Auto run/fly

[lmsoftley]

What does everyone think about an auto run/fly button?

If I'm travelling long distances, on my bird especially, my finger cramps. More than once I've accidentally pressed the E button and dismounted when my finger twitched. I know people who jam the W key down but unfortunately when I try to do that the E key ends up being caught as well, again dismounting me.

So any thoughts, is it a good idea or not?

[nitsuj]

yup I've been hoping for "cruise control" for a while....well since rafts came out really.

[Jmac]

program that holds w down for you. any keyboard software...

[Sistermatic™]

Toothpick.

But yep. Been asked for 100 times. No news yet. I run a battery kb, 3 sets since I started playing this, 800 hrs.

[rlewin]

I did the dismount thing from a great height, not one of my better moves so I am in favour of anything that sets forward motion on auto. I'd like the ability to look left and right without heading in those directions too.

[Sistermatic™]

Originally posted by rlewin:

...I'd like the ability to look left and right without heading in those directions too.

You can. Use K for the camera mode.

[rlewin]

Thanks, have to give that a go

[lmsoftley]

I use K a lot if I have anything following me so I can check to make sure it's still there. I tried the toothpick idea ended up dismounting ^^ parachutes are a great invention lol. I wonder if I could use a toothpick on the Q side with no ill effects.

I'm a bit of a noob with computers, could someone tell me how I would go about getting a program to hold the W key down? Is it just a google search and download or do I need to actually understand what I'm doing. If I need to understand it I'll get hubby to sort it out when he gets home lol.

[Mash1987]

Of course, not everyone has the same hardware as I have, but I have managed to set up macros on my keyboard... I can literally press the button when I am flying back from metal mountain, aim in the right direction, then go have a cigarette, make a sandwich, grab a drink, come back and regain control of the bird... or check my phone etc.. I am positive there is software available free online that you would be able to set up something like this...

I do the same for eating, set a macro up so i press the button once then he will eat 100 berries, or press another key once and he will gather things as i run around...

I use Razor products, so i set that up within their software

[Ouch]

tripple tap right shift and it toggles run speed and walk or duble tap cant remember what one but thats what i use , you only need to hold W down then and fly/run/swim at full speed ;)

[lmsoftley]

That's great thank you very much for the replies :) I think I'll get hubby to sort me out a macro I can bind to one of the unused buttons on my mouse :D

[Darkrezz]

yea. i got macro keys on my keyboard so i have a super left click for eating berries i got slow/fast left click for spaming stims on my pop machines...i got a macro for spamming E i got a macro for holding W and a seperate macro for holding SHIFT. but a word to the wise the holding W macro will mess you up big time if you try to use the normal movement keys.

[Doperwt]

I jam a coin between my W key and go for a smoke or grab a drink.

[RLeeErmey]

+1k

I've died many times jumping off by accident

[Tryst49]

When flying on an Argent which is fairly slow, I have a rolled up piece of paper to jam the key down.

An autorun would be a great asset to this game on long trips by air. Even on foot along the beach, it would help a lot because my finger starts to ache.

[thaalien]

Originally posted by rlewin:

I did the dismount thing from a great height, not one of my better moves so I am in favour of anything that sets forward motion on auto. I'd like the ability to look left and right without heading in those directions too.

Parachutes save my ass all the time, never leave home without one.