Best control scheme for no mouse?

[invictius]

I have a road trip coming up shortly, and from prior expreiences things are going to get too bumpy/not enough room for a mouse or trackball. There's no way I can go back to using ctrl+alt+arrow keys like I did up until the quake 2 days... has anyone had experience using a laptop touchpad effectively?

[Maes]

As long as you don't plan on winning any 1-on-1s on ZDaemon, you can still have a stroll oh HMP -maybe even UV on the vanilla IWADs using the touchpad, as long as you keep your approach more tactical than run'n gun. A modified WASD is what you probably have in mind -and what I've used. However, be prepared for some wrist and hand pains, and always keep the classic arrow + Ctrl/Alt/Space controls mapped -you might need them.

However, I recall that even using the laptop itself as a mouse surface was more comfortable and efficient in the end.

[Deleted_Account]

Lately I've been using this set up to play the PSX Doom TC and Doom 64 EX. Though I'm sure there are better setups you can use.

E = Use
Q = Automap
W = Forward
S = Backwards
A = Strafe Left
D = Strafe Right
Shift = Run
Left Arrow = Turn Left
Right Arrow = Turn Right
Space Bar = Fire
Up Arrow/Down Arrow Key = Change Weapons

[nxGangrel]

If your laptop has numeric keys, use 8, 4, 5, and 6 as WASD, 1, 2, and 3 as look down, center, and up respectively. ALT to fire, and Space to use. And if you need jump and crouch; A for Jump, C for crouch. My dad and I used to play all (FPS) games this way, but I stopped around 3 years ago when I played one game that required a mouse to look. Used it for five years by the way.

EDIT: I forgot to mention, use 7 and 9 for strafe left and right respectively.

[scifista42]

Untested suggestion:

Left hand on WASD, right hand on IJKL.
WASD = move.
JL = turn left/right.
I = fire.
K = use.

[Average]

I often play on a laptop. I, for the life of me, cannot get to grips with the trackpad.

My favoured keyboard set up is:

W,A,S,D

E - Use

Left - Turn left
Right - Turn righ
Up - Fire
Down - Next weapon

I also have the right shift key as Pause in case the phone goes and I have to mute the sound quickly. :)

[ReFracture]

W = Forward
S = Backward
A = Strafe Left
D = Strafe Right
Spacebar = Use
Ctrl = Fire
Left Arrow = Turn Left
Right Arrow = Turn right

[jmickle66666666]

i often play on laptop using ReFractured's controls

[geo]

I played Doom for years with no mouse. I use the arrow keys with the right hand and everything else with the left.

[40oz]

WASD forward/back/sidestep

Left right arrows turn left and right

Up arrow fire

Down arrow use

[Pencil of Doom]

I use this:
Arrows:Foward, Backwards, Turn Left and Turn Right
A:Fire
S:Use
Q:Strafe Left
W:Strafe Right
E:Next Weap
R:Prev Weap
C:Run/Walk
Tab:Automap

[scifista42]

40oz said:

WASD forward/back/sidestep

Left right arrows turn left and right

Up arrow fire

Down arrow use

I like my IJKL version of this setup better, because you have your right hand closer to the weapon selection keys as well as a lot of alphabetical keys which can be binded for whatever purpose.

[Obsidian]

Up to move forward
Down to move back
Left to turn Left
Right to turn right
Shift to run
Alt to strafe
Ctrl to fire
Space to use

Been running that pretty much the entire time I've ever played Doom.

[Varis Alpha]

don't even bother playing Doom with a touchpad. you're likely going to hurt your wrists before that. here's what i used for ZDoom when i have no mouse:

WASD: same as usual
left and right arrow keys: turn left and right
up and down arrow: aim up and down
space: fire
e: use
q: jump
c: crouch
f: alt-fire

unfortunately, even playing the game like this, my wrists hurt after playing for a while.