Idea - Hotkeys when building

[Nubbie]

Hey

This game supports hotkeys which would be a great opportunity to implement them into the building toolbar to make building roller coasters, roads etc faster! 

Just by getting hotkeys for building a roller coaster would make it faster to build than the traditional clicky-click method.

For example how the hotkeys could be (see concept for example),

• W = Forward track/path
• A = Short left track/path
• D = Short Right track/path
• + / shift = Upward track/path
• - / ctrl = Downward track/path
• Del = Delete the section
• Enter = Place the selected path (Just functions as the big "Build This" button)

Edited February 16, 2016 by Nubbie

[jensj12]

Mouse just plays fine, though I think hotkeys will be faster once I get the hang of it and I might even use it as standard instead of mouse.  I think only the arrow keys (or wasd) will do fine for up/down/left/right (hit multiple times for steeper/sharper). Since there will probably be many hotkeys for this a toggle might be welcome. I don't know yet how hotkeys will be useful for special track pieces, 0-9 to select directly and + - to cycle through them?

[imlegos]

Maybe pressing A or D would scroll through turn options, with w placing

Otherwise, all is fine

[Codraroll]

Brilliant idea, but I'd tweak the keys for the turns a little. Q for the smallest lef curve radius, A for medium, Z for large. Look at your keyboard to see why. Likewise EDX or EDC for right turns.

As for "Build this!", I think the spacebar would be better than Enter, since it's easier to hit with both hands. Del or Backspace for demolishing, either would work.

Anyway, I wholly support this idea!

 

[Broxzier]

Or maybe instead of one big button for the selected track piece, multiple buttons with all available pieces you can build.

Edit: I agree on the spacebar thing, but it should be customizable.

Edited October 11, 2016 by Broxzier

[Nubbie]

My approach would be keys to select the specific thing you want to change like angles, and then use left + right to move the selection back and forth 

[imlegos]

W resets the selection too straight

A/D moves the track direction left or right

S removes a peice

E raises the track slope

Q lowers the track slope

Z enables chains

[Nubbie]

2 minutes ago, imlegos said:

W resets the selection too straight

A/D moves the track direction left or right

S removes a peice

E raises the track slope

Q lowers the track slope

Z enables chains

Some keys are already in use + my approach would also be the keypad as default xox

[imlegos]

 

Just now, Nubbie said:

Some keys are already in use + my approach would also be the keypad as default xox

A key pad could work better, I don't have one on my notebook tho to really think about how a setup could work.

[Nubbie]

Just now, imlegos said:

I don't have one on my notebook tho to really think about how a setup could work.

Custom keys