Keyboard Settings
This is a guide that will explain the proper use of your Keyboard while you play CF.
First and foremost, I will begin by clarifying that I use a QWERTY keyboard, and if you don't, you may find my Guide a bit weird. I make this guide as I find many people (including friends) are not using their keyboard efficiently. Also, I use WASD and if you don’t it will also be quite weird to read this guide.
Here is a picture of a keyboard:
Or of course, you can look down at your own (which may be easier when you’re trying to figure out what I mean).
Movement:
This is the most important use of your keyboard. You must be able to react to anything and move to cover at all possible moments.
I will refer to this throughout the Guide as this is the fundamental idea I base this guide upon.
Crouching:
The default Shift key is efficient, does not obstruct your movement. (2-3 and 4 fingers on WASD)
Walking:
Ctrl – See Crouching
Reloading:
The default key in this game and others for reloading is R.
What I recommend you use is E. I know a lot of people who use R to reload.
You generally use the 2nd finger to reload. The E button is closer than the R button. (Refer to the keyboard). This means that even though it is a few milliseconds, you can move faster if you are surprised/ambushed.
Some people might say: “Hey Iron, a few milliseconds is not enough to kill me!"
The simple fact is: Yes it is.
Others may say “Hey Iron, why cant I use my A(left) to get into cover?”
You can, but if you’re in the open and the only way to cover is the wall on the right?
Try for yourself, move your finger rapidly between E and D, then R and D. It is also easier to control E-D as it is above and not diagonal.
Defusing:
Practically you want a defuse key that is easily accessible but does not obstruct your movement.
What I recommend is ALT.
This means that you use your Thumb to defuse.
Once again, place your thumb on ALT. You find that your movement is not obstructed, the shift key for crouching is still open, and so you can quickly and easily react to the enemy.
Please note that this is not a stretch, so it is not hard to defuse.
Changing your weapon:
Use your mouse scroll. Do not use your keyboard numbers or Q or E. All of these distract you fingers from the right position.
There is no need in confusing your fingers and putting yourself at risk if you can easily switch to Pistol with a fast downward swipe.
A fast swipe up is for grenades or the bomb.
There is also no point in drawing your knife, pistol runs just as fast (Unless its Dual double barrels).
Dropping your weapon:
Use F. This isn’t a stretch, and I wouldn’t recommend dropping your gun in the middle of a battle anyway, so it’s not important. If you play ZM often, you might consider changing it to G (default) as F coincides with the Adrenaline.
Push to Talk i.e. PTT:
Use R. Tiis is not a stretch, and your right finger is not distracted for too long.
Radio Messages:
There is no easy way to do this, but the 3 you need are A site, B site, and Enemy spotted.
A site and B site you use at the start of a round, so they are not important.
Enemy spotted, should be used when you are in cover, and you know that you are safe.
Thanks for reading my guide, I'm IronAvenger and start on your road to pro-ness!
First and foremost, I will begin by clarifying that I use a QWERTY keyboard, and if you don't, you may find my Guide a bit weird. I make this guide as I find many people (including friends) are not using their keyboard efficiently. Also, I use WASD and if you don’t it will also be quite weird to read this guide.
Here is a picture of a keyboard:
Or of course, you can look down at your own (which may be easier when you’re trying to figure out what I mean).
Movement:
This is the most important use of your keyboard. You must be able to react to anything and move to cover at all possible moments.
I will refer to this throughout the Guide as this is the fundamental idea I base this guide upon.
Crouching:
The default Shift key is efficient, does not obstruct your movement. (2-3 and 4 fingers on WASD)
Walking:
Ctrl – See Crouching
Reloading:
The default key in this game and others for reloading is R.
What I recommend you use is E. I know a lot of people who use R to reload.
You generally use the 2nd finger to reload. The E button is closer than the R button. (Refer to the keyboard). This means that even though it is a few milliseconds, you can move faster if you are surprised/ambushed.
Some people might say: “Hey Iron, a few milliseconds is not enough to kill me!"
The simple fact is: Yes it is.
Others may say “Hey Iron, why cant I use my A(left) to get into cover?”
You can, but if you’re in the open and the only way to cover is the wall on the right?
Try for yourself, move your finger rapidly between E and D, then R and D. It is also easier to control E-D as it is above and not diagonal.
Defusing:
Practically you want a defuse key that is easily accessible but does not obstruct your movement.
What I recommend is ALT.
This means that you use your Thumb to defuse.
Once again, place your thumb on ALT. You find that your movement is not obstructed, the shift key for crouching is still open, and so you can quickly and easily react to the enemy.
Please note that this is not a stretch, so it is not hard to defuse.
Changing your weapon:
Use your mouse scroll. Do not use your keyboard numbers or Q or E. All of these distract you fingers from the right position.
There is no need in confusing your fingers and putting yourself at risk if you can easily switch to Pistol with a fast downward swipe.
A fast swipe up is for grenades or the bomb.
There is also no point in drawing your knife, pistol runs just as fast (Unless its Dual double barrels).
Dropping your weapon:
Use F. This isn’t a stretch, and I wouldn’t recommend dropping your gun in the middle of a battle anyway, so it’s not important. If you play ZM often, you might consider changing it to G (default) as F coincides with the Adrenaline.
Push to Talk i.e. PTT:
Use R. Tiis is not a stretch, and your right finger is not distracted for too long.
Radio Messages:
There is no easy way to do this, but the 3 you need are A site, B site, and Enemy spotted.
A site and B site you use at the start of a round, so they are not important.
Enemy spotted, should be used when you are in cover, and you know that you are safe.
Thanks for reading my guide, I'm IronAvenger and start on your road to pro-ness!
Comments
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sorry you died yesterday cause I failed to drop those green deagles quick enough.
*thanksfornotmentioningthatlittleaccident* *webothknowtisdedicatedtomeeh*
good guide, I am thinking about that ALT-Defuse E-Reload Option. Walk-Toggle is my fifth mousebutton. -
excepional wrote: »I sort of felt like you were trolling when you said use scroll wheel to change weapons
I don't see how.
This is a guide on how to use your keyboard efficiently.
And I'm guiding you NOT to use the keyboard to switch for maximum efficiency. -
I don't see how.
This is a guide on how to use your keyboard efficiently.
And I'm guiding you NOT to use the keyboard to switch for maximum efficiency.
Scroll wheel is unbelievably inaccurate
For example: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=J8b9H0NEMi8&feature=plcp#t=1m00s -
depends on the wheel very much, I guess. the wheel on my g9 is as exact as it gets.
Yeah I guess some could work, but every mouse I've had is terrible at it, and everybody that I know that's tried it switched back to using the numbers/q-q -
excepional wrote: »Yeah I guess some could work, but every mouse I've had is terrible at it, and everybody that I know that's tried it switched back to using the numbers/q-q
Q-Q is ridiculous.
How would you get to your C4 if you have 3 grenades.
Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q... (Sh1t I overshot)... Q-Q-Q-Q
5 Seconds wasted, that's all you need if you delay someone enough for the bomb to Boom.
Or would you rather press No.7? (Rifle1, pistol2,knife,nade,smoke,flash,C47). Someone ambushes you, you dead.
Or do you have the time in the MIDDLE of a gunfight to move your 3-4 finger to press 2/Q. You stop moving FFS.
And I'm sorry, before I got my G500 I used this
And it was fine. -
MisterMunzta wrote: »I use my arrow keys, cuz I've been using them since I was 12, so I'm use to it now.
Well, I suppose it is 'sorta' viable if you use Shift/Crouch. And maybe 0 for reload (bit of a stretch).
But what do you use for Defuse and your call buttons (either IG or in vent/TS/Mumble)?
It's not hard to switch from arrow keys to WASD, its roughly the same format. -
Well, I suppose it is 'sorta' viable if you use Shift/Crouch. And maybe 0 for reload (bit of a stretch).
But what do you use for Defuse and your call buttons (either IG or in vent/TS/Mumble)?
It's not hard to switch from arrow keys to WASD, its roughly the same format.
As I use a laptop, I can use space as a jumping key easily (medium sized hands).
I still use e, r (unfortunately I can't change it to mouse 3, for some unknown reason), g, f keys for defuse and stuff (I drop my mouse and cross my arms, except for defusing), as for a call button, I have the "!" key right above my ctrl key, so it's ok. -
You can look around for danger....?
And I suppose its muscle memory, but isn't there a high chance you miss?
If you use WASD, everything fits perfectly.
Well, I don't usually miss, I tried WASD (which makes ZQSD on azerty keyboards), but I'm not used to walking, bhopping, crouching etc, so as long as my system works (even for games that use letter keys a lot, like a certain epic game with amazing graphics that uses cryengine) I don't see a reason to change, at least until my keyboard is small enoguh to reach the pace key with my last finger). -
See this further explains my point that you're clueless....Q-Q is ridiculous.
How would you get to your C4 if you have 3 grenades.
Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q-Q... (Sh1t I overshot)... Q-Q-Q-Q
5 Seconds wasted, that's all you need if you delay someone enough for the bomb to Boom.
Q-Q switches between weapons, I was talking about that if you're just quick switching from a main to a sub. You can't press q, switch to deag, press it again and switch to knife, then again and switch to nade, etc.
I really feel like you're trolling, because you're saying Q-Q shouldn't be used because it's not accurate, but then you suggest the scroll wheel...Or would you rather press No.7? (Rifle1, pistol2,knife,nade,smoke,flash,C47). Someone ambushes you, you dead.
Or do you have the time in the MIDDLE of a gunfight to move your 3-4 finger to press 2/Q. You stop moving FFS.
I can easily press the numbers with an extra finger and not lose anything else. Scroll wheel, however, makes me lose left or right click.
C4 is not number 7.... it's number 5. The majority of players use numbers because it works and it doesn't effect them. Scroll wheel is only used by a few players who for some reason don't understand that scroll wheel is less accurate than everything else.
You don't stop moving when you press 2... -
convenient wrote: »
Q-Q switches between weapons, I was talking about that if you're just quick switching from a main to a sub. You can't press q, switch to deag, press it again and switch to knife, then again and switch to nade, etc.
No you weren't, read your posts and understand my misunderstanding (assuming you're this 'exceptional' person').
I really feel like you're trolling, because you're saying Q-Q shouldn't be used because it's not accurate, but then you suggest the scroll wheel...
Because, it is accurate. Either your mouse if broken, 25 years old, or your finger-brain co-ordination is fcked up.
I can easily press the numbers with an extra finger and not lose anything else. Scroll wheel, however, makes me lose left or right click.
If you're switching weapons, you don't need to shoot. You are switching weapons. But you DON'T HAVE an extra finger. Thumb on Space, 2nd on D, 3rd on W, 4th on A, 5th on Shift. Where does this' extra' finger come from. Unless you have Polydactaly, in which case, I'm sorry.
C4 is not number 7.... it's number 5. The majority of players use numbers because it works and it doesn't effect them.
Do you even understand what this guide is trying to achieve? Idiot. Like a fcking care if it 'works'.
Scroll wheel is only used by a few players who for some reason don't understand that scroll wheel is less accurate than everything else.
Delusional.
You don't stop moving when you press 2...
What is your middle finger not pressing when you press 2? Cough, W, Cough
This guide is for people with some sort of intellectual substance, so I'm afraid you may not understand the message I'm trying to put across. -
This guide is for people with some sort of intellectual substance, so I'm afraid you may not understand the message I'm trying to put across.
You're an idiot..
It isn't accurate 100% of the time like numbers is, it takes much more time than using numbers, it uses more fingers than numbers, and it's all around useless.
Extra finger: finger that is not occupied. Maybe you should try it by using settings that aren't so incredibly terrible that will make you a worse player.
The point of this thread is how to properly use your keyboard in CF. But how can the worst way possible be the proper way? Idiot.
You're delusional for thinking you're even the least bit intelligent. I really hope you're trying to troll (which you're doing terribly at) because the things you "recommend" seem like a 5 year old thought of it.
Sorry that you're so fuucking lazy that you can't move your fingers. If I need to move my middle finger, than I just use one of my other unoccupied fingers. Simple. Sorry that you're a complete idiot and can't understand that some people aren't completely brain dead and point it out that your settings are TERRIBLE.
But yes, clearly using settings that are less efficient and accurate than the other ones is a very intelligent decision. -
HGWanticheat wrote: »
It isn't accurate 100% of the time like numbers is, it takes much more time than using numbers, it uses more fingers than numbers, and it's all around useless.
Extra finger: finger that is not occupied. Maybe you should try it by using settings that aren't so incredibly terrible that will make you a worse player.
The point of this thread is how to properly use your keyboard in CF. But how can the worst way possible be the proper way? Idiot.
You're delusional for thinking you're even the least bit intelligent. I really hope you're trying to troll (which you're doing terribly at) because the things you "recommend" seem like a 5 year old thought of it.
Sorry that you're so fuucking lazy that you can't move your fingers. If I need to move my middle finger, than I just use one of my other unoccupied fingers. Simple. Sorry that you're a complete idiot and can't understand that some people aren't completely brain dead and point it out that your settings are TERRIBLE.
But yes, clearly using settings that are less efficient and accurate than the other ones is a very intelligent decision.
The paragragh replies are in the order that they are in.
I'll give you an analogy.
A person with an M12s thinks he is so good, but someone points out that if he uses the M4 and HS he cab kill a lot faster, EXCEPT YOU NEED PRACTICE. I don't care for the average noob to take the time to learn how to use the mouse scroll, I'm trying to teach some people who are willing to improve their gameplay.
So what setting do you use? Where do you always get an extra finger? Enlighten me on how best to use my keyboard, because i would love to have an extra finger.
Same thing as 1st paragraph, troll unwilling to learn, blah blah.
Same again.
Once again, i implore you. When your middle finger moves to no.2 what finger do you use to replace it, oh mighty on 'thatistryingtotellmewhatisbestwhenyouprovidemewithnoproofastowhatyouaredoingisevenworkingintheslighteset'
Also, you fail again to understand the meaning of the thread. I AM TRYING TO MAKE YOUR FINGERS AS LAZY AS POSSIBLE.
Time for another analogy. A man is making a cake by hand, when someone recommends him a cake mixer. Not only is the cake from the mixer is nicer, but also the man has to do very little. But he insists on making sh1t cake that no one likes instead of doing it the easy way.
Same as 1st, troll, nit willing to learn, w/e...
It's not like the people who actually read this 'sh1t' are praising it or anything. -
Wow, what is this thread. Why has my brother posted my key bindings and used my justifications for using them O.o.
And to anyone who thinks this method is bad, there is nothing more to say.
P.S. The G500 scrollwheel is notoriously accurate. It locks in every scroll. Pressing number keys do effect play, whether you like it or not.
Using scroll, you can't shoot while switching --k
Using number keys, you can't MOVE while switching --not k
P.P.S My brother is an idiot
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