The Big Control Conundrum

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 13:54 PMiDolize

http://www.autohotkey.com/

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 14:39 PMSpeculator

Middle mouse button for camera controls + grid keys has been the most effective method for me.

I made this guide a week ago, its not terribly well made and the video is just me narrating what I wrote without any special visuals lol.

http://steamcommunity.com/sharedfiles/filedetails/?id=276815309

I use grid keys + WASD, with tac map bound to tilde (~). Honestly its a bad habbit that I use the WASD keys, and if you are a new player I recommend just using grid keys and rebinding tactical map closer to your QWERT, ASDF, ZXCV and trying to get used to that. Optimal method is you click minimap or double click in tac map if you wanna look at a spot not close to where you are currently looking at, rather than scrolling with mouse too much.

But I included 2 scripts, one with WASD + grid keys + tac map rebound, and one that just rebinds your tactical map.

I'm using autohotkey to rebind the arrow keys to WASD, for controlling the camera. This however seems to interfere with the standard bindings that are already bound to WASD. S for stop, W for sandbags etc. So I've designed a script such that the default actions for WASD scroll the map but when I press LCtrl + W/A/S/D, it defaults to the normal operation of that key. It has honestly improved my game A LOT, just to be able to quickly maneuver the map without having to use the mouse. If you want, I can share this script with you.

i actually use a 4way pedal which i operate with my feet...

no seriously i doubt there is a convenient way to arrange that. i thought about it, too, yet i need my left hand for the control groups and the ability buttons. i cant imagine also using the wsad key to navigate across the battlefield at the same time. id totally screw up things

but idf someone found an interesting solution to this, please let me know

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 15:46 PMUberHanz

I can see that work, but it takes some time getting used to pressing CTRL+Hotkey. Not really an "elegant solution".

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 16:03 PMKhan

Believe me, I searched a lot, but this was the only reasonable solution I found. Getting used to Ctrl + Key isn't as daunting as you think; A couple of games and now it's second nature. Though do share if you find an elegant solution.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 00:08 AMUberHanz

Hello.

I have a rather basic question since I'm struggling with my controls of the game.

I find 2 features very important:

[1] Being able to scroll around the map with Keys. So you can quickly get an overview over the battlefield without having to move the mouse cursor to the edge of the screen. Standard keybinds for this are the arrow-keys.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 17:56 PMUberHanz

I'd love to try it out, but unfortunately I don't seem to get the script working.

^a::a

..in Autohotkey does not work. How did you bind it?

#SingleInstance force
#NoEnv
SetBatchLines, -1

sendMode, Input
return 

#if !GetKeyState("LCtrl", "P") && WinActive("Company Of Heroes 2")
w::Up
a::Left
s::Down
d::Right
#if WinActive("Company Of Heroes 2")
*<^w::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}w{LCtrl Down}
*<^a::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}a{LCtrl Down}
*<^s::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}s{LCtrl Down}
*<^d::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}d{LCtrl Down}

RShift::Suspend

The tactical map could help you with that.

Using middle mouse to scroll involves minimal APM. also using autohotkey to set your Tactical Map to Tab or one of your mouse thumb buttons can help you navigate the battlefield with much more efficiency.

Jump back to quoted post8 Jul 2014, 22:37 PMKhan

Here is what I use:

Code

#SingleInstance force
#NoEnv
SetBatchLines, -1

sendMode, Input
return 

#if !GetKeyState("LCtrl", "P") && WinActive("Company Of Heroes 2")
w::Up
a::Left
s::Down
d::Right
#if WinActive("Company Of Heroes 2")
*<^w::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}w{LCtrl Down}
*<^a::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}a{LCtrl Down}
*<^s::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}s{LCtrl Down}
*<^d::sendInput {Blind}{LCtrl Up}d{LCtrl Down}

RShift::Suspend

Pressing LCtrl + W/A/S/D will default your WASD keys to their normal functions.
Pressing RShift will suspend the script, this is useful when messaging teammates etc.