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Offline TigaHawk

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Any Soldat Left Handers?
« on: March 28, 2007, 01:06:27 pm »
I know this probably doesnt have much to do with skill but when I'm scrimming with my clan, I often get "I picked the wrong gun" or "I missed my prone key"

Here are my controls as a left hander:

Moving: Arrow Keys
Nades: Cntrl
Change Wep: Delete
Throw: Shift
Reload: Insert
Prone: The big 0(zero) key

So basically all my keys are spaced out a little more and make a little more sense... Any other left handers have some cool control setups? Or if you think these controls make you a better player?
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #1 on: March 28, 2007, 01:09:10 pm »
I am ambidextrious, meaning I can use both, however I don't have a left handed mouse.

I can't configure my computer for left handed use, because there isn't a USB port on the left side, the CD drive is there.
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #2 on: March 28, 2007, 01:13:07 pm »
Left handed mouse? wtf!? You just put the mouse on the other side of the key board and go to control pannel and switch up your mouse thing.
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #3 on: March 28, 2007, 01:18:43 pm »
Left handed mouse? wtf!? You just put the mouse on the other side of the key board and go to control pannel and switch up your mouse thing.

there are a lot of mice that are shaped to be comfortable so that your thumb goes on the left side of the mouse.   Some companies also make left-handed mice that are the opposite, like left-handed gaming mice.

But yeah, if you're using a generic mouse that is symmetrical, it just gets moved to the other side of the keyboard

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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #4 on: March 28, 2007, 01:20:57 pm »
Hm, I've tried out some "gaming mice" (hehe mice...) and I find them really uncomfortable, even the left handed ones.

But anyway, I take it there aren't any left handed soldat players?
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #5 on: March 28, 2007, 01:25:02 pm »
Hm, I've tried out some "gaming mice" (hehe mice...) and I find them really uncomfortable, even the left handed ones.

But anyway, I take it there aren't any left handed soldat players?

I am left-handed.  Someone posted a thread about this in the lounge a while back and there quite a few left-handed people

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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #6 on: March 28, 2007, 02:59:21 pm »
im lefthanded but i use my computer just like righthanded people do
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #7 on: March 28, 2007, 03:00:59 pm »
I remember we had a right handed vs left handed battle on soldat. Don't remember who won though...
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #8 on: March 28, 2007, 05:18:59 pm »
I am left-handed also, and I use all default keys except for throw weapon and grenade, which are space and c respectively.
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #9 on: March 28, 2007, 05:34:43 pm »
I'm left-handed and I use a slightly modified set of controls very similar to the default. I have no idea why you manage Delete and Insert! You almost have to move your entire hand up... whereas Q, E, R, the Space Bar, etc. are all right there instantly accessible :P

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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #10 on: March 28, 2007, 05:57:50 pm »
I use something similar but it works really well. I am right handed though so i dont know how it would work for you. I use my pinky finger to press ctrl while i use the rest of the hand to move and throw weapons


Movement: Arrow Keys
Jets: Ctrl
Nades: Mouse Right Click
Change wep: Mouse scroll wheel
Reload: Mouse wheel click
Prone: Pg Down
Throw: NumPad 0
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Re: Any Soldat Left Handers?
« Reply #11 on: March 28, 2007, 06:02:07 pm »
Before my laptop, I was using a computer whose setup is weird, but I got used to it. The controls were:

Movement: Arrow keys
Jet: Right-Click
Fire: Left-click
Change weapons: Shift
Chat: Home
Teamchat: End
Drop weapon: Ctrl
Throw grenade: ?
Prone: 0 button at the side of the keyboard, not at the top.