HOW DO I RELOAD DUAL-WIELD WEAPONS IN HALO 3?

[Helmlord5792]

(keyboard and mouse btw) I'm losing my freaking mind over here. The last time I played I had no problems with this, hit "R" reload both weapons. Now for some ungodly reason, I have to hit two separate buttons to reload while dual-wielding? Please dear god tell me there's a way to fix this.

[Rin]

H3 dual-wield reload for KB/M is different from H2C and H2A for some reason that I can't even begin to explain.

Certain gamemodes like dual slayer, I don't even bother dual-wield reloading, I just drop the left weapon and look for another weapon, or use a weapon that doesn't require reloading.

Alternatively, you can bind your second reload to a key closer to your reload key, in this case, the "T" key. If you're going to press R to reload, might as well slide your finger to the right to press T too.

[Helmlord5792]

Originally posted by Rin-Chan:

H3 dual-wield reload for KB/M is different from H2C and H2A for some reason that I can't even begin to explain.

Certain gamemodes like dual slayer, I don't even bother dual-wield reloading, I just drop the left weapon and look for another weapon, or use a weapon that doesn't require reloading.

Alternatively, you can bind your second reload to a key closer to your reload key, in this case, the "T" key. If you're going to press R to reload, might as well slide your finger to the right to press T too.

That is so dumb. I hope they update it to add a reload dual-wield bind or something. In the time after I posted this I have just found it useful to move my finger off the "d" key and just use my entire finger to press both the "f" and "r" key. I can deal with this, but I still hate it.

[Asternshelf24]

You need to bind it so I use T.

[Pyrocitor]

Originally posted by Rin-Chan:

H3 dual-wield reload for KB/M is different from H2C and H2A for some reason that I can't even begin to explain.

It's because they split the input on the console version of halo 3 back in 2007.
By default, it was RB to swap and reload right weapon, LB to swap and reload left weapon.

I agree though that it's jarring coming up from Halo 2 for the first time. Would be useful if someone could just bind both to R if they didn't want them split, but I think binding to one removes from the other.

I think I've got F as reload left weapon, or maybe H. I just don't think about it when I use it so I can't remember which.
Moving grenades and melee onto mouse 4 and 5 frees up those keys a lot for me, if you've still got those there than this might be less comfortable.