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Citizen Sloth Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:36am
Keyboard and Mouse?
Does this game play well with keyboard and mouse or is it more for a controller?
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Prussian Wolf Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:42am 
I mean it's a first person shooter. - if you've played ANY other FPS then... do whatever you prefer with that.
The Majority opinion is going to be mouse and keyboard, particularly for the extra precision of mouse aiming.
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Nogger Sandwich Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:43am 
At the moment keyboard and mouse is unplayable as there are ton of hardcoded keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity seems to be bugged
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Prussian Wolf Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:46am 
Originally posted by Nogger Sandwich:
At the moment keyboard and mouse is unplayable as there are ton of hardcoded keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity seems to be bugged
Hardly "unplayable". Sensitivity is fine for me and the couple keybinds can be worked around.
Last edited by Prussian Wolf; Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:46am
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Nogger Sandwich Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:49am 
Originally posted by Prussian Wolf:
Originally posted by Nogger Sandwich:
At the moment keyboard and mouse is unplayable as there are ton of hardcoded keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity seems to be bugged
Hardly "unplayable". Sensitivity is fine for me and the couple keybinds can be worked around.
Im left handed and due to hardcoded keybindings im not able to use numpad thus i cant play. Sure i could use external keybinder but using an external keybinder for a game i paid 110 euros for is insulting. If its not fixed in steam refund grace period im refunding and maybe ill buy in for sale for 10-20 euro.
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Jäveln Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:49am 
its not unplayable just annoying like the 4 quick items sharing 2 buttons and to use the other 2 is holding the button.
then theres the annoying radial menu for equipping detector and flashlight otherwise its pretty good
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Prussian Wolf Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:51am 
Originally posted by Nogger Sandwich:
Originally posted by Prussian Wolf:
Hardly "unplayable". Sensitivity is fine for me and the couple keybinds can be worked around.
Im left handed and due to hardcoded keybindings im not able to use numpad thus i cant play. Sure i could use external keybinder but using an external keybinder for a game i paid 110 euros for is insulting. If its not fixed in steam refund grace period im refunding and maybe ill buy in for sale for 10-20 euro.
Well, while I feel for you, it would be more accurate to say it's hard for someone left handed to play. But to say in general it's "unplayable" isn't true.

- Like I guess if you know the OP is left-handed then fine, but it's kinda weird otherwise.
Last edited by Prussian Wolf; Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:52am
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Bloody [>::<] Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:53am 
yea its fine when u get used to it
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Citizen Sloth Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:57am 
Originally posted by WΛRMΩNGΞR:
Originally posted by Nogger Sandwich:
At the moment keyboard and mouse is unplayable as there are ton of hardcoded keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity seems to be bugged

what this guy said is true... So dont buy if your a kb&m player

As a kb/m player I guess I'll hold off. I had a feeling the controls would be kinda jank since all the new games seem to focus on consoles first these days.
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TheBonfire Nov 21, 2024 @ 10:58am 
Only one key I can’t rebind that I care about: Flashlight. Thankfully it’s middle mouse button, so it’s accessible.
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Mk V Nov 21, 2024 @ 11:09am 
The KB bindings change does not take effect until game restart. Sucks but you're likely to need it only once.

Mouse sensitivity setting on the other hand is terrible. In most FPS I'm fine at around 7-12% sensitivity.... In this game the literal 0% is too high for me
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Elenoe Nov 21, 2024 @ 11:09am 
Originally posted by Citizen Sloth:
As a kb/m player I guess I'll hold off. I had a feeling the controls would be kinda jank since all the new games seem to focus on consoles first these days.
no, it's FPS meant for kb&m. There is almost zero consolitis. The "issues" (which are solvable) come from a weird default/factory settings and the not-so-great perfomance requiring some tweaks.

If you've played old games on PC you will be fine. If you need a "Turn On & Play" experience.. well, that's what consoles are for.

For example, there is a weird default that vertical and horizontal axis have different sensitivity. Adjustable in configs. Game only supports double buffer vsync, so if you don't have stellar performace (and you won't) there is a expectable mouse lag coming with it. Solved by disabling ingame vsync and using the driver one.

Plus some more tweaks mostly meant for stabilize FPS (therefore better mouse response). Some shortcuts and advanced settings can only be done in configs, some oversights like hard coded W-S for going up/down ladders even if you remap movement...

Rough around the edges. Playable with some love. A bit DIY tho. But we are PC Gamers, DIY is the definition of PC gaming.
Last edited by Elenoe; Nov 21, 2024 @ 11:14am
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Mk V Nov 21, 2024 @ 11:15am 
There's a workaround for the mouse sensitivity in the discussions already:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1643320/discussions/0/4626980689722528583/
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Bob_JR_Dobbs Feb 10 @ 3:13am 
Originally posted by WΛRMΩNGΞR:
Originally posted by Nogger Sandwich:
At the moment keyboard and mouse is unplayable as there are ton of hardcoded keyboard bindings and mouse sensitivity seems to be bugged

what this guy said is true... So dont buy if your a kb&m player

Agreed. I'm very disappointed. Looks like a great game but I'm all thumbs with a controller. I learned to play with mouse and keyboard 30 years ago and that's what I know. Why hasn't this been fixed!?
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devil_505 Feb 10 @ 3:25am 
Don´t necro this thread. ^^

I got used to the standard layout, but I hope no dev will ever pack functions next to WASD again, because I missed W a lot in the beginning and instead of running into cover suddenly I was eating a bread or drinking an energy drink. ^^
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Vi'ir Jul K'hane Feb 10 @ 6:23am 
Originally posted by Citizen Sloth:
Does this game play well with keyboard and mouse or is it more for a controller?
The game has heavy input lag so whether you use a controller or Keyboard/Mouse there will be weird responses to either setup.

The keyboard and mouse main menu key configuration doesn't really work right now. Unless you want to go into the controls file and do some programming things like bolt throwing, quick-melee, flashlight and even climbing up/down ladders cannot be programmed.

Here is a thread on making those changes:
https://steamcommunity.com/app/1643320/discussions/0/594013434968837823/

The mod's have stated that the keyboard configuration limitations will be addressed in the next patch.
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