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BlackBriar80
4 years ago

PC Keybindings - please FIX

Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:Steam-PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number Nvidia GeForce RTX 2080 Super 8GB
Enter RAM memory size in GB 32 GB
Are you using any software with an overlay? Yes
If yes, can you list them here? Steam
If you disable this software, does that have any effect? No
Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Multiplayer
Which part of the mode? Conquest
Please select your region North America
On which server did this happen? Solo Co-op
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 12.11.21 12:30
Summarize your bug Issue #1. Key Bindings - "Transport Driver" (Jeep or Hovercraft) - "Free Look" left & right is HARD-CODED to Arrow left & Arrow right keys. Cannot be un-binded. Makes it impossible to play with "Turn left/right" keys remapped to arrow keys. Setting any another key for "Free look" left/right results in camera spazzing out. Same issue NOT PRESENT with Key Bindings - "Vehicle Driver" (tanks). -------------------------- Issue #2. OV-P Recon Drone key binding. "Ascend" and "Descend" is HARD-LINKED to default "Jump" (Space) and default "Crouch [HOLD]" (LCtrl). Re-mapping 'Jump' to another key correctly changes the 'Ascend' binding on screen. But if you want to use "Crouch [TOGGLE]" you cannot Descend the drone. It ONLY links to Crouch [HOLD]. If you clear the 'Crouch[HOLD] binding, on screen hints says "". ---------------------------
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Deploy in Jeep/Hovercraft Issue #1 Deploy as Casper, launch recon drone Issue #2
What happens when the bug occurs? Issue #1. Key Bindings - "Transport Driver" (Jeep or Hovercraft) - "Free Look" left & right is HARD-CODED to Arrow left & Arrow right keys. Cannot be un-binded. Makes it impossible to play with "Turn left/right" keys remapped to arrow keys. Setting any another key for "Free look" left/right results in camera spazzing out. Same issue NOT PRESENT with Key Bindings - "Vehicle Driver" (tanks). -------------------------- Issue #2. OV-P Recon Drone key binding. "Ascend" and "Descend" is HARD-LINKED to default "Jump" (Space) and default "Crouch [HOLD]" (LCtrl). Re-mapping 'Jump' to another key correctly changes the 'Ascend' binding on screen. But if you want to use "Crouch [TOGGLE]" you cannot Descend the drone. It ONLY links to Crouch [HOLD]. If you clear the 'Crouch[HOLD] binding, on screen hints says "". ---------------------------
What should be happening instead? Issue #1 - arrow keys turning jeep left/right should NOT also Freelook camera left/right. Issue #2 Recon drone Descend keymap should link to any Crouch keybind (Hold OR toggle).

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Issue #1.   Key Bindings - "Transport Driver" (Jeep or Hovercraft) - "Free Look" left & right is HARD-CODED to Arrow left & Arrow right keys.  Cannot be un-binded.  Makes it impossible to play with "Turn left/right" keys remapped to arrow keys.  Setting any another key for "Free look" left/right results in camera spazzing out.

Same issue NOT PRESENT with Key Bindings - "Vehicle Driver" (tanks).

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Issue #2.   OV-P Recon Drone key binding.  "Ascend" and "Descend" is HARD-LINKED to default "Jump" (Space) and default "Crouch [HOLD]" (LCtrl).  Re-mapping 'Jump' to another key correctly changes the 'Ascend' binding on screen.  But if you want to use "Crouch [TOGGLE]" you cannot Descend the drone.  It ONLY links to Crouch [HOLD].  If you clear the 'Crouch[HOLD] binding, on screen hints says "<not set>".

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20 Replies

  • MajikulOne's avatar
    MajikulOne
    4 years ago

    Product: Battlefield 2042
    Platform:PC
    Please specify your platform model. PC
    AMD or Nvidia Model Number AMD 5700xt
    Enter RAM memory size in GB 32gb
    Are you using any software with an overlay? No
    Which part of the game is the issue happening in? Multiplayer
    Which part of the mode? Conquest
    Please select your region North America
    On which server did this happen? all so far
    When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 11/12/2021 9pm to now
    Summarize your bug changing keybinds for driving vehicles
    How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
    Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Just change the keybinds for accelerate backup and turn right and turn left to the arrow keys, up down left and right arrow keys on the keyboard
    What happens when the bug occurs? so when disabling the arrow keys for freelook, and making them your driving binds... they work as driving binds but ALSO they still make them freelook as well. so they always stuck on freelook.
    What should be happening instead? simply... my mouse is my freelook, and I want my arrow keys to be my driving keybinds... but the freelook is stuck on the arrow keys even after you clear them.

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    Thank you.

  • Roscos50's avatar
    Roscos50
    4 years ago
    @BlackBriar80 The same problem never had this problem on the other battlefield games it makes it impossible to play this game they need to fix key mapping forward moving and moving backwards and left with arrow keys it wont let me map the keys to my arrow keys.
  • BlackBriar80's avatar
    BlackBriar80
    4 years ago
    @roscos50 I think I've seen more than enough ppl mentioning PC keybinds that we should expect a fix in the first few updates.

    My thing now is the crashes. I can't play 10 minutes.
  • ragingninja77's avatar
    ragingninja77
    4 years ago

    I am also having the same issue. Very frustrating as a left handed player - can't drive transport vehicles! Another related issue that IS ALSO IN BATTLEFIELD V as well is the "Hold to go to deploy" keybind being hardcoded to the spacebar. I rebind my jump key and the button literally says "(NUMPAD 0) Hold to go to deploy" but only the spacebar works to respawn.

  • Radious1987's avatar
    Radious1987
    Seasoned Veteran
    4 years ago

    Any fix for arrow keys coming? Infantry only modes do not exist in 2042 and driving with this is impossible....

  • Bigfeet_E's avatar
    Bigfeet_E
    4 years ago

    Another thing i noticed is certain keybindings in the vehicle section (and even pilot if i remember correctly) are marked with a console button to clear them, instead of holding escape in the mouse column. They might have overlooked a mix crossing between both mouse/keyboard and console input that way and perhaps this would solve the issue of the non responsive keybind clearings causing to have the freelook not being cleared at all. Just a thought.

    Fyi : Using an old RAT 7 gaming mouse with programmable mousekeys. While remapping it also didn't recognise some thumb buttons that were set on normal letter keyboardkeys, yet were seen as default state : "mouse button 3 - mouse button 4".

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