Dayz Controls (Need help)

[Marcus90 0]

Hello guys im new to this forum i just wanted to create this post cuz my friend is having a problem and he cant play the game he loves the most - Dayz. 

Few years ago my best friend had car accident and from that moment he cant use his left hand really well. He is a gamer and he used to play and move in  Dayz and many other games with MOUSE4 and MOUSE5 buttons.

After Dayz 1.0 patch he cant change (steer left button (A) and steer right button (D) to any other button. When you try to change that 2 buttons in game the game says that is changed but its not. (you still move only with A and D keys). This is really frustrating and want to help my friend to play with me again and enjoy his favourite game.

We even tried to change that controls from game confing, to delete whole confing, nothing is working from Dayz 1.0 patch...You can change some other buttons buttons in game like camera, fire button, but not that 2 buttons for moving left and right what he actually needs. Idk if thats a bug in game but i cant change that, he cant change that and few our friends aswell cant change that buttons. 

Any help is greatly appreciated. Thanks in advance and see ya in chernarus!

[Survivor-Kyle 148]

Can you manually edit the controls config file and then set it as read only?

[slartibarfas 0]

same issue here

in config file the binds shows correct and also  in the dayz menu but  they dont work in game

 

[pilgrim* 3514]

 

On 12/18/2018 at 7:44 PM, Marcus90 said:

You can change some other buttons buttons in game like camera, fire button, but not that 2 buttons for moving left and right what he actually needs

you can change the turn left & turn right keybindings in the PC menu

except - They are CALLED "Look/Aim Left"  and "Look/Aim Right" - but IN FACT what they do is TURN you in that direction.. you can spin round in circles if you want.  OK bro?

It's a choice - f you set those, then you cant turn with your mouse left / mouse right anymore (natch).

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41 minutes ago, slartibarfas said:

in config file the binds shows correct and also  in the dayz menu but  they dont work in game

When you have set your own keybinds - if you go back later when you start DayZ again and look at the keybind list, they are all set to "O" (every one of them). if you log in like that nothing works.

BUT - At the top of the keybinds options list (top right) you can choose either player settings or standard settings.. you have to click one of those options to get the keybindings set again.. if you chose the player option you get the list you already set, it shows up again just as you set it (more or less.. maybe check it by eye?)... or you can choose the standard PC options.

If you DONT DO THIS..  and you start DayZ and then log straight in, none of the keys you set last time will work, because you havent "chosen" which settings - yours or standard - which you want NOW before you log in - choose either your own, or the standard settings. Then they work in the game.

OK - this is how it works for me at the moment.. when I start DayZ I have to remember to go to keybindings and choose the option for my own setting.. then they show up and they are all still there.. otherwise I cant move in the game.

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I am left-handed so I have my movement and other important keys on the Right (yes?)    - on the number pad and around there.. #4 and #6 definitely work for turn left and turn right. I use 8 and 2 for forwards &  back .. etc.. so someone using their right hand a lot CAN sort out movement and other stuff right now, no prob.

xxp

 

Edited December 21, 2018 by pilgrim*
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