Toggling a key with the same key? Also using modifier buttons to toggle keys (ie Ctrl+Key)

[douglasg14b]

Simply put, I'd want to toggle a key with the same key. ie. say my shields are tied to "X", I can press "X" to toggle it on, and then"X" to toggle it off.

Failing that, Ctrl+X to toggle X on/off. How do I do this?

I can't seem to sort this out from the logic mechanism, as having the same key output as you use to toggle does not work.... annoyingly enough. (Why is user input and logic gate output considered equal in that case?)

[Quiximo]

Avast! What you'll be looking for is a switch. The first thing you'll want to do is click the TAG button in the top left corner while you're in the EDIT screen of your drone. This makes the following steps easier. Next:

-Find the SWITCH block in the logic section and place one on your drone.
-Click the switch block
-Beside TOGGLE where it says ADD KEY, type X.
-Beside ACTIVATE where it says ADD TAG, type SHIELDS
-Click on your shield block
-Beside ACTIVATE where it says ADD TAG, type SHIELDS
-Profit

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When you press X, you're activating your switch block, which begins broadcasting the signal SHIELDS.

Since you put SHIELDS in the ACTIVATE-ADD TAG space on your shields, it's waiting to see the SHIELDS signal to activate. When it sees it, it will activate the shields.

In short, press X to activate your shields!

[douglasg14b]

ohhhhh that's awesome. I did not see the tag feature and thought only being able to use single-keys was a bit of a lame limitation.

Do you know if we can use modifier keys for activations? ie Ctrl+X? It would be handy to have modifiers to activate different shield sections or even thrusters without having to go full mmo with the hotkeys.

[Quiximo]

Not in game, I'm afraid. There is a work around, however, if you don't mind running a third party program. If your mouse and keyboard are programable, likely if you mmo, you can probably program your input devices to simulate whatever input you want. Alternatively, you can use a program like VoiceAttack to turn your inputs into whatever you want. VoiceAttack is also voice recognition software, so with a little work, you can command your drone by talking to it.