Changing Keybindings in The Sims 4
This is the real issue with this game ! Why are there not a way to change my keybindings in this game.! Heard many say that it is needed, and i think THIS IS the only game in the world with lack ...
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The Sims 4 is mainly controlled with the mouse with only a few keyboard commands so there is no real reason to have a feature to change keybindings and I have never seen a request for this before.
- The meaningless rotation of the cam on N and M why not Q and E would make more sense ? as you use ADSW ?!
You rotate the screen with , and . M is used for travelling.
Why don't you use the mouse to move the screen you need to use it all the time any way.
Your mention of WASD suggest that you are more accustomed to First Person Shooters (FPS) however the Sims 4 is not an FPS. Thus trying to control it as if it were is really not the best option.
Actually it is not me but my GF playing this game and she played Since Sims 1 and is still thinking it is annoying not to have those two buttons at Q and E ?! she dont play FPS and never Has. ! this is just that a game this popular this "big" this Magnitude does not have the options to change keybindings like nearly every other game releases.
- Total agree
- @NatteulvenDk Press CTRL+A or D to rotate
ur a life saver and i would be lost without u
I would like to change camera controls and rotation of objects to mouse 4-7 because those are the only controls I would have had to use a keyboard for.
As a CAD user and as a Gamer, i can appreciate the use of keyboard shortcut to improve gaming.
Obviously you dont.
It's a PC game... and in 2020 it STILL can't rebind keys.
DUMB as HELL!
Who is programming this? Harambe?The V key on my mouse is assigned to be a programmable shortcut, it is a universal choice for all my games!
corresponds to the French keyboard: wxcvbn,Apart from the "sims 4" all games have a key configuration menu, in a logical sense, easy for the user?
Videos in avi format do not work with Windows 10
unrecognized format avi?This game dates from prehistoric times or what?
- @NoxOculis V key on your mouse. I don't have a V key on my mouse. I've been gaming all my life and the V key on the keyboard has rarely been needed for utilization. We are speaking english with english keys, not french? Sims uses keys like a compass formation, for moving the world. My cp runs avi. No computer that runs Sims is prehistoric. So, my point is, i don't understand what you are trying to prove here. Im baffled kinda
- @wkmxv3ex
Have you looked in the Default.ini file? There's a [GameplayKeys] section which is blank but if you can figure out what values to enter for the game to successfully read them please do share!
- @jpkarlsen have you never played any other pc game. almost all let you change these. I for one have back and forth buttons on my mouse and a key binding for page up and down would be perfect for them but this game for some reason doesn't follow the same standard as every other pc game, having customizable keybindings.
it’s the build mode options for me.
i don’t have an ALT key on my keyboard (it’s broken), so i can’t free move without awkwardly pressing down in a specific spot
also the keys for sizing up and down are a little awkward and it’d be nice to be able to have one hand on my mouse, and the other on WASD and using the surrounding keys for shortcuts especially in build mode.
id love a mod for this
The number of times I have exited back to the neighborhood while in build mode because I accidentally hit F1 instead of ESCAPE .... why can I NOT set my own keybinds in this game?? I would definitely disable that f*@#ing F1 key.
That is the worst take I've seen on the internet in... at least a week. That is REALLY BAD for you.
Why not change that? It'd be an optional thing. You have so many buttons on your keyboard, why not making them usable? Currently you barely use the second hand and have to move a lot with the cursor. It'd make the game a lot more accessible, less annoying and fun to use, I don't understand why you'd be against that.
- @jpkarlsen There are so many reasons to change keybinds. For ease of play to name a few. Or maybe your keyboard has a piece that is not working well for example. Something i would like to change is the speed setting, the pause would be so much better on spacebar or on number 1.
@b72e747f691ff339aba1eecb6edd34f6
The numeric 0 is much bigger than the 1 and easier to hit making it the easiest to use for pause/un-pause so I can't really see why you would want the 1 key as pause instead of it meaning standard speed. What would you instead use for standard speed 0?
I don't think you understand that people can have vastly different keyboard layouts and mouse button functionality.
People can also have vastly different range of motion with their fingers due to things such as arthritis or other disabilities.
I honestly can't believe there is no option to change keybinds, it really is an issue that needs to be addressed as it is not only very inconvenient for many people but also a frustrating obstacle for people with disabilities.
I play on a laptop (Mac) because I don’t have a pc. My laptop is over 3 years old so some of the keys do not work and some of those keys are needed to do certain things in the game. Such as my control key which I need to bring up the console in game. There are settings where you can change the use of keys on Mac but sometimes the game doesn’t pick it up so it would be heaps easier if I was able to change keybinds. Yes I can get my keyboard fixed but I can’t afford it and it takes way too long, I’ve had to get it fixed once before and it took 2 weeks.
I just started playing sims 4 on my laptop (pc), there is no button to order your sim to go upstairs. There is no way to even access the second or upperfloors unless you have a controllabke sim there. Ive read how you need to go to the stairs and press X or pause. X just zooms away (why is there even a key for it when I can easily zoom in and out using the mouse/touch pad) and Pause doesnt do anything. Every single time I go online to see what key I need to press to do something it never works on my laptop. If there was a way to edit Controls I could at the freaking least see what key/combination I do need to press.
Honestly kinda ruins the game for me.
@wc9svejxp8y6 In the upper-right corner of the screen, there are a few different buttons for various controls, two of which are little triangles/arrows that point up and down. You can use those to go up or down a floor. Or you can use the Page Up and Page Down keys to switch floors, although this doesn't work on all keyboard layouts.
Once you're viewing the correct floor, click on whatever object you want the sim to use, or click the floor itself and select Go Here.
This is something that irritates me all the time space bar should be pause!!
