Hi Tom,
That's odd. I've never had trouble with the Alt key in DirectInput...I
wonder if it was a Managed DirectX issue. Either way, you can probably
disable the "system" menu pulldown so that there's no menu bar to go to in
the first place. Smile. I'm glad to hear Java is working out for you, that
was indeed a huge switch!
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----- Original Message -----
From: "Thomas Ward" <thomasward1...@gmail.com>
To: "Gamers Discussion list" <gamers@audyssey.org>
Sent: Wednesday, May 20, 2009 8:02 PM
Subject: Re: [Audyssey] MOTA Mouse Support
Hi Scott,
That is because the alt key is the jump key in beta 5. As to why I made
the switch it requires a bit of an explanation.
When I first created Mysteries of the Ancients I intended the alt key to
jump just as it is in Tomb Raider and several other mainstream games I
like to play. Only problem was is that DirectInput seamed to ignore the
alt key and I often found myself pressing alt to jump and ended up in the
system menu. Well, since porting Mysteries of the Ancients to the cross
platform engine written in Java the alt key now works without that
problem. So I switched to alt instead of control.
Another reason I switched jump to alt is that it frees the control key up
for more actions. For Example, since control is now free I can use it to
have the player crawl left/right which may come in handy on higher game
levels. You might have to crawl through a narrow passage to get to some
hidden treasure room or just to get through a certain level.
Scott Chesworth wrote:
Is there any reason why you're thinking of binding jump modifier to
alt instead of control? Makes sense in my mind if they're bound to
ctrl, its one less thing to remember when making the transition to
playing with a mouse. I was thinking that perhaps you could bind
either the jump or sprint modifier to the middle mouse button (the
wheel clicks for that even on most two button mice I think?) to give
more of an emphasis on using the mouse in combat. Which one people
use more out of jumping ducking and sprinting I guess we won't know
until the replies come in, but for me it's more about jumping and
ducking in combat.
hth
Scott
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