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Re: Allow us to rebind "toggle scope" key - currently hard coded to F key.

Product: Battlefield 2042
Platform:PC
Please specify your platform model. PC
AMD or Nvidia Model Number 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? Breakthrough
Please select your region North America
On which server did this happen? All
When did this happen? (dd.mm.yy hh:mm) 11.15.21 12:00
Summarize your bug Variable Zoom Key binding not assignable - Hard-coded to "F"
How often does the bug occur? Every time (100%)
Steps: How can we find the bug ourselves? Equip a scope with variable range.
What happens when the bug occurs? Unable to assign a key for this in Key Bindings, but hitting "F" works in-game.
What should be happening instead? Should be able to set this function in Key Bindings.

There is no entry in Key Bindings - "On Foot" mappings relating to 'variable zoom' or 'change zoom level'. And yet in game if you press "F", it toggles the variable zoom of any scope labeled as such.

If you look in Key Bindings - "Gunner" section, there is a function called "Switch Weapon" that is seemingly hard-coded to "F" for keyboard, "Scroll Wheel Up.." for mouse and Y button for Controller that CANNOT BE CLEARED OR CHANGED. And in game only F seems to actually change the zoom level - not Scroll Wheel or 'Y'.

Interestingly, this same entry (Switch Weapon) is also listed under the "Vehicle Driver" and "Pilot" sections, but you CAN successfully re-map F to something else and they work for their respective functions in vehicles.  So this shouldn't be difficult to correct.

This function needs to be remap-able on all 3 inputs for the "On Foot" section of Key Bindings and named something simple like "change zoom" or just "variable scope" and apply to any scopes that have variable zooms (very common mouse key bind for sniper scopes).

5 Replies

  • Blackleson's avatar
    Blackleson
    4 years ago

    @BlackBriar80If you've taken a peek at your PROFSAVE_profile (given the recent mouselook bug), I wonder if some of the F hardcodes can be cleared by deleting the matching command. Would also help if someone can explain how PROFSAVE works.

    F key also appears in main menu as a "third option" key.

  • @Blackleson That file's a bit of a nightmare. I'm gonna wait and see what kind of key binding changes or re-writes they enact with the next few updates before messing around too much in there.
  • schwabain's avatar
    schwabain
    2 years ago

    you can remap go to mouse and keyboard than edit keys than go to weapons and Equpment than scroll down to toggle scope 

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