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BiK · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:21 pm Post subject: Movement Error

Everytime i press both forward key, fire key and left key <--; My ship just stops from doing anything and floats until i release one of them, do i have to buy a new one? can i fix it in ANYWAY? is a new keyboard (new model that is) will certianlly not have this bug?

HELP ME!

Qndre · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 12:40 pm Post subject:

On my SECOND computer (not on the one I usually use for playing) I've got nearly the same problem. That sucks if I want to have a lan party. The keyboard (not the keyboard-controller because that's the same in both PCs) only takes two keys at one time. So if I'm pressing "up"-arrow and "left"-arrow then I can't start fireing. If I'm pressing "up"-arrow and CTRL then I can't move left. That sucks because in online games it's necessary to do so.

numpf · Newbie Joined: Feb 17 2004 Posts: 24 Offline

There are several background processes that did this to me... the first one that comes to mind is the old RC5 client. I doubt it's a problem with your keyboard unless you bought the cheapest POS available. PC keyboards are required to recognize any pair of keys (though they are, unfortunately, allowed to ignore the third of any triad of keys except a few specific ones involving ctrl shift and alt).

Have you tried a different keyboard? Have you tried remapping the movement buttons to different keys? Try both of those first. If they dont work, try eliminating background processes.

-numpf

Cyan~Fire · Posted: Thu Feb 19, 2004 6:08 pm Post subject:

My computer also has always had trouble with pressing the left key in a combination. I don't know if you can help it :-/
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D1st0rt · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 9:25 pm Post subject:

my right arrow key is dominant over the left one
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Mine GO BOOM · Posted: Fri Feb 20, 2004 10:08 pm Post subject:

Ever look at the circuitry of a keyboard? Its a matrix, and with that, you cannot press every combination. Another problem, even if the board circuitry allows it, the PS/2 port won't. USB fixes that.

BiK · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:00 am Post subject:

So i need to buy a USB kb?

Qndre · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 5:29 am Post subject:

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BiK · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 7:08 am Post subject:

SuSE · Me measures good Joined: Dec 02 2002 Posts: 2307 Offline

hold down forward, fire and left/right keys simultaneously and see if they all function

Mine GO BOOM · Posted: Sat Feb 21, 2004 12:44 pm Post subject:

Smong · Posted: Sun Feb 22, 2004 11:12 am Post subject:

SuSE · Me measures good Joined: Dec 02 2002 Posts: 2307 Offline

there is probably a way of finding out particular keyboard specs of those that will and will not work