Key Binds for Season 4

[Jason32]

Team,

I'd like ot start a new thread to discuss key binds for Season 4. I spent some time last night setting us a set of binds for my primary sci toon and I plan on testing them out in an STF tonight. As we try to crack this nut, I figure all heads are better than one.

I plan on posting my generic key binds here this weekend. I say generic because each toon is different: different kits, skills ect. Coupled with the fact that we each have different keyboards and mice, so creating a detailed key bind map would be nearly impossible. However, I think we can do something rather generic and let each individual Captain make their own detailed changes. Obviosuly, this is soely a recommendation to help take advantage of the new abilities in Season 4 and completely optional.

ADM Shack has talked about the R/T keys in previos threads(which is a new feature with Season 4:

"Ok, so... helpful hotkey hints:

B - switches between 'RPG' mode and 'Shooter' mode... and ya, we kinda knew that already.

In shooter mode,

Left Mouse - button 1
Right mouse - button 2
Center mouse - button 3

The default for these is going to be the first three skills you have placed on your primary hotbar, so it's a good idea to have those set to 1) standard shot 2) special shot 3) melee attack...

HOWEVER:

by pressing R or T, your hotbar will show a bracket over the three skills corresponding to what will happen when you hit the three mouse buttons; and using R or T will slide that bracket around your hotbar setup (so that you could conceivably shoot with your left mouse - hit R to move the bracket skill set up to the next bar; cast a skill from your kit using the same left button on your mouse, then hit R again to move the bracketed skill set back to your firing skills)...

it's an interesting alternative to using ctrl+# or alt+# to fire off skills on different hotbars. Basically, using R & T will float whatever your 3 main mouse buttons are doing..." -ADM Shackelford

Anyone else have any thoughts or suggestions?

-Jason

[Anton Mercer]

Actually what wat I read that the N key is defaulted to the voice chat system my default switch was always the V Key for some reason

[xivim]

Huh, my default key to switch from RPG to FPS mode is always "B"

N is default for PTT for the new voice system

[Jason32]

Here is what I am running for my TAC toon under shooter mode:



Yellow Box: These are my most used skills that I want to quickly be able to activate. I have them bound to the number keys on my keyboard and my number keypad on the right side of my keyboard.

Green Box: This is the frequency remodulator, something used heavily when engaging Borg. I macro this to my mouse, since I have a gaming mouse with extra buttons. I also have it on my "0" key as well.

Purple Box: Not-used-so-much skills that I have macro'ed to my gaming keyboard (Logitech G510)

Red Oval: These are my bridge officer skills that i have drag-n-dropped into my tray. Although they use them on their own, sometimes they need a more direct approach in management. In shooter mode, you lose your mouse, so now you can "key-bind" then to your keyboard. Notice that those BOFF skills that you have selected to Macro will now appear green in the BOFF window. (Or at least should, sometimes it did, sometimes it didnt, maybe someone knows more about it than i do)



I personally am not a fan of using the R/T keys to scroll through my skills to select the one I want to use. I macro most of the skills I use to my gaming keyboard and mouse.

Also, an additional key bind I use all the time when I have BOFFs is the "Crew Attack My Target". I ave this bound to the TAB key instead of the default "y" because its more ergonomical while using the "wasd" keys for movement. This allows me to concentrate firepower on my target.

[Myles Keogh]

Thank you very much for this info. I'm going to slog through all this sometime this weekend.

[Christian M. Hanson]

Great thread!