Arrow keys rebind

[Zandbergo]

I am disabled and need to use the arrow keys for movement. Currently they cannot be rebind because they are reserved for map movement...

[boxinabox]

Originally posted by Zandbergo:

I am disabled and need to use the arrow keys for movement. Currently they cannot be rebind because they are reserved for map movement...

Yep, this is a no-buy for me until they fix this, if they do.

[Zandbergo]

Im sure the developers will, considering how much effort they put into pretty much every other accessibility concern :)
Still quite an oversight though...

[JerBeware]

Originally posted by Zandbergo:

I am disabled and need to use the arrow keys for movement. Currently they cannot be rebind because they are reserved for map movement...

So... they focused more on inclusive options like surgery scars than on accessibility options such as ensuring they had functional key-rebinding?

Is that honestly true?

[Zandbergo]

Unfortunately yes

[Rodi]

Originally posted by JerBeware:

Originally posted by Zandbergo:

I am disabled and need to use the arrow keys for movement. Currently they cannot be rebind because they are reserved for map movement...

So... they focused more on inclusive options like surgery scars than on accessibility options such as ensuring they had functional key-rebinding?

Is that honestly true?

Is this a surprise for you? Compare how many LGTB posts are written every single day and how many posts about accessibility are. It has nothing to do with what is "right".

[JerBeware]

Originally posted by Zandbergo:

Unfortunately yes

I saw someone mention earlier they made it awkward for left-handed players too, but wasn't sure. I'm guessing it's a similar issue with the rebinds.

Sorry to hear that. Hopefully something they can patch in (or a mod) can do soon.

[Zandbergo]

Yes, it should be an easy fix /fingerscrossed

[Mcarchus]

I always move keybindings to the arrow keys. I HATE/LOATHE WSAD crap as I hit all the other keys around it. This is just crap!

[Glimsharp]

Same for me - I am left handed and always rebind movement keys to the Arrow Keys...
I can be "they/them but cannot bind the keys I wish to use!

Seems like they are "left hand-phobic" hehe!!
(joking of course)

Hope they patch it for us ... I won't be playing until then :(

[Xermaxm]

Allowing the binding of arrow keys for movement has been an indistry standard to over 20 years, and prior to that arrow keys for movement was standard, and it seams that in the last few years game creaters have forgotten that.

[Darkrayne]

A simple AutoHotkey script can fix it for now until they, hopefully, fix it ingame.

For AutoHotkey v1.1:

#Requires AutoHotkey v1.1

SendMode Event

\:: Suspend

#IfWinActive, ahk_exe Dragon Age The Veilguard.exe

*Up::w
*Down::s
*Left::a
*Right::d

For AutoHotkey v2:

#Requires AutoHotkey v2

SendMode "Event"

#SuspendExempt
\:: Suspend
#SuspendExempt False

#HotIf WinActive("ahk_exe Dragon Age The Veilguard.exe")

*Up::w
*Down::s
*Left::a
*Right::d

Either does the same thing:

1. The rebinds will only function when the game is the focused window.
2. The arrow keys will just send WASD instead.
3. The \ key (next to Z on my keyboard) will disable/enable the script, even if the game isn't the focused window. Tried to pick something that is universal but most people won't use often when typing in another window.

Do not remove the *'s if you are copying this code. They are important.

The SendMode at the top is also important. Note that it is slightly different depending on which AHK version you use.

I won't make it for you and compile it though because people are cautious about .exe files being shared like that from strangers.

Simply put, you just install the version of AutoHotkey[www.autohotkey.com] you want to use, create a new script and edit in Notepad, copy/paste what I wrote, save it and run the file as admin before playing the game. Close it in the taskbar when you are done playing for the day.

Learning how to do it would be very useful for you in the long run though. It's not very difficult for simple things like this.

[Mcarchus]

Originally posted by Xermaxm:

Allowing the binding of arrow keys for movement has been an indistry standard to over 20 years, and prior to that arrow keys for movement was standard, and it seams that in the last few years game creaters have forgotten that.

Right, its like WSAD is the end all be all, and they said to hell with everyone else.

[Zandbergo]

I appreciate the possible work-around, but it seems like quite some trouble. I prefer to get Bioware to just make the arrow keys rebindable

[Cheeseloling]

Originally posted by Zandbergo:

Im sure the developers will, considering how much effort they put into pretty much every other accessibility concern :)
Still quite an oversight though...

ugh I wish I had seen this before I got the game and spent forever making a character only to not be able to move. But yeah I'm sure a patch with fix it soon enough.

[Zandbergo]

I hear you! Same