Vs1991 Posted August 24, 2014 wondering how ppl set their keyboard controls. i dunno how anyone can use the default controls. usually use mouse and kb but when im on my laptop and i just wanna lay in bed i use keyboard. when i play keyboard i use wasd like modern shooters. use left and right arrow keys for turning and up arrow for shoot. then e for use. how do you set it up when you use keyboard? 0 Share this post Link to post
Fuzzball Posted August 24, 2014 This kind of thing has been done before I think but... eh XD My setup is a little odd...but it works for me! Arrow keys = Forward/Back/Strafe left & Right 0 Ins = Use Ctrl = Crouch Left Mouse = Fire Right Mouse = Jump Thumb Mouse (button on left side) = Alt Fire Right side of Mouse = Taunt (or other things if I'm not in Zandro) [ ] = Cycle Items Enter = Use Items 0 Share this post Link to post
Zed Posted August 24, 2014 Honestly I can't be bothered to play with just a keyboard. Even with a mouse I'm just an average player, but without it I'm so bad that I usually rage quit after 2 or 3 minutes. Having said that, you might find this thread useful: http://www.doomworld.com/vb/doom-general/66616-ideal-preferred-keyboard-and-mouse-configuration/ EDIT: Oops, I forgot to actually answer the question: Mouse - Look around WASD - forward-backward/strafing E - run Q - jump (when required) Z - crouch (the same) Space - Use Mouse 1 - Fire Now, in those rare cases when I don't use mouse: Right Control - Fire Arrows - Look around Yes, I know my bindings are weird, but there you have. 0 Share this post Link to post
Obsidian Posted August 25, 2014 This is my ZDoom layout. Most of it is default. :/ Up = Move Forward Down = Move Backward Left = Turn Left Right = Turn Right Shift = Run Mode Alt = Strafe Mode Ctrl = Fire Space = Activate Tab = Automap W = Jump S = Crouch A = Look/Swim Up D = Look/Swim Down Did I mention that I only use keyboard? 0 Share this post Link to post
Zed Posted August 25, 2014 Obsidian said:Tab = Automap I might be wrong, but I think this can't be changed? EDIT 0 Share this post Link to post
plums Posted August 25, 2014 Obsidian said:This is my ZDoom layout. Most of it is default. :/ Wow, I'm kind of surprised to see this. Didn't think many people still used a strafe toggle. Zed: Automap key can be remapped in ZDoom, and most other ports as well. Heck, you can even change it in Chocolate Doom. 0 Share this post Link to post
BlueFeena Posted August 25, 2014 For Vanilla Doom: W -- Advance S -- Retreat A -- Strafe Left D -- Strafe Right END (Num1) -- Turn Left PGDN (Num3) -- Turn Right Down (Num2) -- Attack Space -- Use Tab -- Automap LCntrl -- Run I typically use a mouse, but I find it handy to be able to roll with a keyboard layout if need be. When I played vanilla Boom over DosBox with BaronOfStuff and Mike Reinor, the lag was so intense that I had to use a keyboard only layout just so I could aim straight -- a mouse was too imprecise. 0 Share this post Link to post
RadTang Posted August 25, 2014 I'm a 100% keyboarder (Chocolate Doom player). Default, unmodified controls. Yes, I don't strafe with arrows! ;) 0 Share this post Link to post
Obsidian Posted August 25, 2014 RadTang said:I'm a 100% keyboarder (Chocolate Doom player). Default, unmodified controls. Yes, I don't strafe with arrows! ;) Brother! :D 0 Share this post Link to post
Yuki Senmatsu Posted August 25, 2014 When I play, My key bindings are as set: a = Turn Left s = backpedal d = Turn Right w = Forward z = Summon ProgLevelEnder c =Crouch Toggle g = Give infrared h = Give Radsuit q = Clear e = God r = resurrect t = Chat f = fly y and . = Random Bind o = Kill Monsters k = MDK l = Give Ragerune ' = Give Strengthrune v = Linetarget b= Fly/Swim Up n = Fly/Swim Down \ = Stop Flying [ = Next Item ] = Previous Item Space = Jump Shift = Use\Open Enter = Activate Item / = Give Rune , = Noclip Backspace = Summon SpectralLightningSpot F6 = Save *Insert save name here* F9 = Load *Insert load name here* Del = Toggle sv_Infiniteammo End = Kill (No pun intended) PGUP = sv_fastweapons 2 PGDN = sv_fastweapons x Home = Give Health 9899 Ins = Freeze Uparrow = Give Drainrune Downarrow = Give Spreadrune Leftarrow = Turbo 100 Rightarrow = Turbo 255 KP. = am_cheat 2 KP1 = Notarget KP7 = Give Sappymeal (Custom health item) KP/ = Drop item KP* = Quarry Item KP- = Drop Weapon KP9 = Toggle gl_enhanced_nightvision KP3 = Toggle snd_pitched Yeah, quite a bit huh? 0 Share this post Link to post
scifista42 Posted August 25, 2014 I primarily use Zandronum as a source port. My long-term preferred keyboard config: Arrows - move Alt+left/right - strafe Ctrl - shoot Space - use Tab - automap Shift - run/walk Numbers 1-7 - weapons +/- - HUD size / automap size X - jump B - crouch W/S - look up/down C - center view I/K - fly or swim up/down V - fly or swim down (for easier use of X/V for flying) O/P - switch inventory items Enter - use inventory item T/U - chat / team chat M - force mouselook (while holding) 0 Share this post Link to post
plums Posted August 25, 2014 I would really love to see some demos of you guys with the crazy/old-school keyboard-only configs playing. No judging, just curious how you manage in wads meant for a more modern control scheme. Especially Omegalore who appears to not use strafing at all?! 0 Share this post Link to post
Looper Posted August 25, 2014 Arrows - movement rshift - pistola del - chaingun end - shotgun pdgn - rl kp_end - bfg kp_ins - plasma ctrl - strafe left (sl40, combined with left arrow -> sl50) mouse1 - fire mouse2 - use mouse3 - strafe on 0 Share this post Link to post
40oz Posted August 25, 2014 I set my controls to the default keyboard controls (for purity reasons), though I normally play with a gamepad. If I'm editing on my craptop and forget to bring my controller then I play with the standard keyboard controls. I could beat Doom 2 Hell on Earth with it but that's about it. 0 Share this post Link to post
zokum Posted February 9, 2018 E - strafeleft R - strafe right W - move left, strafe on A or F - use (sp) space - move back, use (dm) Mouse handles move forward and shoot as well as turning and glide moves. If a Doom port doesn't support this, it's inherently broken and not usable for serious play. 0 Share this post Link to post
Halfblind Posted February 9, 2018 My controls are very wonky but they work for me... Arrows - Move Ctrl - Run Shift - Jump / - Crouch Space - Use Left Mouse - Fire Right Mouse - Use Item Mouse Scroll Up - Previous Item Mouse Scroll Down - Next Item Mouse Scroll Click - Change Weapon Occasionally I would use the right mouse button in some Doom wads as the use key. 0 Share this post Link to post
DoomsdayNinja84 Posted February 9, 2018 I use WSAD for movement and mouse to look around. Space is set to sprint. Shift is jump and ctrl is crouch. Mouse wheel up and down switches weapons. Right mouse opens doors and left mouse shoots. If I am using a mod with alternate fire modes then I set it to right mouse and use middle mouse to open doors and pull switches. 0 Share this post Link to post
kb1 Posted February 9, 2018 On 8/25/2014 at 8:13 AM, plums said: I would really love to see some demos of you guys with the crazy/old-school keyboard-only configs playing. No judging, just curious how you manage in wads meant for a more modern control scheme. Especially Omegalore who appears to not use strafing at all?! I'm guilty of keyboard only too, but I'm trying to learn mouse! Basically, instead of strafe, I can backup and turn to avoid a lot of fireballs. But, it's not a perfect thing, and nowhere near the precision of strafe and mouse. Why, you ask, have I never learned mouse? The answer is even more outlandish: For years, I played Doom with analog joysticks with 2 buttons. Button 1 = Fire. Button 2 = Strafe and open doors. Now, these weren't those PlayStation thumb button thingies, these were real joysticks. They were the closest thing I could get to the Atari 2600 (can I get a "Hell Yeah" from anyone?) joysticks. Us oldtimers who were raised on Space Invaders, Ms. Pac-man, and Galaga begged Mom and Dad for the Atari 2600, which came with the 2, single-button tough-as-nails joysticks. So, naturally, when I bought my first PC, I asked "Where's the joystick, and where do I plug it in?". The old sound cards had joystick ports. Nowadays, you can pick up USB joysticks, but it's difficult to find one that just feels right. For Doom, a proper 2-button joystick still can't match the precision of a mouse, but it's a step above keyboard, for me, cause you can strafe with a button. Turning is fixed-speed for a digital (micro switch-type), but if you have an analog joystick, the turn speed can be somewhat controllable. But my experience has been that the analog joystick pots get dirty and therefore noisy, which can leave Doomguy twitching left and right. Still, it's pretty manageable. After spending years playing Doom on joystick, it's difficult to re-train my hands to use the mouse. 0 Share this post Link to post
ReX Posted February 11, 2018 Anybody use a mouse with their left hand? I use the mouse with my left hand to play computer games, but with my right hand for all other uses. I believe I'm inherently left-handed, and I play drums with a left-handed drum arrangement, and sight with my left eye for rifle shooting practice. I initially used a mouse right-handed for computer games, but realized that I can play better left-handed. As for controls, here are mine: L-Mouse = Primary fire R-Mouse = Secondary fire Up arrow = Forward Down arrow = Back Left arrow = Strafe left Right arrow = Strafe right 0 Share this post Link to post