how to change backspace keys?

[bartlomiej.zawadzki.mail]

hello! does anyone know how to change the backspace keys? i have assigned backspace and i can't change it. i constantly have to take my hand off the mouse to press the button.

the most irritating thing is when you are reading letters and you have to click backspace to exit

[WhimsyKat]

I'm having this same issue. Other games I play let it be Escape, F, or even the Spacebar. I really want that for this game because it's really annoying to have to either reach across my keyboard or take my hand off the mouse.

I get this is a first world problem, but it would really help keep me immersed in the world instead of having to actively remember how to get out of menus because it's not a quick motion.

[TheBeans017]

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out and for the feedback.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't allow to change the Backspace key in menus.

You can however use the 'ESC' key to close the menu, but we currently have a known issue where using ESC does not save your Settings in the Options menu... We're working on a fix.

As for backing out of interaction (inspect, readables, etc.), as you mentioned, you can only close them via 'Backspace'.

We'll investigate on our side if we can add "ESC" as a way to back out of interaction, or modify the key to be on a more comfortable key than "Backspace". Stay tuned.

[Paper Rival]

I also am really hoping you're able to add another option to back out of interactions.

As the other posters stated, using backspace is just cumbersome. I'd love to be able to use right click or really anything more convenient then backspace.

The game is beautiful regardless, wishing you a successful launch and glad to see the devs responding to issues the community is having.

Originally posted by TheBeans017:

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out and for the feedback.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't allow to change the Backspace key in menus.

You can however use the 'ESC' key to close the menu, but we currently have a known issue where using ESC does not save your Settings in the Options menu... We're working on a fix.

As for backing out of interaction (inspect, readables, etc.), as you mentioned, you can only close them via 'Backspace'.

We'll investigate on our side if we can add "ESC" as a way to back out of interaction, or modify the key to be on a more comfortable key than "Backspace". Stay tuned.

[KIRA]

Originally posted by TheBeans017:

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out and for the feedback.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't allow to change the Backspace key in menus.

You can however use the 'ESC' key to close the menu, but we currently have a known issue where using ESC does not save your Settings in the Options menu... We're working on a fix.

As for backing out of interaction (inspect, readables, etc.), as you mentioned, you can only close them via 'Backspace'.

We'll investigate on our side if we can add "ESC" as a way to back out of interaction, or modify the key to be on a more comfortable key than "Backspace". Stay tuned.

Esc or even Spacebar would be nice!

[Schlobbmann]

make it right mouse button!

[Krull]

Originally posted by Schlobbmann:

make it right mouse button!

+1 XD

[Master Li]

I use this short Autohotkey (V2) Script, I made for this problem:

; SouthofMidnight Backspace Fix
; by Master Li
#SingleInstance Force
GroupAdd "WorkIn", "ahk_exe SouthOfMidnight.exe"
#HotIf WinActive("ahk_group WorkIn")
g::Send("{Backspace}")
#HotIf

It changes the key "g" to Backspace in game. You need to install "AutoHotKey" first. Then you create a file named SouthOfMidnight.ahk and paste the script into it. Doubleclick the file and Autohotkey parses it. To stop the script, just rightclick the icon in systemtray and click exit.
The key "g" is in the game no longer available for other use. To change the key to some other alternative than g, modify this line "g::Send("{Backspace}")" acordingly.

[airscottie]

Originally posted by TheBeans017:

Hi,

Thank you for reaching out and for the feedback.

Unfortunately, the game doesn't allow to change the Backspace key in menus.

You can however use the 'ESC' key to close the menu, but we currently have a known issue where using ESC does not save your Settings in the Options menu... We're working on a fix.

As for backing out of interaction (inspect, readables, etc.), as you mentioned, you can only close them via 'Backspace'.

We'll investigate on our side if we can add "ESC" as a way to back out of interaction, or modify the key to be on a more comfortable key than "Backspace". Stay tuned.

It's really weird (and kind of crazy) that you thought that this was acceptable. I feel like it's the first thing a playtester would have mentioned, Why do I have to move my hands across the desk every single time I want to quit out of of an interaction - of which there are many? Did you not have anyone test your game playing on mouse and keyboard?

[vorchun]

I think this is the only explanation - game literally wasn't tested using K&M, otherwise first things any tester would've mention are "Why the heck I should move my hand from WASD to Backspace and back so many times and why it's impossible to rebind it?" and "Why the heck moving and looking using mouse is so bad and it can't be fixed using options?"
Lazy, extremely lazy.