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Finally, Firmament is here. And I already have an issue. When the developers of games will realize that there are left-handed people that like to play games? I don’t use w,a,s,d keys to move my character, I like to use the arrow keys while I use the mouse to interact in game. Does anyone know how to change the keybinding for this game?

Karlok - 19 May 2023 05:54 AM

A controller for left-handed people? I’m right-handed but I sometimes prefer the arrow keys to wasd, so I’m surprised at Cyan.

Yes, Karlok, I’m surprise that they don’t give the player the hability to change the keys.Don´t know if that has something to do with the Unreal engine or not.

UruBoo - 18 May 2023 03:13 PM

I don’t use w,a,s,d keys to move my character, I like to use the arrow keys while I use the mouse to interact in game. Does anyone know how to change the keybinding for this game?

No idea about that game, but you can change your universal key settings on the OS level. If not directly in the OS, then adding some middleware that interprets the key inputs and translates them to the game/computer.

Depending on how the game is programmed, these general Unreal Engine instructions may or may not help:
https://nerivec.github.io/old-ue4-wiki/pages/list-of-keygamepad-input-names.html

If not, change something on the OS level.
That should always work.

Also, it’s not a bad idea to step out of your comfort zone every now and then, and learn new control schemes. It’s painful for a while, but soon the controls start to become clear by instinct.

Thanks, Karlok, for the support. It is really painful to play as a right-handed on the keyboard. What I don’t get it is that Cyan, in other games, enabled the ability to change the keys in game. I think they don’t have any left-handed employers in house .

Karlok - 20 May 2023 08:06 AM

He’s left-handed. That’s not the same as a “comfort zone”.

Point-and-click games are very special in the sense that you can use one hand (in most cases) to play and control the game.

Most other genres require using both hands. Then it’s really a matter of habits, nothing more than that. Learning a different set of controls hurts brains, not hands.

One could even argue that the classic gamepad design is for the left-handed, because the keys you use the most (digital direction buttons) are for the left hand, and the less used action keys are for the right hand. Obviously newer controllers with analogue sticks for both hands are different.

Anyway, the classic example of habits is arcade-style flying games.
When you push the joystick forward, is the plane supposed to go up or down?
Would you rather change the setup, or learn to play with reversed method, if the default is not what you are familiar with?

Karlok - 20 May 2023 08:06 AM

My mother was left-handed and in her days children were still forced to learn to write with the right hand, which was more than a little painful.

Yes, they used to do that.
There were pragmatic reasons for that though.

Assuming that the text is written from left to right, then when you write using right hand, you are always moving away from the text.
Writing with left hand, however, you are writing in an area where your hand is going to move next, which in the days of good old ink bottles could cause a real mess.

Obviously after ballpoint pens became commonplace this problem became very rare.

Well, enough of this argument. But the point is why not let the player decide which keys do what in the game? I’m pretty sure that having that option in the game is not a big problem and sure doesn’t cost a penny to implement.

UruBoo - 18 May 2023 03:13 PM

Finally, Firmament is here. And I already have an issue. When the developers of games will realize that there are left-handed people that like to play games? I don’t use w,a,s,d keys to move my character, I like to use the arrow keys while I use the mouse to interact in game. Does anyone know how to change the keybinding for this game?

would pinnacle or xpadder be of anyy use remapping controls.the only issue would be input lag.ive only done it to a pad so i couldnt say how M&K would work or how to go about it.i played the old Beyond Good and Evil where the controls invert for end boss so i have a slight understanding of how awkward it is,though i cant imagine a full playthrough.

Did you find a solution for this?
I’ve never tried it myself, but I’m fairly sure that keyboard remapping software exists that should allow you to change key bindings universally, and you would be able to set up a profile for the game.

Sympathies from a fellow lefty!

Charophycean - 01 June 2023 06:45 PM

Anyone playing it yet? Opinions?

I’m looking at some reviews and they seem split. The more negative ones complain about it belonging in the 90s which means I can happily ignore everything else in the review, but even the more positive ones aren’t completely won over.

I was expecting it to be either a masterpiece or a disappointment. Seems like it might be somewhere in between.

My not very old PC doesn’t meet even the minimum requirements for RAM. Will probably be some time before I get to play it. Disappointing.

SpeedBo - 20 June 2023 11:30 AM

Veovis - 20 June 2023 01:15 AM

My not very old PC doesn’t meet even the minimum requirements for RAM. Will probably be some time before I get to play it. Disappointing.

Don’t worry about your ram too much. If your graphics card is at least a Geforce 1060 you should be able to play it on medium settings. If you want the VR experience, you’ll need that ram and better video card.

Thanks, I’ve played Firmament for almost an hour and it runs fine and looks good on my PC with 8 GB ram and a GTX 1660 Ti card. Wonder why they put 16 GB ram as a minimum requirement? Surely can’t help sales (I backed it on KS).