Moving Around Outposts in Build Mode

[arlandall]

When trying to build outposts I have run into a real problem, that is making building an outpost extremely difficult - I can't move my character once I enter build mode.

Like many PC players, I remapped the ASWD keys for the arrow keys for character movement. But in build mode neither the Arrow keys nor the ASWD keys will move the character at all.

The only way I can move in Build Mode is use the auto-move key (NumLock) which is a pain, and I'm sure not what Bethesda intended. If I change view ('V' key) to bird's eye, then I simply can't move at all; I'm frozen to the spot until I change back to ground view and use auto-move (NumLock) again. What's going on here? How are PC players moving their character around in Build Mode? Could somebody please tell me - but don't say ASWD because they don't work, and the arrow keys only move menu items no your character.

Googling this problem shows I'm not alone in this, but no thread I came across had any answer except, "use the ASWD keys" but, as I've said, they don't work in build mode.

Can someone please tell me which keys to use to move my character in build mode, that actually work.

Thanks in advance for your help.
Allan.

[HeyYou]

Erm, reset your key mappings to vanilla, see if things start working.

[wtiger27]

I did the same thing. Not sure if you can remap the auto run key. It's a issue which also exists in Fallout 4. But I use the X key there to move.

Not much you can do about it. Might be a mod for it. Not sure, since i use none. But one thing which can help with placing objects in the Outpost is you can slow down the rotation speed in the options.

It's really a dumb design from Beth. As if every player is going to use the default movement keys and then for those who don't want to use the default movement keys, they give them the option to change them. But they are SOL in Outpost build mode. :P

[Krash Megiddo]

You should be able to move the camera around in build mode. Your character doesn't move, but the POV can move anywhere within the bounds of the outpost.

I've seen a bug where things don't work properly in build mode. The solution is to fast travel away and come back to the outpost to reset it.

[arlandall]

Hi folks,

Many thanks for your replies, they have been helpful.

I decided to go back into Settings>Key Bindings and play around with them again. I did (I have to admit) find some 'key conflicts' which I have now sorted. I can now move around in Build Mode using the Arrow Keys, which I use to move my character in normal game play. So that's good.

However, one problem still remains. In Build Mode, if I select an item to build, as I move forward or backwards, the menu item selection also moves up and down at the same time. So as I'm walking forward the selected item changes until it reaches the top menu item. This is really annoying.

In Settings>Key Bindings>Menu Navigation, 'Up & Down' are set to 'W' & 'S' and there is no Alt Key.

If anyone has further suggestions or ideas, again I'd welcome some help.

Allan.