in game options. The thing is after switching the WASD to Arrow Keys. Pressing Left, Right, Up and Down Arrow Keys makes the character moving as it should but also pressing the same buttons causes switching the tools of the primary items in backpack which is locked and can't be changed in game options.

Sure, I understand this correctly. What I meant, is a software like AutoHotKey. This software switch the windows keys. Lets say, we switch from WASD to arrow keys. If you would press the arrow keys, you wou write the letters WASD and when you use WASD keys, you would move your cursor, because you are using the arrow keys instead.
To make it short: The game will get the command "you pressed the A-key", but actually you pressed the left arrow key. Thats why it works on EVERY game. Without this ridiculous problems this game has.

[Bluerose]

Originally posted by eXeZ|Gamer433:

Originally posted by Pomerek:

There is a keyboard key switching in game options. The thing is after switching the WASD to Arrow Keys. Pressing Left, Right, Up and Down Arrow Keys makes the character moving as it should but also pressing the same buttons causes switching the tools of the primary items in backpack which is locked and can't be changed in game options.

Sure, I understand this correctly. What I meant, is a software like AutoHotKey. This software switch the windows keys. Lets say, we switch from WASD to arrow keys. If you would press the arrow keys, you wou write the letters WASD and when you use WASD keys, you would move your cursor, because you are using the arrow keys instead.
To make it short: The game will get the command "you pressed the A-key", but actually you pressed the left arrow key. Thats why it works on EVERY game. Without this ridiculous problems this game has.

I don't know how to program it.

[eXeZ|Gamer433]

Originally posted by Bluerose:

I don't know how to program it.

When you install the game, you have to edit the file (with editor, for example) with ending *ahk

Enter this in the opened file:

w::up
up::w
s::down
down::s
a::left
left::a
d::right
right::d

Save the file and double click it to start it.

For explanation: w::up means "switch button "w" with arrow key "up". up::w is just vice versa of the previous thing.

I have to tell you two important things here:

1. Keep in mind, that this changes your windows keys. When you tab down the game or you quit the game, the chanings are still active. When you try to write and you are using the keys w, a, s and d, then you would use your arrow keys instead (because, you switched them).

2. To end this, just click with right mouse button on the green "H" in your taskbar (right side, under the ^-sign) and click "exit".

When you need it again, just start the file again. You dont need to edit it anymore.