And another game that doesn't let me change key bindings

[spiff]

Getting really fed up with it.
Many games are like that now, developpers decide when a game saves, they tell you what keys to use.
What's next ? NO keys at all ? Just stupid VR headsets where we run around like drewling babies ???

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Might aswell demand a refund.
I think I have a few days for a dev to respond if I can change keybindings.
You never know if they listen to the people.

[Urthman]

You are absolutely right to expect that a game released in 2017 should have fully rebindable controls; it's a really stupid thing for devs leave out.

But -- if you like to play games with keyboard as your input device, you owe it to yourself to get the freeware utility AutoHotKey, which makes it very easy to fully customize controls in any game. You just make a little text file that lists the rebinds you want for each game, save it as a *.ahk file, and then double click it whenever you want to use those rebinds.

Here's an example I used for a game when I wanted to move the WASD keys so my left hand can be on the home row of the keyboard. Pressing 'e' sends a 'w', 'f' sends a 'd', etc. Pause::Suspend lets you quickly go back and forth between your changes and a regular keyboard in case you need to type or something in game.

e::w
f::d
q::tab
d::s
w::LShift
XButton1::NumLock

Pause::Suspend


Install AutoHotKey. Copy that into Notepad, make the rebinds whatever you want, and save it as "WASD.ahk" or whatever you want to call it, then doubleclick that file whenever you want to use those rebinds.

[spiff]

Thnx Urthman, might aswell give it a try.

Devs, 3 weeks of cricket sounds, you are appalling, I bought this game, I have a reasonable demand.
Now it's too late to return this crap.

Yeah, you heard me, every game that doesn't let me change keyboard bindings is CRAP.

[P99KY]

I feel your pain brother!

[daarboven]

Thanks for hinting AutoHotKey, I'll give it a shot. Devs, consider that WASD is a pain for Lefties like me having their mouse left to the Keyboard and their right thumb not very well fit to hit Space when using that configuration. Is it really that hard to let me configure my input in a way that I feel comfartable playing your game?

[joridiculous]

Think this quote from a dev says it all..

Originally posted by Winterspree:

Unfortunately we don't have support to change keyboard or controller layout for input. I know there are some programs that can help remap outside the game, but can't help with that.

Really? They dont know HOW to change layout?

Unity really should come with a Forced tutorial level where devs Have to learn basics before they can do anything.

[Timmy]

Originally posted by joridiculous:

Think this quote from a dev says it all..

Originally posted by Winterspree:

Unfortunately we don't have support to change keyboard or controller layout for input. I know there are some programs that can help remap outside the game, but can't help with that.

Really? They dont know HOW to change layout?

Unity really should come with a Forced tutorial level where devs Have to learn basics before they can do anything.

Glad I came across this comment. If this particular developer is too lazy to learn anything then I'm too lazy to reward him with my money. Quite a shame as i was considering picking this game up now that it's on sale.

[[+] hadji]

Thank God I got this from Humble Bundle in the dollar package. Already time to uninstall. First thing I did was look in the options and saw no ability to rebind. So disappointed.

[Grey Pilgrim]

What an absolute disgrace. No way to change the keybinding and the dev clearly doesn't care. Fair enough, I won't be buying anything else from them. A lesson learned.

The only reason there's no way to change them is because the devs are too lazy to be bothered! It's not exactly hard to code!!! Jeez, what decade are we in?? Jokers.

[Timmy]

Originally posted by Grey Pilgrim:

What an absolute disgrace. No way to change the keybinding and the dev clearly doesn't care. Fair enough, I won't be buying anything else from them. A lesson learned.

The only reason there's no way to change them is because the devs are too lazy to be bothered! It's not exactly hard to code!!! Jeez, what decade are we in?? Jokers.

This. 1000x this. The response from the developers to this issue is absolutely pathetic in every sense of the word and shows that total and utter bankruptcy ain't even good enough for them. Steam should really consider banning lazy developers like these from their platform ASAP.

[shak59]

Isn't it better if you use some universal key bind software instead of every developer doing it for each game? I don't know if such a thing exists, but it should be easy to make and it would save time and heartache I think.

[Diasca]

This is hilarious.

[obliviondoll]

Originally posted by shak59:

Isn't it better if you use some universal key bind software instead of every developer doing it for each game? I don't know if such a thing exists, but it should be easy to make and it would save time and heartache I think.

No, it's NOT better that users should have to set up third-party software on an individual basis for every game. It's not better that you should expect users to rely on software which frequently gets flagged as cheating by anticheat programs in order to remap their controls. And it's not better that you should have to start up a game, see if the controls suit you, then exit the game, run another program, set it up linking it to the game, then go back into the game, before you can play. It's better that games have this functionality BUILT INTO them wherever possible/practical. And when using ANY competent game engine, including most free ones (and including specifically the Unity engine this game runs on), there are built in tools in the engine to make control remapping (for controllers as well as mouse and keyboard) a smooth and easy process.

In a cheap indie title, it's forgivable, but this game si on the upper end of where you can really get away with that excuse. In a game with as simple a setup as this I'd consider it forgivable to miss CONTROLLER remapping, but not KEY remapping because there are many keyboard layouts which are simply not compatible with the same default keybinds you'd use on a normal control setup. I'm personally planning to pick the game up, and I don't think it's necessarily a deal-breaker for me that this feature is abssent, BUT it's something I think the devs should consider adding in an update and should DEFINITELY make more of a priority in future projects.

[Timmy]

Originally posted by obliviondoll:

Originally posted by shak59:

Isn't it better if you use some universal key bind software instead of every developer doing it for each game? I don't know if such a thing exists, but it should be easy to make and it would save time and heartache I think.

No, it's NOT better that users should have to set up third-party software on an individual basis for every game. It's not better that you should expect users to rely on software which frequently gets flagged as cheating by anticheat programs in order to remap their controls. And it's not better that you should have to start up a game, see if the controls suit you, then exit the game, run another program, set it up linking it to the game, then go back into the game, before you can play. It's better that games have this functionality BUILT INTO them wherever possible/practical. And when using ANY competent game engine, including most free ones (and including specifically the Unity engine this game runs on), there are built in tools in the engine to make control remapping (for controllers as well as mouse and keyboard) a smooth and easy process.

In a cheap indie title, it's forgivable, but this game si on the upper end of where you can really get away with that excuse. In a game with as simple a setup as this I'd consider it forgivable to miss CONTROLLER remapping, but not KEY remapping because there are many keyboard layouts which are simply not compatible with the same default keybinds you'd use on a normal control setup. I'm personally planning to pick the game up, and I don't think it's necessarily a deal-breaker for me that this feature is abssent, BUT it's something I think the devs should consider adding in an update and should DEFINITELY make more of a priority in future projects.

By giving them your money you're basically telling them that it's ok to leave that feature out of this game. If you want them to listen then keep your wallet shut. Money is a universal language so.

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But Tim, this is never mentionned in the game specs, it's only when you play it that you see it.
Then you can ask the devs if they plan to add it, if they do, then I keep the game.
If they don't respond (like here) then I ask for a refund, you only have 2 weeks I think.
Steam could intervene and make the refund period longer for a case like this.