I have a big issue.

[AvzinElkein]

Basically put, I'd like to get back to playing on GZDoom, but unfortunately, the table I am issued is too small for both my laptop and a mouse; I have to use the built-in pad instead. This means I have to play keyboard-only. Any ideas on how to work around this issue?

[InsanityBringer]

uh, try to get a bigger table? try moving things around? learn how to play keyboard only? find a smaller mouse? I seriously don't know what you're trying to get from this.

[AvzinElkein]

uh, try to get a bigger table? try moving things around? learn how to play keyboard only? find a smaller mouse? I seriously don't know what you're trying to get from this.

Yeah, I want to play keyboard-only, but I have no idea how to configure the game's controls for such.

[Cherno]

Back in the mid-90s I used to play all kinds of first-person shooters with the keyboard only, up until Quake 2.

One popular configuration was:

Movement - Arrow keys
Strafing - Left Alt + Arrow Left/Right
Fire - Left Ctrl
Run (no autorun back then!) - Left Shift
Jump - Space
Look up/down - Del/Page Down
Center view - End
Use item - Return

Alternatively - Just put a bigger board onto the table?

[AvzinElkein]

Back in the mid-90s I used to play all kinds of first-person shooters with the keyboard only, up until Quake 2.

One popular configuration was:

Movement - Arrow keys
Strafing - Left Alt + Arrow Left/Right
Fire - Left Ctrl
Run (no autorun back then!) - Left Shift
Jump - Space
Look up/down - Del/Page Down
Center view - End
Use item - Return

Alternatively - Just put a bigger board onto the table?

I don't have a bigger table nor space for one, mainly since I have to share my room with someone else (living in a group home).

[gramps]

Aren't the controls already configured for keyboard out of the box, pretty much like vanilla?

I'm sure you'll think of some alternative, though. What about...

- Get a folding TV tray table for ~$10 and put your mouse on it. Fold it up and stash it when not playing.
- Get a handheld trackball for ~$15, works just like a mouse, but doesn't need a desk.
- Get a USB gamepad for ~$20. Not a mouse, but better than trying to circle strafe on a keyboard.
- Get in the habit of taking laptop somewhere else with bigger tables (try a local coffee shop or park).

[wildweasel]

If your laptop has a separate number pad, that can almost kinda work as a fake mouse. Precise aiming is tricky, but that's what auto aim is for.

[TDRR]

The setup i used when my mouse broke was this:

WASD - Movement
E - Open doors
R - Reload
Left and Right arrows - Look left and right
Up arrow - Fire
Down Arrow - Alt-Fire

That should work.

[gramps]

If your laptop has a separate number pad, that can almost kinda work as a fake mouse. Precise aiming is tricky, but that's what auto aim is for.

True facts, used to play Descent like this

[AvzinElkein]

The setup i used when my mouse broke was this:

WASD - Movement
E - Open doors
R - Reload
Left and Right arrows - Look left and right
Up arrow - Fire
Down Arrow - Alt-Fire

That should work.

That did, thanks, but what should I set zoom to?