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Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - dylstew - 12-28-2013
In Quake 3:Arena I can easily switch weapons because I put the weapon keybinds like this.
1:Gauntlet
2:Machine gun(whatever it's called)
3:Shotgun
4:Grenade Launcher
R:Railgun
Q
lasma GunMWheelUP:Lightning gun
MWheeldown:Rocket Launcher
F:BFG
But with Xonotic I have no idea what to put the weapons at for easy switching. Any suggestions?
Also, how much damage does armor absorb?
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - aa - 12-28-2013
I use ESDF for movemet, so weapons are located on either sides.
The the left are the explosive weapons.
a Rocket L
w Nad0e L
q Hagar (which sis like plasma, so it is is like yours)
to the right energy weapons
g Nex
r Crylink t Electro
MG and Sg go on top.
shift is for laser
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - cvcxc - 12-28-2013
I also use ESDF
but my binds are a little different
3 Laser
W Rocket
Q GrenadeLauncher
A Shotgun
R MG
T Nex
G Crylink
V Hagar
C Electro
SHIFT for hook if there is need
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - dylstew - 12-29-2013
ESDF, that's actually a very goof idea. Coincidentally Those are the standard controls for Tribes 2, didn't think of that xP.
I´ll try both of yours and see which one I like best. Thanks for the suggestion.
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Pendulla - 12-29-2013
Or you can use the powerful mouse scroll like i do!
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - dylstew - 12-29-2013
(12-29-2013, 07:42 AM)Pendulla Wrote: Or you can use the powerful mouse scroll like i do!
Too slow/clunky in my opinion, unless you have like 3 weapons like in team fortress games.
Since there are weapon combos in this game, I think it's pretty important you can switch easily.
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Halogene - 12-30-2013
I use ESDF with the following weapon binds:
2 - Laser (as it was on "1" when I was playing with WASD and it was the only bind I really got so used to it that I moved it together with wasd)
1 - Shotgun
g - Nex
a - Mortar
r - Rocket
w - Electro
q - Crylink
v - MG
3 and 4 - Hagar (I often mix them up)
t - hook
Have fun experimenting :o)
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - kammy - 12-31-2013
I personally keep the weapons on their 'equivalent' places from q3 arena, so from your setup the weapons would go like:
1: laser
2: shotgun (starting weapon)
3: crylink (similar to a shotgun in a way imo)
4: mortar
R: nex
Q: hagar
MWheelUp: machine gun/uzi
WheelDown: rocket launcher
F: electro (damage with the electro combo is pretty much bfg level
)
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Pendulla - 01-01-2014
(12-29-2013, 08:02 AM)dylstew Wrote:(12-29-2013, 07:42 AM)Pendulla Wrote: Or you can use the powerful mouse scroll like i do!
Too slow/clunky in my opinion, unless you have like 3 weapons like in team fortress games.
Since there are weapon combos in this game, I think it's pretty important you can switch easily.
Well i don't use only mouse scroll ffs. It is impossible with a game that has this many weapons and with alternate fire too. I use e for previously used weapon and f for best weapon switch so i can easily reset my scrolling
Also there is a way to set your weapon priority list which i really like. And last but not least i use middle mouse click for quick access to laser gun
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - aa - 01-01-2014
I think that the mousewheel isnt very good becouse it is difficult to use. It takes over the left finger which is needed for shooting.
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Matoro - 01-01-2014
Lol! Look at all these intensive keybinds! xD In the most part I leave mostly everything by default.
Q - Previous weapon
E - Next Weapon
F - Hook
Mousewheel up - Lazor
I'm screwed, if I where to have over 6 weapons in my inventory.
But yeah, this is my classic controls for "slower" FPS games as well (z and x are for leaning in tactical FPS). I don't know about you guys, but I like to keep my FPS setup consistent, so it doesn't feel weird for me to go from a twitch shooter to a tactical shooter.
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - cvcxc - 01-02-2014
Well, you dont have to worry about Weapon Combos in Arma either. ( but there you have to manage ACRE binds wich is just equally annoying
)Somewhere in the time Bad Company 2 realeased I got really annoyed with weaon switching using the mouse wheel. So I got used to press 1 - 4 to change my weapons.
I just think its more conveniet to change directly to the weapon you want without going through every weapon you have or might now have.
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Maddin - 01-02-2014
@Matoro: Ehm, you are playing Minsta, right?
That´s why your keybinds are that plain. Dude...
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Matoro - 01-02-2014
(01-02-2014, 02:13 PM)Maddin Wrote: @Matoro: Ehm, you are playing Minsta, right?
Not playing minsta! I hate that game mode! I do fine with these "almost" default controls. I just don't see myself carrying over 5 weapons on a map. So that is why weapon switching is just easy for me. And almost every time I have to use the lazor anyway. I can simply scroll up for it.
Although, I would have to admit that juggling players with a combo of weapons can be a little tricky for me. :o
RE: Good Keybind setup for weapon switching? - Maddin - 01-03-2014
Then I´d recommend trying out to use single keys for each important weapon. I used to switch weapons the same way you do and had the same problems. Now I have the surrounding keys bound to each weapon I use normally, it was a bit clumsy at the beginning but definitely worth it.