Camera controls, a bloody nightmare.

[argenex]

I don't even understand how this made it out into market, these controls are atrocious.

Freelook doesn't appear to work, and I was forced to google just to figure out what button (middle mouse button) to hold down.

Well with my mouse middle mouse doesn't work for that; the camera flies around the map insanely and I have no control.

The way it should be:
I should be able to hold a keyboard button down and move the mouse to control the camera.

In it's current state, I can't even play this game, it's like I'm trying to perform surgery inside a burlap sack in the dark.

I am also blown away at the non-sale price of this game, with such janky controls and the lack to customize them.

Very unimpressed and quite saddened.

[8-The-General-8]

"The way it should be:
I should be able to hold a keyboard button down and move the mouse to control the camera."

You can use WASD to move camera around on campaign or battlefield.+SHIFT makes it go faster.

There is also a mod called "Better Camera Mod". The reason it is at top of most subscribed list must have a reason...

One thing you should know though, using the mod will make it a little more tedious clicking various things on campaign map.

Have fun!

[argenex]

WASD is fine, what I need to be able to do, is rotate the camera so I can look at things, via the mouse.

It blows my mind that a RTS as massive and in-depth as this, as well as how popular it is, has the worst controls ever.

As it is now, I am forced to floaty float unable to look in directions I want and control the camera like a real 3D game.

[bearfieldlee]

I play with my right hand on the mouse and my left hand spread across WASD. It feels very intuitive and comfortable in my opinion but I suppose I've had a lot of practice.

[8-The-General-8]

Q.E?

I am sure that works on campaign map and you can zoom in/out at will.


I forget default view key sorry.

[bearfieldlee]

I kind of move the mouse at the same time as pressing the directional buttons.

[argenex]

It's not moving around the map I have an issue with, its that I can't control where the camera is facing, via the mouse.

Like all the other 3D games in the universe; you hold a button down, and move the camera freely aiming it however you like.

If I can't see or control what I'm trying to view, I effectivly can't play the game.

[bearfieldlee]

Click in the mouse wheel as well as your moving.

[8-The-General-8]

Ohh :S GOnna check that out lol

[argenex]

Originally posted by bearfieldlee:

Click in the mouse wheel as well as your moving.

That doesn't work for me, my mousewheel is hyper sensitive and I also can't really hold that button down and move the mouse (severe physical wrist issues).

If I could bind that to a button on the keyboard, that would solve the problem. But I can't because someone is a moron when it comes to keybinding coding.

[BigJ]

Originally posted by argenex:

Originally posted by bearfieldlee:

Click in the mouse wheel as well as your moving.

That doesn't work for me, my mousewheel is hyper sensitive and I also can't really hold that button down and move the mouse (severe physical wrist issues).

If I could bind that to a button on the keyboard, that would solve the problem. But I can't because someone is a moron when it comes to keybinding coding.

Q.E. to rotate...games like Age of Mythology and ALL the other total wars hd similar systems and I never had an issue.

[argenex]

Originally posted by ۞Big J۞:

Originally posted by argenex:

That doesn't work for me, my mousewheel is hyper sensitive and I also can't really hold that button down and move the mouse (severe physical wrist issues).

If I could bind that to a button on the keyboard, that would solve the problem. But I can't because someone is a moron when it comes to keybinding coding.

Q.E. to rotate...games like Age of Mythology and ALL the other total wars hd similar systems and I never had an issue.

So you floaty float at a set position and rotate slowly around using keys, instead of using freelook?

That's like trying to play a game by lookout out a tiny window.

If I could simply bind the freelook button to a keyboard button, it would resolve the issues. But as I keep mentioning, I can not because the developers don't know how to do that and have admitted to the fact on their forums.

Anyway since I literally can't play the game (as I mentioned, bad wrists) I think I'm gonna have to refund it.

[Lain]

maybe use debug camera, you can change a file somewhere i cant remember which

[argenex]

Ok using autohotkey I was able to basically rebind the middle mouse button to another button.

Blows my mind they can't manage to add this into the game.

[DX]

It took me a LONG time to adapt to it. I actually didn't play for years cause it was so confusing and a depature from the way most games play.

In time, you'll get used to it too if you plan to continue playing.

[argenex]

Originally posted by DX:

It took me a LONG time to adapt to it. I actually didn't play for years cause it was so confusing and a depature from the way most games play.

In time, you'll get used to it too if you plan to continue playing.

I don't need to get used to anything, I fixed it using a third party software to override inputs. Now I can freely move the camera in 3D like how it should be.