How do you play FPS games control wise?

[pmistry 0]

I use a modified keyboard/mouse setup.

 

Fire = First Mouse Button

Alt. Fire = X

Forward = Second Mouse Button

Backward = S

Strafe Left = A

Strafe Right = D

Next Weapon = W

Prev. Weapon = E

Crouch = Z

Jump = Space

Use = Q

Mouse is always inverted for me, not used to the other way.

 

I use R for reloading, F, V, and C for any other special functions. Like in Deus Ex I use C to change ammo or F for sprinting in RTCW. I also still use Enter for inventory items and the square bracket keys to scroll that stuff.

[INFERNO2000 0]

move forward: L Mouse

move backward: R mouse

strafe left: Z

strafe right: X

Next Weapon: A, MWUp

Previous Weapon: S, MWDown

Jump: Space

Duck: (L) Shift

Use: E

Reload: R

Fire(1): (L) CTRL

Fire(2): (L) ALT

Most often used weapon(or Jetpack in T2): F5(large button on mouse bound to F5)

Speak: Y

Teamspeak: U

Voice menu: V

Drop Weapon: D

Flashlight(other illumination device): F

Walk: W

Quit Game: F12

[Brian Frank 0]

fire=left mouse

2nd fire=right mouse

forward=W

back=S

strafe left=A

strafe right=D

jump=space

crouch=C

 

everything else, I pretty much leave as is. and yeah, that's pretty much the half-life/quake defaults, save the crouch/jump which is from Unreal.

Works great.

[Qdogforeva 0]

forward=f

back=d

straferight=s

strafeleft=a

jump=e

crouch=c

reload=r

weapon change=mouse wheel

zoom/item change=q, w

use=middle mouse

fire=left mouse

 

 

This feels very comfortable....as it is the "home row"......and allows for many optional keys to be laid around it for other features.

[pmistry 0]

I could never move forward with w properly or any other key, had to be mouse button 2, thanks to Quake 2 mostly setting it as a default. I believe it was Quake 2 where I first started playing like this. (using a mouse for FPS). Before I used to use the keyboard for everything, back in DOS FPS days.

[INFERNO2000 0]

Quake2 is my first game I went with a mouse keyboard combo as opposed to just keyboard.

 

 

Oh...and even better: I used a trackball instead.

 

 

trackball and ergo keyboard are to blame for my config.

 

 

but I'll be damned if it doesn't work perfectly for me

 

 

fucks everyone else up...but oh well.

[JP- 0]

Forward=Up

Back=Down

Straferight=Right

Strafeleft=Left

Jump=Right Shift

Crouch=Right Ctrl

Reload=Middle Mouse

Weapon Change=Mouse Wheel

Use=Delete

Fire=Left Mouse

 

Everyone seems to have there own setup

[mad2moons 0]

forward = up

backwards = down

left = left?

right = right?

fire = mouse1

alt fire = mouse 2

use = mouse 3

quick change weapon = mouse 4

voice comms = mouse 5

kp0 = jump

kp1 = reload

kp4 = drop weapon

all other kp keys = quick buy script weapons

r_ctrl = duck

r_shift = walk

enter = plant bomb

 

those r my cs settings

[Visceroid 0]

forward: up

backward: down

strafe left: left

strafe right: right

jump: enter

crouch: right ctrl

use: right shift

fire: left mouse

alt. fire: right mouse

reload: middle mouse

insert, home, page up, page down, end, del - block: buy scrict (cs)

kp7: quick change to bomb

kp4: quick change to grenade

kp1: quick change to pistol

kp0: quick change to primary weapon

(all cs!)

[Xiven 0]

For most games it's:

 

W = forward

S = backwards

A = strafe left

D = strafe right

Space = jump

Ctrl = crouch

Mouse1 = attack 1

Mouse2 = attack 2 (alt fire)

Mouse3 = use (if applicable)

 

which is more-or-less the defaults for most games.

 

Except in Tribes 2 where I use the default ESDF controls.