Keyboard settings

[Kaisergarde]

Is there a way to change the keyboard settings? So that I could zoom with z for example, not with the mouse?

[Hooston]

Try editing [your SH3 game directory]/data/Cfg/Commands_en.cfg using a text editor.
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You will find the following:

[Cmd70]
Name=Cam_zoom_in
Ctxt=1

[Cmd71]
Name=Cam_zoom_out
Ctxt=1

Add an entry to each to bind a key, for example:

[Cmd70]
Name=Cam_zoom_in
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x69,,"npad9"

[Cmd71]
Name=Cam_zoom_out
Ctxt=1
Key0=0x63,,"npad3"

This binds the number pad 9 and 3 keys to zoom in and out - I really struggled to find a key combination not already in use in the game - you will have to toggle NUM LOCK to access these keys... and have a keypad on your keyboard :)

Seems to work on my system using Linux and Wine, but should be OK in Windows too. Have a play, you can find the key codes here: https://docs.microsoft.com/en-us/windows/win32/inputdev/virtual-key-codes. Not sure what happens if you reassign a key already in use by the game.

cheers Hooston

Welcome to SH3 modding and ponder how cool those Rumanian developers were.

[Kaisergarde]

Thank you very much for the long answer:)