It pisses me off that Bulletstorm no longer works on my PC because of Windows 10 and LIVE.
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It pisses me off that Bulletstorm no longer works on my PC because of Windows 10 and LIVE.
It looks like I was a lucky winner of a free copy of Shadow of Mordor. I got a free download of the game.
What are sensible defaults for keyboard controls in a 2D platformer? I don't play games with a keyboard, beyond WASD and arrow keys for movement I honestly have no idea what people would want.
I've made a button mapping menu but I would like a decent default. Four buttons plus select and start. Run, jump, attack/special and one extra.
According to Commander Keen 4, which worked pretty well at the time:
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Keyboard Controls
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CTRL: Jump
ALT: Activate pogo stick or stop pogo stick
Up arrow: Look up
Down arrow: Look down
Left arrow: Go left
Right arrow: Go right
Spacebar: Fire
Enter: View status
Esc: View main menu
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Main Menu Controls
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Up arrow: Scroll up
Down arrow: Scroll down
Enter: Enter an option
Esc: Exit an option or quit game
PC gamers were pretty happy with "right hand movement, left hand actions" for a long time.
DOS games loved Ctrl, alt, Shift, and Space. Japanese games loved using Z, X, and A instead.
Hmm. I guess I will just pick something and change it when everybody complains.
Unfortunately some of the biggest and easiest keys to press are clustered around the Windows key.
I generally use either mouse buttons or the numpad for buttons, and wasd for directions. Space bar is good for jumping, especially for fightmans.
For laptop gaming I just use wasd and the right-hand home row.
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