Good Keyboard Layout for Speedrunning/High Level Play?

[greadman]

I recently changed my jump key to scrollwheel and it's kinda messed up my whole layout. I've made a new one so maybe you can judge how cursed it is, or suggest you're own. Basically I'm just trying to bring all the weapon keys as close as possible.

1-Combat Shotgun
2-Heavy Cannon
3-Plasma Rifle
4-Chaingun
Q-Rocket Launcher
E-Ballista
X-SSG
T-BFG
Ctrl-Grenade

SPACE-Glory Kill/Blood Punch
C-Chainsaw
MouseSideButton1-Switch Grenade
MouseSideButton2-FlameBelch

(Little extra question here, but for anyone who has jump bound to scrollwheel already, do you still use space bar as well? I'm finding that in the midst of combat it's hard to jump and shoot at the same time, having to quickly switch my index finger from scroll to left click.)

[o_dey]

Just use whatever works best for you personally, there is no one magical mapping. MuteD6 for example, one of the top Eternal speedrunners, uses the default binds (+ scroll wheel jump), and then there's other high level runners like Raitro, who bind everything to an MMO mouse, hell you'll even find runners using Azeron keypads 🤷‍♂️

Personally I've tried using scroll wheel jump, and it actually works really well for bhops, but I couldn't get used to it, for too long I had SSG/Ballista on the wheel, so now I'm using a macro on X instead. In any case I was always, and still am using regular space bar jump unless I'm bhopping or performing ramp jumps.

[BubonicDuck]

Rockets bound to Q instead of R gggrrrrrr.

Srs though just use whatever you find most comfortable for your preferred combos.
I've pretty much been using the same layout for 23 years now.

Yes I use spacebar and the scroll wheel. The scroll wheel is for the big jumps, you'll want the spacebar for your normal jumps.

[Engraved]

This is what I use personally, don't need to copy mine one for one cuz its whatever suits your play style more, but maybe mine could at least infleunce yours or spark new ideas.

R and Q - Heavy cannon
C and Z - Rocket Launcher
Mouse Side Button - Super Shotgun
Mouse Side Button - Ballista
Tab and T - Combat Shotgun
V - Chaingun
X - Plasma Rifle
Left Alt - BFG
Caps Lock - Crucible
E - Gernade
G - Switch gernade type
Left Ctrl- Flame Belch
F - Glory Kill
Scroll Down- Chainsaw
Scroll Up - Change weapon Mod
Space - Jump

[greadman]

Didnt seem to get the notifications for these messages so sorry for the late response. Some good advice so thanks!

Sunk a fair few hours into my new layout now and getting the hang of it. I ended up changing jump so that I could use spacebar as well which BubonicDuck you are right about.

Nice to be part of a discussion that isn't trolling or still whining about the game haha.