Suggestion: More Hotkeys and/or full keyboard control
Posted: Sun Jun 17, 2012 1:01 am
There have been several threads suggesting adding hotkeys for commonly accessed commands such as crew selection, "Jump" command, etc.
However, it would be great if I could play the game without ever using the mouse. For example, every room on the ship (both yours and the enemies) could have a hotkey. Then, to move a crew member into a room, you could hit their hotkey and then the hotkey for the appropriate room.
Or, to focus a weapon fire on the enemy, you hit the weapon hotkey and then the room on the enemy's ship (or your own ship for self-targeting).
I realize that for some weapons (like the halberd beam) this might be problematic.
It would be great if the entire game could be played without ever touching the mouse.
People who would enjoy this:
1. People who are used to having one hand on the keyboard and the other on the mouse for RTS games (Starcraft, etc.)
2. People who are used to full keyboard control, work in the terminal, Linux, etc.
By the way, I LOVE the game and the beta. I feel like I've gotten $25 worth of gametime out of it already. Keep up the good work!
However, it would be great if I could play the game without ever using the mouse. For example, every room on the ship (both yours and the enemies) could have a hotkey. Then, to move a crew member into a room, you could hit their hotkey and then the hotkey for the appropriate room.
Or, to focus a weapon fire on the enemy, you hit the weapon hotkey and then the room on the enemy's ship (or your own ship for self-targeting).
I realize that for some weapons (like the halberd beam) this might be problematic.
It would be great if the entire game could be played without ever touching the mouse.
People who would enjoy this:
1. People who are used to having one hand on the keyboard and the other on the mouse for RTS games (Starcraft, etc.)
2. People who are used to full keyboard control, work in the terminal, Linux, etc.
By the way, I LOVE the game and the beta. I feel like I've gotten $25 worth of gametime out of it already. Keep up the good work!