The primary reason for this is due to the unpopularity of the default key layout (weapons are numbers 1- 9, etc) among intermediate and advanced players. The ideais to help newer players quickly move away from using the defaults (which seem to be a bit inefficient). It seems that many players, if not most, tend to set their weapons binds to the keys around the movement keys (WASD). Some of us even switch our WASD keys to ESDF to free up some more keys to the left of the control keys for more binds. Left-handed players have an even different layout (for example, I know Inficio uses the number pad for movement keys).
So the idea of having some alternative preset keyboard layouts within Nexuiz is on the table.
So the next question is: Which keyboard layouts?
And the question after that: Should the default keyboard layout change away from using 1-9 for weapons? (see poll)
Vote on the poll and also start posting your basic movement and weapons binds, but only if they are different from the default.
Mine:
Movement: ESDF
Weapons:
Laser: default
Shotgun: default
MG: default
Crylink: default
Hagar: default
Nex : W
RL: T
Mortar: G
Electro: V
I reserve R for hook on the occasion that I join a hook server, otherwise I would use that for another weapon.
I had planned on using A and Q for something, but I haven't yet. I might change hagar/crylink over to those.
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